The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
TAFT is FINALLY
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
CONGRESS PUTS THE FINISHING
TOUCHES ON ELECTION.
SHERMAN IS VICE PRESIDENT
OF the 4sS Electoral Votes to be Cas-
The Republicans Received 321
and the Democrats viii
Have 1862.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 1O.-With
impressive ceremony, the closing scene
Of the presidential election was en-
acted today in the Hail of the House
of Representatives.
In joint session the members OF the
senate and of the house of the national
congress met and counted the cleo
president and declared the election OF
VIM. Howard Taft, Of Ohio, and James
Schoolcraft Sherman, of New n rk.
After tellers appointed by both
houses, and representing both politi-
cal parties, Vice President Charles w.
Fairbanks announced that out of the
1873 votes in the electoral college 321
had been cast tor Taft for president;
321 for Sherman for vice-president;
1862 for william j. Bryan for presi-
dent and f62 for joan w. Kern for
vice-president.
prolonged applause on the republican
side and settled forever any lingering
doubt that might have existed in any
democratic mind that perhaps the
final count might snow a majority
for the Peerless Leader" from Ne
braska.
Incidentally the fact was recalled
that it was the largest vote ever cast
for candidates for president in the his
tory of the United states, the recent
admission of Oklahoma having added
seven votes to the electoral college
since this ceremony was performed
four years ago.
The joint session began at one
o'clock in the presence of notable
assemblage. Admission to the CALLER
les was only obtained by card and
these points of observation were
crowded With the wives and friends
| 0f members.
Precisely at one O'Clock tue SiE8E
Keeper announced the coming OF the
senate. The speakers gaveI fell and
the representatives stood to receive
their colleagues from the other end of
| the Capitol The doors were thrown
open and headed by Vice President
Fairbanks, Secretary Bennett and
Sergeanr-at-Arms Randell, the Sena.
tors filed into the fall of the House
in pairs. They were escorted to seats
reserved for them on the democratic
side near the speakers rostrum.
AS soon as the hum, hustle and con-
iusion, incident to their arrival, had
subsidized, Vice-President Fairbanks,
as president OF the senate, took the
speakers chair with Speaker Cannon
sitting on his left Then, rapping for
order, the vice-president called to the
costrum the tellers appointed by the
two houses. They were senators
| Burrows, (rep. Mich.l and Bailey,
| Cdem.. Tex.) on the part of the sen.
ate; and Representative Gaines trep.
1 w. Va and Rucker, (dem. MOI on
the part of the House. All Of these
except the last named officiated in
similar capacity four years ago, when
Russell (Texas) was the democratic
teller for the house.
From a polished hardwood case,
which was unlocked by an attendant.
the vice-president then, amid impress
we silence, took document resplen-
lent in red and gold seals This was
passed to Senator Burrows, VINO an
bounced that ii appeared to be a duly
authenticated record, in legal form,
Of the electoral vote of the state OF
Alabama, cast for William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska. and John W.
Kern, of Indiana This was greeted
with democratic applause. The read
ng of the records of the other states
in alphabetical order was then pro
,eeded with, each teller making an
announcement in turn.
There was tremendous outburst OF
republican applause when Maryland's
vote was declared to be six for Bryan
ind two for Taft, showing an increase
Of one in the electoral vote of that
state for the republican candidates as
compared with four years ago
| A similar republican demonstra
ton occurred when the teller read
that the eighteen votes OF Missouri
had heen cast for Taft. thus duplicat
ing in a former rock-ribbed demo
cratic state the performance of -four
| years ago when it also was carried
by the republican candidates. It wa:
some minutes before the applause
subsidized. The, democrats had theii
urn when the first electoral wee cas-
by the new state OF OStShona was
announced as having been cast fol
Bryan and Kern.
States of the east and middle west
Ia which big majorities we're rolled
Up for Taft and Sherman. followed Ii
quick succession. Senator Burrowi
rad the satisfaction OF reading the re
turns from Michigan, and Senate
Bailey was equally pleased to an
iounce those from Texas. despite tns
| fact that the whole eighteen votes
y frt.-A& -. a 4. - -