Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-11
THE ELECTORAL wore
cAMvAaaEp TODAY


Roosevelt and Fairbanks. or. "a other
words. tho ceremony 81 canvasslng
the electoral vote. Those who were
successful In gaining entrance 10 the
visitors galleries we're rewarded by
the sight OF one OF the most impress.
giyo aud Interesting ceremonies pre-.
acribed Az TIE constitution Of tho re-.
public.
The two 4es Of congress met.
as usual. At noon. For some time
previous 10 that hour large crowds
we're Va be seen swarming toward the
capitol up the marble stalrways
climbed The crowd. Arriving AZ the
gallery entrances to tho house the
visitors importuned the doOrkoepers
for admlttancs The majority of
them, however. we're doomed 10 dis.
appointment, for none but the sona.
tors. Representatives. their families
and friends we're admitted BY card 20
occupy the seats usually SEE apart for
the general public.
Precisely at / o'clock. a moaeoneor
having notified the upper house that
the lower was ready. tho southern
door Of the senate chamber awung
open and a procession of saees issued
forth upon the mosaic floor Of the
corridor. As an advance guard there
was a phalanx Of capitol police and
bringing up tho rear we're the as
slatant doorkeeperH Of tho senate
bearing the polished mahogany boxes
containing the sealed certificates Of
the electoral vote The double row
" senators was headed b. Coloaol
Daniel NJ. Rnnsdoll, the sargoant-ai.
arms. who was followed By tho preal.
dent pro tempore, Senator william p.
Frye Of Maine.
The arrival OF the senators az the
door 81 the hail o. the house was the
signal for Speaker Cannon and the
3S5 other members OF the lower body
70 rise from their seats. An remain.
cd standing until the upper house
was seated.
Beneath the large SILK flag draped
above the presiding officers chair
senator Frye and Speaker Cannon
took thglr seats side BY side. the
former on the right, being by statute
tho presiding officer OF the Joint sea.
sion There was an absolute still
ness throughout tho great hali as
Senator Frye took up the silver keys
placed before him aud unlocked the
Mahogany boxes This marked the
actual beginning OF the ceremony
Taking the large brown envelopes
from the boxes Senator FIVE arose.
pAyel In hand. and addresned the as.
semblage thus:
This being the day and the hour
appointed for opening the certificates
and counting the votes OF electors for
president and vice president the aen.
alto aud house OF representatives have
met together pursuant TO the conHtitu.
tlou aud laws OF the United states"
senator Frye then took nm the
brown packages In alphabetical or
der, each containing an inner enve-
lone sealed with wax. He arat broke
the seal on the onvelope from Ala.
bRma and handed the certificate with.
IN TO senator Foraker. one OF the
four tellera. The other tellera were
senator aorman OF MARYLAND and
Congressman Gaines Of Weat virgin.
ia, and Russell OF Texas
senator Foraker read al length the
certificate O fthe vote OF the state OF
Alabama. Following precedonta oh.
served on former occasions. tho To-,
ers. having observed that the certsf.
Gates we're IN due form. omitted read.
Ing The others In Gull. and. tnklng the
states in alphabetical order. an.
nounced the vote OF each. When
Maryland WAS reached n was found
that the vote Of that state was snilt.
seven votes being cast for Parker
ana Davis and one--that OF Charles
Bonaparte-belng for Rooseveis
and Fairbanks. The votes OF an the
other states we're straight"
The secretary OF the senate gather,
cd up each certificate after Il was
read by the tellers and handed TO him
by a page. The votes OF all the states
having been read ana added by the
tellorB. the announcement OF the re-
! suit was read Ia Senator Frye, who
then announced that the state OF the
vote for president OF the United
states as delivered TO the president
81 the senate, is as follows. The
whole number OF electors appointed
to vote for president Of the United
States IL i76. OF which a majority Is
s39 Theodore Roosevelt OF the state
on New York. has received for prosl.
and Alton y. Parker OF the state OF
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