The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-24
.RANLINS Is TRICKY
Wanted Senate TO Express
Opinion TO Kearns.
DEAL WITH THE MORMONS
"BiIT Chandler Provoked to
Some Funny Remarks.
DEAL WITH THE MORMONS

washington, Jan. 28.-Th the senate to-
day Rawlins of Utah made a desperate
attempt to defeat Kearns, the Republic
can candidate for the senate from his
state by having the limited States SEN
ate express opposition to him. At the
opening Of the senate Mr. Rawlins was
recognized, and within the latitude af-
forded by the senate rules read some
+ articles from Salt Lake and Washington,
+ D. c.. newspapers dealing with the Utah
! senatorial situation, and discussed them.
/ The article in the Salt Lake newspaper,
( Republican in political affiliation, was in
effect that a dead had been enttred into
by certain Republicans and the Mormon
church to bring abou5, the election Of
Thomas Kearns.
The dispatch in the Washington news
paper reported that Mr.. Kearns had been
nominated by the Republican caucus for
the senatorship This, Mr.. Rawlins said,
seemed to convey the idea that a deal
hal been carried out but he always had
reluctant to believe the charges that
had been made and ignored them.
He thought that q voice ought to go
out from Washington admonishing the
legisIa ture Of Utah that the eyes of the
people were upon it.
Mr.. Hale inquired what the senate
could do. Mr.. Rawlins replied that per-
haps the senate itself could no nothing.
He had not asked that any action be
taken by the senate.
n. Ty,1z f,,-sr+a7
no end of fine controversy invited by Mr..
Rawlins. No such question ever had
been brought to the senate's attention
before, and he hoped none such ever
would be brought into the senate again.
Mr.. Rawlins said he had directed at
tenton to the matter because he wanted
the legislature Of Utah and the people of
Utah to know that they were on trial
before the American people.
'I bring up this mater now," said Mr
Rawlins, "in order to call the attention
! of my people to It that they may thwart
/ the conspiracy. If such conspiracy exists.
I Tomorrow it may be too late"
He urged that he was justified in call
/ ing attention to this information if it
were true that such a deal had been
made as it would cast infamy and dis
! grace upo nhis state. He would not sit
in the senate under the charge that the
! Mormon church was dominating the poli-
ties Of his state.
Mr. Hale maintained that it was not
! fitting or in accord with the traditions
Of the senate that it should inquire into
4 senatorial contests in the various states
before an election was affected.
Quoting Mr. Rawlins' words, Mr. Hale
said there ought to be no voice from
Washington" that might influence the
election Of the senator one way or an
other. The state needed no admonitions
from Washington as to their conduct of
senatorial elections. He declared that
Mr. Rawlins was forcing the matter be-
fore the senate in an endeavor TO influ-
ence the senatorial election in Utah, for
what reason he did not know.
Mr. Chandler dwelt briefly with the
question which had been raised by Mr..
| Rawlins, referring facetiously in his re-
marks to his own defeat in New Hamp-
shire ten days ago. He maintained that
It would be highly unbecoming in the
senate to take the slightestf notice Of
the developments in the senatorial con-
test in Utah, and intimated that Mr..
( Rawlins was merely advertising personal
views regarding the contest.
In reply MT Rawlins adverted sarcas-
tically to the recent New Hampshire
senatorial election, which resulted in the
defeat Of Mr.. Chandler indicating that
ATr Chandler had been caught in the
cogs Of a conspiracy similar TO that
which seemed to be operating in Utah
at the present time.
Il have to confirm what the senator
has said about the recent New Hamp
shire election" said Mr.. Chandler good
nabredly. ct was a horrible result.
Oaughter) But curing the contest my
4 colleague dia not rise in this body and
advert to the atrocious character Of the
proceedings tGreat Iaughter)
IF the conditions are as wicked as
the senator paints them in Utah. ana as
7 believe they We're in New Hampshire.
they are very bad, bat they are not at
this stage a. proper subject for consider
alton by this senate"
In conclusion. Mr.. Rawlins. after dis
claiming any intention of committing the
senate upon the Utah senatorial election.
said: 'If there has been such a bargain
as has been charged 7 hope to God what
+ has occurred here VIII defeat it."
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Deaths from yellow Fever
New YORK Jan. 22--Dispatches TO the
Herald from Para. Brazil tell of the mis-
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