Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-01-17

ELECTORS CAST VOTES.

cordan with the constitutional pro-
vision, the Presidential and Vice
Presidential electors chosen in the
different States assembled at the cap
itals of the States today and formal
" cast their ballots for the nominees
on their respective tickets. Demo-
cratic electors. of course, voted for
Wilson and Marshall, while the Re-
pubiicans, owing to the death OF Vice
President Sherman, who was Mr..
Taft's running mate, voted for DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler for second
place. The change had been decided
upon by the Republican National
Committee and thus acquired legal
sanction, the time between Mr.. Sher-
mans death and the election having
been too short to make nomination
in the regular way.
In addition to casting their ballots,
the electors also chose for each State
an official messenger who will carry
the result of the balloting to Wash
ington, there to DO announced in 9
f.rmsl way.
In most Of the States the bsllotins
was devoid Of special ceremonies
though here and there. as in Indian
apolis and at Harrisburg, the oc
casion was taken advantage of Il
make declarations of party policies.
Returns prepared by the electors a
the polls last November are now Oh
their way by mail to Washington II
the President pro tempore of the Sci
ate. Another set Of these return
will be brought in person by a lies
senger from each State, to be canvas
sed February 18th in joint session O
the Senate and the House, when Gov
efnor Wilson will formally be Pre-
claimed President and Governor Mar
shall Vice-President.
The States voting for Taft and But
Ter were Utah and Vermont, with fCu
votes each.
Telegrsms from Democratic com
mittees throughout the Union con
or stulatinR the Governor on the bal
loting were received by Governor
Wilson at Trenton, New Jerseys
ballot will be carried to Washington
by Fitzwilliam McMasters Woodrow
q cousin OF the President-elect and ;
student of Princeton University.
The Secretary of the State gave to
the electors statement showing the
Official vote in New Jersey to be as
follows:
Democratic electors, LIS, 2s9: Pro
gressive. las, 4lO; Republican, 1885
Socialist. 1901; National Prohibi
tlon, 2.S7S, and Socialist Labor 1 1921
II assure you there will be no dis.
pute in the incoming national ad
ministration, for l do not intend Il
oppose President Wilson," declared
Vice-President-elect Marshall il
thanking Indiana's Is electors wher
they assembled today at Indisnapoli.
to formally cast their votes for Viii
son and Marshall.
Furthermore, Mr.. Marshall ad
ded, II pledge myself to see that, Sc
far IS lies in my power, the platform
adopted at the Baltimore Convention
is carried out"
It wss the first time since 1892 that
1ndiana had cast its electrical vote for
a Democrat for President.
rhe 80 Pennsylvania electors, after
casting their votes at Harr isburg fol
Eooseyelt and Johnston, adopted res
olutions declaring for the continuance
of the Progressive party and calling
for . national convention. 1t wss
the first time in more than so years
that Pennsylvania cast its electoral
vote for candidates other than regular
Republicans. The electors brought
their meeting to close by singing
my Country, IT'S OF Thee"