The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-16
OGDEN
ROCKETS
Tremendous Democratic
Demonstration.
4 CITY OVERLOOKED.
Wild Cheering, Great Enthusiasm
and the Happiest Feeling.
AN ILLUMINATED PROCESSION.
RawIins, Richards, Henderson and Others
Address the Multitude on the Vital
Questions of the Day aad Receive
qamuItuous Applause.

The Young Mems Democratic Club. to
whose Efforts in CREST measure the i'm
mense success of the Ogden meeting last
night can be attributed. and who will carry
the proud banner Of the Democracy to sue
cess in November, met at the county court
house at O'Clock, and after brief bust
ness meeting, began arranging for the
grand torch light procession.
BY half past seven o'clock fully 1900
men were in line carrying GOO cleaning
torches. headed by the Ogden City brass
band and the Young Mems Democratic
Drum club, and marched to the union depot,
where they received an immense thropg Of
Rawlins cheerers who came up from Salt
Lake to participate in the nights
enthusiasm.
When the train arrived cheers and yells
went up from thousands of threats and
mingled with the booming of guns the
enthusiasm was deafening. So great was
the enthusiasm, although Ogden is the
home OF Frank j. Cannon, person was
led TO believe there were but few Republi-
cans In the town.
filed several coaches aud in ali numbered
fully two hundred people, among whom
were q number of ladies each carrying q
rattle" and when they alighted 10 the
platform q roaring response came from
them 10 the royal welcome they received.
Held's popular band accompanied them
and In a few moments all were IN line
marching to the music furnished by 1t and
the visitors took their position at the head
IF ~ ,r.ls,r r>f I Or..o hot
awaiting them.
The word go was sounded, and Ors0n
Riser, marshal of the Young Mems Demo
cratic club of Ogden, lead the host up
Tventy-ffth street as far as the intersec-
ton Of Washington avenue, thence north
10 Twenty-third street, and counter-march-
ing to the Grand opers house, where the
speaking took place.
Everywhere the streets were ablaze, not
only with pure Democratic enthusiasm, but
with red. white and blue fireworks of
countless kinds and descriptions. Every
corner was illuminated, as well as the sides
of streets, and from the tops ofmRny build
iDgs rockers were sent heavenward in
honor Of the Democratic standard bearer.
AT TIE OPERA HOUSE.
Long before the time for opening the ex-
ercises in the opera house the multitude
began TO assemble.
Nothing like that audience was ever
seen since Ogden's proud opera house
opened its doors, With a seating capacity
200 greater than that of the Salt Lake
theatre, which holds 1,S00. the Ogden
house was not half large enough to hold
the outpouring of the masses. Not q foot
of standing place was unocoupied, every
aisle, all the staircases, the lobbes. the
stage wings, swarmsd with humanity.
From 2. 500 to 1900 is . close estimate of
the turn out and it ran ct least GOO ahead
or the attendance at the Cannon meeting
few evenings before A box wes reserved
for Mrs. Rswlins. Mrs. Judge Henderson
and other Salt Lake ladies', and the re-
mainder OF the salt Lake party was scat
ID. Richards was seated in box on the
left Of the stage.
When the curtain went up at half past S.
the scene that broke on the view of the
audience caused wild scene of tumultuous
enthusiasm. The great stage was packed
with prominent people A live eagls
wearing Rawlins badge was perched on e
stand above the central table. Mr.. Raw
las, Judge Henderson and David Evans
sat on sofa together. c. c. Richards,
chairman OF the territorial committee, was
close by. Hon. f. 3. Richards was close
by, and clustered about the stage were L.
w. Shurtliff r.. A. Smith, j. Il.
Ruinei, J. 3. Toronto, w. c. A.
Smoot. Ransford Smith, John Seaman,
Nephi Clayton, J. w. McNutt, E. w. Ex-
UNI. w. A. Hodges, Matt S. Browning,
Nath Montgomery. H. G. Gilbert, Jas. H.
Moyle, @. r. Belknap, Moroni Brown, d,
S. Spencer, J. S. Corlew, A. B. Parton.
Judge Higbee, T. D. johnson. T. w. Jones.
w. w. Fife and many others. MIR. Rich
ards Of the territorial committee was
loudly Gpplanded as he called the meeting
10 order. He thanked the people of Ogden
and Weber as well as Salt Lake for the
OTation-one of many that had
been rendered the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party. This ne considered but an
additional evidence of the fact that Utah
the party OF lust principles. AS the
officer OF the evening he presented
HON. DAVID EvAss,
who said, rs he assumed the gavel: ssI
feel to thank you also for this grand turn
out in honor Of the choice Of the Demo-
cratic convention. Ogden can always do
credit 10 herself when there is cause and
8 man 10 honor. We are walking abreast
with tbs greatest party OF the nation. APP
piause. This hail Witnessed the inaugurs-
ton OF the division on party lines. and to-
night we are walking in the sunlight Of
Democratic principles. We have with us
Grover Cleveland pointing to the live
eagle poised on the speakers chair and
Joseph L. Rawlins our next delegate to
congress. lGrest cheering
The Salt Lake Glee CLUB under the d.
rection Of Fl. G. Whitney, Messrs. Dunbar,
Pack, Siddoway, Patrick. Craw-
ford, Crawford, and Castleton, opened in
sta ra re- boom de ay'' which went with
zhoops OF applause. The local verse.
Tho infant rannon,s feeble roar
Tells OF q gun OF slippery bore;
II sputters and frizzles DER and DER,
But after November viii boom no more
This infant small with the sweIled head,
Is raising dismal wall tits said
Fun we'll he knows his race is sped
For Rawlins viii spank him and put him to bed.
''Ta ra ra boom de az" ETC., was Inn
nenseiy cheered and the club was encored.
AS the first speaker Of the evening the
HON. T. s. RICHARDS
Tss introduced as former resident. and
he particular friend OF Ogden. "a voice
Ale is right at home.' Cheers. II thank
Tou,r he said, s'for such welcome. and 7
'ei1 proud as / witnessed the parade To-
,ight in honor of our candidate While he
las been welcomed everywhere with omen
arms. yet nowhere viii he receive warmer
welcome than in Ogden. and when he goes
% Congress you will find him to be equal
o any ia that great representative body. |
These assemblages mean that the people !
ire awakening to thought, and the examin- |
'tion Of The issues Of the hour can only re- |
iult in the best good. Not only in Utah. |
ut in the nation, there is q shalxjnr
4 the old pillars OF the Republican party. |