The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-23

ulist, was reached, he also arose to
make an eXplantion, and with much
feeling and earnestneSS and in well
chosen words, set forth his position.
! MY first choice" said he, has been
a member of the PopuliSt party, but
the time has now come when l should
vote for my second choice. 1t is to be
regretted that the decision in this con-
test cannot depend upon the merits of
the candidates. Other considerations
have been forced into the contest. but
not by the candidates. ThAre are f0me
who believe that in settling this ques-
ton we are settling some other queS-
tions of vital Importance to the state.
The first consideration that guides me
is that the man shall be absolutely
sound on the silver question My
candidate, in this respect, is above
suspicion. The second consideration is
that if left to a popular vote he would
receive a majority of the votes of all
the electors, for the first allegiance of
the members is to the electors. The
third considerat ton is that this candi
date represents a principle dear to the
heart of every American. 1 hope the
vote of this assembly will be declar-
alton that NJ man or woman aspiring
to office in Utah need ask the consent
of any ecclesiastical body. l cast my
vote for that apostle of civil and re-
HgouS iberty-an apostleship from
which no religious body can depose him
Moses Thatcher
While Mr.. Dresser. reached quite as
dramatic a climax as Senator Harbour,
the lobby profited by the warning it
had received and refrained from noisy
demonstration of approval
Mr.. Thomson, another POpulist Gnem-
Der, voted. for Thatcher with no at
tempt at oratory, but Mr.. Mangan re-
mained with Lawrence. Mr.. Maxfield
went back from Rawlins to Henderson
and there were no other changes.
RESULT OF THE BALLOT.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Thatcher, "a; Henderson, 20; Rawlins,
Is; Powers, 1; Nebeker, l; Allen, 8;
Lawrence, l.
The vote in detail was as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harbour, Monson,
Aquila Nebeker, w. G. Nebeker, Ride
out, Robson, Whitaker and Represent
atives Daniel Cook, Greer, Dotson,
Dresser, Forshee, Gibson, La Barthe,
Martin, Murdoch. Price, Ray, ROylance,
Sloan. n. c. Sorensen, Thomson, Thore-
son, Wheeler-24
enderson-Senators Alfred, Hamer,
Shurtliff, Wright and Representatives
Anderson, Bennion, Duffin Greenwood,
Hardy, Hopkins, Kenner. Joseph Kim
ball, Maxfield, Mckay. O'Brien, Ove-
son, Parry, Perkins, A P. Sorenson,
Taylor-20.
Rawlins-Senators Caine, Chambers,
Evans, johnson, Smoot and Represent
atives Calls, S. n. Cook, Lennon,
Lund, Romney, Shepard, Stewart, Will
son-13.
Nebeker-Senator Snow.
Powers-Senator Cannon.
Representative Hanson, Kim
ball. Robinson1,3.
Acknowledgment Mangan-
WANTED ANOTHER BALLOT.
Immediately upon the announcement
of the ballot, Senators Smoot and Ha-
mer and Representative Wilson were
upon the floor and it was expected to
be learned which side desired to quit
for the day and who wanted another
ballot. Senator Smoot secured the
floor and moved that when the assem-
bly, adjourn il be to meet today at
11:50. The motion was carried
Wilson and Hamer still clamored for
the floor and the former got it. He
moved that the assembly proceed to
take another ballot, which demonstrat-
ed that the Rawlins leaders were not
fearful of the result. Whatever Sena-
tor Hamers intentions were, they were
not revealed, as at this point. Senator |
Evans motion to adjourn was car |
ried.
After the spectators had filed out |
into the corridor many of them re- |
Iieved their feelings by giving three |
cheers for Thatcher.
Not Signed by Bridge.
L. Cot