Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-10
COUNTED THE VOTES.
New Record In This Line Has Been
Made by Congress.
TOOK FIFTY MINUTES
Quadrenuial Function, That oceurreo
In the IIouss, Attracted Many
Persons, the Galleries be-
Ing Thronged'

Washington. Feb. 9.-Although the
remlt OF the presidential election was
known on the evening Of Nov O. z"
WIS not until "Wednesday that iheo-
dore Roosevelt and Charles W. arm
harts were onicially declared to be
elected president and yiee-pres'oen'
respectively for sour years besihh'hs
march 4 1905. This quadrienniai fune-
tion OF congress attr1cted to the house
chamber where the electoral vote was
canvassed, an immense gathei'hB'
prominent among the auditors peihs
Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt the
presldenrs sister. Mrs. Co~ies' anu
mra Charles w Fairbanks. wife oi
the yloo prcsident-eleot
AT o'clock Doorkeeper Lyons OF
the house announced the arrival Oh
the president pro tempore and mem-
bors OF the senate. Mr.. Frye mount
ed the rostrum TO the right Of Speaker
canBon Al the time the inlaid ma
hogany box containing TIE electoiai
votes vas deposited on the apeahet
tatIe and opened. the senators IN the
meantime taking seats on the right
snde OF the chamber. While they were
taking seats the members ~ the MOUSE
stood.
President Frye presided. and IN CALI
| ing the jolnt body TO order Informed
them that they wNre assembled pur-
suant 10 the requirements OF the con
! sutution.
/ The teilers OF the two houses,
Messrs Burrows of Michigan ani Bal
I ley of Texas OF the senate and Gaines
OF Wtsf virginia and Russell Of Texas
OF tho house. took their places at the
speaker desk and the certificates were
read by each teller In turn.
Alabama came hIst. the certificates
lLeiag declared In regular order and
duly auth uticated. II showed that
Alton Il. Parker OF New York and
Henry q. Davis OF West Virginia hnd
received the eleven votes q the state
for president and vice-president The
Democrats literally applauded-
Mr.. Burow evoked laughter by an
Inouncing that Alabama voted for Al
len" B. Parker. The other states were
called in alphabetical order. The first
mention of President Roosevelt's nam
came when the state Of California was
announced. II was a signal for APP
Ip.nuse from the Republican side.
AT the suggestion OF Senator Cock
rell to save time the readings of the
subsequent certificates In detail was
dispensod with. and the result Of the
vote was simply announced.
Intense interest was shown by the
occupants of the galleries. which wer,
oensely packed. Al every mention OF
the names Of the candidates their re-
spective admirers applaudei.
b. "A coincidence IL fell 20 the lo'
Of Senator Bailey 70 read the vote OF
his own state. Texas. General ap-
plause greeted him a. he alnouncet
that Parker and Davis had received
the eighteen votes of that state.
i similar coincidence occurred when Mr.
4 Gaines read the vote OF West Virginia
4 As soon as the votes % an the states
had been read senator Frye directed
. the tellers 10 make formal announce
] ment u the result The members n
4 the interim oonversed In a low tone.
Senator Burrows announced that %
/ the total electoral vote OF fG7. OF whici
majority was 239. Theodore RoCse.
/ welt for president ana G. W. Fairbanks
for VICE president had each receivet
$50. and that Alton b. Parker for pres
ident and Henry G. Davis for vice
\ president. had each received 100 votes
Senator Frye recapitulated the vot'
J and then made the following an
, nouncement; This announcement o
the result OF the vote by the prosiden
OF the senate shall BE- deemed a sui
ficient declaration OF the DersOn
elected president and vlce-pr,EiGent o
the United states. each for the tern
. beginning March 4. 1905. and shall b
entered together with list of IN
votes on the journals OF the senat
and the house OF representatives" II
then declared the purpose for whitl
the joint convention had been calle
to have been accomplished. dissolve
the convention had requested the sen
ators 20 return % their chamber