The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-11
THE ELECTORAL
VOTES COUNTED.
Formally Counted Before the Joint Meet
Ing Of Congress.
CLEVELAND NOT REPRESENTED |
No Member Of the Presidents Family Pres
ent at the Ceremony Mckinley Received
271 Votes, While Bryan Got l76. Some
of the Veterans Present.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE electoral
votes Of the Az states of the Union
We're formally counted at the joint ses-
sion of the house and senate held for
that purpose yesterday, and Vice Presi
dent Stevenson proclaimed the cleo
tlon of Mckinley and Hobart as presi-
dent and vice president, respectively
The galleries of the hall of repre-
sentatives were thronged. The general
public besieged the doors in vain, as
but small space was reserved for them.
Ladies We're arrayed in gay toilets and
gave touches of color to the brilliant
setting of the scene.
Many distinguished personages wit
messed the count, among them Ambas-
sador Paternotre and Chancellor
Bouve Of the French embassy, Mr..
Chatchung of the Chinese legation,
Baron Won Theilman, Secretary Matsu
Of the Japanese legation, Viscount
Thyrso Of the Portuguese legation and
Sir Richard Cartwright of the Can
adian government. No member of
President Cleveland's family was pre-
ent.
A Gordon of police hedged about the
senators as they marched over to the
house, preceded by Vice President Ste
venson and Mr.. Cox, secretary Of the
senate, with the returns locked in a
cherry colored box. This guarding Of
the returns was a precaution first
taken by acting Vice President Ferry
of Michigan, 20 years ago, during the
wild excitement attending the Tilden-
Hayes contest in anticipation of a pos
sible raid
As the senate and house sat in joint
session and listened quietly to the
count, those stirring days We're recall
ed. OF the is men who sat on the ia
nous electoral commission which de-
cided that contest by peaceful means
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, was
the only one present yesterday. The
others excepting Justice Field, have
ali retired from public life or have
rassed away. The vicissitudes of po-
litical fortune in two short decades
have removed all but II of those who
then sat at either end of the Capitol.
Most Of the II survivors were conspic-
uous yesterday in the joint assem-
blage. Two of them, Senators Sher-
man, who is so soon to be called to the
first place in the Mckinley cabinet,
and Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, au-
thor of the war tariff, entered public
life together 40 years ago.
The others We're Senators Teller of
Colorado, Gordon of Georgia, Allison
of Iowa, Cockerell Of Missouri, Mitch
ell of Oregon and Senators Hale and
Frye Of Maine, Burrows of Michigan,
Mills Of Texas, Blackburn of Kentucky
and ElBins of West Virginia, who were
then in the house. Vice President Ste
venson was also a member of the
house at that time. Mr. Cannon Of Illi-
nois (who lost one term) and Mr.. Gull
berson Of Texas alone survived in the
house the mutations of 20 years, al
though Mr. Danford, of Ohio, who was
a member Of that congress, is also a
member Of the present body
The count itself was of a very formal
| character. Senators Lodge and Black
/ burn, on the part of the senate, and
| Messrs. Grosvenor and Richardson,
on behalf of the house, acted as tellers
/ The returns were opened by the vice
/ president and announced by the tel
! lers. No demonstration occurred al
any point during the count but when
the vice president, at it's conclusion
announced the result there was a round
/ of applause, both on the floor and in
the galleries.
The totals were as follows: For
/ president-McKinley 271; Bryan, 17G
For vice observation-disclosures, 271; Sew
all, 1i9; Watson, 27.
The only incident Of the proceedings
occurred when Senator Lodge raised G
laugh in announcing the vote of Mis-.
souri,. He gave it by mistake to Nc
Kinley. The announcement of the stat,
Of the vote is the only notification tn,
president elect and vice president.
elect will receive. No official communi
cation is sent to them.