The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-02-15
THE pREsIDEN rrAL vorE
Counted and Officially Announced I'm
- Joint Session Of Two Houses az
Congress


Washington. February 13.-The cerx-
mony OF counting the electoral vote for
president and vice president. cast at
the election last fall. took place in tho
hail OF the house OF representatives aS
i o'clock today at a joint session n
the senate and house. The method OF
counting the vote Is prescribed with
lowed literally today. Great crowds
thronged the galleries.
At 1a:i5 o'clock proceedings In the
house were suspended and a few rows
of seats upon the right Of the hall were
vacated for the members OF the senate.
At one minute OF 1 o'clock the prest-
dent pro tenn and the members OF the
senate were announced. The house
arose to receive them. The boys car
rying the caskets. in which the electo-
raj returns were deposited, took them
to the clerks desk.
Senator Frye, president pro tenn. of
the senate assembled the rostrum and
took his place at the right Of Speaker
Henderson, TO preside over the joint
Henderson and Senator Frye. at tire
clerks desk. were the tellers OF the two
houses-Senators Chandler Of New
Hampshire, and Cafrery. OF Louisiana.
and Representatives Grosvenor. OF
Ohio, and Richardson. OF Tennessee.
fianked on either hand by the secretary
of the senate. Mr.. Bennett. and the
clerk OF the house. Mr.. Mcdowell.
Senator Frye raped for order and
he Of he
Formal portions OF the certificates. ex-
cept in the case OF Arkansas, were
omitted. This exception was because
one of the electors had been absent and
the governor had appointed a subetf-
tute. The certificate Was no: chai-
lenged. however.
Senator Chandler read in extenso the
certificate of the vote of Alabama, Civ
ing eleven votes for William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska. for president and
eleven votes for Adlai z. Stevenson. OF
Illinois, for vice president.
General Grosvenor announced that
Colorado has cast four votes for VIII
liam Jennings Bryan.of Nebraska. for
president and four for Theodore Roos-
evelt, of New York. for vice president.
oh, No." shouted Mr.. Richardson.
one Of the democratic tellers. while the
assemblage burst into laughter. Mr..
Grosvenor corrected the error and the
announcement OF the vote of the sew
eral states then proceeded in alphabet
cal order.
When Maryland's eight votes were
announced for Mckinley and Roosevelt
there was a slight applause.
Another ripple of applause followed
the announcement of Nebraska's vote.
1t fell to the lot of Mr.. Grosvenor TO
announce the vote of the presidents
own state of Ohio. but its announce
ment created no demonstration.
On concluding the list the tellers for
mally ascertained the totals.
Senator Chandler announced the total
number Of votes cast as Az. of which
William Mckinley, Of Ohio, lC"eived
for president of the United State. e93.
William Jennings Bryan. of Nepra ska.
155. and of which Theodore Roose II.
Of New York. received for vica p 81
dnt 292 and Adlai Stevenson 155.
Thereupon Senator Frye proclaimed
the state OF the vote as delivered 10
him. This announcement OF the state
OF the vote by the president Of the SEN
ate" he said. lis by ,aw. a sl1iCient
declaration that William Mckinley. OF
the state OF Ohio. is elected president
of the United States and Theodore
Roosevelt. of the state OF New York. is
elected vice president. each for the
term beginning March 4. 1901. and will
be entered together with a list OF the
votes on the journals of the senate ana
house OF representatives"
The joint meeting was then dissoiVed.
| A tremendous outburst OF applause
swept over the galleries. The senate
| then filed out of the hall and the cere-
| mony was ended.
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