Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-15

W. hn' mcmbtfH OF the Legislature,
siSiy-ihrcc IN number. were prcacn, to.
day, Two ballots only were taken.
withou, any change In the general ritu-
alton. the deadlock atiil continuing.
The Joint assembly convened at A.
O'Clock today. Not many visitors were
IN attendance. Prayer was offered by
the chaplain OF the House. The as
sombly proceeded to ballot for senator.
THOMAS on MAJORITY RULE.
Senator Thomas. ON casting his vote.
announced that he had n telegram,
which he read. aH follows
Washington. u. G.. Feb. n. 1899.
Hon r. n. Thomas. Ralt Lake. Utah.
No greater service could have been
rendered to a cause of n united Dcmoc-
tucy than that Of the support of Sonn-
tor cannon FOR the u. \. Senate We
congratulate you ON having taken this
wise aud patriotic step. which viii Ger.
,ninly lead 10 complete party triumph
In future campaigns.
n. NJ. TELLER.
cIiAS. A. TOWNE,
II. " PETTiGREw.
4. T. DuBON.
g. 4. HARTMAN.
n had done anything whatever to
deserve congratulatlon for having vot-
cd aH did. for the Hon. Frank J. Can.
non. should prize the compliment paid
me By those giants OF hi-mctnliam az
above price. The Views expressed In
the tclegram I am very much In sym
pnthy With from a nntlunal standpoint.
ana have cxprcnHsd regrets that the
leading Democrats when interviewed
last summer By some Of the Hirnefn Of
this telegram on the question ~ fusion
In this State % the Democrats and vi.
yer nepublicana they could not zee
their way clear 90 adopt their nuRpra-
tlon. The suggestion ~ fusion. how
ever, understand. dld NOT necessarily
Involve the reelection OF Frank =. Can.
non % the United States scnatr. and
the fear OF this together with the ainbi-
tiun ~ othofn 10 become candidates for
this aud other positions IN the KIT OF
the Dgmocratlc party OF Utah was a
great factor In reaching N" couclu
zion, that there Would be- no desirable
results obtained TOT the Democratic
party IN Utah by fuHing aud bringing
a national issue Into the state election
held last November. This conclusion
having been reached and the election
having been conducted on straight
Democratic lines and ~ the result
straight Democratic majority In the
Legislature. Upon the majority has de-
volvcd the duty and task of olccting a
United States senator. That We, the
majority. have attempted 10 faithfully
perform this duty " not well. even the
Republican minority viii agree with ~
In. hut We have also succeeded In con
vincinR that minority on the other side.
" they needed convincing. that the
proud boast OF the Democratic orator
that majoriticn should rule IL "a
sounding hFaNa NInLllAar
My position nt the present tins In vot-
INK for a United States senator IL not
10 much who shall be the successful
candidate an to yindlcnto the principle
OF majority rule held by the Demo
cratic party. n the twenty-seyen gem
tlomcn voting with mo FOR the election
~ Mr.. Mcclure can SEQ their way clear
10 vote for Judge King. Judge Powers
or Frank J, Cannon. ! am willing TO
mako one of them ana win vote and
help 10 elect either OF the three candl-
dates and discard Mr. Mccune, but un-
~ the w.Hhts OF these twcnty-Heven
gentlemen are fully satisfied In this
respect. being two-thirda majority Of
the dominant party Of the Legislature,
am not willing 20 help 90 break thom
up In factions. when the simple duty.
" performed, Of four membeis victims
with the overwhelming majority
would elect United States senator
and which that majority, after Ions
contest. which naturally brings mature
deliberations. has determined them
IN their Judgment that he u
both In the interests Of the State and
OF the more narrow view decidedly. IN
the interests % the Democratic party.
~ the above remarks are auFgcrted
20 my mind because of the telegram re-
ceived. ! desire 20 say " ! vote for the
Hon. Frank J. Cannon with the view
of electing him II would he IN Difference
10 the Judgments of the honorable
gentlemen who have addressed me from
Washington. ana also with my personal
belief that his election would not prove
u calamity 10 the Democratic party In
Utah: but this must be arrived at 80
far nm ! am concerned, by the Demo-
cratic principle of deforring 90 the wish
81 Of the majority.
JACKSON ON HERALD,
Representative jackson said; when
was homely. large footed boy
whose clothes did not NJ him. l was
told that some day grateful country
might be calling upon me 90 become
President OF the United states. have
lived 90 see the failure OF those early
dreams, but today md myself famous
by being cartooned this morning In the
Salt Lake Herald. along with T.. II.
l.annnn and r.. J. CannunW lie said
tho Herald was a Democratic paper
except during conventions aud soma
torinl elections. lie voted for II. J.
Cannon.
HoLMGREN on PARTY ADVAN-
TAGE
Representative Ilolmgren said. Z u
amusing TO notice that In the beginning
We We're warned by the majority not TO
interfere. We thought they meint what
they said and we did not Interfere.
men they asked us 10 help them, ar
10 leave the room, while they settled
the matter They say they are growing
over this deplorable situation. We DO
not grieve at all. We have political
bononza on this side Of the House