The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-10
I At I SURE
ELECTED
NOW
CONGRESS IN JOINT
SESSION COUNTS
THE VOTE.
Impressive Ceremony Is
Held This Afternoon
at Washington.

- WASNINGION FEB. iV-itN T.
p.-Wlh impressive ceremony. the
closine scene OF the presidential
election was enacted to-day in The
haN 81 me house OF representatives.
In ioint session the members OF
the senate aud OF the house Of the
national congress met and counted
rae electoral votes for president
and vice president and declared the
election OF VIM. Howard Taft, OF
Ohio. and James Schoolcrat Shcr
man Of New York.
After tolers appointed by both
houses. and repvVsentiug both DO.
lltical parties had carefully scrutt
Missed the returns from the several
states. Vice President Charles W
Fairbanks announced that out OF
the asa yutes In the electoral col
lcge g2l had been cast for TAFT
FOR president. 3gi for sherman for
/. vice president. i6a for William j
Ryan for president and 1872 tor
John ". Kern for vice president.
Prolonged Applause.
This statement was received with
prolonged applause oa the repub.
lean side. and settled forever any
lingering doubt that might have ex
isgca IN any democratic mind that
perhaps the final count might show
\ majority for the Peerless leader
from Nebraska.
The joint session hogan az
o'clock. In the presence Of a notable
aEsemblaEe. Admission 90 the sal
lerios vas only obtained BY card,
and these points OF observation
~@sre crowded with the wives and
friends % members.
Precisely az 1 o'clock the door
keeper announced the coming OF
the senate The speakers gavcl
fell and the representative stood
10 receive their colleagues from the
other end q the capitol The doors
were thrown open and. headed by
Vice President Fairbanks Secretary
Bennett and Sergeant AZ Arms
Ransdau. the senators flled into the
fan 81 the house IN pairs They
were escorted tn seats reserved Tor
them on the democratic side near
the speakers rostrum.
Teiiers Start Work.
As soon as the hum. hustle and
confusion incident % the arrival
had subsidized. Vice President Fair
banks. as president Of the senate
took the speakers chair with
Speaker Cannon sitting on his
left Thea. rapping for order. the
vice president called 20 the rostrum
the tellsFs appointed By the two
houses. They were Senators
Burrows Rep. Mich.l and Bailey
(Dem.. Texasi. on the part Of the
senate. and Representatives
Gaines lRep.. W. Va and RuckeI
lDem.. MOI. on the part % the
house All OF these except the last
named officiated IN similar capacity
four years ago. when Russell
fTexas1 was the democratic teller
for the house
electoral Vote Counted.
From q polished hardwood case
which was unlocked By an attend
ant. the vice president then. amid
impressive silence took a docu
.Auent respondent In red and gold
ais This was passed 10 Senator
Burrows. whO announced that Il ap
peared 10 be a duly authenticated
record. in legal form. 81 the cleo
toraI vote 81 the State % 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
IA alphabetical order was then pro
ceeded with. each teller making
an announcement In turn
There was tremendous out
burst Of republican applause when
Maryland vote was declared 10 BE-
SIX FOR Bryan and two for Taft
showing an increase Of one tn the
ELECTORAL vote OF that state for the
republican candidates as compared
with four years ago.