The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-28

Hanson, Crosby, HoImgren, y. Il.
Harris, Miller, Murdoch, Richards,
Robinson, sorensOn, Taylor-11.
For Howell.-Law-1.
For Cannon.-Bramwell, N. ]. Har-
ris, Ivers, Johnson, Smith,.
Absent-Representative Welch-1.
The legislature of Utah yesterday
reached and passed the number of bal
lots taken two years ago to determine
the election of Senator Rawlins. A week
ago it was hardly expected that more
than fifty-three ballots would be re-
quired before eIecUing Senator Cannon's
successor. But. from all appearances,
only a very few more ballots VIII Sc
cure the necessary majority and end
the contest.
The steady increase in AIcCune's sup
port was again in evidence yesterday.
Senator Peery aligned himself with
those who voted for McC1ne. This
brought the leading candidate uD TO
81, within five of election
Two members Of the legislature, Rep
resentatives Christensen and WEIGH,
both Republicans, viii be absent today,
thereby making thirty-one necessary TO
a, choice.
Senator Peery went back to AIcCune's
support on yesterdays first ballot, the
fifty-second taken up to that time. This
ballot resulted: McCune, p; King, IA;
Cannon, Z; Bagley, 10; Howell, !; alb
sent, /; total 63. Thirteen OF the Re
publicans voted for Hon. John Z. Bag
lev of Ogden, and Representative Law,
an avowed bimetallist, supported State
Senator Joseph Howell, an administra-
ton Republican.
There were no other changes on the
fifty-third and fifty-fourth ballots, and
at 12:45 the joint assembly dissolved
until this noon.
SENATOR PEERY FOR MCUNE.
The vote which brought McCune
from % to q was announced by Sena-
tor Peery, who has been alternating In
his support to Nebeker and the leading
candidate. TIL senator from salt Lake
in again giving his support to McCune,
said:
There is a lady in this room who
isVery near ard very dear TO me. This
morning l asked her If she cared
for whom l voted. She said she wanted
me to vote for a w. McCune She is
Jeffersonian Democrat of the old school
There is no better Democrat in the
room than this lady. She is my mother
and there is no better Democrat than
her husband. my father In line with
her wish and with my own prefer
ences, now cast my vote for Alfred
W. McCune'
FOR KING TO THE END.
When Representative Belts name
was called. the gentleman from Utah
county arose and said;
Mr.. Speaker beg the indulgence Of
this assembly for about three minutes.
/ trust you win pardon me at this time.
I desire to say a few words on the
grave question before US. L l am right
" informed. this same question two
Years ago, took thirty-one days to
make 4 choice. J. for one, regret very
much that it has taken 50 much time
ON this occasion. But when we con-
slider the Importance of the work before
ms T think the people viii forgive US.
Trhere is something more than little
time at stake. Here assembled are men
froro all parts of Utah, many men Of
many minds. l trust, sir. we all want
n do this work well, SO that when the
+tirrv-two votes are obtained which
1,ill send a man TO the United States
sanare. we viii not be ashamed of our
choice. We want TO choose one that is
e,-erv inch man, for OF all the works
of the great Creator, the noplest IS q
4-u1z- honest man Now. sir. J must
Siffer from the worthy few who thought
.Jo+ TO change their votes would end
&c contest ! differ still further with
tbern when they say it is impossible to
elect w. Il. King. ] think it not only
,aocSiblP. but GUlle probable In the
fftv odd years of my life 1 have seen
1r-,eater imDossibilities accomplished.
Nv worthy friend Larson here and my
-eic in the last two days have received
ia+ters and petitions signed by our
f-iar5s al home, instructing US to stand
60 for the peoples choice. This being
~ case. there is only one path for me
- follow, and I take pleasure in that
Sntv. You. my friends, who have stood
9,93 for w H. King take courage; I
lend 10 do the viii Of those who sent
IL here. and stand as firm as the rocks
=, these grand old mountains that sur
lind this. great valley and this beauti-
III CITY. and here on this floor I shall
Intend for my peoples choice so long
there is the shadow Of a chance Of
a,,ccess. and once more 1 record my
go for the ncblest Roman of them ALL
xVilliarn II King"
INsINCERTTY OF MR.. LAW
Representative Law. who has rebelled
.-erv time his Republican colleagues
s,aye cast complimentary vote for
no,dbug. and by way Of protest has
Peer, declared for d silver Republican,
otterpted 10 perpetrate joke on his
S,aiificaI associates and the assembly by
a.,1ogizing the qualifications and fitness
IF one whom Re wouid support for SEN
stor. He pleaded for the legislature's