The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-09

| the intention of the speaker to change
his vote and that no speeches of more
than five minutes be allowed Amend
| ments were offered making the time
! two and ten minutes, which were on
! posed by Senator Evans. Then Repre-
| sentative Greenwood moved to lay the
| motion on the table and the motion
prevailed
| a motion that the assembly dissolve
was made by Representative Green
wood and lost bv "A vote of 20 ayes to 50
noes and the fourth ballot was began
PRESIDENT NEBEKER.
President Nebeker rose to speak
when his name was reached. in behalf
OF the Democratic minority and was
frequently loudly applauded. He saids
Inc remarks made by Speaker Roy
lance demand of me a statement before
the joint assembly. 1 have no apology
10 make for any ballot L have cast in
this joint assembly. but Speaker Roy
lance in his remarks stated that the
minority had taken the stand to die
tate who the senator from Utah should
De- want to call the attention of this
assembly to the action that was taken
by the minority in a meeting of Dem
oerats. the majority of which were the
McCune supporters. The proposition
there submitted was that we were will
ing TO vine off the slate. eliminate every
candidate who had been voted for. and
every name which had been voted on
for the position of United States sena-
tor, and go into caucus and permit the
majority to name a candidate. Now,
ladies and gentlemen of this assembly.
l want to call your attention to the
fact that the McCune supporters in that
meeting constitute the majoriy, and
had you acceped the proposition, you
would have been able to name the
cor oil dot
supported him cheerfully. So that I
say to YOU that if there is no senatorial
candidate presented to this joint as
sembly who will be elected, that the
responsibility rests with you. There
are a number of Democrats that the
minority is willing to support. there are
a number Of Democrats that they have
always been willing to support. but
you have taken the position that there
is only one man in Utah and in the
Democratic party who is capable and
ought at this time to serve the people
of the United States in the senate. We
say to you, gentlemen of the majority,
that no man stands higher than the
Democratic party. that the Democratic
party is not an organization to sub
serve the interests of any one man,
and tonight we will say to you that if
you are 50 anxious to have a senator
elected, that the minority is willing to
join with YOU and vote for a number
of Democrats who are able to serve
the people of Utah in the senate of the
United States ably and well. L vote for
w. H. King.
The exciting time Of the evening,
from the spectacular point of view,
came at the end Of President Nebeker's
speech. when Mrs. Cannon asked him
if the minority would have been willing
to eliminate their candidate if he had
.r.ofrr aa1
vering and steadfast support as Nc
Cune. The McCune men cheered her
question, and the opposition took a
turn when President Nebeker. leaning
far over the speakers desk and rails
ing his voice until he almost shrieked.
If we had seen that it was impos-
sible to elect our man. 1 answer yes.
Mrs. Cannon came back spiritedly by
replying:
And we do not believe that it is i'm
possible to elect A. w. McCune.' and
again the cheers rang out.
IF you believe that" retOrted the
speaker, "all 1 can say is. then elect
him." whereupOn his friends raised up
their voices in unison that was as deaf
ening as it was inharmonious-
Mr.. Belts got into the game" at this
stage by asking the assembled multi
tude who it was that deserted Judge
King when he had twenty-five votes
and McCune nine. There was more
cheering, but Mrs. Cannon rose to an
sWer by saying that she was not guilty,
at leas- as she left King only when his
strength had dwindled to twelve votes
and Senator Evans had an answer up
mis- sleeve. which was that nobody had
eft King when he had twenty-five
votes and McCune nine.
The rollcalI was then proceeded with,
and the result. as usual. was NO cleo
ton
Senator Peery then moved that the
assembly dissolve and when the roll
was called. the motion prevailed by
IS ayes to q noes