Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-15
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Thongh the election for Presidential
electors was held on the 9Th Of Noyern.
Der, and the ticket headed by Harrison
and Morrison triumphed, 1t was not until
yesterday that those gentlemen were
legally elected to the high Offices of
President and Vice President of the
United States. In every STATE of the
Union the electors elected In November
met at the Sta.e capital of their respec-
tive States and ballotted In regular form
for President and Vice President Their
votes were counted and Tailed, and a
copy Of the vote so east was sealed up and
placed In the hands Of q messenger TO be
taken personally to Washington and to
be placed IN the hands OF the preceding
officer OF the United States Senate, who
Will keep them until the vote will be
again counted in the presence of the
whole Senate.
The three electors Of Delaware at Dover
yesterday, and with all the solemnity of
large meeting, appointed teliers and
secretaries, and proceeded TO vote, and
the three ballots were called out and
Tailed with as much form as II there had
been three hundred of them. Delaware
was unanimous 10 her choice, all three Of
her electoral votes being cast for Grover
Cleveland for President and Allen g.
Thurman for Vice President.
The 80 electors of New York met and
cast all their voves for BeDjam In Harri-
son for President, and Levi p. Morton for
Vice-President. Pennsylvania did the
same thing with her 80 electoral votes.
Ohio the same With her 81, and all the
Northern states did the same thing ex-
cept New Jersey and Connecticut. The
first save Cleveland and Thurman 9votes
and the latter gave them 9 votes and these
10 were all they got out Of the whole 248
votes Of the North. The Southern States
as usual handed ther 1853 electoral votes
over to Cleveland and Thurman 10 "A solid
lump. 1t was an upu ual sceue yester-
Gay at Dover 10 see lhree Democratic cleo
tDrs folemnly and quietly meet and east
Their three voIes ( r Cleveland and Thur
IN n while Republican I.ev stature, the
nr ever excited In the State as In the
very height Of 'hs excitement preceding
the election OF Republican United 8 ates
Senator. UBtil yesterday Harriton and
Morton had but the promise Of an elel-
tinn and only siuce yesterday could they
say they were 81 cted.
1be electors of the respective States
could as easily have v, ted for somebody
else, and their votes would have been
legal. They were elected for the purpoee
OF electiBg u President and Vice President,
and yesterday they performed that duty,
but ID doing go they voted for the men
their respective parties designated for the
high Offices. Only now can the American
people call General Harrie on the Presi-
dent-eleet of the United States, as he was
only yesterday elected. He has been
called that ever since the 9th OF Novem-
Dor, but until yesterday his election
was In the banda of 40l eleciors, who
could as easily aud as legally have elected
any other person. But now h is sure Of
the Office, and the people can consistently
hail h IN President Harrison ect OF the
United States. On the 4th of March the
word "e eeL" will be dropped and he will
become the real President