The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-02-16
THE PEOPLES CHOICE.
THE COUNTING or THE ELEcTo.
RAJ VOTES.

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Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson
Formally Declared Elected President
and Vice. President OF tho United
States.
WASIINGTON, February 8-Immense
crowds were drawn to the Capitol to-
day by the merely formal ceremonies
incident to the Official counting of the
electoral vote. The bright sunshine
and tonic -braclng bieeZeS which
marked the day were boldly claimed as
"Cleveland weather." and we're sharply
contrasted with the dismal atmospher-
ic surroundings which have so unfor-
tunately accompanied nearly every one
of President Harrison's public appear
ances, commencing with the drench-
ing rain on his inaugural day and even
following him into each of his private
duck-hunting expeditions.
The ceremonies attending the count
ing OF the vote are prescribed by Il
Joint resolution reported by Senator
HOar in 1888, and which have been
made applicable to all the succeeding
elections and been incorporated in the
supplement of the revised statutes.
Vice President Mortol some days
since appointed as tellers, OH behalf of
the Senate, for this important cere.
mony, MesSrs Hale of Maine and Black
burn of Kentucky. Speaker Crisp ap-
pointed Judge Chapman of Michigan
and Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator eject
from Massachusetts, as the House tel
lers.
The actual ceremonies were nearly
the same to-day as four years ago, with
slight difference in the personnel.
There was ceremonious opening of
the safe in the Vice-President's room
and the taking out of eighty. eight
sealed packages, supposed to represent
The votes OF forty.four States, as re-
celved in duplicate, by mail ana mes
senger. There was a solemn process
sion III "goose step" of old Capt Bas.
sett, who has participated in every
Presidential count for more than sixty
years, escorted by a squad Of Capitol
police to prevent raid being made
upon the precious locked boxes con-
tanning the votes.
The boxes having been safely depos-
lted In the House, the Senate in body
followed shortly before o'clock. The
members of the upper chamber were
OF course received by the House with
becoming respect. The Vice President t
ascended the Speakers platform and
took his seat at the right hand of
Speaker Crisp, the Senators ranging
themselves in places assigned to them
on the right of the hall, and the Speaker
sitting at the left hand of the Vice
( resident, and in this manner the count
proceeded in the presence Of densely
packed galleries and crowded floor.
Following the plecedents observed
upon former occasions, unless demand
was made that the certificates be re-.
ported in full, the tellers, having ascer-
tanned that the certificates are in due
form and properly authenticated,
omitted the executive certificate of as
certainment of the electors appointed
and the preliminary formal statement
of the proceedings of colleges. and pro-
ceeded rapidly with the reading and
ascertainment of the result.
The Vice-president, having called
the joint assemDlage to order, proceed
ed formally to open one of the boxes
in which were contained the returns OF
the electors of the various States.
The first return was that of Alaba-
ma. 1t was handed to Senator Hale,
one of the tellers, who, in a low but
distinct voice, read the statement
showing that the eleven votes of that
State had been cast for Cleveland and
Stevenson. Then the certificates were
presented without formal reading, the
tellers merely stating the result.
There was the utmost dignity pre-
served until Teller Blackburn an
nounced that the State of Illinois had
cast "a votes for Cleveland an0 Steven
son. Then few of the spectators
broke into applause, which was prompt
ly checked by the Vice President, who,
in few dignified words, called upon
the spectators not to disturb the deco
rum which ought to characterize the
great national transaction which was
now proceeding in the presence of the
American people.
After the last certificate had been
read and the results footed up. the
NiCe-PreSldent made the customary an
nouncement that under the law this
was sufficient to declaration that
Grover Cleveland, of the State of New
York, had been elected President of the
United States, and that Adlai f.. Stew
enson had been elected Vice President
OF the United States, each for the term
beginning March 4, 1893. and that this
result would be entered, together with
| list Of the votes, on the journals OF
the Senate and House of Representa-
| tveS.
| The joint session was then declared
| dissolved, the Senate withdrew and
each house resumed business in its
own chamber.
The following is summary of the
result as spread upon the minutes OF
both houses:
Cleve- lIarri- WeaY.
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| Alabama .......... ii
| Arkansas 8