The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31

Monday at 1850. The senator declared
that he had at all times been prepared
to continue balloting, but the Salt Lake
members should realize that 1T was
necessary for some of the country
members to return to their homes on
Saturday afternoon, in order to attend
to important business. Otherwise he
would be willing to continue balloting
until midnight. His motion was car
ried.
A BAD MIX-UP.
At this point an incident occurred
which was the subject of contention
throughout the remainder of the day
and which cast a cloud upon the reg
ularity of the subsequent proceedings.
Calls moved that the joint assembly
be dissolved, and the motion was de-
clared lost by a vote of % to 20.
Senator Hamer thought mistake
had been made and challenged the
count.
The question was again put, by a
rising vote, and after the members had
been counted. Representative Mangar
was permitted to change his vote from
the affirmative to the negative.
The president announced the vote to
be 80 for to % against and declared
the joint assembly dissolved.
Representative Roylance and other
Thatcher men, who were eager to con-
tinue balloting, demanded another re-
count, and the chair, in order that no
further mistakes might be made, or
dered roll call. This resulted in
vote of % to SO, and the chair declared
the motion was lost. This announce
ment was greeted with applause
The chair ordered that balloting for
United States senator be proceeded
with, and Mr.. Kenner arose ito a
question of superior privilege He
had understood the president to de-.
clare that the joint assembly was dis
solved. After that the assembly was
dissolved. and anything it might do
would be without effect.
The chair overruled the point of or
der, and the forty-second ballot was
proceeded with. Kenner asked to be
excused from voting. and this was the
only change, the ballot resulting as
follows: Thatcher, Is; Henderson, Il:
Rawlins, 10; Mrs. Wells, 8; Powers, 2.
Kenner's motion that the assembly
take a recess TO 3 p. m. was carried
by vote of SO to %, those voting in
the negative desiring that the ballot
ing be discontinued for the day.
The vote in detail on the last ballot
was as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chambers, Har-
bour, Monson, Aquila Nebeker, w. G.
Nebeker, Rideout, Robson, Whitaker
and Representatives D. S. Cook, Greer,
Dotson, Dresser, Forshee. Gibson, La
Barthe, Mangan. Martin, Perkins.
Price, Ray, Roylance, Shepard. Sloan,
n. c. Sorensen, Thomson, Thoreson,
Wheeler, Wilson'S.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alfred, Hamer.
Shurtliff and Representatives Ander-
son, Duffin, Greenwood, Hardy, Hop
kins, Joseph Kimball, Maxfield, Nc
Kay, O'Brien, Oveson, Taylor-14.
administrations Caine. Evans.
Johnson. Smoot, Snow and Represent
Lund, Murdoch, Parry, Romney, Stew
art-13.
Mrs. ls-Representatives Hanson,
Kimball and Robinson-S.
Powers-Senator Cannon and Repre-
sentative Bennion-2.
Absent-Senator Wright and Rep
resentatives Sorenson-2.
Excused from Representative
Kenner.
DURING RECESS.
The two hours recess was a period
of excited conferences and consulta-
lions. kilograms were sent to various
parts of the state by the Thatcher
managers and messages from their
constituents soon began to pour in
upon those members who it was be-
lieved could be induced to vote for
Thatcher. Three more votes would
elect that candidate on the basis of
majority of all the members voting,
and desperate efforts were exerted 10
secure those three votes When the as
sembly reconvened the claim was made
that those three were assured, but
what members were expected to turn
was a matter of surmise. 1t is known
that the Thatcher men expected Muir
dock to come over and entertained
hopes that Senator Snow, Mr.. Kenner
and Mrs. Anderson would come to
them but the latter two did not indi-
cate by their course during the after
noon that they were on the Thatcher
side.
1t was given out that during the se-
cess the Henderson and Rawlins mem
bers had reached an agreement to
stand together on every proposition
intended to secure a postponement If
the balloting until Monday, and the
course followed by them during the
afternoon confirmed the report.
AN EXCITED CROWD.
The news of Thatcher's great gains
spread like wildfire throughout the city,
and when the hour for reassembling
arrived the legislative hall was packed
by an eager and excited crowd. All
the senatorial managers and several
While waiting to be called to order, the
members were gathered in small knots
on the floor, engaged in earnest consult
alton. and certain members of the OPP
position were urgently importuned to
help elect Thatcher. Messengers were
running to and fro with kilograms
from constituents, and all was con-
fusion and excitement.
The attendance was greater than
upon any preceding session. The crowd
was packed closely around the speak
er's rostrum and filled every inch of
available space. Some who could not
gain admittance climbed up and peered
through the transom from the commit
tee room. 1t was apparent that the
vast throng had assembled with the
expectation of witnessing the election
of Thatcher.
a PARLIAMENTARY BATTLE.
The Henderson and Rawlins mem
bers were determined that no more
ballots should be taken during the day
if within their power to prevent it.
Thatchers adherents were equally de-
termined that the balloting should be
nrOcppded with For an bOl1r thaco