The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-23
Necessary 10 choice. ......... 80

So
Necessary TO choice. ....... 80
The Thatcher column mounted higher
yesterday, and, by the aid of three of
the four Populist votes, reached "a
Henderson also gained one from Raw
Inns, increasing Hendersons vote to
20 and reducing Rawlin's to IS.
These changes were not unexpected
and created no surprise, but the ses-
sion of the joint assembly was some
what exciting.
At the close of a prOtracted secret
conference of Thatcher supporters at
7 the, Knutsford hotel last evening, one
of those in attendance announced with
great assurance that Thatcher would
certainly be elected today. A deal had
been entered into, he declared, and
plans fully matured. that, barring any
untoward event. would place their
candidate over the line today. 1t
might sreduire more than one ballot,
and they proposed to force the ballot
ing to a finish at today's session. From
what sources they expected to gather
the needful eight votes, he could not
reveal, as all those who attended the
conference were pledged TO absolute
secrecy.
Despite this positive assurance from
the Sanguine Thatcherite his predic-
ton was generally discFedited. even 10y
other Thatcher supporters, one of
whom even confessed that he 0uld
not see how Mr. Thatcher could be
elected al all. Mr.. Perkins of Weber.
il IS claimed by the Thatcher side, had
promised to vote with them on the
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ballot was taken. and they expect his
vote on the first Ballot today. 1t is un-
derstoOd that Mangan, the only POpu-
list who stuck to Lawrence yesterday,
will come to Thatcher whenever his
vote is needed to elect, and Senator
Snow and Representative o. C. Kim
ball it is claimed, could be counted
upon whenever their votes would elect,
but with all of these Thatcher would
still need four, and the other candi-
dates deny that there is any detection
Gin their ranks.
y On the other hand. there is admitted |
~ a disposition among four or five
Thatcher men to go TO Henderson. The |
statement was made last evening that !
Senator Aquiia Nebeker, Moroni Price /
and three others who have voted for |
Thatcher from the start were debating /
the desirability of transferring their |
support. Senator Nebeker, when seen,
confirmed the story as TO four others, |
but would not admit that he shared in |
their views. There We're four Thatcher |
members. he said, who believed the !
contest ought to be settled without fur |
ther delay. and in favor OF one of the |
two leading candidates. He did not be- |
lieve that this detection would demoral- |
ize the Thatcher forces, but. on the |
contrary. that they would otherwise
NeElain intact.
This movement towards Henderson.
rTala h tod
the secret conference, may possibly in
dicate Il mutual agreement under which
a certain number of Henderson votes
will come TO Thatcher for certain
number of ballots. and if the latter
candidate fails to draw enough support
from other sources to elect him. like
number of Thatcher votes will be
thrown TO Henderson.
At Henderson headquarters there was
no knowledge of any such arrange
ment, although they would be quite
willing to accept it, provided they were
given the first swap" They were
willing to take fifty ballots today. they
declared. if their opponents wanted I
them, but did not think an election
possible. They were quite certain they
would hold their 20 votes indefinitely
and denied the possibility of any loss
In connection with the reported
movement from Thatcher to Henderson
it was also given out that Mr.. Murdock
of Wasatch had made up his mind to
leave Thatcher When Geen. that gen
tleman denied the story, but confessed
that he could not say how he would
vote today Rawlins. he explained. was
his first choice. and he would be willing
TO go 10 him whenever he felt assured
that he stood good chance for cleo
tion. In tOGay's vote ne would be
guided largely by circumstances
Representative Gibson of UIntah who
has stood by Thatcher from the start
expressed himself yesterday in opposi-
ton TO any prolonged contest. When
ever il became apparent to him that
his first choice could not win, he would
vote for Rawlins. who was his second
4ehoice.
! These cases illustrate a disposition
Among certain members to break away
ffom present moorings. which justifies
The belief that upon almost any ballot
there may be such shifting of the vote
as 10 entirely change the aspect of the |
situation. ;
The thirteen members who yesterday
voted for Rawlins met in conference Z
at the Cullen hotel in the afternoon /
and il is reliably reported that a COM
pact was entered into TO support their
candidate to the end. AS each of the (
other candidates seems TO be depending
upon q certain number of Rawlins t
votes TO aid him in winning out, this !
agreement. il adhered to, will disaD-
point their expectations. However, e
should any considerable number of I
dicated above, the latter candidate
might secure a majority without aid I
srrom the Rawlins side.
= The statement has been frequently I