The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-09

The expected happened at yesterday
Moons session of the joint assembly of
the legislature. George @. Cannon s
boom for United States senator from
Utah was launched by Representative
Eeber Bennion. On the first ballot
taken, Cannon pere received the votes
of all the Republican members except
Senator Alder and Representatives
s-sI5olmgren and Taylor. This gave him
ten votes, added to the support of three
Democrats, Bennion, Cummings and
Redd. AT the evening session Senators
Shurtlif and Howell Joined the elder
Cannon's forces, making his vote at the
close fifteen.
5'hat Mr.. Cannon should receive votes
from both Republicans and Democrats
is not to be wondered at. Representa-
tive Bennion vouched for the new can
diGates Democracy and Representa-
tive AIurdOck stood sponsor for his Re-
publicapism. Representative Cummings
followed with a declaration that Mr..
Cannonlwas above any or all parties.
Mr.. AfcCune's support suffered only
the loss Il Cummings and Redd's votes.
In the evening the loss Of Forman to
Frank J. Cannon was compensated by
Senator harden Bennion again joining
icCune's forces.
The proceedings at the noon session
and also in the evening We're fraught
fuence in behalf of George c. Cannon's
candidacy was openly charged and not
denied Accusations of recreancy to
the cause of Democracy We're freely
thrown down, and arraignments were
pronounced of the few supposed bimet-
allists who aided the new candidate and
thereby gave satisfaction to the gold
standard champions.
It WIS a l1spmentous day, the prelude
TO the great nnale that viii come one
way or the other this noon or tonight.
The voting bn the one hundred and
f0rty-f ballot began without Incl
dent and AT first seemed as though the
ToIcstI Of the senate would not develop
anything Of interest. But the whisper
ings about the candidacy Of George Q.
Cannon had stirred up Senator Robson
and when his name was called he came
forward with a strong philippe against
ecclesiastical interference to induce
Democrats 10 vote for a gold STAN
dard Republican. This was what he
said:
SENATOR ROBISON'S ADDRESS.
i have not heretofore infringed on
your valuable time 10 a great extent.
but I DO wish to state my position now,
as such a very short time yet remains
before US 10 solve a very grave problem.
The question before US The few re-
manning hours that we have TO. dis
pose Of is whether the Democrats. free
silver Democrats, who have been elect
ed by the people and sent here to rep
resent them in this joint assembly, are
to be influenced by the Republicans
because of high ecclesiastical positions,
TO elect to the senate OF the United
States for Utah a gold Republican. And
] submit that IL the representatives Of
the people depart from the standard,
she Democratic standard. when il is
well understood and known by this ma
tion that ii is Democratic. and elect to
the senate OF the United States a gold
Republican, we will meet the conse-
ouences in sorrow and in tears. We all
remember the bitter past that has come
ia US in the settlement of these val
levs. ] regret very much that it be-
comes necessary to call in question the
church of which ! am a member, for /
stand. and have all the years OF my
1nanhood, firmly with both feet in what
the world calls Mormonism, and / eX-
nect to remain firm in that faith.
honor the men who claim to be raised
m 10 lead men through this sorrowfui
world and point them 10 the better
land. say I honor men who have
taken q conspicuous part in the settle
r,1ent OF this country. Notwithstanding
the mistakes that men make sometimes
and nave made in all ages. The great
est men, the very greatest, the Savior
of the world. was nailed to the cross
because of his religious teachings. The
world has drunk the blood of the best
men that ever lived. Sorrows have
come to the homes of many peopie, and