The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-12
CAUCUS DIDN'T BIND.
Democrats Discuss the Attempted
Nomination Of Movie.

Nomination Of Moyle.
a story appeared in yesterdays Tri-
bune headed ''McCune Members Bolt
ed" in which it was charged that Mr.
McCunes friends had refused to abide
by the decision of the midnight eau
Gus at which the name of James H.
Moyle was mentioned as a compromise
candidate for United States senator.
The story is deliberate misstatement
of the facts in the case, and its evident
purpose is TO cast reflections on the
consistency of the members of the
Democratic party in the legislature,
who have insisted upon the right of the
majority to rule.
The happenings in the caucus leading
up to the mention of Mr.. Moyle's name,
show how baseless are the charges
that the McCune men bolted the eau
Gus. President Nebel1er had constituted
himself chairman of the caucus to save
time and before any steps toward or
ganization were taken Senator Raw
Inns was asked 10 address the meeting.
He at once suggested as a method of
procedure that the caucus take five Sc
cret ballots and that the person first
receiving a majority of the votes cast
should be the nominee OF the caucus.
And then the anti-McCune men
showed their hand. refusing to adopt a
CAUCUS LI.t ~ bliltl IDGlIf " AOle III
any one who might be named in the
caucus Before Senator Rawlins could
say another word Representative Cook,
who has been one of the leaders of the
anti-McCune faction, announced that
he would leave the caucus if McCune's
name were not eliminated from the list
of those to be voted for. Representa-
tive Jackson said that he, too, would
refuse TO be bound by the caucus if
McCune were chosen by it. Senator
Thomas stated that he would leave the
caucus if McCune's name was not left
on the list.
The caucus threatened to break up
right here. but the pleadings of Senator
Rawlins induced the members to take
an informal ballot with the express I'M
derstanding that that ballot should not
be binding on anyone. On that ballot
A. w McCune received II cut of the SO
votes cast, the others being scattered
among eight different men, no one of
whom received more than votes.
When the result of the ballot was
announced the members again began
to quarrel among themselves. Over
half OF those present left before any
thing was done and at length, despair
ing of settling upon any one who had
yet been mentioned Senator Rawlins
suggested Moyle. President Nebeker
Immediately threw down the gavel and
rushed for the door shouting Moyle'S
the mani Moylel Moyle," AS the men,
bers streamed into the cloak room Pres
ident Nebeker cried All those in favor
of Moyle as the nominee Of this eau
Gus say aye and there was chorus
of ayes" from half a dozen Threats.
When he put the negative of the ques-
ton there was no response, nearly all
MIR. McCune's supporters had gone.
They had seen that any attempt to
agree upon a candidate satisfactory
TO all members would be futile, and
the Mcclure men had already de-
feated the adoption of a caucus rule
Several members who have voted for
MIR. McCune regularly were asked yes
terday for a statement in regard to the
caucus and their alleged bolt.
Representative Lloyd, who accepted
the result Of the caucus and voted for
Noyle said: There was nothing bind
ing about the caucus. for no rules were
adopted binding anyone to abide by
the decision of the caucus. When SEN
ator Rawlins suggested James II. |
Noyles name there was much applause,
and so vociferous was ii that / took il
as an indication that Mr.. Moyle was
the choice of the caucus. The mem |