The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-10
NO SENATOR ELECTED,
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them, but conSclentiouSly, l am lar &c
confess that l cannot see in the candi-
dacy of air. McCune that he is the man
to represent US in the United States
senate. There mas been some statement
made in reference to the minority OF
our party being so unyielding TO the
majority, but so far as l am concerned
/ wish TO say that there is not man
in this minority or majority that has
had any strings upon me l say right
here that l challenge any man to say
that there is a man in any way con-
nected with me that could influence
me. but l do feel as a man and as
Democrat, that when Utah shall be
represented in the United States SEN
ate she sould be represented by such
men as Hon. Joseph l.. Rawlins. NOW, !
have but few more words to say upon
this question. l hope ! may be par
| doned for talking so long. Now. sir, Sc
far as I am concerned, l am willing to
go with the majority of this party and
have them select any six or eight or
ten men, good representatives Oh the
Democratic party in this state, ana !
will stand by you. | am willing TO send
a Democrat to the United States SEN
ate, and l want to say that my De-
mocracy will not warrant me leaving
my party and supporting any other
than a straight Democrat. Then, Mr..
President, l say this, that if Mir. Nc
Cune IS elected to the United States
senate, I say it right here and now,
that he cannot get there by my vote. [
realize the consequences that may be-
fall me in this matter. 1t is not per-
sonal matter with me. I believe [ am
standing on the plank of principle. l
now vote for William II. King"
Representative Welch made another
of his humorous speeches when his turn
came, but did not change his vote, and
the Ballot ended as follows: a. W. Nc
Cune, %; George Q. Cannon, IA; w. H.
King, II: Frank j. Cannon, :; George
Sutherland, ..
SENATOR THOMAS SPEAKS.
Senator Thomas, on the one hundred
and fifty-second ballot. had just word
to say reproaching Mr.. Stewart for not
telling sooner where he stood. He said:
y think Representative WEIGH will
agree with me that the conceptions of
the human mind are past all under
standing. We have endeavored to elect
a United States senator. and l can only
find fault with one thing in our effort
to do so. and that one thing is this. that
/ do find foult with Representative
Stewart that he did not give US the
benefit Of his thoughts three or four
weeks ago, when we might have elected
King. If he had just simply said what
he thought and used his influence in the
direction of electing sonie other Demo-
cratic candidate than Mr.. McCune, his
influence would have had a great deal
of weight with me. Representative Ben
Mon is the patriot of this assembly.
He thinks that some other men have
minds as we'll as himself. Mr.. Larsen,
that good old man, is a patriot 1 did
not care about Mr. McCune very much
before that charge was made, but since
then l have been a McCune man right
through. Shall we deny the sentiments
of our hearts and crush him down? 1
say that l would rather not do that"
When Mr.. Stewards turn came he re-
piled that what he had expressed was
only his own personal, individual opin-
ion, not that of any other. and he did
not intend to cast any reflection on any
one.
The ballot ended without changing
the vote and without further speedily
ing
SHEPARD DISGUSTED.
Representative Shepard, in disgust,
said that as it was evident no senator
could be elected he would move for an
adjournment sine die.
This met with a decided protest and
Senator Evans motion to fix the time
to adjourn to p. m. was carried.
Representative Smith moved an i'm
mediate adjournment, but it was lost
by vote of IS to So.
sORENsON's POSITION
The one hundred and fifty-third bal
lot was productive of nothing but
speech from Representative SorenSon.
in which he said that he did not think
the investigation committee had been
treated fairly. He said:
In view OF the remarks already made
today | desire to say just few words
of explanation. When the charge was
made on the floor of this house by
Representative Law, it had been al
ready expressed by quite a number of
men that they had their impressions. I
had mine also. We were appointed
upon that committee and I understood
that was appointed not to investigate
my Impressions, and | do not think
that the other members of the commit
tee understood that it was their duty
to investigate their Impressions and I
desire TO saw that ! did have impress
sions. The facts that came before that
committee were received and the evil
dence was very carefully weighed, and
10 my mind there was a good and suffi-
cient reasonable doubt, and l could dc
nothing else than / did dc. But | made
myself understood in the committee
and were il not for remarks that have
been made, / would not make this eX-
PLANTATION now. There was a possibility
if the ma jority report of that commit
tee had been adopted. that an effort
would have been made for the eXpui-
sion of Representative Law. As I said
before, there was q reasonable doubt in
- = l..
my mind. and that was this: enc of
those gentlemen We're guilty Of q. high
crime. There is no mistake about that
in my mind But l was not prepared to
say from the evidence that Alr Nc
Cune was the guilty man, neither would
l.. in the event that the other contin-
gency had arisen, been ready 10 say
that Mr. Law was that man. There was
a doubt in my mind, a serious doubt,
and L would not send a man to the
penitentiary while a doubt existed in
my mind. But as l was willing 10 give
10 the accused the benefit of all doubts.
SO also 1 would give to the accussr the
benefit OF the same reasonable doubt
that existed in nv mind. The one thing
I would do in honor to Mr. McCune.
the other in honor of Mr.. Law. ! think
we are all agreed upon the point that
one of those men made a great mistake,
committed high crime, but as some
have already said. they cannot tell
which was the guilty party. I am in
the same condition, but l do believe
that the evidence does not sustain the
charge"
In answer to this Representative Cal
lister moved a vote of thanks to the
and this with an amendment
by Senator Rideout expressing the con-
fidence Of the assembly in the commit
tee was carried.
Then on motion of Representative
Jackson the assembly dissolved.
THE EVENING SESSION.
An Immense Crowd Witnessed the