Middletown transcript., 1897-02-13
COUNTING THE VOTE.

III WtunesCays Delng "sh6 second
Wednesday Of March, the electoral
vote for President and Vice President
OF the United States was counted hy
Congress. Vice President Stevenson
presided with Speaker Reed sitting at
his right. The Senators go over to the
House Of Representatives. where the
galleries accommodate more specta tors.
OF course it is generally understood
that no one voted for Mckinley or
Bryan on Nov. Sd, but the electors of
the different States for whom the peo-
pie cast their votes then have, since
met in their several capitals and re-
corded their votes as the people then
directed. 1t might have been said
then that "EfcKinleE is elected" and
so he was but tAis week Representa-
tive Murray of SoRth Carolina an
nounced thathe would challenge the
vote of his State, claiming that it has
not a Democratic form Of government.
It will be remembered that in their
Constitutional Convention a test as q
qualification for voting was adopted,
men having to be able to read and ex-
plain any part Of the, constitution
when going to- register. 1t Is claimed
this is used to disfraneAiss the party
not in power. But the South Carolina
senator's announced that if the vote
we're challenged they would demand
an investigation which would prObab-
b last over March 4th, in which event
Messrs. Mckinley and Hobart would
not have been declared elecsed and
Secretary Olney Of President Cleve--
lands cabinet would have become
President undeF the law. Assuredly
"there is many slip betwixt the cup
and the ip.n
But the vote has been declared.
Messrs. Mckinley and Hoba rt received
the following States and votes: Califor-
MIA, Some vote went to Bryan; Con-
neciicut, g. Delaware, 8; Illinois, 81;
Indiana, 15s Iowa, Is; Kentucky, 12-
enc vote went to Bryan; Maine, 6;
Maryland, s; Massachusetts, 15s;; ;Michi-
gan, IA; Minnesota, 9; New Hampshire,
4; New Jersey, 10; New York, 36i
North Dakota, 8; Ohio, 2Ss Oregon, 4
Pennsylvania, 80; Rhode Island, 4;
Vermont, A; West Virginia, 6s Wis
consin, II. A total of 27t votes from
% States,
The following. States voted for Mr..
Bryan. Alabama, II; Arkansas, 8;
Colorado, 4; Florida, 4; Georgia, 13;
Idaho, 8; Kansas, 10; Louisiana, 8;
Mississippi, 9; Missouri, IL; Montana,
8; Nebraska, 8; Nevada, 8; North Car
Olina, IL; South Carolina, 9; South Da-
kota, A; Tennessee, u; Texas, Isl
Utah, 8; Virginia. II; Washington, d
Wyoming, 8. A total of LA votes
from % States with one each ftom Cal
ifornia and Kentucky, total 176.
Of this vote MIR. Sswell received for
the Vice Presidency 149 votes. Mr..
Watson received 81 from the follow
ing States: Arkansas, 3; Louisiana, 4;
Missouri, 4; Montana, 1; Nebraska, 4;
North Carolina, 5; South Dakota, 2;
Utah, /; Washington, 2; Wyoming, l.
1t will be seen that the vote received
by Mr.. Watson from ten. States was in
every instance divided vote and was
presumably cast by combinations hav-
ing for their chief object a desire to
win rather than 10 represent any prin-
ciple. In that respect it is certainly a
condition that should not be encour-
aged. A political combination to win
and divide the offices means not the
best government nor the good OF the
people generally speaking. The Sound
Money Democrats helped to elect Nc
Kinley but they did it by standing up
bravely for their principles and casting
direct vote for their Democracy
Theirs is the commendable way from :
philosophio. and patriotic standpoint.