The Robesonian., 1897-02-17
was a sufficient declaration in law {

was sufficient declaration in law of
the election Of Messrs. Mckinley and
Hobart for the term stated, as President
and Fice-President respectively. The
proceedings were witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd of spectators that filled all
the galleries, but without the crush in
the galleries that has marked previous
similar occasions.
The spectators of the count were
largely members of congressman
families and their intimate friends. the
galleries being reserved for their use.
One section of about 300 seats was
| thrown open to the public. The aban-
| donment by Representative Murray, Of
South Carolina, of his previously an
| nourced intention TO object TO the
counting of the vote of that State had
! the effect of decreasing general interest
in the proceedings. 1T fell to Mr..
| Grosvenor's lot to announce the nine
votes of South Carolina for Bryan and
| Sewall. As he did SO an expectant 81
lence fell on the assembly. But not a
| whisper of protest was heard. Air.
| Grosvenor declared that the certificate
appeared to be in proper form, and it
was accepted.
At one minute before o'clock Vice
President Stevenson called the joint
convention to order, Speaker Reed sit
ting at his left, and Senators Lodge
and Blackburn and Representatives
Grosvenor and Richardson, the tellers
of their respective houses, in front at
the clerks desk. Mr.. Stevenson said:
"Ihe Senate and House Of Representa-
tives of the United States have met in
Joint session in pursuance of the con
stitution on the day appointed for the
!, opening of the certificates and counting
of the votes for electors for President
and Vice President of the United
, States. The certificate of the State OF
, Alabama will be read by the tellers. u
} Senator Blackburn thereupon read
I the certificate Of the vote of the Ala
, bama electors in full and the result an
: nounced by him, II votes for William
r Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, for Pres
dent, and II votes for Arthur Sewall
3 of Maine, for Vice-President.
Senator Sherman: 81 move, Mr.
President, that the reading of the for
NAL certificate be omitted in the case o
a the remaining States.
The Vice-President: "Unless objec
ton is made, the certificates of the re
J naming States will not be read, bu
d the result will be announced by the tel
| leIS utter Il0y nave odtlSllGIl GuSillStiNC
, of the correctness of the returns"
I'll The tellers then. i'll rotation, an
II nounced the votes of the several State
l. as follows:
l. Alabama, Bryan II, Sewall II; Al
y kansas, Bryan 8, Sewall 5, Watson 3
u California, Mckinley s, Bryan /, He
bart 8, Sewall 1; Colorado, Bryan 4
l. Sewall 4; Connecticut, McKinley6, Ho
bart 6; Delaware, Mckinley 3, Hobal
3; FLORIDA, Bryan 4, Sewall 4; Georgla
'e Bryan 13, Sewall 13; Illinois, McKir
a ley "A, Hobart "a; Indiana, McKinle
IL Is; Hobart 15, Iowa, Mckinley 1;
r Hobart 13; Idaho, BRYAN 3; Sewa
le Kentucky, Mckinley II, Bryan
ID Hobart IL, Sewall /; Louisian,
Bryan 8, Sewall 4, Watson A; Maine
Mckinley 6, Hobart 6; Maryland, NJ
Kinley s, Hobart s; Massachusett
ed Mckinley 10, Hobart Is; Michigan
al Mckinley "A, Hobart IA; Minnesot;
O. Mckinley 8, Hobart 8; Mississippi
Bryan 8, Sewall 0; Missouri, Bryan
Seawell 13, Watson 4; Montana, Brya
3, Sewall 1, Watson 2; Nebraska, Br.
an 8. Sewall 4, Watson q; Nevada, Br
's an 8, Sewall 3; New Hampshire, n
D | kinley 4, Hobart 4; New Jersey, NJ
Kinley 10, Hobart 10; New Yor
lie Mckinley SO, Hobart 36; Nor
Carolina, Bryan II, Sewall
at Watson 5; North Dakota, Mckinley
rai Hobart 3; Ohio, Mckinley %, Hoba
n. 80; Oregon, Mckinley 4, Hobart
Pennsylvania, Mckinley 81, Hobart
Rhode Island, Mckinley 4, Hobart
IL South Carolina, Bryan o, Sewall
'as South Dakota, Bryan 4, Sew
III ,, Watson 2; Tennessee, Bl
an 12, Sewall 12; Texas, Bry
Up II, Sewall Is; Utah, Bryan 3, Sewall
a Watson 1 Vermont, Mckinley 4, Il
ng bart 4: Virginia, Bryan 12, Sewall
re- Washington, Bryan 4, Sewall 2, w
he son 2; West Virginia, Mckinley 6, I
ers bart 6; Wisconsin, Mckinley -, T
bart 12; Wyoming, Bryan 3, Sewall
y, Watson totals, Mckinley 271; Bry
lHe 1~p. Hobart o11 Slwall 1d9. Watson