The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-22


pie of Utah than it is today.
look TO you, gentlemen. TO see tnat
no mistakes are made that Wen have 20
apologize for later. I have been SUD
porting man who as been the back
Dole OF our party. He didn't trim his
sdllS 10 the silver breeze as some Of the
others Of us did He deserved the sen
atOrship at our hands. True and lovaf.
arthur Brown has always been TO ms
people and his party, and yet he is not
gong 70 be elected by this caucus.
"A duty devOlves upon me tonight
sooner than / had expected. Without
a consultation with him, I must change
my vote. And I'm not going 70 vote for a
man VINO mas sought Democratic aid in
this fight or church influence. Some
People say there has been no church
influence Tell me he hasn't solicited
chufch lnnuence2 ] point YOU to the
Deseret News editorial tonight Tell
me ne hasL asked the church To help
MIN ASK any OF his supporters.
Ridieuled Kearns.
Just a word as to his qualifications.
! call upon this caucus not to disgrace
itself by nominating man who refers
to Alaska as an island and 90 the
EiiDinOS as 'FilipOnies-' We laughed
at the Democrats when they came 50
near electing McCune to the senate.
and every Republican in the state was
hoping he would be elected. I tell YOU
if we Republicans elect this man
Kearns the laugh viii be at our eX-
pense.
And yet you propose to fiji the seat
of Webster, of Clay. of Calhoun, with
a man who calls FilipinOs 'FilipOnies.
II IS plainly apparent that this occult
church influence is at work here to-
night"
At this point several members tried
To interrupt Senator Allison with deni-
ais 1t was like trying to dam noun
tain torrent with a lead pencil.
4 am perfectly willing to be respon-
sible for what 1 say here tonight" ne
rOared. You talk of eleCting this man
to the senate. I tell you that if he was
the foreman of a mine at Park City he
never would be thought of for this p0-
sitiOn- The choice of a large majority
of the Republicans Of Weber county is
Arthur Brown, but tonight I am con-
WINGED that the election of ". s. Nc
COrnick viii rebound TO the credit of
Utah.
He's a clean man. He never was
sued for debauching a girl in the Cul-
len hotel. He's clean. / tell you DOZ-
ems and dozens Of prominent Repub-
licanS have said to me that ". :. Nc
COrnick has the confidence and respect
Of the people here. 1t seems that / can {
get my choice and next, to my mind,
the strongest man is ". 5. Mccormick
and 1 take pleasure in voting for him.
Storm Of Wrath.
Half a dozen angry men were on
their feet by the time Senator Allison
finished Above the din could be heard
the shrill voice Of Glasmann. when a
man makes such charges as that man
has made over there il is unbecoming
for any gentleman to reply to them,
he shouted
Van Horne insisted on replying, how
ever. He started out with bitter sar-
casm- The gentleman" said he, AS
sumes to have all the integrity and all
the wisdom of this caucus. He assumes
not only to have all the virtue, but he
impugns the virtue of others 1 fling
back that ihnputation into your teeth,
sir.
What do you members of the church
of Latter-day Saints think of the
charge that your beloved leaders have
entered into a bargain with a man ac-
Cused of debauChing a girl in the Cul-
len hOtel2 Yes, I admit that if Mr..
Kearns was foreman of mine at Park
City he wouldn't be thought of in con-
nection with the senatorShip. That is
true, because he would not have been
in a position to demonstrate his capa-
bilities as he has demonstrated them
Hes the one man of political acu-
men in the state Of Utah. The gentle
man says We'll disgrace ourselves by
voting for him. Disgrace ourselves by
voting for a llsan who worked his way
up TO the front with his pick and
shovel? A man who has always been
the friend Of the labOring man? Dis
grace ourselves by voting for a man
who stands as the representative of the
modern idea of what is needed in this
great nation of ours chat is the admit
raticn of all Europe"
Church Influence Charge.
Senator Willis johnson followed Van
Horne. I just want to make a denial
of some Of the charges made by the
gentleman from Weber" he said. I
wish to say that no church influence
has been used with me. I have con-
suited with no church officials as to
how I shall cast my vote tonight"
Well interjected Mr. Allison, a
man was sent for from our headquar-
tiers by President Snow and asked by
him to stop working for Brown and to
go TO work for Kearns."
DO you undertake to say" asked
Glasmann Of Allison, that Mccormick
didn't try to get some church infU-
ence2'
AS to that I am unable to say" re
piled Mr.. Allison.
proceeding senator Johnson said he
did not believe President Snow had
tried to influence anybody. He himself
would vote according to the dictates %
his conscience.
Shot 1T Azton.
Here Hewlett cut in. "A certain gen
tleman in this caucus met another
member of the legislature and myself
on the street tonight and asked us if
we were going up to the church offices
to get our instructions. That man was
John r AXtOn- Doesn't it show he
thought church influence was being
used2"
George Lawrence attempted to calm
the troubled waters. He said he came
to the senate unpledged. He thought
all speakers should be accorded a re-
spectful hearing NO church influence
has been eXeTted on me-" said Senator
Lawrence, "and I don't believe the
party can thrive on such dissensions as
we have Witnessed here tonight. I
don't believe they ought to be in
dUlged in"
The eighth ballot showed a gain Of
one for Kearns and three for McCOr-
nick. Stevens left Thomas and went
to the Silver King millionaire Love,
Smith and Allison were for Mccormick.
Alder, Howell. Larson and HOlmgren
remained true TO Brown. and Sherman
stayed with Salisbury