| Show RAWLINS GAINS FOUR II Nine Ballots Taken by the Joint Assembly Yesterday I Nine ballots was the record of the joint assembly yesterday and at the close of the stubborn and desperate I struggle between the forces of the opposing I op-posing candidates Rawlins had captured i I cap-tured three men from Henderson and j added Senator Snow to the list of his I supporters The three Populists also II left Thatcher and returned to Lawrence I Law-rence and when all this had been accomplished I ac-complished the contending factions I were Quite ready to draw off for the day The cessation of hostilities left 1 Thatcher with 20 votes a loss of three Rawlins with 19 a gain of four and I Henderson with 16 a loss of three i This is the highest vote that Rawlins I has yet received in the contest I The sensational features of the proceedings pro-ceedings were supplied by Bennion t Kenner and Snow who with much vehemence ve-hemence and feeling explained their II reasons for changing their votes to Rawlins Mr Kenners speech was of I j especial interest as his sledgehammer j oratory was directed at some of the i peculiar issues that have entered into the campaign These changes in the votes were not wholly unexpected as i i it was known that many members were growing restive and desired to bring about some change in the situation in order to encourage a settlement of the I contest The public half expected that yesterdays yes-terdays proceedings would result in an I election of one of the candidates or some important change in the conditions condi-tions and there was the same tremendous I tre-mendous crush of excited and eager spectators as upon the preceding days I s 1 1 if 4 I J I r A j ircc 5 J 1 s jk I v I l 1 y THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT I Wilson and Sheppard t I All of the senatorial steering committees commit-tees were in attendance and some of the managers entered into the fray in fear and trembling not knowing what the day might bring forth D C Dun bar looked nervous and anxious J E Caine smiled right and left and Hy Henderson who had perhaps the greatest cause for uneasiness viewed I the proceedings with a countenance as immovable as a marble statue I The sentiment in favor of prolonged balloting and decisive action was I strong enough to force two sessions ses-sions and nine ballots and then the I members became weary and the only opposition to adjournment came from some of the sanguine Rawlins men I After the reliminar proceedings had been disposed of Mr Kenner offered of-fered a resolution providing that after Continued on Page 2 k I ANYTHING TO BEAT RAWLINS Continued from Page 1 I the first ballot the assembly take a recess until 3 p m at which time the balloting be resumed and continued until a choice had been made or it became evident that no election was possible that day The resolution was lost and the ninth joint ballot was proceeded with NINTH BALLOT The ballot resulted exactly a the last vote upon Saturday except that Murdock one of the Rawllns men was absent The vote of the Weber county members was watched with great interest in-terest as it was thought the Ogden mass meeting might have induced some of them to change but they remained re-mained with Henderson throughout the day The ballot resulted as follows Thatcher 23 Henderson 19 Rawlins 1 Nebeker 1 Powers 1 Lawrence 1 O J Salisbury 3 The tenth ballot showed no change and was without incident Some of the managers began to experience a feeling feel-ing of relief and returning confidence BENNIONS EXPLANATION With the llth ballot however came the first break pf the day When Mr Bennions name was reached he arose and addressed the chair and members and spectators leaned forward eagerly to catch his words Mr President he began I have voted long and hard for my first choice but I see no chance of making any advance I am not in favor of remaining re-maining here for GO days and engaging In a freezeout game Therefore I have decided to change my vote I do not believe it would be possible for me to place my ballot where it would be free from the suspicion of church influence but I want to say that my vote is just as free as anv vote cast in this house I challenge any man to show that by word or action or vote I ever cton stultified myself or cast my ballot under un-der any undue influence I do not think i possible continued con-tinued the member ironically to select se-lect any candidate without incurring the charge that he is the church tool the politicians tool the Tribune tool or some other tool laughter but I shall cast my vote for the man who I believe holds the key to this situation Joseph L Rawlins When Mr Gibson was reached he remarked that he commenced voting for Thatcher a year ago and he was just as pure a man now as he was then and he would continue to vote the same way The ballot resulted as follows Thatcher 23 Henderson IS Rawlins 15a gain of one for Rawlins and a loss of one for Henderson At this point Mr Kenner brought forward his familiar motion for a recess re-cess and it was carried A RAWLINS TIDE I Much effective missionary work was done during the two hours recess The tide was apparently setting in strongly strong-ly towards Rawlins despite the earnest ear-nest efforts to resist i I was con sidered useless to attempt an immediate imme-diate adjournment In the present temper tem-per of the members When the assembly assem-bly reconvened it was said to be the intention of the Thatcher and Hender son managers to take but three bal lots but the assembly continued until double that number had been taken The first ballot of the afternoon and the twelfth since the beginning showed that the Populists had decided to leave Thatcher and return to Lawrence Mr Murdock had returned and voted for Rawlins The ballot resulted as follows Thatcher 20 Henderson IS Rawlins 16 Nebeker 1 Powers 1 Lawrence 4 John E Dooly 3 1 KENNES SPEECH 11 Kenners speech was a sensa tonal incident of the thirteenth < 1 lot I was generally known that he intended to vote for Rawlins but his indignant and vehement protest against the charges that members had been controlled by improper influences took the assembly by surprise 11 Kenner began by saying that he would not make a stump speech in advocacy of the claims of any particular particu-lar candidate Three prominent gentlemen lemen had been named and all of them were eminently fit to represent the state in the United States senate I want to refer briefly proceeded I the member in ringing tones that echo dthrough the corridors to the allegations of influence and Interference Interfer-ence that have been injected so freely I into these proceedings I want to state that there has been no influence of any kind exercised so far as I know personally and I think i is an insult to every member of this body that such allegations should be made upon this floor This is not a corrupt legislature lature it has not been bought nor any part of It and as I fully believe no part of it has been unduly influenced influ-enced Mr President continued the member mem-ber with great warmth the man who comes into this legislative assembl taking an oath to conserve the interests of the people and betrays I is something some-thing too vile for contemplation ando and-o suggest that any such creature has presence here is an insult to this assembly as-sembly To say that if we do not elect any certaJn man we are derelict in our duty is to cast grave reproach upon the legislative power of this state Mr Kenner had loyally supported Judge Henderson because he knew him to be able honest and in spite of all assertions to the contrary he was a good silver man He had hoped to see him sent to the United States senate in order that he might heap coals of fire upon his enemies and show them how utterly false were theft assertions But i seemed that the time had now come for a rearrangement rearrange-ment of the lines The members were not sent there to dawdle away their not time but to elect a senator tme Mr Kenner then spoke of the birth trials and struggles of the sagebrush Democracy A few years ago about 150 of us organized in the name of Democracy proclaimed that the time had come when we ought to align ourselves with the American people and asked the people to come to us and aid us to upbuild the Democratic party in Utah We had the opposition of the gentile press and the church press but we fought i out and we will not permit anyone to destroy the fruits of our victory Out of the seeds of the sagebrush Democracy you behold this overwhelming majority in this legislature legisla-ture The leader and apostle one of the men we looked up to in that day when there were so few to look un to when it seemed that all hope was cut off one of the men who came to the rescue and by his standing and personal ability abil-ity did more good than all else is the one I am about to name Mr President I said I would not make a stump speech and I will not Laughter I simply present the claims of this man who is my second choice but who is not second in ability to any candidate I vote for Hon Joseph Jo-seph L Rawlins Kenners speech created a deep impression im-pression and there was manifest a disposition to applaud After he had finished Representative Sloan crossed over and congratulated him The ballot resulted as follows Thatcher 20 Henderson 17 Raylins 17 1 THREE BALLOTS DAILY There was no change in the 14th ballot bal-lot When i was announced Senator Hamer offered a resolution that hereafter here-after the joint assembly meet each day at 1150 take three ballots and thereupon there-upon adjourn Such an arrangement would enable members to proceed with legislative business The resolution was opposed by Smoot and Evans who did not think the t o c = o > members would be in a frame of mind for legislative work until the senatorial question was settled The point of order was raised that if such a rule were adopted it would require re-quire a twothirds vote to change i The chair ruled that such a rule could be changed by a majority vote Senator Hamer I do not think the point well taken If we are soverned hv Roberts Rules of Order The President Senator Hamer I will state for your information that this assembly is governed by the president Laughter Mr Kenner appealed from the chairs ruling and the chair was sustained Bennion moved as a substitute for the resolution that the doors be locked and the members be kept locked up unt they elect a senator but the motion mo-tion was ruled out of order The motion was then carried by a vote of 36 to 27 Mr Wilson demanded a yea and nay vote which resulted as follows Yeas Senators Cannon Chambers Hamer Monson W G Nebeker Aquila Nebeker Rideout Robison Shurtliff Whitaker and Representatives Anderson Ander-son Callis Creer Dotson Dresser Forshee Gibson Hardy Hopkins Joseph Jo-seph Kimball La Barthe Mangan Martin McKay OBrien Oveson Price Roylance Sloan A P Sorenson N C Sorenson Stewart Taylor Thompson Thoreson Wheeler 36 NaysSenators Allred Caine Evans Harbour Johnson Smoot Snow Wright and Representatives Bennion D S Cook S N Cook Duffin Greenwood Green-wood Hanson Kenner O G Kimball Lemmon Lund Maxfield Murdock Parry Perkins Ray Robinson Rom ney Shepard Wilson 27 SNpW GOES TO RAWLINS Another important incident occurred upon the 15th ballot When the name of Senator Snow was reached he addressed ad-dressed the chair He had been voting for Aquila Nebeker from the first and his position had been the subject of much comment All were therefore eager to learn what course he had decided de-cided to take The three leading candidates he said were all men of ability but in attempting to make a choice certain influences and Innuendoes had crept in which had obscured the vision His personal preference was Moses Thatch er but the wishes of his constituents were of paramount importance and he had reached the conclusion that his personal preference was not backed by his constituents Some members think continued he that their constituency may be wrong but I take it that their will is the law in this matter and he who knows the will of his constituents and will not reflect that will will surely have his face turned to the wall Mr Snow therefore cast his ballot for his second choice Joseph L Rawlins and there was a ripple of applause when he finished This ballot resulted In still another change Senator Wright going back from Henderson to Rawlins The result was as follows Thatcher 20 Rawlins 19 Henderson 16 The 16th 17th and 18th ballots resulted re-sulted in no further changes and the assembly then adjourned until 1150 today |
