The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-11
ELECTORAL VOTES
COUNTED In HOUSE


ject Of comment. Here and there was q
woman IN purple, or one In blue, or one
IN black. They were brought into bold
relief IN the sea Of white.
In Executive Gallery.
Mrs Nicholas Longworth and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. daughters Of the PTesi-
dent sat IN the executive gallery. With
them we're Miss Oliver. the daughter of
the Assistant Secretary OF War. and Miss
Ethel Barrymore. the actress.
Miss Barrymore was one OF those whose
costume shone out conspIcuously by rsa-
son Of sts contrast with the prevailing
shade She wore n striking coat Of red,
with big lace collar and lot OF lace
down the front. eThis was written by
mani
Mrs. Longworth was attired daintily.
but in rather somDer coIors. tAlso e
mans descriptIon.)
Truman II. NewberTy, Secretary OK the
Navy. was the only member Of the
Roosevelt administration VINO was IN the
executive gallery, Representative Bourke
/ Cochran. OF New York. remained there
also during the proceedings. sitting on
the steps in the aisle near the pew oecu-
pied by Mrs. IsongwoTth and her friends
Mrs. sherman Present.
Most OF those IN the diplomatic box
we're women. wives and daughters OF for
eign representatives. Mrs. Sherman, wife
Of the nan who was about to be declared
elected TO the Office Of Vice President,
had a place IN the gallery reserved for
/ families OF members % the House With
her was Miss Helen Cannon. daughter OF
( Speaker Cannon
Mrs Sherman had shown her pleasure
when her husband entered the House and
was greeted with a round OF applause
I Unlike most Of his fellow-nemOers, VINO
had put on holiday clothes Tor the occa-
sion. he wore q suit Of rough gray maize
rial. in which he had appeared frequently
az the sessions he wore big carna-
ton IN the lapel OF his coat SO did
/ Speaker Cannon.
/ Promptly at 1 O'clock Speaker Cannon
raped for order. The buzz OF CONVEX
! sation ceased. Suddel-.y the members OF
( the Serate appeared at the portals q the
I lower chamber.
The vice President and the Senate Of
/ the United States" announced the House
/ of1ciai
Everybody present rose as Mr.. Fair
hanks. with Secretary Bennett, OF the
Senate. by his side. led the long line of
I Senator's down the main aisle The mem
I bers Of the House bowed
1 Behind the Vice President came his two
secretaries. each carrying bTass-bound
7 mahogany box. The boxes contained the
\ certificates Of the votes cast by the Presi-
Dental electors Of the several States.
I Vice President Presfdes.
Mr. Fairbanks mounted the rostrum
shock hands with Speaker Cannon, and
IN & minute the proceedings were under
way
When everything was quiet he made
this announcement:
The two Houses OF Congress have as
/ sembled. pursuant to the requirements o.
the Constitution and the laws OF IN.
United States. for the purpose OF counting
the votes OF the electors Of the severa
states for President and Vice President
Agreeable to the weIl-established practice
the reading Of the formal portion Of th'
certificates VIII be omitted unless there Il
demand 10 the contrary. Having ascer
tanned that the certificates are in du.
form and properly authenticated, the tel
lers viii count and make a list OF III
electoral votes OF the States IN the alpha
beticaI order. beginning with the State o
Alabama"
! Senator Burrows. OF Michigan. Repub
licsn. and Senator Bailey. CO Texas, Dem
! ocrst, representing the Senate. and Rep
resentatiye Gaines, OF West Virginia
Republican. and Representative Rucker
Of Missouri Democrat. representing tn
House, were announced as tellers Z
supervise the count
Read the Reports.
George Lockwood. secretary to the Vic
: President. took a formal looking pape
out OF his brass-bound box and handed !
: 10 Mr. Fairbanks, who handed it to Sec
rotary Bennett, who handed it to Senate
Burrows Il was the certificate from IN
5 electors OF the State OF Alabama. Nj
S Burrows read il in a voice that could no
be heard very Far.
When he made il known that Alabam
: had cast her electoral vote for William
: Jennings Bryan for President and job
+ Worth Kern Tor Vice President there wa
applause all over the House and IN IN
? galleries The Vice President arose an
raped loudly with his gaveL He made
! few remarks intended to put a damper o.
partisan enthusiasm, but he was so goo
e natured about il that nobody felt hurt
He said that all manifestations Of az
proval or dlsapproval were IN contra
!, ventiOn CT the pToprieties Of the occasion
Il vas against TIE dignity and the de
I corum OF the great occasion now prC
1 ceeding. The Chair Is convinced" h
concluded, that a repetition OF this ad
monitien IS unnecessary"
Nearly everybody laughed a. this. bJ
nobody applauded when Senator Bale
c sprung the news that Arkansas electors
e vote had been cast for Bryan and Kerr
Still, il was pretty hard 70 keep IN
spirits OF tie audience within bounds
minu,e OF two later. when the electors
), vote OF California vas put in the Ia
: and Sherman column. g lone Republica
member clapped mis- hands two or thre
!, times
= The Republicans passed the word aroun
4 that II was Jim Sherman applaudin
3 himself" Everybody knew this was NJ
so, but Il brought laugh. just the sam
8Ir. Sherman sat in the very first Sc;
on the main aisle on the Republican sid
, He chstted throughout the proceeding
with his neighbor, Representative An
, berry, an Ohio Democrat
/ Things went along quietly for awhil
= II anything. the affair was very pros
!: Some Republicans clapped their han,
2rhen the vote Of Missouri was announcs
3 FOR TAFT and Sherman One little patti
IS Of a single pair OF hands was the tribu
: 10 Ok;o's Republicans.
When the last votes were counted q
= joint session dissolved and the Sena
returned 10 It's chamber.
While Won think q &. tsrephona 70,