The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-08

TINS fioor to give reasons why | changed
my. vote. and do not know as 1t wonid
be proper now. NV feelings beat in har-
mony with the remarks made by the sem
ator from Salt Lake county, Mr.. Rideout,
ana feel that on occasions like this 1t is
peter TO pour oil on the troubled waters
than 70 tear up wounds that should. be
nealed- realize that in all the history
OF the world men have honestly differed.
gone TO battle, and the earth has drank
the blood of some of the best men that
ever lived. striving for what they believed
70 be rlght. II is not to be wondered at
tnal we diner in this vital question before
When 1 came to Salt Lake. I must adj
NIT that was prejudiced against Mr..
McCune; but when l came to investigate
these charges and examined these re-
ports, found that there was no founda-
ton for the charges. as far as | could
learn. and | concluded that they were
gotten up. to defeat his election be-
came satisfied that the man of my choice
could not be elected. but was thoroughly
sausfied that ways that were dark were
being oe resorted 70 to defeat the election of
L felt that / had been approached as
no friend of mine would approach an
other and that those who pretended to
be my friends had attempted to drag me
down where / would not be worthy of a
seat in this assembly. and that for a con-
slderatfon / should offer my vote to Nc
Cune; From that day TO this l have not
found that there is one stain on the rec
ord of Mr. A. w. McCune and if | would
so far disgrace my manhood as to ac-
ceept propositions made to me, / would
De unworthy of credence by this as
sembly or a seat on this floor / shall
continue to cast my vote for Hon. A. W.
McCune."
CHARACTER NOT sMIRcHED.
Senator Thomas seized the opportunity
Il would like to refer to a remark made
by senator Smoot this morning. in which
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tation of that is this. that it would be
cowardly on the part of the McCune sup
porters to go back on Mr.. McCune at the
present time, without any reason what
ever and in the face of the majority re-
port sent in. There is not one particle of
evidence that can see, and I have fol-
,owed 1t closely, that has been produced
by the enemies of Mr. McCune that can
Desmireh him to the extent of SPOT Of
Cune." 49, III
O'NEIL ON THE CASE.
NJ representative o'Neil, in voting for Mr.
1 do not arise to explain my vote, nor
20 make any speech; simply rise TO give !
expression TO some Thoughts that have !
come to me While listening here today !
ana also during the time we have been |
'eaolnS the evidence. There are free sun |
oers, free dinners, free theatres, and other !
.hinSS that are spoken of and Claimed to !
lave been given for the object of securing /
,otes 10 give them to those who were |
lnlng Them Now, what the object is I I
I'M not prepared TO say but that it has |
oeen done by all the leading candidates in |
his senatorial contest, 1 am prepared to I
, ,ay, ana that II one, has been guilty. the /
'tnerS nave also. l never blamed the |
'andldates, but accepted the hospitality
II those men as | would have given Il /
myself at my ranch. I would have in
vas trying to bride them for any purpose
whatever. Now, the effect of the evidence
n this case has been this: l believe Mr.
law SAID IN his charge that he would
'een for O'NeiIs speech the day before
Il have watched closely all the pro-
eedings. l desired that all the evidence
hat could be gotten. hold of should be
Iualnted with the facts, and if anyone
we're guilty of bribery they should be
rropped; and should have quit voting for.
DR.. McCune had the charges been slIs-
aimed. | have kept track of the matter
s well as could. and 1 can say that the
violence has given me faith in Mr.. Nc
'une. Heaven and earth have been
urned over, even piece of dirty linen
as been brought in. and the reputation
ot only of Mr.. McCune, but of other
1en. has been attacked. But have these
harges been sustained? l had hoped
hat the committee would come in here |
;ith a unanimous report. but It has not I
cen unanimous. However we have the |
Of evidence. We have
We Vut VI SEVEN, WHICH,, III any Oller !
aSe. would be considered conclusive. IN !
tead of shaking my faith in Mr. Nc
'une. it has fastened me to him There
ore | again cast my vote for the Hon. A.
Y. McCune.'
BY vote of ~ to u the assembly dis.
olved till p. m. after the declaration
f the result of the 18th ballot.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Seven ballots for senator were taken last
light from S:l5 TO 9:I5 in the presence OF a
cry large and Impatient assemblage or
rominent citizens and public officials
here were no speeches and few demon
trations other than of a nature indicat-
lg an Impotence to have the contest
rded
1t was featureless and undressing
proceeding. the only variation to the
lonotony being an occasional scattering
f votes in the hope of breaking the dead
Ock On the list. ballot Senator Abel
ohm Evans received five votes from Full
ler, Greenwood, Lapish. Mansfield and
sed6.
with the first ballot of the evening
Forman, who has been
citing for Senator Rideout from the dav
Law made his sensational
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