The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-21
MCUHE IN THE LEAD,
WITH 8 VOTES OVER KING
CONTINUED from page -

L A4sAAr NlCLtLOIC. III dag 1oSN 49, 49,
for hat bright, stalwart Democrat n
patriotic. generous-hearted citizen, and
loyal friend, Hon. A w. McCune.
In a tone that was fitted for a dash
Of irony, Mrs. Horne's response a
II vote for the man who is the choice
of the Salt Lake Tribune-Hon A w.
] McCune."
JACKSON WAKES ELOQUENT.
Then Representative Jackson in his
turn took the loo to say:
Mr.. President: Up to this time 1 have
voted for the candidate of my cholce with
out lndulg1ng in any statements concern
ing him. but now, under the orlyllese
which has been accorded members, L pro-
pose 10 maxi a few remarks. We AVE
Tor our consideration several gentlemen
of eminent ability and distinguished apu-
tuGe; men famous tor their OratOry ana
reasoning powers; men competent to dis
cuss the grave questions which are TO
be solved by legislation; men. or financial
standing: men VINO achieved distinction
n the several walks of life. and all who
are being supported by the majority party
on this floor are Democrats whose ndeIlty
TO their party cannot be questioned.
L have steadfastly voted for the candl-
date of my choice, and purpose TO con-
tinue voting for him. OF his manifold
qualities, Mr.. President, L am but poorly
equipped to speak. Unfortunately for my
self, / I'M not endowed with That poetry
of speech and gesture which fall SO nap
PLY to the lot of many. But L firmly be-
AAA&G IL We aAAaAA &A11N A-AAA ~
in the highest law-maklng body or the
nation, this legislature will be performing
q duty to which its members can point
with honest pride in the years Whlcn are
TO come Nature, education and clrcum-
stances have combined TO mt him for the
place. He is known, and favorably, from
one side of this great nation TO the other.
If elected he VIII not be a stranger in
Washington by any means. for no man In
Utah has a larger personal acquaintance
with the great and influential men of the
government than ne He Is q. ea0er OIL
men He is an orator second to no man
occupying 4 seat in the senate OF the
United States. And while it has been
said that sending another orator to con-
gresS is like carrying Goals to Newcastle,
l do not regard the same as sound; It IS
like a man refusing to take another dol
lar for a days labor because he has two
already. The gifts and attachments of my
candidate are many. DE IS educated, not
only in the lore taught by books, but is a
finished scholar in the lessons which are
learned by contact with humanity in all
its varied phases. The recognized equal
OF the great and powerful, he is also the
friend of the humber classes and knows
to perfection the lives and the needs OF
the poor ne lOwly.
Ny candidate is an active Democrat.
and in no Struggl for its supremacy has
he ever wavered. Not lurking in the rear
with those who, like the warhOrse of Job,
'Smelleth the battle from afar," but in
the front rank, where the smoke rolled
thiCkest round the banners, he has ever
been found. bearing aloft the silver stand
ard of the Democratic party. Where
gather the valiant. who never Sheathe
their swords until the struggle has ended,
has ever waved the white DlumeS of this
gallant Democratic Henry of Navarro.
Ii they say my candidate is not Utah
born. l answer that he has lived among
us for years, and here he has buried his
dead. And what closer ties binds a man
To the soil of a state than the graves of
those he loved? If they say he is not a
man of wealth. L answer that Daniel
Webster was not a man of wealth; that
Henry Clay was without means; that
Charles Sumner died poor. If they shall
say he is not a member of the dominant
church. then 1 assert that the time when
membership in any religious organization
was made a test for political preferment
has ended in Utah, thank God.
Mir. President, l again vote for that
peerless gentleman. that earnest Demo-
crat, hat true friend. that leader of men,
Hon. Orlando W. Powers.
Mr.. Jackson's eloquent effort was
generously a%pplaUded.
Without a word of explanation, Rep
re~sentauive Wheeler, who had previ-
ously voted for 4. H. King, announced
his preference for McCune.
up to date" said Speaker Roylance,
Il have east several complimentary
votes, but as it is not my nature to be
going here and there, I today come into
a column to stay. 1 cast my vote for
Hon. A. w. McCune."
The only other change on the next
two ballots, the twenty-foUrth and
twenty-ffth. was in Senator Peery go
ing Eel to Powers, with whose side re
remained, leaving Nebeker without any
support.
At $3.50 the joint assembly voted to
dissolve till $3.50 p. m.
\ SERENADE AND RECEPTION.
Prior to the recess the following COM
m~Unication from the governor was
read:
Salt Lake City. Jan. 20. 1899.
To the Legislature of Utah, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Major Thompson. commandant at Fort
Douglas. is DESTROYS Of rendering you the
compliment of a serenade by the Twenty
fourth infantry band. and has asked me
to transmit to you the knowledge of his
wishes. and also to arrange the time
thereof. If you will permit the sugges-
ton. l shall esteem it an honor if you
Would repair to the executive chamber in
this building tomorrow Saturday after
neon at , o'clock to meet the officers of
The gallant Tw-entv-fourth and listen to
the inspiring strains OF music from its
famous regimental band. Very respect
fully, HEBER NJ. WELLS.
Governor.
Senator w. G. Nebeker moved that
the invitation be accepted with thanks.
Representative Hansen expressed the
belief that il would be wise TO endeavor
TO elect the senator before this day
Saturday passed out of existence, and
too much time devoted to a social func-
ton with the military and the COVER
nor might be cause of some peTpleXity
i'll the minds of those legislators who
wished to have the senatorial voting
ended.
The motion to accept the governors
invitation was carried without dissent.
MORE CHANGES AT THE END.
Tho ioiuf assembly -rocOOvaupH or 2-20
p. m, with President Nebeker in the
chair, and balloting was proceeded with
for the twenty-siXth time.
The changed result on the twenty
sixth was in Wheeler and Fullmer de-
serting the McCune followers, the first
named going back to King and Fullmer
over to Powers. This gave King 10,
McCune 16, and Powers 9. The next
two ballots were unchanged.
At the end of the twenty-eighth Belts
moved for a dissolution of the joint
session, but the motion failed to carry,
the ayes numbering 2S n the pces "a.
MeCune gained Fullmer from Kings
support on the twenty-ninth ballot, and
kept him to the end.
On the ~thirtieth, when the Republic
ans commenced voting for Reed Smoot, /
after having given Hammond their
solid Is, Law OF Cache broke away and
supported George Sutherland. Richards
Joined Law on the next ballot.
The result of the thirty-first ballot
was as given in the beginning OF this
At the enc of the thirty-first Mans
field moved for a dissolution of the JOINT
assembly. The motion prevailed by a
vote of 20 to %.
Ayes-Senators Alder, Bennion.
Kiesel. w. G. Nebeker, Aquila
Nebeker, Peery. Rideout. Shurtliff.
Smoot, Tanner. Whitney, Wright, Rep
resentatives Bennion, Belts, Bramwell,