New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
TO CAST VOTE To- MORROW
THE. ELECTORS TO MEET.
Procedure at Albany Regarding
Presidential Ballot.


Albany. Jan. The vote of the State of New
York for Theodore Roosevelt of New-York and
Charies w. Fairbanks, OF Indiana; for President
and Vice-Presdent Of the United States respective
~. Tor the four years term of Office beginning
March 1906 viii be cast for the first time on Mon
day next. January 9. in the Senate Chamber in
this city, when the thirty-nine Republican Presi-
Dental electors chosen at the general election Of
November will hold their meeting James z.
March, of New-York, Port Warden at that city,
was the eector receiving the highest total vote
IN precise figures, S59533 which is the figure used
in computing the vote accredited 10 Theodore
Roosevelt. compared with S22O13 cast for the high
est Mckinley elector in 1900 -Four years ago there
were only thirty-six electors apportiOned to this
State, three having been added since that time.
owing to the increase in population shown by the
census of 1900
John F. O'Brien. Secretary of State will call the
meeting 10 order. and after prayer the roll will be
called by j. B. H. Mongin, Deputy Secretary OF
State and the constitutional oath CT office will be
administered to each elector. In the case of any
absentee the electors will choose substitute. While
ordinarily all OF the electors chosen by the people
respond TO the call there have been instances Of
substitution IN 1868. for instance. three were ab
sent, and on other occasions there have been one
two who failed to appear President. secretary
and talIers will be chosen. and the vote for Presi-
dent and Vice-PresGent of the United States viii
be taken II is the custom TO use for this purpose
specially engraved ballots. bearing the names OF
ton Of the party.
THREE LISTS PROVIDED FOR
The Secretary of state is required to prepare
three lists and statement OF the State canvass,
and deliver the same the president of the col
lege. Immediately after their organization the
electors shall vote for President and Nlce-Presl-
dent. Of whom. at least shall be resident OF
other than the State the electors live in Inc
electors must formally name the candidates Tor
President and Vice-President and the number or
votes cast for each. The law says the electors
shall make three distinct lists Of all persons voteo
for as President and Vice-President, and after
casting their votes the Secretary of State shaIi
seal up the certificate certifying that the vote for
President and Vice-Presdent is contained therein
The Secretary of State is required TO make three
copies of the certificate. which are to be handled
follows: One of the electors is designated by the
college to take charge of and deliver one copy TO
the president Of the Senate at the seat OF govern
ment before the first Wednesday in January next
ensuing. Another certificate is forwarded to
Washington by mail. while the third certlncate Is
delivered forthwith to the federal district judge
| in the district in which the. electors shall as
| semble If there is president Of the Senate the
elector messenger must deliver it to the of1ce OF
| the Secretary of State Of the United States.
Each of the persons appointed shall have 2
| cents a mile Of estimated distance necessary TO
travel in going from the Capitol the State 10 the
! seat Of government. Any elector appointed mes
senger, who shall neglect perform his duty. shall
| be fined in the of 81 600 Each elector in the
| State gets S15 day and 10 cents a mile each way
| in travelling TO and from Albany.
In the year 1880 John Jacob Astor was the electoI
| chosen by the New-York college to deliver the
electoral vote Of this State to the president OF the
| Senate in Washington.
| ELECTORS BOUND BY PARTY LOYALTY.
No law save the unwritten c7e of party loyalty
and public opinion compels any elector 10 vote
| for the party candidates. Only once in American
/ II
i for the party nominees. This in the case Of
! the Monroe-J Q. Adams election of 1920. when New
Hampshire cast one vote for John Quincy Adams
the eector desiring IT is said. prevent the unan
After the meeting the electors will call in body
on Governor Higgins. Before the meeting, at
| electors at the Fort Orange Club. by Benjamin w
| Arnold. the electOr from Albany, IN t4e I'D Con-
| gress District Samuel L. Munson who was electol
J from Albany four years ago. rendered a like cour'
/ tesy to the Mckinley electors. Among those in
vited 10 the luncheon this year are Governor Hig-
/ gins. Lieutenant Governor Bruce. George B. Cortel
| tee; Secretary of State O'Brien. National Commit
Tar p "a Sdu i, " Oh s{r71ar Of the EenIHbcar
| State Committee and William Barnes. Jr.. chairman
! Of the executive committee Of the Republican
! As provided by the Constitution of the United
States Of the Union must be held on the same date
which is fxed by act OF congress- ad r. orery de
| but sixteen years ago beginning with the meetings
changed to the second Monday in January In 1885,
| the meetings were held On the last day OF Novem
| ber
\ LIST OF THE ELECTORS.
The electors this year are as follows: George Ur-
| ban jr of Buffalo; ex-Mayor Charles A Schierer
| of Brooklyn: Thomas P, Peters, of Brooklyn
| Brinckerhon Meyers. of Manhasset Peter WyckoH
! Edmund w VOORHEES,. Charles E. Teale. George
Allan Price and Charles II Banks. all of Brooklyn
James E March. Joseph Levenson. Charles Shon-
good, William Blau. Herman Joveshof. B. Aymar
Sands Frederick Uhlmann, John W Simpson, Ed
ward s. Clinch and ex-Judge Ernest Han. all OF
New-York City: Abbott G. Combes, Of t1mhurst
James Wood. of Mount Kisco; John c. Rose. OF
Roseton: ex-Assembyman Francis G. Landon. of
Staatsburg; James j. Child, Of Troy: Benjamin
W Arnold. OF Albany: Charles A Wheeler. Of Pc
posit Bartlett Arkell CanaJohare; George A. Ste
vens of Lake Placid; Wilfrd Hartley. of Utica;
Caldwell b Benson. OF Minetto: William K: Pierce.
of Syracuse; Charles &. Wickwtre, Of Cortland;
Frederick W Griffith. Of Palmyra; George Wilder.
of Rochester: AlansOn b HOughton. Of Corning;
Arthur c: Hastings, Of Niagara FAILS: ex-senator
Simon Seibert, of Buffalo, William H. Daniels, OF
F1fTaio and James H. McEwen. of WelsviIe.
George Urban jr. OF Buffalo, is the only elector in
This college who "A member of that which IN
1901 cast its vote for William Mckinley.