The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-19

ana throw the keys into the Missouri
river TH. address was welt received
Peter, hansen the sheepman from Ne
hraska seconded the claims OF Omaha.
Iuterspersed with indian yelps ana
hand -clanufuE from the Omaha rooters-
Mr. Jansen urged the advaniaees ot
the Nebi Iska CITY. "hrlr. ne di stieu
the convention would De an even C.
while ia Chicago it would be bat an
incident.
Matter ST Business
II. Piak-rel af Illinois OF the short
bosn Breeders association favored
Chicago 1t was "a mattei OF business.
bee said as the man Eald no KISSED
ms wife before going oGt T" KISS ms
uli-l boris wife TIE convention. BIT.
Pi,kereI thought should go as far east
as possible for BUSINESS reasons The
speech was witty one ana pleaseu the
convention
+. a. Wells of tine south Omaha
livestock exchange threw bouquets al
rr Nebraska town, promising Cildl Ihe
..-eu-iuu would own the city. while
.- Chicago 10 would he swallowed up
40 overlooked.
Judge Gowan OF Texas came TO the
front f0r t'hirago with string of Wit
tirisms Tie thought that lf Chicago
swallowed the convention as OElahd
mon said fr would. the convention
this score He thought lI me conNen-
zion were swallow cJ DO would come out
like Jonah and Gain more renoWn than
ever 30 had before
T. r. Harder of Utah spoke for
Omaha bee made witty talk To show
that Omaha was just the right size
but that iu Chicago the convention
would De swallowed and that only at
IoTneys could find their way about
j. r. MoyIe of CJah said majority
Of his delegation were or the opinion
that having come west this year 1T
should go east next year ON this &C
count he asked the delegates To go TO
Chicago
Mr.. SticIney of Wyoming favored
Omaha. He asked the delegates TO con-
suit their wives before JhcN voted
Omaha was not here with a male quar-
tette He didn't want the convention
TO be a second fiddle 20 the fat stock
show lin Chicago.
Idaho's Choice.
Mr.. Cooling Of Idaho announced that
his state believed the association the
biggest thing on earth ard -6asn
afraid of being swallowed by any city
Ola earth. He favored Chicago
BEFORE the baJUle of votes, which re-
suited i'm an overwhelming victory for
Chicago. President Springer announced
that there were 400 votes IN the con-
ventiOn. Assistant Secretary Frank
p. johnson Their took the center Of the
platform and began calling the roll.
How They Voted
The fray started with the Shetland
Pony association casting It's one vote
for Chicago. AS the call proceeded
skinner of Chicago voted several dele
cations that We're not present Omaha
wanted 10 know The chairman an
nounced that the proper proxies
were on the desk. DOugherty of
Nebraska asked that the proxies be
read. but he was howied down and
finally withdrew his request
Cheers greeted the announcement of
every vote, and Chicago and Omaha
were busy with pencils and pads keep
ing tab on the status Of the vote.
Texas marched into the Chicago con-
fingent amid cheering and the idaho
delegates did likewise
Utah Was Impartial
Utah did the pretty thing by both
cities The Utah Wool Growers as
sociation, amid shouts from Chicago,
gave 100 votes for the Windy city.
Amid an equal amount OF noise from
Omaha the Livestock association of
Utah cast 100 votes for the Nebraska
town.
Omaha Withdraws.
AS the vote proceeded it was seen
that Chicago was sure winner ana
before the roll call was finished Sen
ator Carey, who had been an Omaha
supporter. secured he floor.
ut is evident said he. that ma
jority of the delegates favor Chicago
As a voter for Omaha 1 move TO with
draw that Citys name and to II '>e
The selection of Chicago unanimous
The Chicago contingent went into a
paroNysm of cheering as Omaha
shouted a second TO the motion. By an
odd coincidence the Nebraska banner
tumbIed over just at this Juncture-
The Chicago crowd showed symptoms
of throwing handspring The band
struck up a Hot Time" the question
mark was replaced on the next con-
vention" shield by the word, Chicago
and President Springer splntered voice
and gaVel before ne secured order
When the band had finished "A Hot
Time" a large number of resolutions
were handed in. Announcements of
interest TO the delegates were made
from the chair e A Harris was
named as member of the executive
committee of the association from
Iowa. John Mcmillan was named as
the alternate from Idaho and the con-
ventiOn adjourned to o'clock.