The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27

the position of the candidate for whom
have been voting, and which demand
some reply. One of the gentlemen
has stated, in effect, that vote fol-
Mr.. Thatcher was a vote for a unior
Of church and state. I submit to the
gentlemen of this house. that this very
statement is a guarantee of the ex-
istence of the thing that he denies
for why should there be a union OF
church and state by reason of the cleo
ton of any candidate? 1t is intimated
that If certain candidate is elected
a union of church and state will be
! brought about
Mr.. Sloan made vehement denial of
| the charge that Thatcher was stand
! ing upon an anti-church platform. y
defy anyone to Show" said he, that
I there is the slightest scintilla of evil
dence that Moses Thatcher ever stated
! he was standing upon platform an
tagonistic to any church. l am OPP
/ posed 10 this threat of a union of
! church and state in opposition TO any
| candidate, and such a threat is a rec
! ignition of the fact that if these men,
/ bers fear1essly discharge their duties
! there viii be such a union. / cast my
! ballot, not for Mr.. Thatcher alone, but
! because the peace and welfare of the
state will be best conserved by his
election. There is no man in this land
/ who can show where at any time Moses
Thatcher has ever been opposed TO AM
church organization as such. There
fore, claiming that these people should
be, that they are free, I cast my ballot
| for Moses Thatcher, and 1 ask all 9TH
ers 10 do So
The applause that followed was
checked by the presidents gavel.
When the result Of the 23rd ballot
was announced the house took a recess
until o'clock
IN THE AFTERNOON.
During the recess it was reported
that the afternoon balloting would
show important changes; that the four
POpulists, Mrs. Anderson and Mr.. Nc
Kay had consented to vote for
Thatcher and that this candidate would
probably receive % votes. Ill of these
reports proved to be without founda-
ton. The Populist members and Mr..
Lawrence held d consultation in the
cloak room. but it resulted in no de-
cision to change their votes TO Demo-
crat.
President Nebeker was so minutes
late in arriving. The sergeant-at-arm
was sent TO search him out. and one
member jokingly remarked that it
might break up an important caucus.
The assemble was about to proceed
10 the election of a temporary presd-
his appearance and proceeded to bust
ness without further delay.
Then the assembly settled down hard
and fast into a deadlock Six ballots
were taken without the symptom of
break, and interest in the roll call be-
gan to flag.
The members sought to enIiven the
proceedings in various WAYS. When
Mr.. Sloan's name was called on the
9th ballot, he announced the honor
able Moses Thatcher" with marked
emphasis on the honorable" Mr.. Tay-
Tor went him one better with the very
honorable Henry p. Henderson" and
then came Wilson, who bIurted out,
Joe Rawlins" amid increasing mirth
Kenner on the next ballot, voted for
that eminent iurist and statesman,
Joseph L. Rawlins." Thomson for the
defender of labor James Hogan and
Thoreson for the peoples choice,
Moses Thatcher These suffering
tributes to the candidates provoked
general laughter.
When Senator Chambers name was
called upon one of the ballots, he an
nounced Joseph L. Rawlins' through
force of habit. he having voted for that
candidate up to yesterday, but he i'm
mediately explained that he meant
Moses Thatcher.
POPULISTS CHANGE.
On the 18th ballot the Populists
changed their votes from Lawrence to |
James Hogan of ogden, and the Re-
publicans voted throughout the after |
noon for George NJ. Cannon.
At the close of the 18th ballot Mr. |
Sloan moved that at o'clock the as |
sembly take a recess until 7:3O. and |
that balloting should then be continued !
until 1870.
A SWEATING" PROCESS.
Mr.. Kenner was opposed to any
sweating process" 1t was certainly |
not very dignified proceeding and, in !
fact, he did not think the balloting had !
been marked by any too much dignity
No member was likely 10 change his
mind during a short recess and moth
ing could be accomplished by forcing
the mem bers to keep up an incessant !
balloting. He favored an adjournment
for the day and in the interim some
Of them might change their minds.
Several amendments were offered to
the motion and while they were under
a motion to dissolve was
carried.
THE LAST BALLOT.
On the last ballot, the 18th for the
day and the 18th from the commence
ment, the vote in detail was as fol-
lows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chambers, Mon
son. Aquila Nebeker. w. G. Nebeker
Robson, Whitaker, and Rep
D. S. Cook, Greer, Dotson,
Forshee, Gibson, La Barthe. Martin,
Perkins, Price, Ray, Roylance. Sloan,
\. c. Sorensen, Thoresen, Wheeler-22.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Caine, Evans,
Johnson. Smoot, Snow. Wright, and
Bennion, Calls, S. n. \
Cook, Kenner. Lennon. Lund, Muir
lock. Parry, Romney, Shepard, Stew
art. Wilson'S.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alfred, Hamer,
Shurtliff and Representatives Ander-
son, Duffin. Greenwood, Hardy. Hop
Iins, joseph Kimball, Maxfield, Nc !
Kay, O'Brien, Oveson, Taylor-14
Hogan-Senator Harbour and Repre-
entatives Dresser, Mangan and Thorn
on-4.
Cannon-Representa Hanson
<imball and Robinson-3.
POwers-Senator Cannon.
Acknowledgements A P Soren- !
en-. !
Senatorial Splinters. 8
George NJ. Cannon, ty his presence +
| the joint assembly session yesterday, q
the Republican minority that |
hey had forgotten the eX-chairman of i