The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-17
JUBILANT DEMOCRATS.
Grand JOlliiicatiOn Meeting at
MassillOn.
BOnfirss, TorChlight Procession and an
Eloquent Speech by Hon. JOhn
McSweeny.

| The grand and glorious victory of the
] Democratic party in the late election
| was celebrated in magnificent manner
| at lias-illOn on Saturday night last, by
q grand tOrchiignt procession, and
! speeches by "A number of distinguished
! Democrats, including Lieutenant Gov.
! ernOr Warwick, Hon. John hcSwCeney,
| OF wooster, Congressman FOTan, Of
Cleveland, COngTessmRn-eleCt Wallace,
of this district, Colonel John +. Web,
chairman Of the CuyahOga county Dem
Ocratic Committee, and Wallace II.
| Phelps, OF Alliance. Mayor Cole of
| Ma5siilOn, one Of the newly elected
members Of the Legislature from this
| district, was chairman of the committee
having charge of the celebration, and
discharged his duties in an able manner,
sUaring no efforts to make the meeting
the grandest success that ii undOubted-
ly was.
Frank l.. Baldwin, Esq. of MassillOn,
acted as President of the occasion, in
Producing the speakers in a happy and
suitable manner.
Special trains we're run on all the
railroads entering the city, the train
from Canton, Louisville and Alliance
bringing over about 1000 people two
thirds of them carrying torches, while
the train from Orrviile and Wooster de-
posted load of about five or six hun
dTed.
The W. & l.. c., and the c. l.. 81 W. roads
brought large delegations from various
points along their lines, and tue people
living in the outlying districts came
pouring into town both Oh foot and IN
wagons. Early in the evening rain be-
gan faillOg, and all the indications
pointed TO a very damp night. but moth
ing dauuted, the boys began forming in
line, determined to see the thing out de-
spite the uGtayOraJle state of the Wea.
ther. About 8 o'clock the rain ceased
to fall, the weather cleared off nicely,
and the huge procession, numbering up
wards of 1000 torches, started on It's
line Of march, headed by the Canton
City Band, aud paraded through all the
principal streets of the city, regardless
OF the deep and clammy mud that clog
ged their footsteps. Quite large vari.
ETY. of banners and trauspaTencies, bear
ing satirical devices and PHRASES were
borne by the different organizations,
while most of the business houses and
great many private residences along
the route were illuminated with Chi
nese lanterns aud other lights, present.
ing beautiful appearance. Thousands
of people lined the sidewalks along the
entire route OF the procession; bOntires
were burned in the streets and squares,
and music from the Canton City Band,
MassIllOn Band, OTrville, Dalton, and
North Lawrence bands filed the air.
The procession came to a halt i'll the
park, aud there dispersed for the even
ing. The next thing in order being the
speeches. A large stand, handsomely
decorated, mad been erected in the park,
from which the different speakers ad-
dressed an audience numbering many
thousands, frOm 9 o'clock until past
midnight. The great speech of the even
ing was that of Hon John McSweeney,
who spoke in his accustomed manner
for over gG hour, during the whole Of
which time De was listened to with wTapt
attention. The address was q very fore
ihle and witty enc, iutersDeTsed with
much huuOr, and many telling remarks
against the manners and methods of
the grand old Republican party, and at
its close Mr. MCSWeeuey was loudly ap-
plauded. tie was followed by the other
speakers above named, who entertained
the vast audience III an eloquent man
neT.
The whole celebration was an unqual-
iied success in every detail, and gran
der political gathering was n,ver held
within the borders Of MassillOn or this
section of the state