Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-19
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For -IIennlon. Cannon. robin.
son, Tanner.
For Mccune Chambers, Evans
smoot. Thomas. whitney, wrIght-s
For Powefs-Aauiila Nebckor, W. %.
Ncbeker. Rid.out.-5.
For Ncbek.r-pccry-
Fpr Thomas-Alder-s.
For cannon Kie-el. shufilln-2.
REPRESENTATIVES,
For Rlng-Bettr. Fisher. rulimcr,
Greenwood. Hansen. Horne. Larsen.
Mcouarrle. Mansfield. o'Neil. Parry,
Ridd. Robertson. stewart. Wheeler
H.
For Mccune Iicnnion. iywaicr,
clyde. Cummings. Farr. Lloyd. Roy.
lance. shepard -
For powcrs-cook. Foreman. Jack
son. i.apirh.-L
Eur Thomas -caiilstcr. christlannon,
Crosby. c. u. Harris. iioimgrcn. Miller.
Murdock. Robinson. sorcnson. Taylor,
welch.-ii.
For cannon-Bramweli. n. J. Harris.
Iverr. Johnson. smith.-s
For Nllcn--i.aw.--i.
Senator Thomas. who voted for King
yesterday. voted for Mccune today.
Lloyd. who was absent yesterday.
voted for Mccune. Royiancc. who
voted yesterday for Powers. voted for
Mocune. but later he changed HIS vote
60 King.
g. n. Alien. Hep. was voted for by
Law. the other Republicans supported
A. l.. Thomas.
The most notable feature Of the day
was the speech by senator whitney.
10 on arising TO east his vote on the
nrrt ballot taken today, the sixth. said:
%. y. wIiTNEy's SPEECH
Mr.. Prcsident-Thc situation con.
fronting " IN Ia me somewha, painful.
as any situation must be- which In
wolves and neccHsitatea a choice be-
tween friends. A number NJ gentlemen
have been named here as candidates
Tor the hifh and honorable position Of
United states senator. any one OF
whom would. In my opinion. grace this
position and. faithfully discharge the
duties thereof iut. unfortunately. only
one OF them can b. chosen. ~ there h
only one vacancy 10 be- nllcd This
regret. for these an. all able men. they
are all friends ~ mine. and wish with
all my heart that there were senator
ships cnoush to Eo round. Hut thcrr
nre not. and hence the difficulty of tho
situation. Lake the Lady Drademona.
when Required To- choose between her
father and her husband. II de- perceive
here a divided duty" n ~ not with
me ease ~ loving Caesar less aud
Rome more. II II "a clear ease ~ "hnw
happy could I be- with either. were
'tother dear charmcr away Laugh
teri
But. since I must make "a choice. and
may make but one, | shall do so. have
done 30. confident In the belief that my
selection ~ "a candidate " based uunn
The best Judgment that l can hung 10
bear upon this question. The gentie-
man ! have named n not an orator. he
" not lawyer. hut h. need not be- u
order 10 M tho requirements ~ tho
exalted station 20 which ho nHp'rea.
oratofy and legal ability are preclo =,
they are valuable, hut they are not the
only requisites In a senator ~ tho Unit
I'd Stntes. We have orators aud a law
yer already there. Ia represent ~ IN
the halls NJ Congress. why nile peilon
on CASA Why carry COILS ~ New.
castle, or salt 10 the dead sea 81
America With peerless orator N
the lower house, ana a talented ora
tor ana lawyer la the upper house,
what ~ NEEDED as their complement. Ia
complete the magic circle. II a clear
headed, blg'hearted, hroad-mluded
business man. friend 10 Utah aud her
people. such a one. In short. ua I have
already named ana voted for, Sir.
take pleasure m again casting my boil.
lot for that wide.aNake, progressive
enterprlHing man of affnira, that pn-
tflotlc citizen. that sound silver Demo.
crat. that true-hcarted friend 90 Utah
and her people, the Hon, Alfred "
Mcclure. lAppiausc.
The speech Of senator whitney wai
listened 10 with profound attention. A
demonstration uf applause followed
but was quickly checkcy by tho prrsid
ms officer
on the seventh ballot Pecry voted IN
Matte Hughes Cannon; otherwise N,
vote remained the same as nt first. 90
the eighth ballot pcery again voted fnl
Nebeker, ON the ninth and tenth bal
lots there was NO change.
4 motion by Mansfield To adjourn wal
put and lost.
Evans moved thnt when the JOINT AS
sembly Dissolve. II do 30 To rrconven'
NJ $3.50 o'clock lie began Ia speak IL
favor OF his motion and jackson rosi
to point ~ order which was HuHtainr,
by the chair. The motion prevailed
Three more ballots were then taken
on the eleventh ballot l,oylanc'
changed his vote from Mcclure 4
King, making McCune ~ and King 20,
on the Twelfth ana thirteenth ballot
no change occurred.
The joint assembly then dissolved, q
reeonyene at $50 y. m.