The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-11
ELECTION IS RATIFIED.
Count of the Electoral Vote for
Mckinley and Hobart.
CEREMONY WITNESSED by MANY.

Senators Go Over to the House of Repre-
sentatives Where the Formal Counting
of the Vote Takes PIace-McKinIey Re-
ceives 211 and Bryan 176-McKinley and
Hobart Declared Elected President and
Vice President of the United States.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE first public
exercises in connection with the incom-
ing administration occurred at the Cap
itol Wednesday when the two houses
of congress in joint session, in the
spacious hall of representatives counted
the electoral vote of the various states
and listened to Vice President Steven
son formally promulgate the election
of William Mckinley as president, and
Garrett A. Hobart as vice presidel,t of
the United States.
Although the ceremonies were not TO
begin until / o'clock, the galleries were
thrown open to the fortunate possessors
Of tickets at 10 o'clock, and within half
an hour all the galleries except those
reserved for the diplomatic corps and
the president were packed to the doors.
Many ladies in gay toilets were present.
Shortly before / o'clock the members of
the senate left their chamber at the
north side of the Capitol and walked
across to the house.
Prepared to Count the Vote.
The tellers, Senators Lodge and Black
burn, on behalf of the senate, and Gros-
venor and Richardson, on behalf of the
| house, ascended to the clerks desk i'm
mediately below the speakers table,
and prepared to count the vote. Vice
President Stevenson assumed the gavel
and announced the purpose of the joint
session. He then unlocked the cherry
box and broke the seal of the returns
of each state as it was reached. The
formal certificate of Alabama was read
in full by Blackburn, after which the
! reading of certificates was dispensed
| with on motion of Sherman, the tellers
| simply Announcing the results after as
I certaining by inspection that they were
in due form. The tellers made the an
nouncement in rotation. 1t fell to the lot
OF Blackburn to announce first the IL
votes of Alabama for Bryan and Sewall.
Lodges first announcement was the
votes of Arkansas for Bryan, votes for
Sewall and 3 for Watson.
One California Vote for Bryan.
Grosvenor announced California s
vote, but it was not an unadulterated
pleasure, as one of the votes went to
Bryan. Richardson's first announce
was the votes Of Colorado for Bryan
and Sewall And thus the cou hloi
ballots proceeded. South Carolina's
vote was counted without interruption
Representative Murray, who had talked
some of challenging the vote, hac
left the Republican side and was in the
rear row of the Democratic side H'
made no attempt to interrupt th'
vote. which was recorded for Bryan II
accordance with the returns. AT la
d. m the vice president stated that th'
count had closed and directed the tell
ers to announce the result. There wa
q hasty computation by the tellers, ant
then in a strong voice Lodge an
ounced:
!, ''The state of the vote for presiden
and vice president of the United State
as found by the telers is: Whole mum
ber of electors AL of which majorit.
Is 224.
Mckinley Receives Ell Votes.
"William Mckinley of Ohio has re
ceived 271 votes for president of tn
United States and w. j. Bryan of Ne
braska has received 176 votes. TIL
state of the vote as to vice president is
Garret A Hobart has received q
electoral votes; Arthur Sewall 149 vote
and Thomas e. Watson q votes"
Lodge handed the result to the vic
president. Mr.. Stevenson rose and re
peated the detailed vote, adding tn
constitutional announcement that Will
lam Mckinley and Garret A. Hobar
were elected president and vice presi
dent of the United States. respectively
for the term beginning March 4. Thi
closed the proceedings, which laste