Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-06-09
THE RATIFICATION TONIGHT.
Rain or Shine, Republicans Will
Turn Out.
BIG DELEGATION FROM ALBANY
And All the Other Live Towns
of the Valley.

great splashes of clear blue sky for tht
first time il a week, encouraging the
neart of the hopeful and pu ting much
needed new life into everybody. Early
in the day flags began to fiutter, bunt-
ing to appear aud firecrackers to snap.
THE CANNON COMES.
The old Pennoyer brass cannon ar
rived this morning from Portland, aud
amid the shrieking of locomotives and
bowling of boys the Democratic enthus
iasm suppresser was hauled into the
freight yard. That cannos has hi
tory. 1t is the field piece belonging t.
ne state which the Democrats secured
q November 1892 to fire salute over
.ns election OF Cleveland.
Pennoyer ordered out the state mill
la to hold the gun, and the Democrats
Marion county mustered their forces,
tIarched to the armory, seized the guu
rom the officers of the law, hauled il
n triumph to the state house grounds
I'D fired their national salute in honor
( the Democratic victory under the
windows of the governors office. The
,vernor fled to Portland and the De-
locracy of Salem sent this telegram to
,lm. "We've got your gun and are
iring 1t over your political grave" And
30 it proved to be prophecy,
Powder has been q problem for the
great Republican ratification. All the
powder houses at Portland have been
1nder water and there was a very
,maIl supply 10 town. A great many
private citizens invested In powder,
aud 1t began to go up at some of the
stores. But there will be enough for
Japt. Howard to fire the old brass
Betsy, and her brazen throat will belch
forth unadulterated Republicanism.
The procession will be formed as
follows:
First division-Chief marshal and aide;
Second Reg't band; First voters;
State officers In carriages.
second Woodburn band;
President and speakers of the even
ing In carriages; County officers; Ia.
lem Republicans.
Third division-Silverton band; Silver
ton Republicans;
Floats.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures band;
Independence Republicans; Wood
burn Republicans; Jefferson Repub'
licans.
Fifth division-Turner band; Turner
Republicans; Aumsville Republicans;
Bublimity Republicans.
Sixth division-Dallas band; Dallas
Republicans; Aurora Republicans;
Gervais Republicans.
Seventh division-Universlty band; bi-
cyclee.
Any other delegations that attend
will be given place on procession, by
reporting themselves to e. M. Croisan,
chief marshal.
The divisions will form as follows:
First division on State street, right
resting on High; second division Oh
west side of High, right resting on
State; third division on east side ol
High, right resting on State; fourth
division on State, right resting on cen
ter of court house block; fifth division
on west side of Church, right resting
on State; sixth division on east side o.
Church, right resting on State; seventh
division on State, right resting Oh
High.
| LINE OF MARCH,
Moye west on State street to Gem
merclal; south on Commercial to VIII
annette hotel; eountermaroh and north
on Commercial to Union; east OF
Union to Llbertyi south on Liberty tC
Court; east on Court to Twelfth; south
on Twelfth 70 Statei west on State t
Church; north on Church to Court
then TO band stand where the speaking
will take place.
NO ALBANY.
Two hundred bowling Republican,
with red, white aud blue caps, ,immens'
badges, tin horns, a glee club, aud ton
OF enthusiasm went up and walked tn,
echoes over clean sweep In Linz
county. The Salem delegation weI,
hummers. Al Jefferson the band, tel
or fifteen Looneys and Ia all about
thirty Republicans, Joined the party
including two brave Republican
women. A lot of Democratic boys o
Salem were In line at Albany hurrah
ing for Lord aud blowing Ia horns
The excursion returned at ~ o'clock.
THE DECORATIONS
this evening will be quite extensive
Many stores and private residences vii
be illuminAtei. "rhe Farmers Vie
tory" Is emphasix a at THg JOURNAL
office, except the postotiice seelioo, be
Ing decorated with graIns and grasses
olovers Ia boom. aud Wild flowers
Two shields 0 by ~ feet, in red, white
aud blue bear the words "rHR OSI
CENT DAILY" aud "FoR Coon Gov,
ERNMRNT."
Three 900 eandle-power electric are
lights Ia front OF the ofiioe will illuml-
nate the enfiae atreot where The prgges.