The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-11

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For King.-Betts, Fisher, jackson,
Larsen, Stewart, Wheeler-6.
For McCune.-Bennion, Bywater,
Clyde, Cummings, Fullmer, FAIR,
Forman, Hansen, Horne, Lloyd.
Mansfield, McQuarrie, O'Neil, Parry,
Redd, Robertson, Roylance, Shepard
-f8.
For Powers.-Cook. Lapish-2.
For Sutherland.-Calli Crosby,
C. 2. Harris, Holmgren, Miller, Muir
dock, Richards, Robinson, Sorenson,
Welch-1O.
For Cannon.-Bramwell, N. ]. Har-
ris, Ivers, Johnson, Law, Smith, Tay-
1or-7.
Absent-Repr5s entatives Christian
son and Greenwood-2.
From the unprecedentedly large at
tendance of spectators at yesterday
joint assembly of the legislature, it was
apparent that a good many people ex-
pected TO witness the deadlock's break
ing. and the election of senator, or at
least some sensational speeches based
upon Senator Frank J. Cannons ora
torical effort of Thursday evening in
the Theatre But the throng was
doomed to disappointment, unless it be
true that recOmpenSe were found in
listening to the logic of Senator Kiesel
the endorsement by Mr.. w. G. Neb-
eller Of the retiring senators philippe
or the impaSSiOned reply of Senator
Shurtliff 10 Senator Peery's caustic ref
erence to the protege OF Weber county
Several speeches were in prospect. but
after Senator Kiesel had wea1ied the pa
thence of the audience the flights of eIo-
quence were reserved till today.
Two ballots We're taken, the only
change in the result being Senator W
.. Nebeker's desertiOn or King and
Powers for Cannon. No one followed
him into the new camp.
A PLEA FOR CANNON VOTES.
Responding to the call of his name.
Senator Kiesel proceeded to make a
speech, occupying nearly an hour. He
said, in part:
I want to say, Mr.. President and
members, that the man is nothing; the
cause everything. This is the cause of
the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 TO /, as II was prior to the great
conspiracy of 1878. The overshadowing-
issue, the only issue, IS it seems to me.
has been greatly overlooked [ take a
national view. The little offices cut no
figure, but this great cause affecting
millions yet unborn is the issue before
which all others sink into insignificance.
and, in my opinion. f. J. Cannon has
better represented that cause than has
any other nan. 1 say nothing TO the
Gispa ragenienF Of &ny Of the other can
didates. They are all worthy men Of
ability. But it was his action in leav-
ing the convention at st. Louis that
made the action OF the Chicago coaven-
ton possible. That action required a
resolution that causes US TO admire the
man, the strength Of his convictions,
and the magnificence of his courage.
IF Frank j. Cannon is not returned.
ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you
mat you are knocking out one of the
pillars of the silver cause. His work is
known 1 have sometimes compared
him with William ]. Bryan believe
he is as great. / believe he is greater
than William J. Bryan. The grafton he
made last night, the reception given
him before ne opened his mouth, shows
that Il this choice were left to the peo-
pie there would scarcely be a dissenting
vote against him. Chairman Jones has
said thai Senator Frank ]. Cannon
should be reIurned- 7 am taking a ma
tional view and Mr.. Jones is the head
of the party.