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Electoral Colleges Of Several
States Meet and Vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President.

O'CLOCK JnlS morning In the nall OF the
house of representatives. Only four
teen electors were present at the Organt
ization of the college, Elector David III
BEEN arriving at 10:4O. Gen. John nj,
ShacklefOrd was made chairman, and
w. t. Durbin secretary. The tellerS
passed two Derby hats. in which the
electors deposited their ballots. The
floor and galleries of the house were
packed with spectators. 1t was
11:15 when Gen. Shackleford am
nounced that Benjamin Harrison.
of Indiana, had received fifteen
votes for, president, and Levi P. Morton.
of New York. fifteen votes for vice
president. Prolonged and hearty apr
plause greeted the announcement. The
college then proceeded to draw lots to
see which member should have the
honor of bearing the official vote to
Washington. A page drew the slips
from a hat, and William L. Pentield was
the fortunate man.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., Jan. 1.-THE
electoral college met at Bristol to-day.
The vote of the state was cast in due
form for Harrison and Morton. Chris
topher Rhodes was chosen messenger.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 14.-The
pennsylvania electoral college met in
the sena+. chamber at noon to-day. and
after selecting substitutes for two
absentees. the thirty votes of the state
were cast for Benjami Harrison and
Levi Z. Morton for president and vice
president.
HARTFORD. Conn.,, Jan. 1.-THE
electoral college OF Connecticut met at
the capitol at noon. The six ballots of
the college were cast for Grover Cleve-
land for president and Allen q. Thur
man for vice president. Charles L..
BrockWay, of MiddletOWn, was chosen
messenger to Washington.
ALBANY, NY, Jan. 14.-The elec oral
college met In the senate this afternoon
rlsOn and Morton. James >. Siranalan
Washington.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. IA. - The eight
Maryland electors for president and
vice president met here at noon to day
and cast their ballots for Grover Cieye-
land anal Allen q. 1 thurman. The GER
tlflcateS were thus ale out.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 1.-THE Ohio
electoral college met in the senate Cam
Der at noon to-day and cast the vote OF
Ohio for president and vice president.
TOland Jones, of Madison county, was
made messenger to Washington, and
7. Lampson, of Cuyahoga, ms SSenger
to the district Judge.
FRANKFORT, KY. Jan. 1.-THE cleo
tOral cOlleg,. of Kentucky met in the
court room of the court OF appeals in
this city this morning and cast their
thirteen votes for Grover Cleveland
for president and Allen q. Thurman
for vice president.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 14.-The cleo
toral college met at noon to-day, and Wis
c0nSln'S eleven votes were cast tor Ben
jalnln Harrison and Levi P. Morton.
Gen. Fairchild declined to go to Wash
IngtOn as messenger.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. lathe Demo-
cratic presidential electors met at the
capitol to-day and cast the vote of the
state for Cleveland and Thurman,
Garter Glass was elected messenger to
convey the vote to Washington.
B0sToN, Jan. 1.-THE Massachusetts
electoral college met to-day and cast it's
vote for Harrison and Morton.
GREENTON, N. j., Jan. 1.-THE pres
idential electors of New Jersey met
here to-day and cast the votes of the
state for Cleveland and Thurman.
MONTPELIER, VT, Jan. 1.-THE
electoral college of Vermont met here
to-day and cast the vote of the state for
Harrison and Morton.
AUGUSTA, Me-. Jan. 1.-THE cleo
toral college of Maine met here to-day
and east the vote of the state for Harri-
son and Morton.
CONCORD. N. H., Jan. 14.-The cleo
toral college met here to-day and cast
their votes for Harrison and Morton.
RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 14.-The elec-
tOral college met here to-day and chose
f. III. Struddwick president; r. M. Fur
man, secretary. Hon. A. Al. Waddall
nominated Grover Cleveland for presi-
dent. Cleveland received eleven votes
and was declared the unanimous choice
mated Allen G. Thurman for vice pres
ident, and he in like manner received
a unanimous vote. E. w. Pou, Jr., was
chosen messenger to carry the returns
of the vote to Washington.
BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. 1.-THE
Louisiana electoral college met to-day
and cast their ballots for Cleveland and
Thurman. A. e. O'Sullivan, of La
FOurche, was chosen messenger.
JACKSON, Mss, Jan. 14.-Presiden-
tial electors of this state met here to-
day and cast the vote of the state for
Cleveland and Thurman. w. A. Henry
was chosen messenger.
DOVER, Del. Jan. 1.-THE prcsi-
Dental electors of this state met here
to-day and cast the electoral vote of the
state for Cleveland and Thurman.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 1.-THE
presidential electors met at the state
house to-day and formally cast the
states ten votes for Grover Cleveland
and Allen G. Thurman for president
and vice president. Ed Meredith, of
Green county, was elected messenger.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 1.-THE presi-
Dental electors of Colorado to-day cast
their votes for Harrison and Morton.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE
Democratic presidential electors to-day
cast their vote for Cleveland and Thur
man. j. I'll. McKinne was selected as
messenger to convey the vote to Wash
ington.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 1.-THE DEM
ocratic presidential electors met at the
capitol to-day and cast the vote of South
Carolina for Cleveland and Thurman.
j. j. Lucas was elected messenger to
carry the vote to Washington.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan 1.-THE electors
to-day met and cast the vote of Kansas
for Harrison and Morton.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 1.-THE
presidential electors met in this city to-
day, and will send Lewis Newman to
Washington to cast.
SACRAMENTO. Cal, Jan. 1.-THE
electoral college met here to-day and
cast the vote of the state for Harrison
and Morton.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 1.-THE
presidential electors met to-day, chose
III. M. Hearn as messenger, cast twelve
votes for Cleveland and Thurman and
adjourned
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Jan. 14.-The
Alabama electoral college to-day cast
and elected c. E.. Meredith as messen-
ger to take the-v vote to Washington.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 14.-The Demo-