The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-17
DEMOCRATIC DoINGs.
The Cleveland and Hendricks Ratifica
ton Meeting.

The Cleveland and Hendricks Ratifica
ton Meeting.
II became generally known Monday
that arrangements were IN progress Tor
a grand ratification of the Democratic
national nominees, Cleveland and Hen
bricks, by the Democrats of Emporia
and Lyon county. The successful man
ner in which these plans were consum.'
mated speaks well for the parties having
them in charge, and shows that the work
of the campaign here is IN the hands OF
capable leaders, who have thus early
sounded the call for an active canvass.
Headquarters were made at MIR. II. E.
Norton's office, in front of which
large stand had been constructed
for bands and speakers. Here and
on the corner of Fifth avenue and Com
mercial street, the K. T. and Hartford
cornet bands took their stand esrly in
the evening, and provided good music
from the first. The latter band came
from Hartford especially for the occa-
sion. The members were in full uni
form and presented good appearance.
The procession in the meanwhile was
forming on Commercial street and Sew
enth avenue. This was headed by the
z p. band and a drum corps, followed
by goodly number of voters wearing
badges and carrying transpar-
encies. The former consisted OF
large portrait of Grover Cleveland
with "Our Next President" inscribed !;
''192 900 for Cleveland and Hendricks"
"Hurrah for CIeyeland and Hendricks -
and "New York State 192,O00!" One
of these transparencIes was sur
mounted by picture of a large Growing
rooster, which struck many as partIcu
larlY appropriate at this stage of the
campaign.
When the procession reached Fifth
avenue the firing of cannon and torpe-
does aud a general display of fireworks
commenced. simultaneously the four
bands struck up lively music,
and at the close of tbs
came hearty three cheers" from
those about the stand. Just as the
speaking was about to begin large
bonfire was kindled, which beautifully
illuminated the four corners and the
streets in every direction.
Frank Butcher, one of the most'srdent
young Democrats of EmpOria, presided
at the speak stand, and presented j.
n. McCOwn, of the Emporia Democrat,
who, in stirring speech reviewed the
careers and peculiar fitness of the candi-
dates, speaking of Cleveland as a man
who could draw the independent vote Of
New York, and of Hendricks as repre-
senting in his person the great fraud OF
'76.
| Other addresses followed by j. H.
Firth, Frank Bucher and w 7. McCarty,
of this city; T. a. Brogan. of Hartford, and
Joe Smith, of Strong City. The speeches
were all well-timed and delivered III ex'
cellent style, and were received with
hearty applause by the large crowd
which surrounded the siaud.
Fl. E. Norton modestly kept in the
back ground. wishing to give the young
men q chance, but the radiant cOunte
nance which beamed beneath his tall
white chapeau, evidenced his Interest
and delight IN the proceedings
j. p. G. Kremer, WIN devoted most oil
Yesterday to preparing for the ratifica
ton, was also in an ecstatic frame o
mind, and indeed, we doubt whether
old, rock-ribbed, bourbon Kentuck.
could muster a more enthusiastic lot o.
Democrats than Emporia turned out las
Monday.