Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-02-16
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Declaring the Election of Cleveland
and Stevenson.

~ ASH1NGIEN, CGU. O."ou HOS
tion of Mr.. Hoar it was ordered
that at five minutes before 1 O'Clock
to-day the senate in pursuance of
concurrent resolution of the two
houses, shall proceed to the hall of
the house of Representatives to take
part, under constitution and laws
in the count of the electoral vote
for president and vice president.
An immense crowds was drawn
to the capitol tosday by merely
formal ceremoniesincident to the
official counting of the electral
vote.
The bright sunshine and tonic
bracing breeze which marked the
day were boldly claimed as "Cleve-
land weather. and were sharply
contrasted with the dismal atmos-
pheric surroundings which have so
unfortunately accompanied near
ly every one of MIR. Harrison's pubs
lie apf earances commencing with
a drer ching rain in his inaugu-a-
ton day and even following him
into each Of his private duck hunts
ing expeditions. The ceremonies
attending the counting Of the vote
are prescribed by joint resolution
reported by Senator Hoar in 1888
and which has been made applis
cable to all succeeding elections
and has been incorporated in
supplentary revised statutes.
Vice President Morton some
days since appointed as telIers on
behalf of the senate for this impor-
tant ceremony Messrs. Hale, of
Maine, and Blackburn, of Ken
tucky. Speaker Crisp appointed
Judge Chapman, Of Michigan, and
Henry Cabot Hodge, senator elect
from Massachusetts,, as house tellers
The actual ceremonies were nearly
the same to day as four years ago
with slight difference in the pers
sonel. There was ceremonies open
ing of the safe in the vice presidents
room and taking out Of eighty
eight sealed packages supposed to
represent the votes of forty four
states as received in duplicate by
mail and messenger. There was
a solemn procession in "goose step"
of oldCapt. Bassett who has particis
pated in every presidential count
formore than sixty years, escorted
a squad of capital police to pre-
vent a raid being made upon the
precious locked boxes containing
the votes. The boxes having been
safely deposited in the house, the
senate, 10 body, followed shortly
before / o'clock. The members of
the upper chamber were of course
received by the house with becom-
ing respect, The vice president
ascended the speakers platform and
took his seat at the right hand Of
Speaker Crisp, the senators rang
ing themselves in places assigned
to them on the right Of the hall,
and the speaker sitting at the left
hand of VicePresident Morton,and
in this manner the count proceed.
ed in the presence of densely pack
ed galleries and crowded floor.
Following precedent observed
upon former occasions, unless de-
manded was made that certificate
be reported in full, the tellers havs
ing ascertained that the certii.
Gates are in due form and properly
authenticated omitted executive
certificate of ascertainment of elec-
tors appointed and preliminary
formal stement of the colleges and
proceeded rapidly with reading and
ascertainment OF the result.
The yice-president having called
the Joint assemblage to order he
proceeded formally to open one Of
the boxes in which contained res
turns of electors Of the various
states. The first return-that OF
Alabama, handed to Senator Hale,
one of the tellers, who in low but
distinct voice read the statement
showing that eleven votes of that
state had been cast for Cleveland
and Stevenson. Then certificates
ere presented without formal
reading, the tel4ers merely stating
the result. :.
After the last certificate hae
been read and the results footed