The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-10

will be without representation. I vote
for George O.. Cannon.
Representative Stewart merely an
nounced the name of Charles C. Rich
ards.
Representative Jackson moved, at the
conclusion of the ballot. to take q recess
of thirty minutes, in order to go into
caucus. If such q move could be agreed
upon but the motion was tabled, So
to %.
The next ballot. Senator Bennion, w.
G. Nebeker, Aquila Nebeker, Perry.
Rideout, Representatives Belts Cook.
tIsher, Forman, Horne. Jackson. La
pish and Wheeler joined Lloyd and
Stewart in voting for C. c. Richards,
making his vote fifteen, the highest
number given to him
On the one hundred and fifty-ninth
ballot, Bramwell quit Cannon the
younger for Cannon the elder. but the
formers vote was not decreased any.
since Wheeler went from Richards
support to the eX-United States sena-
tors camp. Senator Chambers became
i'll during the progress of this ballot.
and retired from the assembly
The result of the one hundred and
fifty-sixth ballot follows: A. w. Nc
IT,, i
J. Cannon, I; George Sutherland, 2; w.
II. King, Z.
Representative Lloyd moved that a
recess of forty-five minutes be taken,
that a caucus might be held This was
opposed by Senator Evans and on mo-
ton of Representative Richards the
motion was laid on tine table. the vote
being so to 81. Representative Belts
caused some laughter by insisting on
1r1fF hi.
for w. H. King.
The one hundred and fifty-seventh
ballot was as full of striking features
as any that preceded or followed it,
The boomlet for C. C. Richards was
started on this ballot King lost two
votes and McCune four. George Q.
Cannon gained the vote of Larsen,
Evans and Robertson Forman went
over to King, and Lloyd and Stewart
declared for Richards.
WHY EVANS VOTED FOR CANNON.
In changing his vote from McCune to
George @. Cannon, Senator Evans said:
Il have voted here upon the floor of
this house for fifty-two days. / have
cast 155 ballots for the man of my
choice; / have pleaded for the main
tenance OF Democratic doctrines;
have gone into caucuses; 1 have con-
versed with my fellow citizens, and 1
have pleaded with them that this Dem
ocratic legislature could not afford to
destroy that principle upon which the
great government of the American
people is founded and has been oper-
ated for more than a hundred years.
We of the majority have said, You
come with us and we will select some
other man 1t made my heart almost
bleed to think that men would permit
thfs-men whom | have held in the
highest esteem, and do yet
Il have no quarrel with the men of
the Democratic minority of this legls-
lature, but I differ with them, and 1
want my words to go forth among the
people and let them judge who is right.
We have been in a position for weeks
where three men could have elected a
senator, and for two days, if [ am not
mistaken, where one man could have
settled this thing. And then 'Ye are to
be charged, in the face of all this, as
being obstructionists. I had never met
Mr.. McCune, 1 believe, before L came to
this legislature. but he is my choice,
and 1 have stood by him night and
day
1.-THE charges that have been made
upon the floor of this house, desire
to refer to them. / desire to say to
this vast crowd. and especially to the
president and ladies and gentlemen,
that when the gentleman stood upon
the floor of this house and
made those charges on the eve
of an election, 1 believed it was
merely vile scheme to defeat him. The
state of Utah and the Democratic leg
islature would have closed up this af-
fair in ten minutes more. My soul
spoke out to me that these charges
were false, and God being my witness, |
l believe the same tonight. l desire TO
say believe Mr.. McCune is a man who |!
possesses every attribute of honor. l !
have been associated with him init /
mately lately, and I believe of all the /
campaigns since this contest began, his /
has been the eleanest of any in this /
city.
Il desire to say, Mr.. President, that |
ali my life has been spent in Utah. L /
was born in Utah. Ever since / at I
tanned my majority, 1 nave cast my /
vote and have yet for the first time to /
ever place a dot upon those ballots 4
from the time 1 began voting, that did ]
not belong there. The course that l am I
about to take will be criticised. My |
coIlea CUES. may question my methods. !
NV soul cries out will you elect a /
United States senator It has been said /
we are going to vote for Republican. |
| desire to call to the recollection of I
some Of my Democratic friends that the |
man whom / shall cast my vote for /
tonight is one OF the strongest silver I
men in the state of Utah. Utah needs /
TO be represented by a man who under /
stands thoroughly this great cause of |
bimetallism. I am for Utah, 1 am for |
the Democratic party. and then prin- I
cipIe rises above men and we sink into /
oblivion. / vote for a man tonight /
whose superior cannot be found 1 vote /
for the Hon. George @. Cannon"
Representative Belts said:
Il wish to again raise my feeble /
voice in answer to the gentleman who I
stated he had voted 155 days. This is I
my answer: They say not in words, /
perhaps. but in actions, If you will not /
elect 4. w. McCune. you shall not have |
a Democrat and this is the reason we ]
took our coats and left that caucus. I /
stand still in defense of nv principle. !
I quote from great men-William J. |
shall not put upon the /
brow of labor this crown of thorns: |
we will not be crucified upon a cross of |
gold. That flag shall be nailed TO our |
masthead. and 1 will thunder out the |
name of w. H. King"
THE 16Oth BALLOT.
With the hands of the clock rapidly |
counting off the minutes of the last /
hour of the session, there was but little [
time for speech-making, and the one I
hundred and sixtieth ballot passed |
with scarcely any speech-naking. Rep |
resentative Taylor voted for Frank J. /
Cannon. and this was the only change. |
Several politicians had been going about /
among the Democrats urging that they !
unite on some Democrat, and to this |
Representative Richards objected.
The vote follows on the one hundred !
and sixtieth ballot: i. W. McCune 10: |
George @. Cannon. %; Frank j. Can |
non. s: C. G.. Richards, IA; George Suth- |
erland, 1.
The one hundred and siXty-frst ball |
lot was a repetition of the preceding |
ballot. save that Senator Wright and |