The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-08

LOUISVILLE, KY. March IA
special to the Post from Frankfort,
KY, says there w&s an other big crowd
present TO see the forty-secona ballot
taken. Roll call showed 124 members
present: necessary to choice, IS. The
pairs numbered seven.
Senators Elliston, Holloway, Noe, Sa-
iir, Smith and Stephenson voted for
Carlisle. The Republicans voted solidly
for Boyle. Representatives Baird, Car
roll, Doherty, Norman n. n. Rice,
Speight, Swinfort, Violet, Walker and
Witt voted for Carlisle.
After roll call was completed Popu-
list Poor said he believed the time had
come to elect Blackburn. He cast his
vote for Blackburn. (Cheers) Then
one by one. amid cheers from the
friends of Blackburn, the following
Democrats changed to Blackburn from
Carlisle: EIliston, Witt, Smith, Steph-
enson. Douglherty Noe, Salier, Baird,
Holloway, Rice, Norman. Baird said
he was opposed to the Democratic
nominees views on the currency ques-
ton, but would cast his vote for
Blackburn Holloway and Salier also
said they thought it their duty to vote
for me nominee whenever there was a
chance TO elect him. Representative
Chambers, who was paired with Sena-
tor Weissinger. said he wished to vote.
Senator Bronston protested. Mr.. James
changed his vote to John G. Carlisle
At this time Representative Lyons
caused
WILD EXCITEMENT
by saying that if any attempt was
made to elect John G.. Carlisle, he
would vote for Blackburn. The state
ment was wildly cheered by the friends
Of Blackburn. Speaker BIanford said
that when it became certain a sound
money Republican could not be elected
he would follow his peoples wishes
and vote for a sound money Democrat.
He changed his vote to Carlisle amid
the widest excitement The men
jumped on TIE chairs and cheered
wildly.
A dozen m Members cfamored for recog-
milton and the chair raped for order
I'VE times in vain. The assembly was
in turmoil.
Senator BRONSON finally got the
floor. He said Chambers (Repubiican)
who voted in spite of his pair for Car
Isle, was not entitled to vote at all.
The point of order was raised here that
he was out Of order and a motion was
made for a recall of the roll. The chair
ordered the galleries cleared This was
done after some confusion. The scene
on the floor bafIled description.
FORTY-SECoND BALLOT.
The sound money men had a consul
tation and urged each other to change
10 Carlisle, After the hobbies and gal
3er3eS had been cleared, the chair an
nounced the result of the forty-second
ballot as follows: Boyle, SO; Black
burn, 60, Carlisle, S.
Howard moved to adjourn. Bronston
objected. 81 want to give an oppor-
tuntty to the sound money Democrats
TO elect Carlisle said he. Roll was
ordered called on the motion to ad
journ and the motion was lost.
Representative Lyons swore he would
try to defeat any attempt to elect Car
hsle. Salier called him to order and
Lyons said as he was called to order
by the friends Of Carlisle, he would
vote not to adjourn. He was cheered
by Blacl1burn's friends. Representative
Chambers received a note from W'eis-
singer, with whom he was paired, say
ing: 81 release you from your pair
and you ere at liberty to vote as you
please
The announcement of the refusal of
the assembly to adjourn raised the in
terest to fever neat again. Speaker
BIarford moved to adjourn until Mon
day at u o'clock. The Republicans
flibustcred in an attempt to stave off
another ballot. The chair ruled that
when the assembly adjourned it would
be until 1883 on Monday. Senator
Bronson tried to persuade the cLRir
that the ruling was incorrect, but with
out effect. II say" he said,
ssAwAY WITH THESE DILAToRY
MOTIONS.
Let us here and now elect some one.
be IL either Boyle, Blackburn, or Car
lisle.''
Speaker Blanford withdrew his mo-
ton to adjourn and roll was ordered
called for another ballot.
Senator Clark refused to vote.
Senator Br0nston asked that he be
required 20 vote.
The chair ruled that no member was