The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-30
Thirty-seventh Joint Ballot

The senatorial managers are still
playing q waiting game, to the open
and increasing disgust of FESTIVE dark
horses. 1t is well known that several
distinguished party leaders, who have
; thus far remained out of the race, have
reached the conclusion that neither of
the three candidates can win out, and
can see no good reason why they should
continue in hopeless endeavor to ac-
complish the impossible There is
much discussion Of new candidates, and
il is we'll known that two prominent
members Of the party have been urged
to enter the race, but have firmly re-
fused to do so, for the reason that they
are committed to one or another of the
present candidates. While they still re-
main loyal TO those candidates and are
not disposed to antagoniZe them, each
has been heard to express the opinion
that they cannot win.
II is plainly TO be seen that the man
ayers of the three candidates now in
the field see no prospect for success IN
til one Of them withdraws. 1t is pretty
generally conceded that Thatcher,
Rawlins and Henderson viii be able 10
hold enough of their supporters to-
gether to prevent the election of either
for an indefinite period, but it is doubt
Solidity against a new candidate.
None of the candidates, as repre-
scented by their managers, believe that
this is a proper time to breach the dark
horse subject Each is firmly con-
WINGED that one or both of his oppon-
ents is a. The point of dissolution, and
each believes that he viii be able to
hold out longer than the others. It is
this belief and this hope alone that is
keeping the respective forces together. !
Moreover. it is represented. the three
candidates now in the field are able
and distinguished party leaders, and /
one of the three should be elected. This
sentiment is shared by many members |
of the legislature, who are free to con- I
TESS that they can see no chance for !
the election of either.
Many members OF the legislature, |
and prominent party leaders out of that |
body, are convinced that the public |
interests and the party welfare demand /
that something should be done to break !
the deadlock and bring about an cleo
ton. There is no demand that any of !
the candidates be withdrawn, so long
as they have reasonable grounds to
hope for success. and the only solution
that has been Offered-the party caucus
pian-has met the disfavor of the sena-
torial mana gers and the members
themselves.
b 1t is this perplexing situation that
has given rise to the dark horse dis
cussiOn.
There is no prospect of any import
ant change in the situation today.
Several sensa tional rumors OF contem-
plated Withdrawals were put into cir
culation yesterday, but they were
wholly without foundation. Each can
didate, from outward appearance, is
as confident OF success as at the be-
ginning.
A caucus of the Hendersonian mem
bers was held yesterday afternoon,
and it was given cut that the adher-
ents of this candidate are determined
to remain soiidly with their favorite
tinUe TO vote with them. and Mr..
O'BTien expressed the belief that the 1
Weber delegation would not again be
disunited.
Two of the Rawlins members, {
Wright and Sorensen, viii be absent
today, but Kenner is expected to re-
turn, and possibly Bennion, which I
would make the Rawlins vote Is.
Mr.. Dotson, VINO yesterday an i
nounced that he had been voting for |
Thatcher on behalf of the western part {
of his county, and would now vote for
nlentS of the eastern half, viii return
TO Thatcher today He explained last
evening that he had been misinformed
as to the sentiment at Beaver. which
had been represented TO him as strong :
" favoring Rawlins. He yesterday re- {
ceived kilograms from DR.. John Ward
Christensen and DR.. Fennemore, de-
claring an overwhelming Thatcher !
sentiment at Beaver and urging him $
to stand by that candidate. His vote
viii restore the Thatcher strength to !
l9 {
TIE Popuiists may cast their ballots l
for c. S Varian today, as it has be-
come apparent that the Repu blicans do
not propose to recognize that gentle
man as a member of their party. and
the Populists believe he is entitled to c
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