The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-12
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NEW JERSEYS VOTE
Electors Cast the Vote of
New Jersey for Nc
Kinley and Hobart.
soLEMNLY CUT AND DRIED
Twenty-fonr Years Since Republic
can Electors Met in the
State House to Vote
for Grant.
soLEMNLY CUT AND DRIED
Special t,the Jcrscy cgty Netcs.

TRENTON, Jan u. 1897.-The Electoral
College of New Jersey. consisting Of ten
Republicans. chosen by the people on
November 4 last. met In the Executive
Chamber at the State House at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon and formally
cast the vote of the State for William
Mckinley of Ohio for President of the
United States. and Carrot A. Hobart Of
New Jersey for Vice-President. The
formal announcement of the vote was re-
ceived with applause by the thirty or
more persons assembled.
It is twenty-four years since New Jer-
sey's Electoral College cast the vote for
a Republican. the vote being then for
General Grant and Henry Wilson. At
that time there were seven electors. and
they met in the Executive Chamber. 1t
mas been the custom for the electors to
meet In the Supreme Court room, and it
is a coincidence that they have not met
IN the Executive Chamber since the last
time the vote was cast for a Republican
until yesterday.
n mantel Of the Executive Chamber
was banked with palms and trailing
greens. in the midst of which, and draped
with the Stars and Stripes. was a hand
some picture OF Mckinley and Hobart.
After the Electors had taken their
places at the large table in the room.
Secretary Of State Kelsey formally called
the Electoral College to order. He then
read the statement of the State Board Of
Canvassers, in which it was set forth
that the following had been duly elected
by the people Of New Jersey as Electors
Tor President and Observation-Disclosures
uei H.. Grey, Camden; John F.. Dryden,
Newark: Thomas W. Trenchard, Bridge
ton; Washington A. Roebling, Trenton;
Adolph Mack. Somerville; Alfred r. whit
ney, Morristown; J.. Hull Browning. Ten
afy; James T. Ball, Newark; George r.
Perkins. Jersey City. and Ernest r. Ac-
herman. Plainfield.
Secretary Kelsey having called the ron
and announced that all the members of
the college were present, instructed them
to organize by the election of a President.
Eleotor Dryden nominated Samuel H.
Grey, who was Unanimously elected. and
Elector e. r. Ackerman was chosen Sec
Rotary.
ficate of election of the Board of Canvas
Sers, signed by the Governor and other
members, when Elector Trenchard moved
TO proceed to ballot.
nSSSiS- WuMtlbey dId lTGlEcldrQ were
appointed tellers by the President, and
the members were instructed to wrute
tfbedr names on the back of the ballots.
The ballots were afterwards returned to
the members as souvenirs. The result was
first announced by the tealers and h by
the President, who Said
Il have the pleasure of announcing THAT
ten baHUts ave been cast for William
Mckinley for President of the United
States" A similar Formally was gone
Through in choosing the Vice-President,
both announcement being ~applauded.
The members then Signed three en-
crossed certificates of the electoral vote,
which were e in fun by Secretary Ack-
erman.
A resolution was passed, In accordance
with the requirements of law, tfrat one Of
the certificates be deposited In the Post
Office, addressed to the President Of the
Senate; that another be given ITO Judge
Andrew Kirkpatrick, of the Untted States
District Court, and ma sent by special
messenger ITO Washington, to the President
of the Senate.
On motion of Hlector Browning, Thomas
r. Watson, of Paterson, Assistant Custo-
dian of the State House, was appointed
TO take the certificate to Washington. At
ter each of the membe had been paid So
for his days service, and mileage of ten
cents per mile for the distance me had
come. the college adjourned.