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Show -27for the Senate in favor of Thomas Kearns. 'What did you tell him?' I said I would do then asked me, They as he requested. Brother Cannon then said: 'Reed if you will go back and tell President Snow that you have changed your mind and that you are going to run anyway Joseph F. and I will stand with you.' I said, 'No, I have given my word and I am going to do as Presi dent Snow requested.' I said I had always followed the counsel of the President of the Church. I then went down and told the members of the withdrew my name.4 The Tribune noted on January 16, 1901 withdrawn from the race, but that in not be considered, continued County, of the on persistently in active formally On January 2. legislature, bouquets that of the support the the Deseret Evening News of Smoot had that his Ogden, name Weber of Smoot. announced himself January 14, Apostle request Representative William Glassman Thomas Kearns the Senate spite Legislature who as candidate for a day following reported: the convening two beautiful adorned the desks of the President and Clerk of the Senate. The flowers were The presented by Hon. Thomas Kearns.rt Republicans had previously decided to meet in caucus on the matter of the senatorial election in order to avoid the mistakes of the 1899 of Legislature. January 18. After They began casting one their deliberations honorary on the evening informal ballot the settled down to work and that evening cast ten formal ballots. failed, however, secure to came up with the required caucus It nineteen votes which would the nomination for anyone candidate and assure his election. The final ballot of this first evening showed W. S. McCornick in the lead with nine votes, with A. L. Thomas, former territorial governor, |
