Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-26
Democrats Of Illinois aud Other States
father 10 Railfy the Election
OF Palmer.
THE PEOPLE. THE nCsr pHorrcr-
oRs OF THEIR OWN NIGHTS.
The Election Of Palmer Celebrated W
nn Euthusiastic crowd.


SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 2h.-The
election % General Palmer TO the Unit
ed States Senate was ratified In this
city today In q celebration, which, Tor
crowds aud enthusiasm, hns hal no
parallel VI CO the election OF Groves
Cleveland Indeed, the celebration
was not confined 10 Illinois, for the
democracy oi Missouri, Indiana, Iowa,
Nebraska, Ohio, Kentucky and Mich.
lgan participated In the Jubilee, either
by personal representation or words OF
cheer. II was day VI ovation ~ Gen.
cral Palmer from dawn 10 dusk, aud
tonight fireworks arc blazing and the
shouts of the rejoicing democracy are
frequent.
Every morning train coming Into
the city was crowded with visitors, aud
several special trains were run 10 ne
commodntc the crowds rushing In TO
Join the meeting. Marching clubs
from nil over the State were here.
Senator Palmer and tho distinguish.
ell visitors, who were men OF prOmln-
once from many outside points, held q
reception nt the State House In the
morning. and In the afternoon the
Hall Of Representatives was packed to
the door. and great crowd was on the
outside when tho speaking began. The
president Of the dry, Speaker Crnfts,
received mn ovation when he apl cared.
He made brlcfspeoch and introduced
the new senator.
GENERAL PALMER SPEAKS.
As Senator Palmer was seen 10 np-
| pear ON the stand, tremendous up
roar began. Men mounted desks,
waved hats and umbrellas, threw news.
papers In this air aud gave every other
possible manifestation Of enthusiasm.
The ladies Joined In aud waved their
handkerchief and parasols IN greeting
10 the gray.haired leader.
Tho Senator spoke briefly, express
Ing his pride and gratitude at the re-
| ccption. lie referred 70 the camuaign
for governor In lsss, and said he
would have been elected II the demo.
cratic party had been accustomed 10
victory. They had the elements Of
success, but they lacked couragc.v
"in lsg0,r he said, ''thc democratic
State committee wisely and patriotic
ally determined that the people Of the
State should bo consulted In the choice
for Senator. More than ninety counties
| ,.s,nnd.d IN M, cali ,,d ,,,...,,I.,,.,.,
my name as suitable TO he presented 10
the people ~ candidate Tor senator,
accepted the duty aud went out TO the
people. ! called upon the young men
u tho State 10 rally for the right.
They responded, and plurality OF
thirty thousand votes was given the
candidate for the Senate. The Lesson
taught aud the lesson learned was that
any party In this county which hopes
for success must win that success by an
honest, earnest, manly, frank appeal
70 the people themselves Ihey are
the oest protectors OF theirown Fights"
GENERAL. Jous q. ntAcK
was Tue next speaker. In closing his
eulogy OF General rainier, he said: ~
SAY 10 you, that whether content with
me great nohor you nave Just given
nm, OF Whethc. Tue people or the
unltou states, beheVlng that he repre-
SCENTS truth anu justice anu a wise
pohcy, sinai call MN 10 other and
more exalted stations, wherever hc
rtanus, your ueniociatic senator VIII bc
equal 70 the burdens you shall lay
upon him'" lofcat api.ause.)
COLONEL @. n. JONES.
ma. :, a.. ., -. ~,
eultot OF tho o. LOUIS hcpuofo, FOL.
lowed. MS ailrs.ons 70 the growing
poltlcM power oi thc west were re-
ceiveu WIN CHEERS, anu when he finally
crowned hih peroratlon nyawafning TO
me cnst thht hereafter New York aud
,he SCUM are nor 10 dictate The Presi.
DENTAL nominations, but that the great
northwest proposes 10 assert her cover.
eighty, the vast audience went wild
win eh'husinsm'
"rhis election" he said, carried
", chnas,", IfniiaI s,s e s"uuus n.e'npu
means the sud Of such scandal as that
enacted la,t week Ia California, where
the votes Of legislative cattle Were