The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-11
SEDALIA'S SHOW.
twenty-five Thousand People
Celebrate Cleveland'S
Election.
The Parade. the Speaking and
the Enthusiasm I'm
precedented.
The Most Notable Event IN the His
tory of the City.

Never before in the history of Sedalis
we're such scenes witnessed and such wild
enthusiasm given expression to as those Of
last night. Almost every street was
fhronged with such vast crowds that loco
motion along the pavemen,s was out of tn
question, ard the wild cheering and fusil-
AIDES OF firearms, combined with the explo-
sion OF endless quantities of fireworks, Gre
st'd such din as was ever before heard
Ii is estimated that not less than $4,000 peo-
pie were on the streets.
AT s O'Clock a procession accompanied
by two bands, formed near the market
house on horseback and afoot and parsded
the streets for mnIe than an hour. 1t is
estimated that not less than 1000 were in
line and their wild cheers and firearms
N sde mos. ucearihly din.
THE PROCESSION.
In the lead was a handsome flag borne
by five men. Next come the Sedalia Sill.
yer Cornet band follow ed By a delegation
on horseback from Smilhton; then fol-
lowed long procession on foot, bearing
banners AID transpareGcies; Immediately
behind the IN followed another cavslcade Of
hOrsemen with double barrelled shotguns,
from which they Kept up continuous ia
silade mex, came the co'ored band fol-
lowed by another line on foot and
behind them another mounted shotgun
brigade, the rear being brought up by an
other line OF fooimen. Altogether the pro-
cesSiOn was nearly mile In length, aud
frOm every point OF lis march came q con-
iinuous blsze of fireworks, and the widest
cheers. Among The .ansparencies b rue
by the Smithton club was the following ::
Taylor Got There, "Smithion Gives Mar
nadUke Plurality OF TbrCe."
THE LINE OF MARCH
was from Usage and Second up Second
TO OHIO, north on Ohio TO Main,
east on Maine TO Lamine, south on Lsmine
10 Second. west TO Ohio, south to Broad.
way and back to Usage and Second, where
SPEECHES WERE MADE
BY JUDI Jno. A. Lacy. Geo. p. B. Jackson,
p. c. Sourvine, DR.. Willis P. King, Thos
Inman, of Lamon,e, Thos. Crsnmer, oi
Cooper, and many others. 1t was IL
o'clock before the wild cheering, enIhusi-
asm and fireworks subsidized, when the mr.
jority retired, thoroughly satisfied with
their nights work. 1t is worthy Of note
and creditable to the participants 10 say
that, amid ali the excitement, the best of
humor prevailed and nothing occurred of
an unpleasant nature.
-Thrse women on the streets drunk last
night.
Men rode on horseback into saloons
and took drinks.
1T was long after midnight before the
crowds dispersed and left for their homes.
The town was wild with excitement
last night. The democracy had again been
sueee sful.
The regular old timers-stsunch DEM
ocrats Who seldom come out at night, were
on tap last night
The jubilstors were not much in the
mood Of listening to speeches last night
They al wanted TO shout
"A shot gun, which was being used by
ore of the jolli6ers last night, exploded.
Fortunately no one Was injured.
"A lsrge delegation was in from Green
Ridge last night on horseback. They
made an uproarous display, but Joyous
one.
An old man in the procession last
night avowed his willingness now TO die
one more democratic president had been
elected.
The Opera House saloon had several
Of its projecting lights shot of By the cele-
orators lasl night. They can be easily re-
placed. Cleveland is elected.
"A ten year. old boy, while assisting in
firing of some ROmrn candles during the
parade last night, was badly burned about
the face and hands The burns were dressed
by physician and he was sent home.
AS the procession was passing the cor
ner of Second and Ohio streets last evening,
a lady named Sweet, who was standing in
the crowd, tainted. She was assisted into
Blair Bros store when she recovered and
was taken to her home in South Sedalia.
"A negro named Moses Franklin was
knocked down and severely beaten by
Q crowd of young farmers who reside near