The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-22
UTAH'S FIRST
SENATORS
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no special purpose being accomplished
before the taking of the vote.
Senator Jones name Will go down in
history as belonging to the man who
brought about the action by which
the first two senators from Utah We're
chosen. The hand on the dial of the
clock pointed to 2:29 when he arose
and in tones more measured than
usual, moved that the senate do now
proceed to ballot for United States
senators
The motion was agreed to. all voting
in the affirmative, and the roll was
about to be called, when Allison asked
for the reading Of the resolution gov
erning the election This finished.
Senator Snow, who desired to make
the agony as short as possible. moved
that all speeches made with view of
placing names in nomination be limited
to five minutes each. It died a bornin'
as it were, no one offering a second.
THE BALLOT.
Roll call then began. Allison's name
was the first called. He voted for
Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown"
Barnes being absent, his vote was
not recorded. Had he been there, he
would have cast his ballot for Raw
Inns and Thatcher Booth voted for
Cannon and Brown and then Hon R
c. Chambers had the honor Of casting
the first vote for the nominees of the
Democratic state convention. Hon
Joseph L. Rawlins and Hon Moses
Thatcher.
Candland, Chldester and Driscol fol-
lowed for the Republicans. Evans ex-
pressed a degree of pride and pleasure
at being able to vote for the "choice
Of the Democracy" Jones, Mckay and
the two lillers mot brothers. no rela-
tom voted for Cannon and Brown.
Mckay displayed . familiarity with
the patronymic of Brown. which was
lacking essential with the others. He
voted for Frank J. Cannon in COM
mOnplace tones, and Arthur Cameron
Brown" with emphasis and rising in
Election. Glen Miller cast his votes for
Frank J. Cannon and Hon. Arthur
Brown" rolling the title of the latter
under his tongue as a rich morsel, one
long to be enjoyed. Warner, Warrum
and Snow voted for Rawlins and
Thatcher Sutherland. Zundel and Mr..
President completing the list for the
majority candidates.
THE RESULT.
The sigh of relief which emanated
from the bOsOms of the Brown men, on
the announcement of the vote, u for
Cannon and Brown and for RaWlinS
and Thatcher, was followed by a rush
for the chair Of the Little Napoleon.
who had been an interested spectator.
All the Republicans began shaking
hands with him in merry fashion, the
chair meanwhile. with a puzzled look,
wondering whether it was in order to
call them to order or not.
Senator Warner with that keen per-
ception, enjoyed chiefly by Democrats,
came to the relief of the presiding Of
ficer with a motion for an informal re-
cess of ten minutes, which was carried
by the minority. The members and
the audience then took turns in wiring
ing the hand of the new senator and
informing him that they We're more
than delighted at the result.
Several ladies were present, among
them Mrs Emeline B. Wells and Mrs.
Margaret Game.
The handshaking ended. the men,
bers. together with Frank J., made a
rush for the hall of the house.
Later in the session. the engrossed
COPY of the result of the vote and the
certificate of the president Of the SEN
ate, was read and signed in the pre-
Sence of the members.
Senator Brown did not appear in the
upper house.
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
Inc mousse convened dl lu6 usual
hour and proceeded to the regular or
der of business. The speaker announced
that Hon. John Henry Smith, chair
man Of the constitutional convention,
was present and invited the gentleman
10 a seat beside the speaker. A few
matters of routine business were trans
acted before the hour for the taking
the ballot arrived, when, as the clock
indicated exactly go Robinson Of
Kane arose and called the attention of
the speaker to the fact. Speaker Den
ny announced:
I'VE are about to ballot for United
States senator's and directed the clerk
TO call the roll to ascertain if all the
members were present Not one was
absent from his seat when the result
was announced, and the speaker in
structed the clerk to read the resolu-
ton under which the election was to
be conducted. The reading finished the
roll call on election was ordered. The
most absolute silence prevailed as the
first name was called, that Of Repre-
sentative Andrus of Washington
county.
RAWLlNS AND THATCHER,
The gentleman who had the honor Of
casting the first ballot for a United
States senator in Utah arose in his
seat and said:
81 wish to name two gentlemen for
United States senators, than whom no
citizens Of the state are better quail
fed to ably represent US in the United
States senate. 1 name Hon. Joseph L.
Rawlins and Moses Thatcher"
Hearty applause greeted the an
nouncement of the gentleman's choice,
and the roll call progressed with ap-
plause from the Republican side when
Beard of Summit, whose name was
next called, cast the first vote
for Messrs. Brown and Can
non. Then the roll call contin-
ued quietly, the speaker checking
any further demonstration. When the
name Of Gibson, the Staunch Uintah
county Democrat. was reached, he de-
sired to pay a tribute to the esteem in
which he held the gentlemen for whom
he proposed to cast his vote. He had
hardly commenced to extoll the vir-
tues of AIessrs. Rawlins and Thatcher.
however. when the speaker demanded
gruff1y, Cast you vote but the man
who had seen service in the Black
Hawk Indian wars was not to be
daunGed by up-to-the-ordinary
presiding officer of a legislative body
and continued to the end of what he
had TO say, naming then the gentlemen !
who We're his choice. From that on
ordinariness, each member quietly ris- !
ing and naming those for whom he |
wished his vote to be recorded.
TWO CAUCUS BOILERS.
There was one other little incident
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