Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-16
A NATIONAL CEREMONY.
COUNTING THE VOTES FOR
PRESIDENT.

Capitol to-day by the merely form;
ceremonies incident to the offici;
counting of the electoral vote. Tt
bright sunshine and tonic, bracin
breezes which marked the day wer
boldly claimed as "C]eveland we;
ther," and were sharply contraste
with the dismal atmospheric SUI
roundings which have accompanie
nearly every one of Mr.. Harrison
public performances, commencin
with the drenching rain on his inau
guration day, and even following hir
into each of his private duck huntin
expeditions.
The ceremonies attending tn
counting OF the vote are prescribe,
by joint resolution reported b
Senator Hoar in 1888, and which ha,
been made applicable to all succeed
ing elections and have been incor
porated in the supplement to tn
Revised Statutes.
Nice-PreSldent Morton some day
since appointed as tellers on behal
of the Senate for this important cere
mony Senators Hale, of Maine.- ant
Blackburn, of kentucky. Speake
Crisp appointed Judge Chipman, o
Michigan, and Henry Cabot Lodge
Senafor.elect from Mass chusetts. a,
the House tellers.
The actual ceremonies were nearly
the same to-day as four years ago
with slight difference in the per
sonnel. There was the ceremoniou:
of the safe in the Vice-Pre-
Sident's room and the taking out oi
Ss sealed packages, supposed to rep
resent the votes OF forty-four States
as received in duplicate by mail and
There was the solemn
procession in the "goose step" of old
Capt. Bassett, 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 containing the votes. The
boxes having been safely deposited
in the House, the Senate in body
followed shortly before l o'clock.
The members of the Upper Cham
Der were, OF course, received by the
House W tn becoming respect. The
Vice President ascended the Speak
er's platform and took his seat at the
right hand OF Speaker Crisp, the Sc
majors ranging themselves in the
places assigned to them on ,he right
Of the hall and the Speaker sitting
ri the left hand of the Vice Presi-
dent, and in this manner the count
proceeded in the presence of densely
packed galleries and crowded floor.
The Wee President, having called
he JOINT assembly to order, pro-
:eeded formally to open one of the
ooxe> which contained the returns
of the electors OF the various States.
The first return, that OF Alabama,
vas handed 10 Senator Hale, one of
.ellerS, who in a low but distinct
ioice read the statement showing
hat eleven votes of that State had
oeen cast for Cleyelandrand Steven
son. Then the certificates were pre-
.ented without formal reading, the
ellers merely stating the result.
There was the utmost dignity pre-
erved until Blackburn announced
hat the State of Illinois had cast
wenty-four votes for Cleveland and
Then few Of the spec
ators broke into applause, which
vas promptly checked by the Vice
resident, who in few dignitied
words called upon the spectators not
o disturb the decorum which ought
o characterize the great national
transaction, which was now proceed
ng in the presence of the American
,eople.
Alter the last certificate had been
cad and results were footed up the
ice-Presidene made the customary
announcement that under the law:
his was sufficient declaration that
1rover Cleveland, of the State of
Iew York, had been elected Presi-
lent of the United States and that.
\dlai Z. Stevenson had been elected
ice-President of the United States,
ach for The term beginning March
/, 1888, and that the result would be
ntered, together with list of the
otes, on the Journals of the Senate
nd House of Representatives. The
ONT session was then declared dis
Owed, the Senate withdrew and
ach House resumed business in its
WI chamber.
The following is a summary of the
esult as spread upon the minutes of
10Th Houses:
Alabama-Cleveland and Steven
on II.
.Arkansas-Cleveland and Steven
on 5.
California-Cleveland and Steven
or s, Harrison and Reid l..
Colorado-W eayer and Field +.
Connecticut-Cr~eland and Ste
enson. ..
Delaware-C,eveland and Steven
on 3.
Floriaa-Cleveland and Stevenson
Georgia-Cleveland and Stevenson
Idaho-Weaver and Field 3.
Illinois-Cleveland and Stevenson
Indiana-Cleveland and Steven
on -.
Iowa-Harrison and Reid 13.
Kansas-Weaver and Field 10.
Kentucky-Cleveland and Steven
on Is.
Louisiana-Cleveland and Steven
on s.
Maine-Harrison and Reid 6.
Northumberland and Steven
oa S.
Observation-Disclosures and Reid
5.
Micbigan-Cleveland and Steven
on 5, Harrison and Reid 9.
Minnesota-Harrison and Reid 8.
Mississippi Cleveland and Ste