The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-11
TAFT DECLARED
DULY ELECTED
Electoral Vote Counted in the
Presence of Both Houses
of Congress.
FAIRBANKS IN THE CHAIR
.oplAusE ON BOTH SIDES DE-
SPITE RAP OF eAVEL,

v-ssbington, Feb. 10.-With simple
So. ir,nrsssive ceremonies, the counting
- the electoral vote for president and
=. nvesident occurred at a joint SIS
-, ~ the senate and house. held in
-, chamber Of the lover body.
william II. Taft of Ohio and James
sherman of New York were official
l. declared to be the choice of the peo-
ris for the term Of four years begin
'.,,r March next. The count con-
.,,r9ed exactly forty minutes.
wee President Fairbanks, who pre-
si5sd announced that applause would
-,ot he permitted. This followed Dem
ATTIC manifestations over the men
ion Of the name OF William ]. Bryan in
'.,rrsetion with the vote Of Alabama,
the first state called.
The Taft adherents. nevertheless. dis
-sgarled the admonition and literally
anplauded the first mention of his name
rben the California vote was an
nounced. -
vice President-elect Sherman, in his
,snacitv as a representative from New
work. occupied his accustomed place on
the floor.
Fairbanks in the Chair.
Promptlv at 1 o'clock Doorkeeper
LYON announced the arrival of the
avics president and the senate Of the
United States
The profession moved slowly down
the center aisle, and the seats assigned
were at once occupied. the vice presi-
dent mounting the rostrum and taking
position to the right of the speaker.
United states Senators Burrows Of
Michigan and Bailey Of Texas, and
Representatives Gaines of Tennessee
and Rucker OF Missouri, acted as tell
ers. When Senator Burrows announced
that Alabama had cast her full vote of
eleven for William J. Bryan and John
A Kern, applause broke out on the
Democratic side.
Instantly Vice President Fairbanks
rose and admOnished the house. "Tht
chair is obliged to suggest" said he
that all manifestations Of applause OF
approval are in eontraventien Of tbs
proprieties of the occasion. They offend
against the dignity and deeorum of the
great transaction now proceeding in ths
presence of the chosen representatives
Of the American people. The chair is
confident that a repetition of this ad-
1nonition win be unnecessary.
Applause Anyhow.
Despite the sdmonition OF the vice
president. however. the announcement
that California had cast her vote fol
Taft and Sherman, thus mentioning fol
the first time the names of the sue
cesSful candidates. caused some ap'
plsuse on the Republican side.
The Republicans again applaudeC
when Mr.. Rucker. one of the tellers
himself q Democrat and from Nilsson
ri. announced that Missouri cast hel
eighteen votes for Taft and Sherman.
When Mr.. Bailey of Texas. one of tht
tellers, called attention to the fact that
the certificate of Wisconsin read that
the vote of that state was for will
liam II. Taft of New York and James
5. Sherman of New York" MT. Bailey
said that of course, under the consti-
tuition il is not permissible for a state
20 vote for d candidate for president
and vice president from the same
state. but your tellers perfectly under
stand that this is a clerical error"
He asked that the tellers be author.
lied to report the vote of Wisconsin a.
having been cast for William H. Taft
Tor whom all the other electoral votes
were cast"
There was no objection, and the vic
president directed that the vote be re
corded for William II. Taft of Ohio.
Taft Declared Elected.
The tellers then reported that William
1t. TAFT and James 5. Sherman had re
CeiFed 32l votes. and that William J
hIysn and John W. Kern had received
10 votes. Only 242 votes were neees
sary 10 elect. The vice president an
hounced that Taft and Sherman hat
received more than the requisite major
ny, and that this announcement shout
~ deemed sufficient declaration OF tn
persons elected president and vice pres
loent Of the United States each for tn
,erm beginning March 4. 1909. and shall
oe entered, together with list of tn
ecIes on the journals of the senate ant
"ylse OF representatives.
me senator's then filed out Of tn
chamber
Alter the return of the senate TO il
vNh chamber. the teIleTs announced tn
ySut OF the count. The vice presiden
zen made formal announcement O