Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-11
ELECTORAL VOTES.
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I'd the rostruln and took position to
the right of the Speaker. the entire
body stood until Vice President Fair
hanks brought his gavel down. He then
:~nrunce1 that the two Houses were
$3.50 ntled pursuant to the require
irents of the Constitution ana the laws
nf the United States. Senators Bur
~ows. Mich, ard Bailey, Texas, anG
Repre- scntatives Gaines, w Va, and
pucker, Mo. acted as trllers. When
Senator Burrows announced that Ala
lama cast her full vote of II for VIII
liam :. Bryan and John w. Kern APP
plause came from the Democratic
side.
Instantly Vice President Fairbanks
arose and at,nonshed the House:
''Tne Chair is obliged to suggest,
said he, that all manifestations of
Applause or approval are In contra
vpntion OF the propricties of the coca
sion Jhey offend against the dignity
and Gecorum of the great transaction
now proceeding in the presence of the
chosen representatives OF the Alneri
ran people. The Chair is confident that
a repetition of this adnonition VIII be
unnecessary
A ripple of laughter swept over the
chamber ard there was no applause
when the names of Bryan and Kern
We're again mentioned as having re-
ceived the vote of Arkansas.
But despite the admOnition of the
Vice President. the announcement that
California cast her vote for Taft and
Sherman, thus mentioning for the first
time the names of the successful can
1iGates. caused some applause on the
Republican side.
The Republicans again broke into ap
DlauSe when Mr. RuckCr Of the tcllerS,
himself ID Democrat and from Mis-
souri,. announced that Missouri cast
her IS votes for Taft and Sherman.
When Mr.. Bailey of Texas. one Of the
tcllers, called attention to the fact that
the certificate of Wisconsin head that
the vote of that state was for William
II. Taft of New York ana james S. Sher-
man of New York" Mr.. Bailey said that
''of course under the constitution it is
not permissible for d state to vote for
candidate for President and Vice Pres
| ident from the same state, but your tell
els perfectly understand that this is
| clerical error. lie asked lndl lIle lellelV
| be authorized to report the vote of Wis
consin as having been cast flor William
| Fl. Taft, for whom all the other electoral
| votes were cast" There was no obJec
ton and the Vice President directed that
tie vote be recorded for William ii. Taft
of Ohio.
The telers then reported that William
| r. Taft and James S Sherman had re-
ccived 321 votes and that William J. Bry-
an and John w. Kern had received 162
| votes. Only AZ votes We're necessary to
| elect The Vice President announced
| that Messrs Taft and Sherman had re-
| coived more than the requisite majority
| and that this announcement of the state
| of the vote by the President shall be
| deemed a sufficient declaration of the
persons elected President and Vice Pres
idcnt of the United States. each for the
| term beginning March 4, 1909, and shall be
entered together with list of the votes.
on the journals of the Senate and House
of Representatives." The Vice President
next declared that the business which had
| brought the two houses together had
been completed. The senators filed out
of the chamber and as they did so they
shook hands with Mr. Sherman.
The whole proceedings consumed just
40 minutes.
The members of the House fell into line
and also extended their congratulations.
| So great was the confusion that a mo-
ton by Loudenslager. n. j., that the
| House take Il recess for five minutes was
carried with II vim. He then proposed
three cheers for the Vice President elect
| which were given with Il will by Republic
| cans and Democrats alike. Someone
started singing Hes a Jolly Good Eel
| low and the refrain was taken up all
over the House. When Mr.. Sherman had
finished shaking hands the business of
| the House was resumed
After the return of the Senate to its
| own chamber the tellers announced the
| result of the count. The Vice President
! then made a formal announcement of the
| result similar to the announcement made
| in the House and thus ended the final
| ceremony connected with the election of
| Messrs. Taft and Sherman.