The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-07
KEARNS-SM00T MACHINE
WIPES UP SUTHERLAND

forces that IL was a tie. and the chair
declared the motion lost
Mr.. Greenewald then jumped 20 MS
feet and asked the chair 10 announce
the vote on the viva voce way or Vot-
ing, as proposd by Mr.. Cannon.
Give the chair a chance" was the
shout that went up as the cigar man
took his seat
Dougherty added 10 the excitement
by moving that Mr.. Wey be declared
nominated.
Senator Brown Protests.
'In the name of whom is he eleeted?'
roared Senator Brown, who had again
got a place neor the railing, ana was
casting awful glances at the chair. In
the name of whom, the forty-three,
less than a third? ! give notice that
forty three can't rule Isl"
More excitement and more awful
glares, in which many Joined.
The chair gave the Sutherland forces
another chance for life by deciding
that. as Mr.. Wey had not received a
majority OF the vote OF the caucus. he
was not elected. c. +. Allen then
moved a vote by ballot; that each del
egate deposit but one ballot. Senator
insure a fair vote" as he explained,
adding. with much heat: ANY one
could write a name and vote, whether
they were delegates or not"
Mr.. Wey sought to pour oil upon the
troubled waters by coming forward and
saying that he was willing 10 submit
10 a ballot vote. Judge Diehl mixed
matters ali up again by making a long
speech in favor OF a standing vote. that
the candidate who received the greater
number of ISLANDERS" should be de-
clared elected.
Mr. Cannon moved 10 postpone every
thing until they got to Ogden. But his
appeal was made TO deaf ears.
The ballot was then taken. which re-
suited as follows: Wenger. 3; Love, II;
Wey, 81. Totals.
That settled the matter. The ma
chine had won't out, and the Sutherland
forces were routed. The caucus then
proceeded TO finish up its business with
alaerity.
An Easy Finish.
BY reclamation G. NJ. Hendrickson OF
Draper was elected a member OF the
committee on credentials at the state
convention. Judge NJ. L. Richie was
likewise made a member of the COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order Of business.
When it came 10 selecting member
of the committee on resolutions, there
wre three names proposed and much
political oratory let loose. But Perry
S. Heath was elected. ElmerFB. Jones
and c. +. Allen asking that their names
be withdrawn The objection to Mr..
Heath by a number of the delegates
was that he is a new Republican"
, does not belong TO the old school; but
that cut no figure. even the insinuation
that he is at the head of paper which
Is trying to run things" 1t was ad-
mitted that was true; that while he
might try TO run things in Salt Lake
county, he could not boss the other
| twenty-six counties. Then Mr.. Heath
was elected by acclamation.
A telegram was then read from the
Provo Republicans stating that they
were coming on a special train via the
Rio Grande, and asking the Salt Lake
! delegates TO join them eli route to Og'
| den A similar invitation came from
/ Spanish Fork Republicans, who vii
| travel on the Short Line. The chaii
then appointed the following commit
tee. which will arrange for transporta.
ton, secure badges and hire a band, the
latter TO be paid by the delegates: JAKE
Greenewald, Judge c. b. Diehl and A
| r. Lawson.
The caucus then became a part o.
1 political history.