The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-11
THE ELECTORAL VOTES
Formally Counted Before the
Joint Meeting of Congress.
CLEVELAND NOT REPRESENTED.
No Member of the Presidents Family
Present at the Cersmony-McKiniey Re-
oeived s71 Votes, While Bryan Got ITO.
Some of the Veterans Present.

NO mompof u inc FrosiuehIo rn"hy
Present at the ersmony-McKiniey Re-
oeived s71 Votes, While Bryan Got ITO.
Some of the Veterans Present.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE electoral
votes of the Ar states of the Union
were formally counted at the joint ses-
sion Of the house and senate held for
that purpose yesterday, and Vice Presi
dent Stevenson proclaimed the elec-
ton 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 were arrayed In gay toilets and
gave touches of color to tire 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 Ceveland'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
cherry colored box. This guarding Of
the returns was precaution first
of Michigan, ~ years ago, during the
wild excitement attending the Tilden-
Hayes contest, in anticipation of pos
sible raid.
As the senate and house sat in joint
session and listened quietly to the
count, those stirring days were recall
ed. OF the Is men who sat on the fa-
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
all retired from public life or have
passed 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-
bage 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 were 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 Elkins of West Virginia, who were
then in the house. Vice President Ste
yenson was also member of the
house at that time. Mr. Cannon of Hi
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
member of the present body.
The count itself was of very formal
character. Senators Lodge and Black
burn on the part of the senate, and
-ffessrs tsfUsvenur and 1v1ufr1rtison,
on behalf of the house, acted as tellers
1 The returns were opened by the vice
president and announced by the tel
| lers. No demonstration occurred at
any point during the count, but when
the vice, president, Mt Its 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, Fi
For vice presldent-Hobart. 271 Sew
all, 149; Watson, 27.
The only incident of the proceedings
occurred when Senator Lodge raised n
laugh in announcing the vote of Mis-
souri,. He gave it by mistake to Nc
Kinley. The announcement of the state
of the vote is the only notification the
president elect and vice president
elect will receive. No official communi-
cation Is sent to them.