The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-08
OF Election Of Roosevelt and
Fairbanks
MADE in CONGRESS TODAY
After Long Session Senate Last Night
Voted to Admit Oklahoma and
New Mexico to
Union.

Washington, Feb. s.--Rooseyelt and
Fairbanks were today formally declared
the President and Vice Prcsident-elect
Of the United States. The ceremonious
event Of canvassing the electoral vote
by the Senate and House in joint ses-
sion took place in the hall Of the House
this afternoon. Both houses Of Congress-
met at noon. AT one o'clock the Senate
was notified that the House was pre-
raFed to go into joint session for the
purpose Of carrying out the provisions
of the constitution in the ratification of
the vote cast by the electoral college.
The senator's marched into the House.
Two OF the Senate door keepers carried
mahogany boxes containing the certi-
fed returns from the electoral colleges
Of the forty five states, declaring their
choice for the President and Vice Presi-
dent. All remained standing until the
members Of the upper house had been
seated. President pro TEN. Frye then
mounted the Speakers stand, seated
himself beside the Speaker, on his right
assuming the post Of presiding officer
1 of the Joint session. Two mahogany
cases were placed on the Speakers desk
Each contained the reports Of the elec-
| toral votes of the states, one holding
the set that came by mail, the othei
set which messenger had delivered IL
1 person 10 Senator Frye. AS the votes
/ were placed before Senator Frye he rose
navei in hand, and addressed the assem-
blage as follows:
9This being the day and the hour ap
pointed for opening the certificates ant
counting the votes Of electors for Presl
den and Vice President, the Senate an'
i House Of Representatives have met to
gether pursuant to the constitution am
laws of the United States"
He first broke the seal of the envelop
from Alabama, and handed IT, to Sena
tor Burrows 81 Michigan, the Repub
IIican teller chosen BY The Senate. Hi
Democratic colleague was Senator Bail
ey Of Texas. Tellers on the part Q
the House were Representatives Gaine
of West Virginia, Republican, chairma
OF the committee ON the election 9
President and Vice President, and ReT
resentatige Russell of Texas, Demo
crat.
Senator Burrows read the certificat
from the secretary of state of Alabama
!. in full After that, the tellers merel
7 assured themselves that the certificate
: were in due form, the reading Of II
certificate being omitted. When Mary
land was reached, the only split vol
was announced, that state casting seve
votes for Parker and one for Roosevelt
4 the Republican vote being that Of Ele
tor Charles J. Bonaparte, grandnephe
of Napoleon and grandson Of the klr
!, of Westphalia.
9 The votes Of all the states hayii
= been read and added by the teller
: Senator Frye arose again and q
a nounced;
e "The state Of the vote for Presidel
/ or the United States, as delivered
e the President of the Senate, Is as e
d lows. The whole number Of electo
/ appointed to vote for President Of {
United States Is 4T6, Of which a malo
Eity Is 239. Theodore Roosevelt recelW
FOR President 336 votes, and Alton
| Parker 140.
He made a similar announcement
. the vote for vice president, and th
t1made the formal declaration Of the eli
u tion Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The
4. was burst Of applause from the tio
O. and galleries, and the joint session v
,e adjourned.