The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-21

/ that it will be productive of a recurrence
of old animosities. chickering's and dissen-
sIons: that il will arouse a widespread
| prejudice in the nation at large against
our people, and at home be construed a
an evasion If not direct violation of our
state constitution, in which II is reeited
! that there shall be no union Of church
and state, nor shall any church dominate
| the state or interfere with its functions,
and finally that il is not In harmony
| with the spirit of American institutions
! in placing high church officials OF any
religious denomination in our national
| congress.
! Gentlemen. this is all 1 have to say with
reference to that phase of the question,
and as to nominating or voting Tor the
| candidate of my choice, wish TO name a
gentleman who has not been consulted
and who is not a candidate for this high
office, but whose competency, integrity
and efficiency has been abundantly dem
onstrated by his discharge of pubic
/ trust. L take great pleasure in casting
my vote for the Hon. Heber M Wells
/ Neither Senator A. B. Lewis, who
| nominated Smoot in the caucus, nor
Senator c. z. Loose, the chief engineer
of the Smoot boom, had anything to
say in voting beyond addressing the
/ chair and asking TO be recorded in IA
vor of the apostle. Senator S. H. Love,
who voted against SmoOt in the caucus.
announced his Smoot vote in low,
grave, tone, which evidenced anything
but enthusiasm in the act
Senator Mckay of Weber county an
nounced that he took great pleasure in
casting his vote for Reed Smoot. His
| brief announcement was the nearest TO
! a nominating speech Of anything
spoken by any Of the Smoot senators.
Senator Murdoch, leader of the Demo
cratic minority, had himself recorded
for Senator Rawlins.
Senator Hoyt Sherman who, like Sen
| ator Lawrence, is from Salt Lake cOun-
| ty, was known to be associated with
Senator Lawrence in opposition 10
| Reed Smoot. Sherman and Lawrence
were the only senators who failed to
attend the caucus which nominated
Smoot, and so they were not bound
! by its action. AS a consequence, when
Senator Sherman's name was called he
was as much the center of attention as
was Senator Lawrence. whose seat was
at his side.
"Mr. President" said Senator Sher-
man, his voice trembling with the in
tensity Of his feeling, lit has been
agreed that Senator Lawrence should
be the spokesman of our side of the
controversy. I wish TO indorse the
statement he has made and cast my
vote for the Hon. Heber NJ. Wells.
Senator Whitmore voted for Senator
Rawlins, and Senator Williams for
Reed Smoot.
Allison Takes His Medicine.
'Mr. President" said the clerk. con-
Guiding the roll by calling for the vote
of Senator Allison, the presiding officer
Reed Smoot," said President ALI
son, tersely. He was the only membel
who failed to preface the name of hit
candidate with at least half dozeI
words of Introductory remark. Sen
ator Allison was one of the few who
/ opposed Smoot in the caucus, but al
though there he voted for Congressman
Sutherland. his law partner, he was
bound by the action of the caucus ma
jority to vote for SmoOt. That he tool
no pleasure in swallowing the pill Wa
evidenced by the curt, short manner II
which he spoke the candidates name
Secretary Jensen footed up the roll
? call, which showed the following result
For Smoot-Senators Allison, Gard
ner, Johnson, c. p. Larsen, II. S. Lar
sen, Lewis, Loose, Love, Mckay, vii
t iiams-10.
: For Wells-senators Lawrence ant
Sherman.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bamberger
Barnes, Barber, Bennion, Murdoch ant
: Whitmore-6.
: THE result of the vote shows "a
! Reed Smoot has received ten votes,
declared President Allison, readini
) from the slip which was handed t
0 him, that Heber NJ. Wells has receives
: two votes and Joseph L. Rawlins 81
|. votes. The journal will so show. TIL
: senate will now proceed with it's reg
T ular order of business"
: While the routine work of the uppe
Y house progressed, the spectators file
: out. Among them were the graduatin
: class members of All HalloWs collegC
who had attended the session to get
n srst lesson in practical craftsmanship
: Others who witnessed the election i
3 the senate were ex-State Senator F. ,
5 Kiesel and Mrs. Kiesel. Superintendent
? of Schools Nelson and Mrs. Nelson, eX
o Senator D. II. 5Peery and ex-State Sen
4 ator A. Owen Smoot, a brother of tn
Z senator-elect.