Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-13
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CANVASS OF VOTE
Senate and House Hear Off
CiaI Results of November
Presidential Election.
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containing the electoral votes cast by
the States.
Following came the Republican and
Democratic assistant sergeants at arms.
Next, Vice President Dawes and Sena-
tor Moses of New Hampshire, presi-
dent pro tenn of the Senate, marched
together. Following them was Senator
Watson of Indiana. assistant Republican
leader. The tellerS on the part of the
Senate, Senators Shortridge of Cali
fornia, Republican, and King of Utah,
Democrat, were next in line. They in
turn were followed by Senator Warren
of Wyoming, the senior Republican
member of the Senate, and Senator
Simmons of North Carolina, the senior
Democratic Senator.
The rest of the Senators, marching
two by two, were in line according to
their seniority. In the House chamber,
seats had been reserved for the Senate
in the front rows. The House rose as
the Senators marched into the cham
Der.
Speaker Longworth turned the gavel
over to Vice President Dawes, who pre-
sided during the joint session.
The count of the electoral votes re-
vealed that Hoover for President and
Curtis for Vice President had received
444 votes. cast by 40 States, and that
Alfred E. Smith of New York and
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas had
received 81 electoral votes, cast by 8
States
The result of the canvass was formal
ly announced by the Vice President and
was spread on the records of both the
Senate and the House.
Vote Returns Are AppIauded.
During the campaign last year the
threat was made by opponents of Mr..
Hoover to bring charge that he was
not qualified to become President of
the United States under that clause in
the Constitution which provides that
to be President a candidate must have
been resident of the United States
for IA years Immediately prior to his
election.
1t was intimated at the time that the
question might be raised when the two
houses of Congress canvassed the
electoral votes cast by the States. Sup
porterS OF Mr.. Hoover declared emphati-
cally that despite his long residence
abroad he had always remained a citi-
zen OF the United States and technical
ly resident of this country.
The House galleries were filled to
capacity for the ceremony today. Al
though the results of the election have
been known for months, the announce
ment OF the vote cast by various States
was followed with keen interest. There
was vigorous applause as the vote of
some OF the States was declared by the
tellers and the Vice President.
The tellers. on the part of the House,
were Representatives Clifford of Mas
sachusetts. Republican. and Repre-
sentative LETTERS of Alabama, Democrat.
Neither Senator Curtiss, Republican
leader, and Vice President-elect, nor
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, who was
the Democratic candidate for Vice Pres
ident and who is the Democratic leader
OF the Senate. came over to the House
today in the procession of the Senate.
Since both were to be balloted for they
remained away.
When Vice President Dawes was an
nounced as presiding officer of the joint
session by Speaker Longworth, he made
a formal statement of the purpose for
which the joint session was held. He
suggested both to the galleries and 10
the members of Congress that there
should be no applause during the can
vass and counting Of the electoral votes
by the tellers.
Admonition Is Disregarded.
The certificates filed by the vice
presidential and presidential electors
were carried into the House by two
Senate pages in mahogany inlaid boxes
carefully locked. The keys to these
Doxes were handed to the tellers by
the Vice President. After the boxes had
been opened, announcements of the re-
turns were made. The first vote was
that of Alabama, IL votes for Smith and
Robinson. Then came Arizona. Sena-
tor Shortridge, who made the announce
ment for that State. seemed to have
stated that its electoral votes were cast
Tor Smith. Immediately a burst Of
laughter passed over the floor of the
House chamber.
The assembly disregarded entirely
the admonition of the Vice President
not to applaud when Representative
Clifford OF Massachusetts, arose to an
nounce that the electoral vote of the
Old Bay State had been cast for Smith
and Robinson. There was round after
round of applause and the Vice Presi-
dent pounded in vain to quell this
burst of enthusiasm which came princi-
pally from the Democratic side but in
which some Republicans joined.
Initiate Old Rebel Yell"
The Republicans had their turn for
applause when the electoral votes of
New York and North Carolina we're
announced as having been carried for
Hoover and Curtis.
When the tellers declared that Texas
had cast its electoral votes for Hoover
and Curtis, there was a shrill yell.
crude imitation of the old 'rebel yell"
The proceedings in the joint session
were good humored and Senators and
Representatives had good laugh as
the results were announced from some
of the States. Such was the case when
Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, an
nounced that Virginia had gone for
Hoover and Curtis. The laughter was
followed by applause on the Republican
side. This was too much for one of
the Democratic members, who emitted
a loud "Shush."
When the roll of the States had been
completed Vice President Dawes said:
THE certificates of all the States
have been opened. The tellers will
make a final ascertainment of the re-
suit of the election"
This direction was greeted with
laughter. since the final result of the
election had been known for the last
three months.
When the tellers had handed to the
Vice President the results Of their tab
ulations. he announced that Herbert
Hoover had received 444 electoral votes
for President
This announcement was greeted with
applause, as was a similar announce
ment that Senator Curtis had received
444 votes for Vice President. The Vice
President formally declared their cleo
ton and said that this canvass of the
vote and the announcement of the re-
suits would be deemed sufficient declara-
ton of their election.
The results of the tabulation, he said.
would be spread upon the records of the
Senate and House. The Vice President
then declared the joint session adj
journed. and the Senate marched back
To its nWr chamber The entire session