Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-14


IN. The President ~ the senate. Mr..
Ncbekcr In the chair.
THE 10TH BALLOT.
Cannon ~ King !; Mecune %; Pow
crs o. sutherland ~
Aquiia Nchckcr voted for Powers.
shepard voted for Cannon. Pccry voted
Tot McCunc.
The ioSth ballot was the same az the
io1th. Many speeches were made. most
OF which are given below.
lsiDEouT on CHURCH DUTY.
Senator iidcout. In casting his vote.
said In part:
~, IL due. TO you and myself and TO
the people by whose auffragca 1 owe
this position In the State Legislature Co
explain why ! have hitherto stood with
the minority In this contest. When I
came here I was undecided. the man
whom ! wished to support had told me
that he would not be a candidate.
then voted FOR -. W. Powers, the man
whom ! thought best able 10 represent
US In the Senate. Before long. how
ever. became convinced that the ma
Jority Of my constituents desired me
TO vote for Judge King. ana have done
So"
II l could be convinced that my con.
ntituents or even n great minority Of
them wished me 20 support any other
candidate would 40 TO any man whom
! could conHclcntiouAly support. IN IN"
hope Of ending this deadlock when |
came here rutnorr were about as 10
bribery. have watched very carefully.
and though have heard men say that
bribcH had been offered. have not seen
the slightest evidence OF II. | think
that there II not man In this assembly
that would not be above accepting a
bribc; AS 10 those opposed TO my choice
! grant 10 than the same hlsh railing
that I clnim for myself that not all tho
money Ia the world would be- SUFFICIENT
for that purpose. iiut n condition to-
day confronts Nv. and untii nigh cccle-
ninftlcnl authorities stop Interfering In
political affairs. u win be before. I
would that ala not have To say this;
but II the hand that wrote tnos. letters
and the mind that guided their COM
rtruction. has been Instrumental IN
shaping policies OF the Democratic
party In the past. II should not be-, u
must be- In the future.
Let II not be- implied that am east
Ing reflection On the dominant
church. fot one grand man, the veneer
able prrHldcnt Of that Church. has de-
clarcd that the church N not IN politics
and that there are at least two places
where politics cannot be talked, namely
In the Temple and In the Presidents
Office. God bless those uttcranccH, Tor
they have placed the church on a
higher plane. ana now. " | may pre-
sumo. let him 40 further aud say to tho
Apostles. Come unto me" Let him
poln, a. the great central figure of the
world and 10 his Apostles: tell them
that the glory that surrounds the mcm-
DRY Of Paul would sink Into inHlgnin-
cance did We discover that he In con-
ncctlon with his higher calling sought
60 become Tweed, a quay, CROKER
The speaker east his vote. In conelud-
ms, FOR W. H. King.
Senator Robson said;
ION Saturday evening last. re-
coivcd u petition from some OF my
friends In Willard county. Republicans
and Democrats, asking me to vote FOR
the Hon. W. ~. King. For the bcnont
OF these nnd many others who do not
understand the situation herr, and are
looking 10 mo TO represent them, ! de.
sire to say; 10 those who signed that
petition and who voted Tor the Re-
publican candidate from Willard, who
now occupies seat In this assembly,
had you voted for the Democratic can
didate who was known 10 be strong
King supporter aud only hacked
votes OF an election. there would have
been In this assembly at the COM
mencemcnt. one more representative
working FOR the election OF Judge King,
There are enough names OF Democrats
on that petition, who voted for the re.
publican candidate TO have changed
the election In Willard county Would
u not be more consistent with your
acts to petition the representative You
helped to elect, 60 vote here In accord
nnce with your wiHhcsy
Now, ca my many friends In Willard
and Junb counties, who. like myself,
honestly desired that Judge Klng
should be chosen u the highest office
LA "a al a. nf
state. have 10 Hay; That supported
the candidate Of our choice US long as
my vote would do him any good,
learned In August 1885, that efforts
were being made 10 defeat the election
OF Judge King. should he become "A
Senatorial candidate and sent word 10
Mr.. King at that time Of my under
ntanding of what was being cone. From
the time | came 90 salt Lake Clty. In
December. until l changed my vote To
A. W. Mccunc, l became more and
more advised OF the conditions which
existed. the result of which, would de-
tsrinlne the election Of a United States
Senator. II WAS the design OF Kings
political enemies un the Democratic
party to also defeat the election OF A.
W. McCune. | Ind learned. by per-
sonal conversation that many who
were supporting Judge King In the be-
ginning would abandon him after
few days balloting, 10 remain with
him when there was no pos
slble chance OF his election, would
rndnnger the election NJ A. w.
Mcclure. who was my second choice. 1
am thoroughly acquainted with the un.
derground workings OF every political
wire that has been laid In this sena-
torlnl contest. and know by whose
hands they have been manipulated, ana
I do not approve OF Republicans con-
trolling some OF those wires 10 elect "A
Senator. when the people OF Utah, ut
the pools. have said that he should be
a Democrat. ! have no fault To ind
with any OF the men who aspire to poll
teal honors. All the factions. ~ you