The evening times., 1896-11-03
HELD A MIMIC ELECTION
Western High School Largely
for Mckinley.
OBJECT LESSON FOR PUPILS
4 Red-Hot Campaign Conducted for
Week, With Debates Every
Morning, and an Honest Vote Re
suits in a Landslide for the Re
publican Standard Bearer.

The Presidential campaign. which has
been carried on for tine last week at the
Western High School, on o street. be-
tween Thirty second and Thirty-third
streets, ended this morning in an cleo
ton. Major Mckinley carried every State
represeIited at the school; Mckinley cleo
tors were elected at every ballot box
There are 2G1 pupils, about evenly divided
between girls and boys, anu thls campaign
was gotten up by the principal, MISS EGith
c. WescOtt, the purpose being TO give the
pupils an oh ject lesson to show them how a
President of the United States Is elected
The plans by which the campaign was con
Quoted resulted most satisfactorily TO the
faculty and they are assured thdt the pupHs
have acquainted themselves thoroughly with
the matters pertaining to such an election
The Republican and Democratic sides
chose their public speakers VINO eXpounded
the party doctrines. The monetary Issue
was very thoroughly discussed, being, OF
course, the prominentissuein the campaign
The pupils assembled in the Curtis Hall at
the school building each morning to listen
to the debates. After this review of the
questions from both sides, the pupils were
in position to cast their ballots intelli-
gently, and as a result OF the. voting, the
Republicans had a landslide.
ELEVEN STATES IN IT.
For every ten pupils Il Presidential cleo
tor was allowed, standing for Representa-
tIves in Congress and one elector was al
lowed for an imaginary United States Sena-
tor. Eleven States We're represented, in
Guiding d State allowed for the faculty Of
the school. The various classes were given
tie state they drew from hat with the
name Of the state thereon and electors in
proportion TO the number OF pupils in that
particular class was allowed.
The following were the States repre-
a
clerks:
Maryland Republican electors. G. May,
c. McGOwau, +. Berry n Kidder; Demo
cratic. l.. SmOOt. y. Mannakee, l.. HaycOck,
i Goebel; clerk OF election. Miss Carrie
Perry: judges, T. HOlcomb, n. Syme, NJ.
Hopkins.
Indiana Republican. T King. H Ritten-
house, F. Farquehay, W. Van Reypen:
Democratic, c. Morgan, E. Hendry, p.
Drewitz, 4 Willicc, clerk of election. Scott
BreCklnridge; judges, William Tim, Miss
Eleanor Deuham. Patrick Griffin.
Illlnois-RepubliCan electors, X. Creecy,
j. Wood, ". MacLennun; Democratic, L.
Cox. E. Manning, NJ. Cumpston; clerk Of
election, A. Clifton; judges, II. Muncaster.
K. NJ Murray, IL. M. Cooper.
Malne-Republican electors, W. Weaver,
l.. Lamb, j Dubois, Democratic, II Pimper,
National Democratic ticket, E. Henry, II.
Selby; clerk OF election. c. Janney; judges,
Il. - n.
New fOrk-Republican electors, Il. A.
Birch. W. Middleton, b. E CabOugh; Demo-
cratic, II. L. SOlyom, NJ. Chick. NJ. Riggles;
clerG OF election, H. kIeinschmidt; Judges,
II. Hount, X. b. Christy, NJ. l. Manning
NAMES OF ELECTORS.
Virginia Republican electors. b. MackaII,
{. Darwin, NJ. Fechet, E. Clark; Democratic,
W. Fickling, W. Todd. L. Gibson; national
Democratic ticket, W. Brown, B. Boteler;
CLERK W. B. Boggs; Judges, William Row
land, Oscar Hoffman. Miss \. K. Smith.
COlOrado-Republican n electors, A. Wright.
j. Petty, F. FentOn; Democratic, A keli-
her, II jackson, E. Garrison;clerk, C. Smith;
judges, c. ID. Brecht, V. Mckee, Z. II uClson.
Ohio-Republican electors, NJ. FentOn, L.
Lennux, E. Tanner, S. Rittenhouse; Demo
cratic, K. Bagley, E Hoffman, a. Baird;
clerk; Richard Bruer: judges, p. Lamber-
ton, W. Smart, II. Dunn Woody
Georgia-Republican electors, G Black
iston, II Cook, c. Sterne, l.. Magee. Demo-
cratic, $ Haycock, K. Graham, E. King,
L. Poole; clerk, L. Walters; judges, j. T.
King, F. Miller, L. Laub.
tucky-Republican electors, j. Ap-
pleby, L Janney, W. r. Lewis Democratic.
l.. Craigan, B. Graves, b. Buck: clerk, H.
Scudder, judges, L BeerfCrd, G. Caldwell
A Patberry.
Nebraska Republican electors, H B. Off
! ley, II. j. Buckley; Democratic. E. Duckett,
D. uuIldulls, Cierk oil election, Nj IS Budd.
The State OF Nebraska was chosenI by the
faculty, and no judges of election were ap-
pointed. The total number Of electors for
the school was 37.
when the school began this morning
the polish the different class rooms opened
and all reCitations were suspended for an
hour so as to allow every pupil the chance
to vote.
The clerk Of each voting precinct held
= list OF registered voters, and as a voter
presented himself the name was checked
Off and the vote deposited in the box ONLY
two voters at time We're admitted to
the room
HOW THE VOTING WENT.
The judges were not allowed to dis
cusS the situation at all.
There Were watchers at every precinct,
and the strictest attention was given to
the conduct of affairs.
Every pupil present at the school cast a
vote.
The count OF the votes shows a big VIC
tory for the Republican debaters OF the
school This was no surprise, al $ they had
made canvass Of the vote and knew what
the result would be.
The time appointed for the meeting ofthe
successful electors from each State was
liked at $50 O'Clock this afternnn, when
the formal ballot W as taken in the mimic
electoral college and Mckinley was do
clared elected.
The electors wrote the name OF Major
Mckinley on slip of paper, sealed it and
delivered II to the principal of the school
who Officially declared the result