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C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Fourth: orations and political speeches. (search)
rop66 A second ballot failed to elect either candidate, and the matter was postponed for one week. On January 23d, the election came up again by assignment, and resulted in the same manner, Mr. Sumner receiving 187 votes, 192 being necessary to a choice. On the 26th of February, the sixteenth ballot was taken, but no choice was made, Mr. Sumner lacking two votes of the number necessary for his election. The matter came up every two weeks regularly, with the same result, until the 24th of April, when the end was reached, as will be seen by the following report of that day's proceedings: The House was called to order at 9 o'clock, and prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Stone. The morning business was unimportant, and at 9. 30 the House proceeded to the twenty-fifth ballot for United States Senator, which resulted as follows: Whole number386 Necessary to a choice194 Charles Sumner192 R. C. Winthrop168 Scattering26 Blanks1 At the conclusion of the ballot given above, i
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xvii. (search)
rop66 A second ballot failed to elect either candidate, and the matter was postponed for one week. On January 23d, the election came up again by assignment, and resulted in the same manner, Mr. Sumner receiving 187 votes, 192 being necessary to a choice. On the 26th of February, the sixteenth ballot was taken, but no choice was made, Mr. Sumner lacking two votes of the number necessary for his election. The matter came up every two weeks regularly, with the same result, until the 24th of April, when the end was reached, as will be seen by the following report of that day's proceedings: The House was called to order at 9 o'clock, and prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Stone. The morning business was unimportant, and at 9. 30 the House proceeded to the twenty-fifth ballot for United States Senator, which resulted as follows: Whole number386 Necessary to a choice194 Charles Sumner192 R. C. Winthrop168 Scattering26 Blanks1 At the conclusion of the ballot given above, i