The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-02-17
Cleveland and Hendricks
President and Vice President Of the
United states.

President and Vice President Of the
United states.
SO DECLARED BY THE PEO-
rLE AND BY THE CONGRESS.
Official Announcement of the Vote
in Joint Session. Interesting
Immense Crowds Witness
the Formally in House.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. IL "A large crowd
Of speclssors filed the avenues leading
to the hall of the House OF Representa-
tives this morning, wal log ftr the doors
TO open 10 witness the counting Of the
electoral vote. 1t was 1915 when the
galleries were thrown open, and then
there wss q great rush for seats, and in
wonderfully short i ne every seat and
avoilable place was occu! led. The ladies'
monopoized the members gallery. T3e
executive gallery was unoccuried, and
only one person was seen in the diplo-
matte seats. A resolution was adopted
TO admit ladies to the floor. While the
motion was under consideration MIR
Springer remarked that as this was the
day to let the outs" out, no Democrat
should oppose it.
o. motion OF Mr. Keifer, the Clerk OF
the House was directed to inform the
Senate that at IL O'Clock the House
would be prepared to receive that body
in conformity with the pro~i ions Of the
concurrent resolu m relaxing to count
ing the electoral vote
Preliminary FormalitIes.
At q few momtn,s before IL O'Clock
the Speaker pro tenn reques'eI the mem
hers to clear the two first rows OF seas
Tor the accommodation OF S,nators A,
preci sely twelve the Senate OF the United
States was announced, and headed by
Mr.. Eimands and the tfi:ers Of that
body, the Senators filed in and took the
seats ass gned them, the president OF the
Senate seating himself by acing Speak
er Blackburn.
i Mr. E lmunds in calling the assembly
to order. said:
"'The two Houses OF Congress hav"
met in pursuance Of the Constitution
and the laws and ,ncurrert resolution
for the purpose Of execu ing the duty
required by the Cons,ilu ion and laws In
the matter OF counting the electoral vote
or President and Vice Presiden, of thu
Uaited States, cast by the electors o.
the several States for the term com
mencing the Ash Of March, 1885. TIT
telIers appointed nv The two Houses vii
please take their places"
, Senators Hoar AMI Pendleton ant
Representatives Cay and K.ifer having
taken their place at the Clerks desk, Mr.
! e imunds sail:
The President of the Senate vii
open the certificates of the several State
, IN alphabetical order, and now opens
} the certificate for the State OF Alabama
He hands the chairman OF the tellers OF
| the part OF the Senate the certificate iron
A 'ahama, received by mail, and TO tn
chairman of the tellrrs on the part o
the House OF representatives. the Ger
lifcste received by messengers"
The certificate was read by Mr.. Hos
and announced ten electoral votes 70
Grover Cleveland for Presi tent and TEL
. electoral votes for Thomas A. Hendrick
, for Wee President.
, Mr. Sherman asked unanimous con
!. sent that only the operative parts OF tb
!; Ger ifcates be read. the formal Darts be
!. ing inspected hy the tellers. This wa
> agreed to and only the statements of To
Votes cast were read.
Announcing the Votes.
The certificates we're opened and t.
/. votes of the sevaisl States were an
Q nounced
! Eew York, Sc Votes
For Cleveland and Hendricks: This Gel
i liicate was read bv CLAY, OF Kentuck,
k aad as some vague runors had been eli
e culate in The morning that trouble woul
i he made over the coun,irg OF the vol
Y ,of New York, murmur OF relief vel
i, up when Clay finished the reading an
|. announced that the certificate of til
i election was cer lied to ny Grover Cley'
o land, Governor. A single manifest'
d tion OF applause was promptly SUI
u pressed by Mr.. Elnnnds. who ordere
l. the Sergeant st-Arms TO arrest aDv ge'
ID tleman or other person who disturbt
n the order OF these proceedings by q
ID plause or other Manifestations.
< Announcing the Result.
90 Mr., Elmunds ,tnen rose and SAID:
w III have now opened the certificates
3" the electors of all the S'a'es, and the
u tes have heen reported. The tell'
w will now make their computation and I
., port the state Of the yos."
." Alter the tellers hal devoted thel
u selves to figuring for a few minute
III Senator Hnar read aud handed the !
~ suit OF their computa'i'n to the pI
7" siding officer, who ssid:
OF .'S-uators and gentlemen Of the Hou
Ie OF Repre- sentatives. the te'lers have
70 ported to the presiding officer the st'
w OF the vote from which it appears II
e, Grover Cleveland, Of the State of N
Ell Ymk, received 2l9 votes for the OF
,s' of President nj the United States; tt
ne James G BlAine, of The State of Mai
received 1872 votes for the same ofilt
hr- that Thomas A. Hendricks. OF the 5
'ss OF Indiana. received 2l9 votes for
'"' ntfice of Vice Presiaen. of the Unit
,e' States; that John A. Logan. of
IN State of Illinois, received lS2 votes
IN the same Office. Wherefore | do decl
&c that Grover Cleveland, of the State
sa s"- New York, has received majority
Ia the votes OF the whole number OF ell
An tors appointed as they appear in the
'u, ,iicates read hv the tellers, and 80
70" pears TO have been elected President
10 the United States for four years, GO
!, mencing on the 4th dav OF March Isl
,ne that Tboma: A Hendricks. .of the STATE
IN Indiana. has received msjp i'v OF
US votes OF the whole number OF elec'
appointed as they appear in the cer'
Gates read ny the teltrs. and so appe
10 be elected Vice President of
80. ~. United States for four years commenc
.I .m on the Alb day Of March. 1885.