The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-29

! VIII give yOll1l vi S1ti It.
cital at O'Clock on Friday evening
packages has been without serious in
Jury to their sense OF self-irnportance
has been due solely to the thoughtful
ness and diplomacy Of President pro
tenn. Frye's secretary, Arthur L. Hunt,
land the Senator's confidential messen-
ger, John f Murphy
| These young men, in receiving the Of
/ fetal packages, have shown full consid-
Grafton Of the mental expectations OF
their visitors and have tried 20 keep the
bearers in good spirits as long as they
were in the Vice Presidents room Al
ter leaving the Capitol, however, 1t is
most likely that many an electoral vote
messenger walked disconsoiately up
Pennsylvania Avenue meditating WI eth
er, after ali, politics is all it is cracked
up 20 be-
| A few of the State messengers could
not quite conceal what seemed to be an
expectation on their part that If Mr.
FRYE and his fellow-Senators only knew
of their arrival the Senate would sus-
pend proceedings 70 receive them on the
floor, where they could discharge their
trust with gratifying forms and cere-
| Tncny AS matter of fact. however,
the delivery of electoral votes this year
has been attended by no incident what
ever
Four years ago Senator Hoar secured
the passage of a resolution giving the
| privilege OF the floor of the Senate 20
the bearers OF electoral votes This
| courtesy was not extended this year,
the result being that the messengers
| have had to wait in the corridors or
4 Tfas-
sizing up the ituation-probably not even
having had an opportunity TO speak to
Senator Frye-the messenger has re-
lI.ctantly handed over his precious pack
| age received a receipt for 1t and an or
I der on the Treasurer of the United
States for his mileage. The allowance
is liberal . cents mile. which is more
| than enough to cover expenses OF the
trip to Washington and return
/ Few Greeted by Frye.
As President pro tenn Frye is usually
engaged in the Senate chamber or on
committee work, he was able to extend
personal greetings 10 only about q
dozen of the forty-two messengers who
hare so far appeared at the Capitol
Those whom he did greet obtained that
! recognition through the interpositien of
the Senators from their respective
States.
| To offset the regret that has been ex-
pressed by messengers who did not
have a chance TO see the President pro
tenn. it was early decided to return 10
the messengers the certificate each
: brought. signed by all the electors OF
the State. showing his authority TO act
: In most cases such a certificate is cher
ished as a valued memento of the mes
senger's trip to Washington
One of the electoral messengers whom
President pro tenn Ere took great
pleasure IN seeing was he man from
{ Maine the Hon r A Wilson, Of Ban
gor, who is a director of he Maine Cen
trail, Railroad. The two men from the
Far Eastern part Of the country are old
friends, and their meeting officially had
much more personal side TO it as well
A Race to Washington
The honor of being the first TO hand
in States electoral vote caused quite
a race this year According 20 law tbs
various State boards of election were Il
5 meet on January 9 TO receive the votes
OF the Presidential electors The boards
of New Jersey and Pennsylvania were
among the few that attended 10 the mat
ter on the day named
The New Jersey messenger designated
TO bring the votes Of that Common
wealth 10 Washington, made dash fos
the train as soon as the precious en-
velope was handed over to him
! Arriving here after the adjournment
l of the Senate the electoral messenger
went TO hotel and left an early
morning call. At O'Clock the next
! morning he took his place on the steps
/ of the Capitol, and when Senator F'rye's
confidential messenger, Mr.. Murphs, ar
! rived. two hours later. tbs New jersey
7 man delivered the document
Pennsylvania was the second State
: to report. its representative arriving or
the following day. with a document dec,
: grated with STATE seals. aII the per
, worl. being of an elaborate sort. en-
:, bell.shed with scroll work The bearer
, was Farmer Levi G. McCauley. vet
eran officehoIder, of the keystone state
s New York's Thirteens.
New Yorz's electoral vote was htough
to the Capital by Benjamin WalwortI
: Arnold, who was the thirteenth mar
10 arrive. and reported on the 18th O
1 the month New Yorl1's votes are con
a tanned IN a huge blue envelope, bearing
/ this printed leSenu, we, the uhoeT
: signed electors OF President and Vie.
: President for the State OF New YorE
dc certify, in pursuance of Law, tha
: the lists OF all votes of such State Civ
en- for President and OF all the votes OF
such State given for Vice President fol
: the respective terms beginning on TIT
I 9Th day of March. A. D.. 1905. are con
Il tanned herein. Witnes our hands IN the
n CITY OF Albany in the State OF New
e York, this eth day of January. A D.
1866 Then follows the signatures o
the electors, the first being that o
$ Charles A Schieren, OF Brooklyn.
s Pennsylvania has the most gorgeou
S envelope OF the lot. II is a blue enveI