The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-15
With Enthusiasm Unbounded
Her Territorial Convention,
GREAT In NUMBERS AND ABILITY
Sends Greeting to the Country-Spirited Pro-
ceedtngs, Splendid Platform and
Fine Delegation.
BANDS, BANNERS AND HUzzAs
Eloquent and Stirring peeches-Telegrams
From Noted Statesmen-Cleve-
land Honored, Etc.

land Honored, Etc.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO = Hon. H. P.
HENDERSON AND HoN. JoHN II. GAME.
ALTERNATKs TO CHcAeo-HoN. w. H.
KING AND HoN. H. w. SMITH.
Such Is a partial result of the grand
convention of the Democratic party held
In Ogden City yesterday.
From y o'clock noon, until 10 o'clock at
night the great assembly-the largest po-
litcal convocation ever held il Utah-delib-
GRATED on means for the good of the party,
and when. wesried out with work, the
meeting finally adjourned it was with the
unanimous feeling that Democracy in Utah
had received a new and enormous impetus
before whose force no other political power
could ever lift its head.
Four hundred and seventy-tour members
of the party out of 500 marshaled in answer
to the call of the twenty-six counties of
Utah nearly every one, among them the
most remote, sent their Representatives,
and on every hand the most deep seated,
Intense and widespread enthusiasm at
tested the splendid working order in which
the great party finds itself.
The excitement began early. The earli-
est trains commenced to deposit their loads,
and crowds at the depot welcomed each
delegation with ringing cheers. Cne Of
the strongest and handsomest delegations
was that from Cache county. which, forty
two strong and beaded by Logan's crack
band in their dashing uniforms, drew forth
any amount of admiration. Not second
was Utah's delegation, seventy in number,
headed by one of the strongest drum and
fife corps in the territory and the Provo
and Payson brass binds. The big recep-
ton was reserved, however, for the Salt
Lakeadelegation headed by Held's band,
which pulled into the Ogden depot on the
Denver 81 Rio Grande system bearing most
of the southern delegations with it at a
quarter past II. There were seven car
loads, the cars being emblazoned with an
immense plac8rd reading
DEMOCRATIC CoNvENTIoNn
and "OgGen Special"
AS the Salt Lake and southern delega-
tions pulled in at the depot, the others
which had arrived previously Oh the Union
Pacific, with the Ogden members, were on
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into line and marched two abreast up
Twenty-ffth street. The throng was an
immense one, and Ogden had seen nothing
like it since her famous carnival There
were seven bands in the great line, as fol-
lows:
First-Provo Drum corps.
Second-Held's brass band.
rhird-The Logan band.
Fourth-Proyo brass band.
Sixth-PIain City band.
Seventh-Ogden brass band.
The line wound up Twenty-fifth, and
then went north on Main one block, and
then countermarched to the opera house.
The head had reached Main street almost
before the foot had marched from the
depot, and as the various bands struck up
their brilliant marches, the whole mingling
in an unharmonious but thrilling crash of
sound. The delegates took it up, the
townspeople, who left work and flocked to
doors, windows and roofs alike TO see the
spectacle, united in the enthusiasm, and
shout after shout rent the air as the long
line passed along the thoroughfares.
IN THE BUILDING.
Ogden's commodious and elegant opera
house. larger by seating capacity of 400
people than the Salt Lake theatre, had been
made ready for the interesting occasion in
thoroughly fitting manner. Bursts of ad-
miration echoed on all sides as the throng
surged into the building and caught sight
of the spectacle that confronted them.
The stage was beautifully and artistically
decorated. Stage Manager A. G. Harris,
who is true blue Democrat, took special
pains to have something appropriate fol
the occasion. The scene used was that of
wood with a water background seen
through the foliage in the rear. Banners,
flags, and the national bunting were pro
fusely mingled among the winding vines il
every available spot The decorations were
not all the work of Mr.. Harris, but assist
ing him were the committee on decoration
which consisted of Joseph S. Peery and G
c. Holloway.
The floral contributions were elaborate
and were very tastefully arranged by tht
hands of such true and democratic ladies q
Mrs. L. &. Rhodes, Miss Rhodes, Mrs. j
w. McNutt and Mrs. Judge Fl. w. Smith
The flowers consisted of different specie
of. plants OF trcplcal ana otnsr chimes
around the front Of the stage was row o
plants in full bloom and of all colors i'm
imaginable. On the chairmRn's table wa
large wreath of flowers composed o
California and indigenous roses.
In the body of the house. printed placard
announced the location Of the places Sc
apart for the various delegations, and il
ten minutes after the opera house wa
reached, the lower floor was completed,
Tiled back TO the doors with the member
of the convention. A confused and struggl
ing mass of humanity occupied the space
In the rear of the seats, and the dee]
gallery above was about half filled witt
spectators.
APPEARANCE OF THE BODY.
AS if by common consent, the great body
before starting on the business tina
brought it together took breathing spell
to look itself over. 1t can be truthful,
said that Democracy in Utah never 81
thoroughly felt its strength as IN those few
minutes when that body of men, chosen
from all the corners of our fair territory t
represent the party of the people, looke