Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-03

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nchuvrroh Observation-Disclosures
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For come days the prevailing opln.
lon has been tnat the contest would
tni by the breaking up OF henderson,
following and the going over tU Raw
llns OF sufficient number OF them 10
elect him; anu on the first ballot to-
day, the fl ty.first in all, the break &C.
Cured, though not enough Henderson
men voted Tor Rswlins to elect him.
Senators Alred and Shurtl fl, and
Representatives Hardy, Maxiield,
ovesoD ard Taylor, SIX IN all, who
have all been staunch Henderson sup
lorterP, voted Tor Rawiins. This took
away Pix OF the fourteen who have 80
long stood by HenaerBon, but for some
unexplained reason Perkins lett
| Thatcher and came back to HendeI.
tOu, giving him nine votes.
RawiinB held the twenty he had
Yesterday and the aid OF tho Hendef.
son men gave him tweuty-six.
Thatcher held his own with the excep.
lion oil Perkine, whoae detection left
h,m with twenty-five, one lees than
he had yesterday:
The TOUR Popuiisls stayed with
are taking no psrt in the struggle.
They voted for &. q. Goodwin.
When rising TO announce his vote,
Gibson made speech In which he
gave statistics intended to show the
lotal number OF votes each OF the three
leading candidates had received 10 the
fifty ballots that hal been taken,
Thatcher oil course beng IN the lead.
He urged the nee. sssly of ending the
contest, which WAS cOeting the people
$500 Jay, anu the tenor OF his 70.
marks led many to think he was
about to change his vote. He
finished his speech anu sat down
Without announcing Tor whom he
voted. The President asked for whom
he deslreu to vote anu he replied
Moses Thatcher" He has aIwaya
supported that candidate.
AS soon us the result OF the ballot
hHu bren announced, Sloan, II
Thatcher leader, moveds rscess ill
28O. Evans moved TO amend and
make the time one minute, and made
astrong speech In opposition TO further
uelsy. He said that he hsu always
been ready to abide the result OF bal
lotiDg, though ON Saturday last he had
opposed 1t because he believed the
Joint assembly was Illegally convened.
To-day members are reversing tDe
position they took then, and are work
ilg for delay.
Thofesen, a Thatcher supporter,
moved to amend Evans amen menI
20 as to make the recess Two h0uTs. He
spoke with much feeling, saying that
the HUute was asked to decide, In one
minute, the most vital matter that had
ever come before It. 81 hear voice
Louder than the geniiemsn's. 1t is the
Voice OF God, speaking through the
psople, which tells this body II
neeus m0rs than one minute In which
to decide this question" He saiu thai
lie was surprised al the changes In the
vote, as members had assured him that
tuch changes would never occur;
claimed that seventy five per cent OF
The people desired the election OF his
candidate, and begged to be allowed
Two hours In which the ls1ter's sup.
potters could confer and decide whRl
10 10.
Shepherd, RRwIin's leader, made Q
suong speech In which he,0pposed de-
lay. he slated that on Saturday last,
Motes Thatcher repeatedly requested
Al Interview with himself aud his
colleague. Mr.. Wilson; that ut lssl
They met him, their conference lasting
ABOUT Two hour; that MIR. Thntchas
SAID to them: "lf you two Gsntilet
WIN vote for me TO-DAY L can be
eleeteU; but II / am not viii not bt
III the race any longer" the speaker
IeclaEed IL was under this pledge from
moses Thatcher that he AMI Mr.. VIII
son, against their own judgment, voted
lof HIM. They voted sOlidIy al
Jay with Mr.. Thatcher's supporter
Vut he was not elected. On
monday, hOwever, and again on TueA
Ssay, contrary tO his pledge, Mir
thatcher wes still in the race. The
spepker closed with n strong appeal IL
me int assembly to close tue oon,es
without further delay.
Sloan spoke next saying, that as III,
mover for recess he desired TO b,
nesIu. As to what hau passed betw eel
M. Shepard ana Moses Tbalc1er hi
hnew and cared nothing. He was no
voting for Moses Thatcher but for 1
principle. "MOseb Thatcher ia NJ
mole to me than dry Leaf under my
T." Referring to last Saturday h'
aelu The Joint assembly was lawfully
s.hNsaeu, and criticised the tactics By
"Aien bsiloiing was prevented. HI