The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
.publicans that We cnnlh not see our

Republicans. that We could not see our
way clear to ADOPT their suggestion.
The suggestion of fusion, however,
understand. lid not nccess lrlly IN
volve the re-elsc ION of Frank ]. Can
non TO the United States senate, and
the fear of this, together with the am
bition OF oth4-s u become candidates
for his and other positions in the suit
or the DemocrS TIC party o. Utah. was a
great fac+o: IN reaching the com u
sion that there would be 10 desirable
results obtained for the Democratic
party in Utah ny fusin= ana bringing
a national issue into the state election
held last November. This conclusion
having been reached, and the election
having been conducted on straight
Democratic lines: and as the result
straight Democratic raj )i-y III the
| legislature, upon he majority has de @
vol-eG the duty and task If clFctinS a
| United States senator. That We, the
majority, have ATTEMPTED tc fat hfully
perform this duty. il not well, even the
Republican minority will agree WITH Us.
But we have also succeeded in con-
Vincing that minority on the other side,
if they needed convincing. that the
proud boast of the Democratic orator
that minorities should rule is as sound
ing brass and tinkling cymbal.
My position at the present time in
Willis AOi d OllltO States SCHctlpL 10
not so much as TO whom shall be the
successful candidate as to vindicate the
principle of majority rule held bv the
Democratic party. If the twenty-seven
gentlemen voting with me for the cleo
ton of Mr.. McCune can see heir way
clear to vote for Judge King, Judge
Powers or Frank j. Cannon, 1 am will
ing to make one of them, and Will vote
and hei1 &c elect either of the three
candidates and discard Mr.. McCuue.
But until the wishes Of these twenty
seven gentlemen are fully satisfied IN
this respect, being a two-thirds ma
1ority of the dominant party Of the leg
islature. l am not willing to help to
break them ~ into factions when the
simple duty, il performed, of four mem
bers voting with the overwhelming ma
jority would elect q United States sena-
tor. A long contest, which naturally
brings mature elaboration, has deter
mined the majority ain their Judgment
that AIR. McCune is the best man 10 be
elected, both in the interests of the
state and OF the more narrow view, in
the interests of the Democratic party.
AS The above remarks are suggested
to my mind because of the telegram re-
ceived, 1 desire TO say if 1 vote for the
Hon. Frank j. Cannon with the view
of electing him, it would be in Difference
TO the judgment Of the honorable gen.
tlemen who have addressed me from
Washington, and also with my personal
belief that his election would not prove
calamity to the Democratic party in
Utah; but this must be arrived at, so
far as am concerned, by the Demo-
cratic principle of deferring to the
wishes of the majority
VARIETY OF EXPRESSIONS.
Representative Holmgren (Republi-
4 ho
III IS amusing 10 notice that in the
beginning we were warned by the ma
Jor1ty not TO interfere. We thought
they meant What they said, and we did
not interfere. Then they asked us to
help them, or to leave the room, while
they settled the matter They say
they are grieving over this deplorable I
situation. We do not grove at ell. We
have political bonanza on this side
Of the house. Every ballot they take
sends our stock higher. 1t is now los
above par and while il is still advanc-
ing, it would be folly for US to sell |
George Sutherland" Naughter.)
Replying to Mr.. HOlmgren, Repre- !
sentative Bennion said: The Repub- !
leans have not been invited to leave !
this room, nor to mix with the Demo-
Gratis in this contest. L merely sug-
gested once that the Republican mem /
bers could not escape bearing a portion |
of the responsibility for this deadlock"
Representative Jackson delighted the |
galleries by saying:
'Inasmuch as all the Republican
members have drawn their checks fo.
the full sixty days, 1 ask leave to make
a few remarks. When I was a home
ly, large footed boy, whose hair wasn't
parted quite as well as mine is now.
after reading the history of
the United States. that some time a
grateful country would call for me to
take the presidency. L pictured in nv
mind how l. together with nv little
girl sweetheart, who has since married
another fellow, would occupy the White
House. This morning 1 have had al
those ambitions totally eclipsed. for 7
ind that The Herald, which is the or
gan of the Democratic party. excent
when a convention is on or when there
is a senator to elect. has paid a tribute
to my classic countenance. The cartoon
picturing me with Pat Lannan is how
ever, little bit Off because we have
not spoken in five years, and we never
will until he extends me the hand Of
fellowship. But L am proud to be vol,ed
up with Frank ]. Cannon, and thar =
the reason am voting for him