The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-10
COUNTED THE
ELECTORAL VOTES
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IL any democratic mind that perhaps
the final count might show majori-
ty for the Peerless Leader" from
Nebraska.
incidentally the fact was recalled
that it was the largest vote ever cast
for candidates for president in the
history of the United States, the re-
cent admission of Oklahoma having
added seven votes to the electoral col
lege since the ceremony was perform
ed four years ago.
The joint session began at one
O'Clock in the presence of notable
assemblage. Admission to the gal
leries was only obtained by card
and these points of observation were
crowded with the wives and friends
of the members. Mrs. Taft and Mrs.
Sherman, with a large party of
friends, including Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Fairbanks and members CT
their families, were interested spec
tators, and the diplomatic gallery
was well filled with the representa-
tives of foreign governments eagerly
watching the process of the electiOl
of a president of the greatest republic
on earth.
Precisely at one O'Clock the door,
keeper announced the coming of
the senate. The Speakers gavel fell
and the representatives stood to re
ceive their colleagues from the othe-
end of the Capitol The doors were
thrown open and, headed by Vie
President Fairbanks, Secretary Ben
nett and Sergeant-at-arms Ramsdell
the senators filed into the hall of he
house in pairs. They were escorted
to seats reserved for them on the
democratic side of the house, near
the Speakers rostrum.
AS soon as the hum, hustle and
confusion, incident to their arrival,
had subsidized, Vice President Fair
banks, 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 rostrum the tellers ap-
pointed by the two houses. They
were Burrows (rep., Mich.) and
Bailey (dem., Texas), on the part of
the senate; and representatives
Gaines (rep., w. Va and Rucker
(dem., MOI, on the part OF the
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 i'm
pressive silence, took document, re-
splendent in gold and red seals. This
was passed to Senator Burrows, who
that it appeared to be
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 reading of the records of the
other states in alphabetical order
was then proceeded with, each teller
making an announcement in turn.
There was tremendous outburst
OF republican applause when Mary
lands vote was declared to be SIX
for Bryan and 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.
4 similar republican demonstra-
rior occurred when the teller read
that the eighteen votes of Missouri
had been cast for Taft, thus dupii-
eating in a former rock-ribbed DEM
ccratic state the performance of four
years ago, when it was also carried
by the republican candidates. 1t
was some minutes before the APP
plause subsidized The democrats
Lad their turn when the first cleo
tul;.! vote cast by the new State OF
Oh lahoma was announced as having
been cast for Bryan and Kern.
States of the east AMI middle wet,
in which big najorities were rolled
I'D for Taft and Sherman, followed in
quick succession. Senator Burrows
had The satisfaction of reading the
returns from Michigan, and Senator
Bailey was equally pleased to an
nounce those from Texas, despite the
fact that the whole eighteen were
Pumped for the losing candidates.