The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-25

A crisis in the senatorial fight has
been reached and quite possibly today
viii witness q elimination OF the con-
test. If the managers of the respective
candidates are able to hold their forces
together. there viii be no election at
todays session, but ominOus mutter-
ings from the members yesterday in
dictated that they might possibly con-
clude to settle the affair one way or
the other, regardless of the desires of
the managing committees. a disinte-
grafton OF the support of some one
candidate is likely to result from any
considerable number of ballots, and
lead to the election Of one of the others.
1t is not believed that any dark horse
candidate will be presented before to-
morrow. although it was strongly
limited by a Thatcher supporter last
J evening that a new man might be
Drought forward today.
THATCHER AND HENDERSON
MEN CONFER.
The accessions to Rawlins and the
runors that more were to follow dur
ing Saturdays balloting, seem to have
created SOrne CONSERVATION among That
candidates opponents. Several con-
ferences were held yesterday between
Thatcher and Henderson leaders, and
there were indications last evening that
a combination had been entered into,
but Mr.. Dunbar. the Thatcher mana
ger. denied any participation in these
consultations or any knowledge OF such
an agreement.
A caucus of the Thatcher supporters
was held at the Knutsford last even
ing, from 3 o'clock until about 1890.
MIR. Thatcher arrived about II o'clock
and engaged in earnest conversation
with his friends. 1t was intimated that
some important plan of action had been
decided upon. but those in possession
of the details were disinclined 10 dis
cuss the subject, further than to eX-
press the belief that the election of
Rawlius would be prevented.
Judge Powers admitted that confer
ences with the Henderson men had
been neld Henderson, he thought,
might possibly lose four or five votes
TO Rawlins today. but the loss would
be made good from the Thatcher side.
He spoke of the possibility Of a dark
horse candidate TODAY, but declared
this his own name would not be used,
with his authority, While Thatcher re-
manned in The field.
THATCHER'S STRENGTH.
\ Mr. Dunbar stated that he believed
Thatcher would go into the contest to-
day with about the same strength as
on Saturday, 3 or "A votes. He had
been informed that about 10 men in he
Henderson camp would be influenced (
10 go TO Rawlins. but he did not be-
leve enough Of the Henderson men
could be turned to Rawlins to accom- {
piSh the iatter'S election. So far as
the Thatcher supporters We're con
cerned he believed they would all
stsnd unflinchingiy by their candidate. /
He was willing 10 await developments, +
and had heard no serious talk of a
new candidate among the Thatcher {
men. There had been conferences. he I
believed, between Thatcher and Hen /
derson men, but. SO far as he knew, no .
com bination or agreement had been en- !
Tered into.
TIE WEBER MEMBERS.
AS stated yesterday the Thatcher
managers we're hopeful Of results from
the Thatcher mass meeting at ogden,
but there was no indication yesterday
that the Weber county members
would be Influenced to leave Henderson
by this demonstration. One of the
Henderson leaders, when questioned
concerning the probable effect. signif-
cantly snapped his fingers in the air.
Representative O'Brien, who returned
from ogden yesterday afternoon. gave
ii out that his course would not be in
fiuenced by the meeting, and main
tanned that the Weber members would
remain solid for Henderson. The
element that controlled that meeting
said he, lis not the element that |
and it will have no effect
upon me whatever
Mrs. Anderson was in Ogden last
evening, but lady friend who is in
her confidence expressed the belief
that She would vote for Henderson as
long as he was in the field. 1t is
stated that Senators Hamer and
Shurtliff viii not go to any other
candidate at present, but as stated
yesterday, Mr.. Perkins may possibly
transfer his vote.
HENDERSON CLAIMS.
one Henderson leader last night be
lieved his candidate would go into the
fight today with 20 votes, and that
they could be held together for two or
three ballots. but ne could not predict
what would happen after that. He
did not look for any dark horse to-
day.
Another Henderson manager made
Ne claim that five of the members
lfDw voting for Thatcher had been
pledged TO Henderson before their
election and ne looked for them TO
come over
AT RAWIINS HEADQUARTERS
The Rawlins supporters were ap-
parently in a more comfortable and
mood yesterday than their
opponents They made no definite
claims of new votes today, but were
certain that their Is would remain
solid. They expressed the belief that ,
further balloting on Saturday would
have resulted greatly 10 their ad- {
BALLOT TO A FINISH. ]
Most of the members who were {
seen yesterday expressed a desire to !
continue voting today until some one i
nsas elected if II took al niohr G, .