The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-02-21
Congress Officially Declares Mckin-
ley Elected.
LAST ACT IN ELECTORAL DRAMA.
Some Applause When Maryland's
Vote Was Announced - Joint Ses~
sion of Congress.

Washington, D. c., Special.-The
ceremony OF counting the electoral
vote for President and Vice President
cast at the election last fall took
place in the hall Of the House OF Rep
resentatives at l o'clock Wednesday,
at, Joint session OF the House and
Senate The method Of counting the
vote IS described with great detail by
the statute and was followed literally.
Great crowds thronged the galleries.
At l2:45 p. m, proceedings in the
House were suspended and five rows
Of seats upon the right OF the hall
were vacated for the members OF the
Senate. At one minute OF o'clock
the President pro tenn and members
Of the Senate were announced. The
members OF the House rose to receive
them while page boys carrying the
caskets in which the electoral re-
turns were deposited took them to the
clerks desk. Senator Frye, president
pro TEN. OF the Senate, ascended the
rostrum and took his place at the
right OF Speaker Henderson, to pre-
side over the joint session. Immediate
ly below Speaker Henderson and SEN
ator Frye. at the clerks desk, were the
tellers Of the two houses, Senators
Chandler of New Hampshire, and Caf-
fiery, OF Louisiana, and Representa-
tiyes Grosyenor OF Ohio, and Richard
son, Of Tennessee, fanked on either
hand by the Secretary OF the Senate,
Mr. Bsnnett, and the Clerk CT the
House, Mr. Mcdowell. Senator Frye
raped for order and announced the
object OF the session. Formal por-
tions of the certificates, except in the
case Of Arkansas, were omitted. This
exception was because one OF the
electors had been absent and the Gov
eTnor had appointed a substitute. The
certificate was not challenged, how
ever.
Senator Chandler read, in extenso,
the certificate OF the vote Of Alabama
giving II votes for VIM Jennings Bry-
an of Nebraska, for President, and II
votes for Adlai E Stevenson, Of Hi
nois, for Vice President. General
Grosvenor announced that Colorado
has cast four votes for VIM. Jennings
Bryan, OF Nebraska, for President and
4 for Theodore Roosevelt, Of New
York, for Vice President. oh no."
shouted Mr. Richardson, one OF the
Democratic teHers, while the assem-
blage burst into laughter. Mr.. Gros-
venor corrected the error and the an
nouncement OF the vote Of the several
States then proceeded in alphabetical
order.
When Marylands eight votes were
announced for Mckinley and Roose-
yelt there was slight applause. An
other ripple OF applause followed the
announcement OF Nebraska's vote. 1t
fell to the lot Of Mr.. Grosyenor to an
nounce the vote Of the Presidents own
State OF Ohio but its announcement
created NO demonstration. On con-
cluding the list the tellers formally
ascertained the totals.
Senator Chandler announced the to-
tai number OF votes cast as AT, OF
which VIM. Mckinley, OF Ohio, re-
ceived for President OF the United
States 292; VIM. ]. Bryan, OF Nebras-
ka. 155, and Of which Theodore Roose-
yeh. Of New York, received for Vice
President 292, and Adlai E. Steven
son 155.
Thereupon Senator Frye proclaimed
the state OF the vote as delivered to
him. This announcement Of the state
OF the vote by the President OF the
Senate" said he is by law, sufft-
cient declaration that VIM. Mckinley,
of the State OF Ohio, is elected Presi-
dent of the United States, and that
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 and House OF Represen-
tatiyes."