The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
:. JOINT ASSEMBLY SESSION.
Rawlins Gains Two Votes and
Thatcher and Henderson Lose

Thatcher and Henderson Lose.
Yesterdays session of the joint as
sembly was devoid of the sensational
features of the preceding day; neither
did it bring forth the important
changes that had been generally ex-
pected. Although the members started
in with the evident intention of bal
loting all day, four ballots were suffi-
cient to satisfy them. The forces of
each candidate seemed as impregnable
as a Grecian phalanx and the four
successive encounters resulted in no
serious disaster to either. The result
OF the balloting was a gain of two
votes for Rawlins and a loss of one
each for Thatcher and Henderson.
These changes were brought about by
Murdoch leaving Thatcher and a. P
Sorensen going from Henderson. Mar
tin also left Thatcher on the first bal
lot and voted for Aquila Nebeker, but
Immediately returned and remained on
the Thatcher side.
Interesting features of the session
were speeches by BenniOn and Ride
out, the former attacking Thatcher
and the latter defending his course in
supporting that candidate, and appeal
ing to non-Mormons to aid in electing
him.
The crowd in attendance was larger
than on any preceding day and simply
took possession of the hall, rendering
it exceedingly difficult at times to
either see or hear any Of the proceed
ings. The senators were hardly able
to crowd their way to the seats re-
served for them, and the reporters
were driven to desperate straits by the
overwhelming crush. The air of the
ha al inc
close, increasing the discomfort of
members and visitors.
FIFTH JOINT BALLOT.
After the senators had entered the
hall of representatives and the journal
had been read President Nebeker an
nounced that there having been no
senator was in order.
Owing to the known desire of the
members to bring the contest to a
close, and the general expectation that
the ballot would show several changes,
the roll call was watched with the
greatest interest. When Martin
from Thatcher to Nebeker and
A. P. SorensOn from Henderson TO
Rawlins there was a general buzz of
comment These were the only
changes, except change of the Re
publican votes from c. z. Allen to c.
W Bennett.
The ballot resulted in a gain of one
for Rawlins and a loss of one for
Thatcher and Henderson The vote
stood as follows: Thatcher, %; Hen
1erson. 10; Rawlins, IA; Nebeker, ?:
Powers, l: Lawrence, l; Bennett l.
The vote in detail was as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harbour, Mon
son, Aquila Nebeker, w g. Nebeker
Rideout, Robson, Whitaker and Rep
Daniel Cook, Greer, Dot
sOn, Dresser, Forshee. Gibson La
3arthe, Murdoch, Price, Ray Roylance,
Sloan, n. c. Sorenson, Thomson,
Mheeler-29.
Henderson-Senators Alfred, Hamer.
Shurtliff, Wright, and Representatives |
Anderson, Bennion, Duffin. Greenwood. |
Hardy, Hopkins, Kenner, KimbalI. |
daxfield, Mckay, O'Brien, Oveson. |
Parry, Perkins. Taylor-19
Rawlins- Game, Chambers.
evans, Johnson, Smoot, and Represent
Ltives Calls. S. n. Cook, Lennon.
4und, Rompey, Shepard, A P Soren-
on, Stewart, Wilson-14
Nebeker-Senator Snow ard Repre-
entative Martin
PowerS-Senator Cannon
Lawrence = Representative Man
AM.
Bennett = Representatives Hanson.
1imball and Robinson-3.
ANOTHER RAWLINS GAIN.
Immediately after the announcements
f the result, the president announced
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