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257 Which message was read when the President of the College declared that nominations for President of the United States were in order: thereupon Mr. Trippe nominated Woodrow Wilson of the State of New Jersey, for President of the United States for the term beginning from and after the third day of March, 1913, in conformity with the Constitution and Laws: and no one else was nominated for the office of President of the United States. The President of the College thereupon named Messrs. Robert E. Lee and Louis C. Carrico as tellers who received the ballots which were duly deposited in a ballot box and on counting the ballots announced that Woodrow Wilson had received eight votes, the same being the full Electoral vote for the President of the United States. The President of the College announced the vote as aforesaid and on motion of Mr. Shaw the College proceeded to ballot for Vice President of the United States for the term beginning from and after the third day of March, 1913, in conformity to the Constitution and Laws. Mr. Lee nominated Thomas R. Marshall of the State of Indiana for Vice President for the ensuing term. The President of the College named Messrs. Baughman and Shaw as tellers who received the ballots in a ballot box which had been delivered to them, and after receiving the ballots announced that Thomas R. Marshall of the State of Indiana had received eight votes for Vice President of the United States and there being no other nominations. Thereupon the President of the College declared that Thomas R. Marshall of the State of Indiana had received eight votes for Vice President of the United States, the same being the whole Electoral vote of the State of Maryland. The President of the College then directed the Secretary to prepare the several forms of Certificates for the signatures of the Electors, which was by the Secretary done in form following, to wit: |
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