The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-02-16

fNh 'NIANitN N'Nhh w WV 'fhtiANi
vote Tor President caA occur but
once 80 four years ana It Is always
an interesting spectacle, sufficient IN
Washington TO oyer crowd the gal.
lerics, and this time, as usual,
tnous9nds were turned away, un-
able TO get within henrlng. The
ceremony occurs Ia thn hall OF the
House OF Representatives, Il having
u creates seating capacity than the
senate chamber with impressive
ceremony The electoral vote was
counted and the election OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Charles Warren
Fairbanks was announced. after
tcllers ON the part OF both branches
OF the National Legislature had
formally found correct the returns
of the electors in the several states.
OF course. everybody has known the
result since November, but Roose-
Acit and Fairbanks were not actual
lly elected until now. The notable
assemblage Ia the galleries included
Mrs. Roosevelt and other members
OF the Presidents family; Mrs. Fair
banks. members % the diplomatic
corps, and the wives and families Of
senator's and Representatives. with
as many more fortunate persons as
were able 10 gain ddmittance. SEN
ator Fairbanks was not present.
There was perfect silence when
senator Frye. presiding IN the
House, took from a polished hard
wood case. which an attendant I'M
locked, a document beaeing red aud
gold seals. lie passed n paper cut
ter through the wrapperand handed
Il TO a clerk, who in turn passed II
TO Senator burrows, one OF the
%tellers. Senator Burrows, reading,
announced that he Held in his hand
what appeared to be "A legal and
duly authenticated record OF the
electoral vote Of the state OF Ala
bama east for Alton h. Parker Of
New Yoek and Henry &. Davis OF
West Virginia for president ara vice
president Of the United states. Dem
ocratic applause followed the an
-nOuucemcnt. At this moment Sena-
tor Coekrell OF Missouri rose and
said that IN view Of the fact that
there would be no contest, he be.
| lieved IL would be proper to dis
pense with the reading of each return
Of the electors ana that the simple
statement OF the vote would beam
pie, which was agreed 10. The
second state Whose vote was an
uouuccd was Arkansas and again
Democratic applause was heard
after the formal announcement that
Parker and Davis WEIR the choice OF
the electors from Arkansas. Then
came the vote ui California aud u
/. was handed 10 Senator nailey OF
texas, who was the chosen teller ON
the Democratic side. When the vote
, was declared for Theodore Roose-
vrit and Charles Warren Fairbanks,
there was applause on the Republl'
can side. Again when Maryland
was reached, Republican applause
p broke out. for OF the eight electoral
votes OF Maryland. one. that Of Mr..
lCnarlcs Bonapurte was given for the
Republican candidates. The dc
l~clarauOu 90 the vote OF Missouri ioI
Roosevelt aud Fairbanks created a
torn of applause irOih the Republl
can side aud all eyes were fixed or
senator CockrcH whose seat In th'
senate win probably hu nlled by an
other man as "a result OF the land
hide of that hitherto stnunch Demo
ratio state to the Republicans. III,
ipplause lasted for more than d
minute and 1iltodoiu Roosevelt, Jr.
ln the gallery, was one pt the mos
strenuous Ia his approval The de
c~iuratiou Of thlrty-uine votes from
sew York for the Republican candi
iutes was another occasion for iuhi
ation, ana for some time the read
ug Of the rrsuits from the Eastern
states. Pennsylvania. aud The States
0f the Middle West made Republican
Applause somewhat munotouou'
md iatigulng. but aunny IL cam,
senator Bailey b time 10 mad "A Ger
.ineate OF election. senator Try,
handed him the report from the
lectors OF that stnto Of which lti.
aid that Gen. sheridan said n h,
Jwned 81 and he'll he would live n
cell and rent that state out Ap
clause from both slides OF the cham
uer greeted the fcXgs SENATOR whru
he impresaiyoly deferred that th,
Electoral vote 81 the state OF Texas
and heon cast for Alton Is. ParEei
ana Henry q. Davis. The announce.
ment OF the electoral votes Of al do,