The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-09
COUNTING OF
THE VOTES
NEW RECORD IN TINS LINE HAS BEEN
MADE BY CONGRESS.
TOOK FIFTY MINUTES
Quadrenniai Function, That Oecurr-
ed In the House. Attracted
Many Persons, Galleries
Being Thronged.
TOOK FIFTY MINUTES

Washington. FEB. 9.---Aithough the
result of the presidential election WAS
known on the evening Of Nov. 3. 1t
xas not until Wednesday that Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Charles w. aFfr-
banks were officially declared TO be
elected president and vics-president
respectively for four years beginning
March 4. 1905. This auadrienniai func-
chamber where the electoral vote was
eauyaased, an immense gathering.
prosntneut among the auditors being
Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt, the
Presidents sister. Mrs Cowles. and
Mrs. Charles w Fairbanks. wife OF
the vice president-eiect
Al i O'Clock Doorkeerer Lyons OF
the house announced the arrival Of
the president pro tempore ard mern
hegs af the senate. MIR. Frye mount
ell the fostrasn TO the right of Speaker
Ctnnon. Al The tire the inlaid ma
hegany box containing the electoral
votes tsas deposited CA the speakers =
tatle and opened. tlse senators Ia the
meantime taking seats on the right
sysde ~ the chamber. While they were
taking seats the members Of the house
stocd
President Frye presided. and IN cali
ing the joint body to order informed
them that they ware assembled pur-
saaut to the requirements Of the con-
stituHaa.
The telIegs OF the two houses
Ne8srs, Burrows or Michigan ana Bal
tey If Texas OF the senate and Gaines
az West Virginia and Russell of Texas
of the house took their places at the
sueaker's desk and the certificates were
read By each teller In turn.
Alabama came drst. the certificates
being declared ia regular oeaet and
du'g authenticated II showed that
Alton & Parker og New York and
Henry q. Davis OF West Virginia hnd
| received tse eleven votes ct the state
for president and vice. president. The
Democrats literally apEIaadetI
Dir. EurtDw evoked laughter by an
| aouneing that Alabama yotea Tor AL
len 2. Parker. The other states were
! called IN alphabetical order The first
mention of President RooseYe3t,s nanle
carse Wsleu fh@ state of California was
aHpqune@d. Ia WAS "a signaI t0r APP
plapse from the Republican side.
~ TIE suggestion of Senator Co g-
| rels t5 saye tlnse the readings OF the
suUaeqUn8g erjiaeates Ga detail YVES
dispen7eG w.th and the resnit % tas
Npte @as simply announced.
| Intense Interest WAS shown hy the
| oerupsnts of the eali,r s. which were
5ensey packed a. every mention 81
IRE usm~ n the candidates their re-
| a.fee GIVE admirers appisudeA
~ celneideuee q fell 10 the lc,
| ~ senator Bailey 10 read the vote at
| his 9Wn state. Texas Cssu.qal an
| It.ase greeted him as he annouu,.ad
tna3 Pa ser nud Davis bad received
the -ssateen votes of thrf state A
similar coincidence occurred when MT
Gaiaes ressd thc vote az West Virginia
! A. #eun as Tine Votes OF ali tbs. STATES
| had been r@sed senator Frye directed
TIE feilsge a. mske formal announce.
uaeuf ~ ne rsut The fnetrsheFs IA
the interim conversr1 IA low tone.
Senator Burrows announced that o,
tie total elestssgei vote Il 4sT of syhiel
a majority was 2&s. Theoslafe Rona..
welt fot presisient ant g ". Rs4arnank,
fssf vice. p essstsnt. Rad each res~slvs~s
sse. and Etns Astwg n Parker for prrw
iss#nt ard Henry -. Davis for vice
president hmd each ssss~ev~a fsa vnt~~
ss@u@sef Afs~ r~vspisaiMtesl the v.st,
@at1 tfr.u INSIDE th~ following AN.
fsaaEaeetUsft ~rA4s announcement .
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