Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-27
With Probabilities Strongly in Favor Of A.
w. McCune.
HE GAINS ONE MORE VOTE.
odsys Baloting Gives McCune Twentyseven King Four
teen Cannon Seven, John E. Bagey Thirteen, Joseph
Howell One--Senate and House Business.

I trust you will pardon me at this time.
l desire To- say few words on the
crave question before ur. II ! am
rightly Informed, this same question
two years ago, took thirty.onc days 10
make choice. I. for one. regret very
much that II has taken 10 much Zine
ON this occasion. But when We com
slider the Importance of the work before
us, | think the people VIII forgive Us.
There " something more than n little
time ut stake. Here assembled are men
from all parts OF Utah. many men OF
many minds. | trust. sir. we all want
20 10 this work we'll. 30 that when the
thlrty-,wo votes ARE obtained. which
will send man TO tho United States
Senate. we viii not be ashamed OF our
choice. We want TO choose one that u
cvcry inch man: for OF all the works
OF the great Creator, the nohlcrt " a
truly honest man. Now, CIR. ! must
differ with the worthy few who thought
that 10 change their vote. would end
this contest. differ stlil further with
them when they say II II lmposribl. To-
elect W. H. King. ! think II not only
possible. but quito probable. In the
nifty odd years Of my life I have seen
greater imporaibilitics accomplished.
My worthy friend Larson here and NY
self IN the last two days have received
letters and petitions signed by our
ffinnlN nj NOME lUNlIhtNiilk VIZ W N'hhh
firm for the peoples choice. This being
the case. there In only one path Tor me
90 follow. and I take pleasure In that
duty. You. my friends, who have stood
frm for w. ~. King take courage; !
intend To do the wiz OF those that sent
me here. and stand an arm NJ IN. rocks
In these grand old mountain that sur
round this great valley and thia bcnuti.
full city, and here ON this roor ! shall
contend for my peoples choice 80 lons
aa thetc II the shadow % a chance
Of success and once more
I record my vote for the .noblest
roman OF ihenl all, VIVA. ~. King.
.. LAW NAMES HOWELL.
Representative Law, Republican
member from cache who has generally
riiocked all By hinycif' In the hailotinK
for United states senator made a char
actcrisiic speech during the delivery VI
which he caused his colleagues and the
nfasmblrd throng to wonder whom he
was going to name. IN part he said. II
am Of the same opinion na "A well known
American statesman who said "A few
Year, ago that n condition and not n
theory confronted ur. No I shall change
my vote according To the conditions.
Tor one or two ballots at least ! think
have a candidate ON whom We can all
unite. In the first place he has plenty
of money aud N generous and large
hearted. The worst thing about him N
that he has never contributed to the
Salt Lake Herald. He IN bright-mind-
ed and able and " entitled ia the unan-
imouH support OF this Legislature, He
~ my colleague. Hon. Joseph Howell,
from Cache. and for him ! vote"
uaughterD
WHEELER STRONG FOR KING.
Representative Wheeler. explaining
his vote on the firnt ballot. said: II
have never considered II necessary
heretofore TO say anything about nv
vote. but now I want to say for n
benefit Of the Salt Lake Herald anu
some OF the Mccunc push that I am
IN the King camp 10 stay, ana am go-
Inn 10 elect him. too" daughter ana
applauac)