The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-11
THE ELECTORAL VOTE
FORMALLY COUNTED IN FLASHING
TON, YESTERDAY.

Before Senate and House-Attended by
Much Ceremony-Certifcates Signed by
Electors of the States Were Tabulated
With Result That Mckinley and Hobart
Were Declared Elected.
Washington, Feb. 1O.-For the twen-
ty-seventh time in the history of the
United States the senators and repre-
sentatives met in solemn conclave to-
day in the hall OF the house of repre-
sentatives to declare the vote which
silently transfers the government of a
great nation from one set of rulers to
another.
The capitol was crowded in antici-
patton of the ceremony.
The interest abated at the announce
ment that Representative Murray Of
South Carolina had abandoned his in
tention of Directing to the vote count
ing. To accommodate the senate and
its officers 100 extra chairs were plac-
ed on the floor of the house.
AT p. m. the senate members came
in headed by Vice President Stevenson,
and the representatives rose to their
feet and remained standing until the
senators We're all seated.
Next came two stalwart capitol po-
licemen bearing the mahogany box in
which the certificates of the result Of
the presidential election in the several
states last November had been placed
by the vice president as they had been
received by him from the messengers
appointed to bring them to the capitol.
The tellers for the house were Mr.,
Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr.. Richardson
of Tennessee; for the senate this duty
was performed by Senators Blackburn
of Kentucky and Lodge of Massachu-
sets.
The vice president with ceremonious
solemnity unlocked the electoral box
and took out the envelopes containing
the certificates of the electoral colleges.
each envelope being signed by all the
electors of the several states and Sc
curely sealed.
AS each certificate was opened the
vote of the state was announced, and
tally was kept by the tellers of both
senate and house.
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there were in the executive gallery Mrs,
Stevenson, the wife of the vice presi'
dent, and four friends, Mrs. Francis,
wife of the secretary of the interior,
and Mrs. Brewer, the wife of Justice
Brewer of the supreme court.
In the diplomatic gallery were NJ. Pa
tenotre, the French ambassador; M.
Schung the interpreter of the Chinese
legation, and four or five under secre-
taries from South American legations.
Senator Blackburn read the certifi-
Gates in a monotonous tone, very diff
ferent from his usual declamatory
style The length and tautology of
some of the documents made this pro-
ceeding somewhat embarrassing.
Senator Lodge alternated with Sem
ator Blackburn in the reading process
but without bringing much more ami
| nation into the ceremony.
Senator Lodge infused temporary
streak of merriment into the proceed
ings by inadvertently casting the vote
Of Missouri for "W j. Mckinley" in
stead of w. J. Bryan, but he promptly
corrected the error.
1t fell to Mr. Grosvenor's lot to an
nounce the nine votes of South Carroll
ma for Bryan and Sewall.
AS he did so an expectant silence fell
on the assembly, but not a whisper of
protest was heard.
Mr.. Grosvenor declared that the GER
tificate appeared to be in proper form
and it was accepted.
At 1:50 .. m. the official count was
announced as follows:
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
For president of the United States,
William Mckinley, I'll; William J.
Bryan, 176.
| For vice president of the United
States: Garret A. Hobart, 271; Arthur
| Sewall, 149; Thomas f. Watson, 27.
The vice president thereupon declared
| William Mckinley and Carrot A Ho-
bart respectively elected president and
vice president of the United States.
| The vice president added that this
declaration was in law sufficient and
that the Joint session was not adjourn
ed, and the senate would return to its
| chamber.
| A burst of handclapping followed this
statement and the great audience qui-
F.! city dispersed.