Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-03

potent. his voice mas been ncaru at
national conventions, and he was n
favorite, but he was defeated by Charles
II. Gerrish, Republican. who has been
Mr.. Kurtz's close lieutenant in the or
ganizatlon of the opposition to Senn-
tor Hanna. The combine slate went
through for all the minor places by the
same vote of Sc to 50, and after the
election of Gerrish, the proceedings
We're worry quiet. many retiring from
the crowded Hobbies and galleries.
INDIGNANT AT GOV. BUSHNELL.
one of the first things considered on
the assembling OF the general assembly,
ia the appointment of q Joint commit
tee on arrangements for the innugura-
ton OF the governor. When this Joint
resolution came up in the Senate TO-DAY,
the Republican senators, as rule, de-
clined to vote. The resolution was
adopted by the Democratic side OF the
Senate. assisted by Senators Shepard
and Welrttmnn, Republicans, and Sen
ntor Vot2ht. Fusionist. This action of
the senate caused quite stir about
the state house.
Senator Shepard has been considered
friendly to those connected with the OPP
position OF Senator Hanna. although he
stood by the caucus nominations OF his
party in the organization, and will
vote for Hanna for Senator.
MAY ELECT BRICE.
The feeling on the Republican sides
of both houses was intense. Senator
Garfield was clerk of the senate until
IT was organized, and he was very en-
phatic in his utterances. The result
of the organization OF the legislature
again revived that the Hanna men
would combine with the goa Demo-
Gratis for the election of Calvin s.
Rrice. as gold standard man rather
than have Mayor Mcl>isson ana Gov
einor Bushnell elected for the long and
80. oil oatatt
At noon the senate took recess,
without announcing to the governor
that they were ready for his message.
but this was owing to the house being
engaged In completing its Organization,
which proceeded with the tedious roll
call that always resulted in the same
announcement of Sc to SO in favor of
the combine. candidates from speaker
to assistant clerks and even porters,
with the single exception OF Colonel
Fred Blenkner, who was endorsed by
both caucuses for third assistant
sergeant arms. position In which
he has served continuously for thirty
| seven years. Party lines were never
| drawn on, him, and today factlonal
| lines were not drawn. This morn
| ing's sessions of the senate and house
| caused no surprise at the Hanna head
| quarters in the Neil house, or in the
| opposition headquarters in the Great
| Southern hotel. The demonstrations
of reioicings at the latter place were
beyond description. The opposition in
sisted that Hanna was not as strong
| as Rrice. that Hanna would not have
! over 80 votes In the house and II in the
| senate. or total of 6S on joint bal
| LOT, which Is short of a majority.
1t is conceded that Speaker Mason
| will dispose of all the patronage of
! the house in the interest of McKissor
! and Bushnell and against Hnnna, and
! with the state executive administra-
/ ton against Hanna, his defeat is re-
4 garded as certain during the next week.
1t is stated that the Hanna men will
tomorrow enter upon another program
which includes visiting delegations
| from some counties to hold Indignation
!, meetings Mt the capital to express pro-
| tests on the action of certain Republic
| can members in voting against their
regular party caucus n0minees ind In
! proposing to reverse the action of the
! last Republican state convention that
nominated Hanna for senator.
o. SUCH HARMONY!
Previous to the convening OF the
legislature the Democrats and anti
Hanna Republicans Joined arms and
marched from the Great Southern hotel
to the state house, forming quite pro-
! cession, and during the noon recess
they went out together Joining in
luncheon and various gatherings of
] III.
Republican members, including MIR.
Boxwell, refrained from voting on a
resolution for n committee to walt on
and inform Gov. Bushnell that the
| house was organized and ready for
any message he might have to COM
| municate.
At 1:40 the house took n recess I'M
til 2:40 p. m.
AS the combine had no vote to spare
in the senate and only one vote more
than needed In the house, the entire
! session will be one close contests, espec-
tally with the feeling that prevails,
An absentee or an objector at any
time may reverse the control OF either
body. For this reason, the combine
has steering committees In both bodies
to see that all their members are III
| ways in their seats.
During the noon recess crusade was
developed in the legislature on account
of the protests addressed to some of the
Republican members who had voted
with Democratic members. The most
notable case was that of j. p. Griffith,
the Republican member from Union
county, who was made speaker pro
tempore by receiving AZ Democratic
and nine Republican votes. He re-
ceived kilograms from constituents
asking him to resign, saying he would
be hung in efiigy and that delegations
were en- route to Columbus to hold an
Indignation meeting. MIR. Griffith has
been under agitation last week. Last
night the Hanna workers drove him
into u conference at the Neil House,
and 1t Is said that he almost per
suaded" about three o'clock this morn
ing, but he did not want to change
without consulting his wife, who was
strongly in sympathy with the com
bine that named her husband for speak
err pro ten. The Hanna workers at
n. m. went to the Great Southern Hotel
got Mrs. Griffith up and escorted. her
to the Nell House. where she remained
with her husband until 8 n M. when
the Kurtz workers missed both Mr.. ard
Mrs. Griffith and proceeded to the Nell
House after them. While being escorted
out of the Mel House, the rival workers
got into fight as to who sholudl escort
Mrs. Griffith,
The anti Hanna men succeeded In
getting the lady to return to the Great
Southern where she hud the last inter-
view with Mr.. Kurtz just before the
people formed to start TO the state
house for the opening session. The
wives. relatives and other friends of
some Of the members who We're In the
doubtful list. have had experiences the
INST few days and nights almost like
those OF Mr.. and Mrs Grifiith, md their
troubles have probably just begun In
that line. While the joint senatorial
"a hpll "Wednesday