The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-17
HOW COUNT
IS MADE
Always Large Audience Present
When Electoral Vote
is CanvaSSed
Especial Stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, ID. e., F'eD. 10.-Ihe
official count of the electoral vote for
president can occur but once in four
years and it is always an interesting
spectacle, sufficient in Washington to
overcrowd the galleries and this time.
as usual, thousands We're turned away,
unable to get within hearing The
ceremony occurs in the hall of the
house of representatives it having a
greater seating capacity than the sem
ate chamber. With impressive cere-
mony the electoral vote was counted
and the election of - odore Roosevelt
and Charles Warren Fairbanks was
annunced. after tells on the part of
both branches of the national legisla-
ture had formally found correct the re-
turns of the electors in the several
states. OF course, everybody has
known the result since November, but
| Roosevelt and Fairbanks We're not act
ually elected ntil yesterday. The
notable assemblage in the galleries in
Guided Mrs. Roosevelt and other mem
bers of the presidents family; Mrs. |
Fairbanks, members of the diploma tic |
| corps, and the wives and families of
senators and representatives with as
many more fortunate persons as were
able to gain admittance. Senator
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 unlocked docu-
ment bearing red and gold seals. He
passed a paper cutter through the
wrapper and handed it to a clerk, who
in turn passed it 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 cleo
toral vote of the state of Alabama cast
for Alton B. Parker of New York and
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia for
president and vice president of the
: United States. Democratic applause
Y followed the announcement. At this
: moment Senator Cockrell of Missouri
rose and said that in view of the fact
that there wuld 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 state
ment of the vote would be ample,
, which was agreed to. The second
y state whose vote was announced was
Arkansas and again democratic ap-
plause was heard after the formal an
nouncement that Parker and Davis
u were the choice. Of the electors from
Arkansas. Then came the vote of CAL
nornia and it was handed to Senator
Bailey Of Texas, who was the chosen
teller on the democratic side. When
the vote was declared for Theodore
Roosevelt and Charles Warren Fair
le banks. there was applause on the re-
Of publican side. Again when Maryland
IN was reached, republican applause broke
ne out for OF the eight electoral votes Of
is Maryland. one. that of Mr.. Charles
ne Bonaparte was given for the republican
tie candidates. The declaration of the vote
.r of Missouri for Roosevelt and Fair
he banks created a storm of applause from
N. the republican side and all eyes wer'
he fixed on Senator Cockren whose sea
is in the senate will probably be filed b!
Of another man as result of the Ian,
s. slide of that hitherto staunch demo
cratic state to the republicans. TIL
en- applause lasted for more than a min
~ ute and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr,. in tn
H. gallery, was one Of the most strenu
.,f Gus in his approval The declaration
.
to for the republican candidates was an
am other occasion for jubilation, and 70
set some time the reading of the result
from the eastern states, Pennsylvania
r. and the states of the middle west mad
a. republican applause somewhat monot
al onous and fatiguing. but finally it cam
not Senator Bailey's time to read a certif
nc cate of election. Senator Frye handle
,ch him the report from the electors
the that state of which it is said that Ger
rec eral Sheridan said IL he owned it an
of hell, he would live in hell and rel
EN- that state out. Applause from bot
ill sides of the chamber greeted the Texs
the senator when he impressively declare
,us that the electoral vote of the state
,ar Texas had been cast for Alton
;rd Parker and Henry G. Davis. The al
on nouncement of the electoral votes
of all the states required nearly an hou
ion Wyoming the last in the alphabetic
res list, was finally read and president p
,is. tempore Frye, counted the tally she
had ana announced AT the conclusion IN
i'm. the record sho"eo '.a' 'he whoie nun
is Der OF eiectorai votes cast was ~
ugh that THESE zss were MAJORITY Tn
AXE Iheodore Roosevelt mad received
dav votes for president; Charles War;
han Fairbanks S36 votes for vice presiden
zero Alton B. Parker, 40 votes for preside
ion. ana Heiry T.. JAWS ifo votes LOT VI
for president. and he then made the SIM
, to announcement that this record shor
rere be deemed sufficient declaration
the election of Theodore Roosevelt a
Charles Warren Fairbanks and thai