The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-10
GRIM DEATH.
1T INTERVIEWS AGAIN IN THE KEN
lucky ELECTION.
Senator Resell Weisinger the Victim
This Time-Looks as Though the
Selection of a United States Sem
ator was WeII-Nigh Impossible.

FRANKFORT, Ky, March 9.-For
the second time death has added to
the complexity of a senatorial contest
that has engrossed the public interest
in this state for two months and at
tracted wide attention throughout the
country The death of Senator Resell
Weissinger today removes, besides a
distinguished member of the Louisville
bar, one of the most active and ener-
getic figures in the senatorial fight;
a man who had within the past few
weeks defeated DR.. Hunter, the Repub-
lican nominee, and successfully bat.
fed every attempt of the followers of
Senator Blackburn to secure the re-
election of that leader. The
EXACT POLITICAL EFFECT
of the event of today cannot be deter
mined, but tonight an election seems
more remote than ever. The ReDublf-
cans now have 68 members of the legis-
lature and the Democrats e. with a
probability of the support of the two
Populist members as long as Black
burn is their nominee. Taking into con-
sideration the announced determine
ton of the Republicans to force a vote
in the house tomorrow upon the Dun
| lap-Kaufman contest case for the pur-
pose clf unseating Kaufman (Dem.) the
key to the situation seems to be the
attitude of Northumberland Wor-
Ellington, who presides at the joint ses-
sionS, will take upon the question of a
quorum. If he holds to the decision he
! is said to have announced when a va
cancy was caused by the death of Rep
| resentative Wilson, that seventy shall
constitute a quorum of the joint SEES
| sion, the Republicans, even by seating
! Dunlap, can count upon only 50 votes,
and the Democrats with the two Pop
ulists will have the same number so
that either party may
BREAK A QUORUM AT WILL
and prevent an election. If he takes
| the position that since the death of
| Senator Weissinger SO members con-
stitute quorum, the election of st.
John Boyle of Louisville can be ac-
complished by the Republicans if they
| seat Dunlap and give the caucus nomi-
nee the whole party strength This
| session will expire before a successor to
/ Mr.. Weissinger can be elected.
| 1t is almost certain that tomorrow a
vote will be taken in the Dunlap
Kaufman case and that Kaufman
! the Democratic member, will be I'M
| seated. Whether the Democratic SEN
! ators retaliate or not, the Republicans
assert the election of Mr.. Boyle is a
| certainty.
The Democrats say they will go into
! the joint session until an attempt tc
unseat Kaufman is made Beyond
, that the politics of the situation can
not be foretold. At today's joint SEES
sion there was no attempt made to
elect.
THE DEATH OF MR.. MESSENGER
| having been announced before l.
o'clock, it was agreed between the
leaders that the proceedings be con
! fined to a formal ballot to fill the re-
quirements of the law, burt one vote
being cast for the nominee of each
party, after which no quorum was an
nounced and the session adjourned.
Afterward both houses reconvenec
and appointed committees to take ap
propriate action upon the death of Mr.
Weissinger. The adoption of the ESQ
buttons drawn up by these committees
was followed in both branches by ad
! iOurnment