The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-04
SEVENTEEN JOINT BALLOT.
SENATORS.

1dAASI, AAOH4eeS, whitley, Wright
10.
For sutherland.-Alder, Howell
q.
For Cannon.-Kiesel, Shurtliff-2
REPRESENTATIVES.
For King.-Betts, Fisher, Farr,
Greenwood, jackson, Larsen, Stewart,
Wheeler-S.
For Reconsideration, Bywater
Clyde, Cummings, Fullmer, Hansen,
Horne, Lloyd, McQuarrie, o'Neil,
Parry, Redd, Robertson, Roylance,
Shepard-15.
For Powers.-Cook, Lapish-2.
For Sutherland.-Crosby, Callister,
Christensen, Holmgren, Law, Miller,
Murdoch, Richards, Robinson, Soren-
son, Taylor, Welch-12.
For Cannon.-Bramweu, N. J. Har-
ris, Ivers, Johnson, Smith,.
acknowledgements c. 2.
Harris, Fullmer, Mansfeld-5.
Yesterday was the twenty-sixth day
of the legislature. 1t marked the tax
ing Of the seventeen ballot for a United
States senator. Two years ago yester-
day, on the fifty-third joint ballot,
taken on the twenty-fourth day of that
ltSlSidllkE ScSSlOU, SHIdlOE RAW iii,
was elected. The result of yesterday S
three ballots showed no definite break
in the deadlock.
However, another strong intimation
came from the Republican side of the
assembly that, unless the Democrats
very soon elect the senator. the minor
ity party will, on the high plane of
patriotism, step in and end the already
long drawn-out contest.
VPSf9rdaV'S VOfipP the fact that
Representative Forman and Mans
field were absent caused a shrinkage
in McCune's vote TO %. The former
was reported as confined to his room
with la grippe and the latter was at
the hospital, where his son is receiv-
ing attention TO an injured hand.
Representative Cook went back to
Powers. his first choice, thus decreas-
ing Kings vote to u.
The Republican vote was of the same
proportions as on the four previous
days, Representative Christianson hav-
ing returned TO his seat but Repre-
sentative c. z. Harris, who on Thurs
day was excused till Tuesday, was not
among those present.
The three ballots taken yesterday
gave the same result each time.
JUSTIFICATION OF MR.. COOK.
On the sixty-eighth. the first ballot
of yesterdays joint assembly, Repre-
sentative Cook withdrew his support
from King and went back TO Powers.
In doing so. he said:
I have voted until now without Civ
ing any reasons for my vote. We have
been called stubborn. ornery. and other
names by the majority. but I have
found in my reading of history that
minorities have frequently been right.
And 1 know in this case that il is so.
1 know the people of this state are
behind US. know that they desire the
election Of either Judge Powers or
Judge King. 1 believe Judge Powers to
be a man of men, who can set Utah
right before the nation, and show that
this political division on party lines is
sincere. He would show that we do
not elect a man on account of his re-
ligioUs opinions, but on account of his
ability. Before election We crowd out
to hear him and think him a great
man: but when we have any favors to
give, we turn the old man out on the
hill to Craze and we select some
young man who parts his hair in the
middle and give the place to him.
I return, therefore, to my first
choice and cast my vote again for the
man who will be the next senator from
Utah. the Hon. o. w. Powers"
In his turn, Representative O'Neil
said:
Il rise at this time to give one more
reason for the vote l shall cast at this
time. 1 noticed by the Tribune this
morning that l am condemned for my
present position by that would-be de-
fender of the Democracy. Now, Mr.
President. if any furthe.- assurance
were needed as to the correctness of
my position, the attitude of that paper
furnishes me that assurance. For
have watched with interest the pCijti-
cal position taken by that paper for
years. and I have noticed that when
ever it has espoused the cause Of any
man. il pays TO watch that man, for
he has most assuredly gone astray. I
feel perfectly safe in casting my vote
for the Hon. A. W. McCune."
WARNING FROM REPUBLICANS.
With all the earnestness at his COM
mand, Representative Richards Gre
publican) spoke as follows:
EIr. Presidenf-This is the twenty-sixth
dav OF this session and the siXty-eighth
Joint ballot cast for a United States SEN
ator, and from present indications judge
that ara further from the end than
we were III the beginning. If such q thing
can be possible. Nearly one-half OF the
time allotted to this legislature has been
practically wasted. and nearly one-half
of the money necessary to conduct a
sixty-days session Of the legislature
sollandered in the effort to elect or 10
ror elect Il United States senator.
We are under reprOach before the peo-
pie OF This state Tor The unwarrantable
and ineXCusable waste of time and the
peoples money and while 1 feel keenly
This reproach q member OF the mi
nority. yet M. President / contend that
the infinitely greater reprOach rests upon
the members Of the majority OF this body.
] say time and the peoples money have
been wasted. | ask, Mr.. President. what
are the fac1s? More than 100 bills and
resolutions have been introduced in the
houses of this legislature. and less than
q half dozen of them have been passed.
In calling your attention. Mr.. President
10 where the responsibility for this non
legislation lies. ] refer you to a sentiment
prevalent among the members Of the
majority of which I am informed by one
of its members, that il Is not desirable
that bills should come up Tor final con-
sideration while this senatorial contest
Is on as the arguments that would be
necessary for and against these me@s-
ures would most likely affect the sena-
tOrial vote.
Now. Mr.. President. If the wheels Of
legislative progress are blocked By the
deadlock in the senatorial contest. which
is the result of the action of the ajOrity
where, then, lies the responsibility for
non-legislatiOn? There can he put one
answer. If the point be raised as I have
heard it stated upon the floor of this
house and elswhere by members of the
ma jority that there is no pressing de-
Inand for immediate legislation. then |
answer let US end this senatorial fight
at once and adjourn this session of the
legislature.
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