The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-19
KYLE REFLECTED.
LONG BATTLE IN SOUTH DA-
KOTA IS OVER.
Republican Votes Did the Work
Kyle Says it Was Because the
Voters Wished to Humiliate Pet
tigrew.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 1S.-Six years ago
today ]. H. Kyle, a comparatively I'M
known Congregational preacher, who
had been sent to the legislature by a
happy Fourth of July speech, was
elected to the United States senate by
combination of Populist and Demo-
cratic votes. Today he was reelected
by the votes of Republicans and a few
Populists and Democrats.
Early this morning the rumor was
circulated that the Republicans would
vote for Kyle. When the joint session
met and the roll of the senate was
called the Republicans voted for Pick
Ter and a look of disappointment came
over the faces of the spectators, who
thought that they were TO be again
disappointed. When the house roll was
called, however, and the Republicans,
one by one, voted for Kyle, it COM
mepced to look as though the long
fight was about to end. AS soon as
the house roll was finished and before
the vote of either was announced. the
Republican senators commenced to
change to Kyle. This was the signal
for Senator McManuS, who has been
one of the chief lieutenants of Kyle,
to spring to his feet and say impress
lively:
I've been fighting Republicans all
my life, and when l see them take up
my candidate / must be true to my
record, and 1 hereby change my vote
to Goodykoontz.'
Then pandemonium broke loose, and
for an hour there was a continual
change of votes. The Populists fought
for every way to gain time, to try 10
break loose enough votes from Kyle
to defeat him, but were unsuccessful.
In an interview tonight Senator
Kyle denied the report that he had
made any deal with the Republicans
He declares that he is a Populist STILL
has not changed his principles, and
that the Republicans came to him
solidly because they thought Senator
Pettigrew was against him and they
wished to humiliate Pettigrew.
THINK THERE'S AN, AGREEMENT.
Notwithstanding Kyle's public de-
NAL that he has any understanding
with the Republicans the latter gener-
ally believe the story which is current
that he has committed himself TO sup
port all Republican measures, except
the single one of free silver
The correspondent of the United As
ISOLATED Presses was informed tonight
by Republican, who has been work
ing on this combination ever since the
session commenced. that the interview
place this morning.
There were present. says this gen.
tleman, Senator Kyle, Congressman
Picker the latter one of Kyles man
ayers, and two mem bers of the Repub-
lcan steering committee. The inter
view was protracted one, and dur
ing it the whole ground was covered.
Senator Kyle, it is said, agreed to vote
with the Republicans for the tariff
% 8 I nd lir1ic tr.1t ion
measure. He reserved the right, how
ever. to vote upon the silver question
as he saw fit! but qualified this reserva-
ton by explaining that since the last
election he thought that measure for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
YER alone would probably come to a
vote in congress. Should it come up he
would not vote for it if it We're in
such shaoe as to imperil the passage
of anv other administration measure
He also agreed in this connection that
he would vote for any measure looking
toward the adoption of an International
agreement for the recognition of silver
Kyle's election, it is thought. will
block the state legislation that the
Populists have been expecting to put
through, and is a particularly severe
blow 20 the administration of Gov
ernGr Lee. who has some measures he
has been pushing. He has reserved his
appointments. and it is possible unless
the breach is healed that the Kyle men
and the Republicans may refuse to
confirm his nominations. In consider
alton of KYLE voting with the zSe7ub-
licans in the organization of the senate,
it is understood that Kyle VIII receive
the present committee appointments
of Senator Pettigrew. which include
the important Craftsmanship of the In
dian affairs committee, and that Petit
grew will be effectually turned down.
This is said TO be the revenge ex-Sen-
ator Kittridge has planned for his
former chief and present foe.