The Grit-advocate., 1905-02-17
Ftaal Election OF Roosevelt and
EaiPbanks.

Ftsai Election OF Roosevelt and
FaiPbaaks.
The Omcisl count of the electoral
vote for president can occur but once
In four years and 1t is always an inter-
esting spectacle, sufficient 10 Washing
ton To overcrowd the galleries and this
time, ~ usual, thousands we're turned
away, unable to get within hearing.
Tho ceremony occurs 10 the hall OF the
house Of representatives, it having q
greater seating capacity than the SEN
ate chamber. With impressive cere-
mony the electoral vote was counted
and the election OF Theodore Roose-
velt and Charles Warren Fairbanks
was announced. after tellers on the
part OF both brancbs of the national
legislature had formally found correct
the returns OF the electors in the sew
ersl states. OF course. every body has
known the result since November, but
Roosevelt and Fairbanks were not act
uslly elected until Wednesday of last
week, February8. The notable assem-
blage 10 the galleries included Mrs.
Roosevelt and other members Of the
presidents family; Mrs. Fairbanks,
members of the diplomatic corps, and
the wives and famili Of senators and
representatives, with rs many more
fortunate persons as were able to gain
admittance Senator Fairbanks was
not present.
There was perfect silence when Sen
tor Frye presiding In the house took
from polished hard wood case, which
an attendant unlocked, u document
bearing red and gold seals. He passed
a paper cutter through the wrapper
and handed IL to clerk, who in turn
passed it to Senator Burrows, one
of the tellers. Senator Burrows, read
ing, announced that he held in his
hand what appeared to be legal and
duly authenticated record Of the elec-
toral vote Of the state Of Alabama cast
for Alton B. Parke: OF New York and
Henry G. Davis Of West Virginia for
president and vice president OF the
United States. Democratic applause
followed the announcement. At this
moment Senator Cockrell of Missouri
ruse and said that in view of the fact
that there would be no contest, he be-
lieved it would be proper to dispense
with the reading OF each return Of the
electors and that the simple statement
Of Gi,: vote would be ample, which was
;4g-eed to. The second state whose
vote was announced vas Arkansas and
again democratic applause was heard
after the formal announcement that
Parker and Davis were the choice OF
the electors from ARKANSAS. Then
came the vote Of California and it was
handed to Senator Baily OF Texas, who
was the chosen teller on the demo-
cratic side. When the vote was de-
clsred for Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles Warren Fairbanks, there wae
applause on the republican side.
Again when Maryland was reached.
republican applause broke out for Of
the eight electoral votes Of Maryland,
one, that of Mr.. Charles Bonxparte,
was given for the republican candi-
dates. The declaration of the vote Of
Missouri for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
created storm Of applause from the
republican side and all eyes were fixed
ou Senator Cookrell whose seat in the
senate will probably be filled by snoth-
er man as the result Of the land slide
OF that hitherto staunch democratic
state to the republicans. The ap
plause lasted for more than minute
and Theodore Roosevelt, Junior, in
the gallery, was one OF the most stren-
uous 10 his approval. The declaration
Of thirty-nine votes from New York
for the republican candidates was an
ether occasion for jubilation, and for
somc time the reading OF the results
from the eastern states, Pennsylvania,
and the states OF the middle west made |
republican applause somewhat monot-
onous and fatiguing, but finally it
came Senator Bailey's time to read a
certificate OF election. Senator Frye !
handed him the report from the elect
ors of that state Of which 1t is said |
that General Sheridan said IL he OVID
ed it and hell he would live In hell and |
rent that state out. Applause from
both sides of the chamber greeted the
Texas senator when he impressfvely
declared that the vote of the state OF I
Texas had been cast for Alton B.
Parker and Henry G. Davis. The an
nouncement of the electoral votes OF
all the states required nearly an hour.
Wyoming, the last In the alphabetical
ljaf uaa finally road and nresidenf n,-n