The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-26
Special to The Herald

Boise Ida, Jan. 25.-Two ballots were
taken for senator today without
change. The result of each was:
Shoup, 20; Sweet, 10; Claggeot Popu-
list, Is. There is no immediate pros
pect OF an end to the deadlock.
The house today, with five dissenting
votes, passed the following concurrent
resolution:
Resolved by the house OF represen-
tatives Of the state Of Idaho, the SEN
ate concurring, That cheer and greet
ing be sent to the members OF the legis-
laIture of the state of Oregon, who are
opposing the reelection of a United
States senator opposed to the unre-
stricted coinage of silver and who is
not the choice of the majority OF the
electors of the said state of Oregon"
Republican members of the senate
have held a. caucus and resolved not
to pass the resolution. They hold it
would be bad taste fer one legislature to
interfere with another.
A White Elephant.
1t is factious fight. It is a Repub
Lcan fight, and makes a. pretty spec
tacle for the Democrats who suffered
defeat in the last election. It does
seem as though a, great Republican
victory viii yet prove a "Waterloo,"
inasmuch as they have an elephant on
| their hands and it is as unwieldly as it
is bulky. Perhaps it IS the rock on
which the Republican party in the
state Of Idaho is doomed to split
The struggle now going on is unique
as we'll as spectacular to a degree. 1t
is not alone a lining up Of the adher-
! ents of both Sweet and Shoup-there is
much more behind it ALL Charges and
counter charges of bad faith are being
rung in, and from it all there is such
turmoil and confusion that it viii GER
tainly bring evil to the Republicans as q
party. Any other deduction would be
illogical.
gone back on Sweet, and as a reason
assign '4hey were mistaken as to the
real position of things" On the, other
hand it may be said that Willis Sweet
was mistaken Gin the nnan) when he
| toured that county with Brown, now
knitting him, and solicited for Mr..
| Brown at every school house in the
county the votes of the people.
| And the Populists-Where are they?
Looking on, though it has come to the
| point where they could settle the con-
test and have half a dozen votes to
spare. Will they do 1T? All, there's the
rub! The best ostenstble information is
that they will, as they will be asked as
a party in the next campaign where
! they stood on the senatorial matter
in this fight when it came their tura tc
take a hand. The Democrats early
Joined in with the Republicans-the
lone member in each house making
history for the future.
Indications are that the Populists
will give both the old party members
a rap" on this score.
Was Expected.
When Brown, of Latah COUNTY, and
Speaker Cozier yesterday lined up with
the Shoup forces it was no more than
was expected by the knowing ones for
the past week.
That brought matters down to a TO-
cus-sure enough. All last night and
until an early hour this morning, peo-
pie of all political Shades were about
conjecturing and propounding questions
l-no Wonderi
Suppose Shoup gets the senatorshir
through Republican-Denoc -Popu-
list votes, how viii his party regard
him? Suppose Sweet gets there by Re
publican-Populist votes, as against
such triple combination, how will the
matter be viewed? Suppose neither
man gets there, and Mcconnell comes
in and scoops the whole outfit. Their
won't there be fun?
One thing is standing out In bolc
array, Notwithstanding some pub
| hshed reports to the contrary, i. e., M
practical legislation has so far, no
can be- enacted until this senatorial
burden is lifted off the members minds
True bills have been introduced, bu
that does not cut any figure. THREE
weeks of the legislative term has gon,
gIimmering, and no glimmer of ligh
has come on the scene as yet. How
ever, but a few days more will deter
mine some things.
Representative Neill Populist), re
sents the assertion recently made b
certain Utah daily-he speaks rign
out, saying-"it's a Hep'
Rocky Rounds, of Idaho Falls,
: one of the heavyweights in the senate
and when he says anything, it counts
The press ana the pubic nave bee
patient, but the time is well night her
! for all to ask, Whats the matte
F, with the Western Union?" When Tn
; Herald asks it-it will also answer i
: Pledges from the Western Union shoul
5 be lived up to.
: The Capitol hotel is rannmed, Jam
/ med and crowded full these days, an
l lively times rules the hour. To add t
: the push all the newspaper men ar
> stopping here. and that class Away
adds to the pop-I mean hilarity of
j house.
:, AT THE CAPITAL.