The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-05

There were SO many other matters to
engage the attention of politicians
and legislators yesterday that the SEN
atorial controversy was practically
| dropped for the day and interest in
matters practically centered in the
Republican caucus to decide upon the
organization of the legislature. and
the Democratic caucus in the evening
to settle the question as to the course
Democratic members should take in
voting for candidates for the United
States Senate and on other legislative
matters affecting the interests of the
party. The Republicans succeeded in
making the selections for whom they
will vote when the session convenes.
! but owing to the fact that the Utah
county delegation had not reached the
city the Democrats did not arrive at
any definite conclusion. and postponed
their caucus until all could be pres
! emit
| REPUBLICANS CAUCUS.
| The caucus of Republicans was
! called for 1920 yesterday morning, but
/ there was so much celebra ting over
! the good news that the president had
! signed the statehood proclamation az
the time that the members did not all
! get together and it became necessary
to postpone the meeting until 2 o'clock.
At that hour the party members Of
both houses came together at the joint
building in separate caucuses.
THE HOUSE CAUCUS.
Presley Denny. of Beaver, was
! chosen chairman Of the meeting of the
/ house members and II. NJ. Cushing, Of
| Salt Lake. secretary. When nomina-
lions were made Mr. Denny was found
to have majority Of the votes for the
speakership on the first ballot. E. 3.
Critchlow of Salt Lake: James W.
BolithO. of Sewer. and a. Caziar. Of
Juab, were among the others placed in
nomination. Mr.. BolithO withdrew
from the contest in order to allow the
Office of sergeant alarms to go to his
county. and the vote for CaziaT and
/ CritchloW was about evenly divided.
The house members had hoped that
! the senate would meet in Joint caucus
4 with them to apportion the minor Of
fees of the two houses in way TO be
as fairly represented geographically as
possible and DESPATCHED a committee
composed OF BOlithO. Of Sewer. and
Snedaker. of Salt Lake. to wait on the
senate caucus to learn the members
views. The latter were disinclined to
enter into the proposition. and accord
ingly each body proceeded to select its
own candidates. Those chosen by the
house caucus were:
Speaker. Presley Denny. Beaver
chief clerk. William Thompson, Weber;
minute clerk. A. w Stayner. Salt
Lake; engrossing clerk. Wooley.
Tooele: docket clerk. Louis Hyams,
Salt Lake: committee clerks. Henrietta
Clark. Salt Lake; L. S. Johnson. Salt
Lake; sergeant-at-arms W. H. Clark,
Sewer: doorkeeper. S. T. Atkins.
Washington; ianitor. T. r. G. WEIGH,
Morgan: messengers, J. w Fox, San
pete: Terne. Weber.
SENATE CAUCUS.
The senate members conducted their
caucus very expeditiously and with
very little preliminary discussion Sc
lected the following candidates, to be
supported for election:
President, George NJ. Cannon, Salt
Lake; secretary, Lille r. Pardee, Salt
Lake: minute clerk James Glove,
Provo; enrolling clerk. f. j. HendeT-
? shot, Ogden; engrossing clerk, o. e.
Cary, Provo: sergeant-at-arms, Abner
Crane. Sanpete: vatchman and door
Keeper REFER AAy Sell AACSSG4lSGLy
James Cameron. Garfield councy;
watchman. W. F. st. John, Ogden;
committee clerks. NJ L. Ritchie, Emma
L. Madison; page. M. L. Perry.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
i The caucus Of Democratic members
called for 8 o'clock last evening at
5 Democratic HEADQUARTERS in the Hoop
er building. as stated was postponed
5 to a future date. Twelve members
z were present. however. who without
l organizing, consulted upon the sub
iects to be considered when the caucus
2 is held. After the situation had been
5 canvassed it appeared to be the opin-
1 ion of all the gentlemen present that
5 the Democratic members should stand
together and vote for the Democratic
[ candidates in the organization for the
: United States Senate and on all matters
affecting the interest of the party
2 during the session. 1t is the intention
) to select permanent caucus officers to
l serve throughout the session when a
: caucus to conserve party interests by
concerted action becomes necessary.
SENATORIAL AFFAIRS.
Little or nothing new developed in
the senatorial situation yesterday. The
managers of candidates and their
boomers of course kept up a steady
hammering away at the legislators
: whenever. opportunity afforded, but the
day passed without amy material
change in the strength Of the various
candidates
HOW 1T IS VIEWED
/ The situation as viewed by a politi-
9 clan credited with considerable astute-
! ness is as follows:
| For the one place the eontess hez
! between George O. Cannon and his sOI