The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-27

characteristic communication yester-
day from the Hon. Bill Glasmann
He wants Ogden to have one OF the
three days which it is proposed to de-
vote to celebrating the advent of Utah
into the Union and with the modesty
for which he is noted crfticises the
plans. In its way the communication
is a gem, and is therefore given in its
entirety:
Ogden, Utah, May "a, 1896.
H. F. McGarvie, Director-General and
e. G.. Rognon, President of the Mid
Summer Carnival, First State Ma
tional Celebration, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Gentlemen:-I have received your
communication of the 22nd inst. in
which you appoint me chairman of
midsummer celebration to be held in
Salt Lake city on the End, 3rd and 4th
of July next.
/ thank you for the honor thus be-
slowed upon me. l cannot accept the
appointment. Our citizens have al
ready made arrangements to celebrate
the national birthday at Ogden
l shall celebrate with our people at
home, preferring a corporalShip of the
home guard to the honor of being a
big chief of the great carnival at Salt
Lake city.
The people of Ogden have often
pitched their tents in the capital city
and it would be a graceful act on the
part of your citizens to return that
honor.
In view of the fact that both cities
propose a celebration for the Fourth
of July, would suggest compromise
by having a celebration in both places.
1t is your intention to have a three
days celebration in your city. Why
not let Ogden have one of the days
I suggest that you irlaugurate the fes-
tivities on the first two days and al
low Ogden to close the celebration on
the third day.
This proposition, under the existing
conditions, would be fair to all. Og-
denites could then visit the capital on
the first two days while the people of
Salt Lake could visit Ogden on the last
day, or the Fourth of July, and peo-
the reduced railroad fare you speak
about.
1 would suggest few changes
should the two cities unite on COM
mon programme.
The idea of kings and queens to pre-
side while the declaration of indepen-
dence is read to serve as q text, ap-
pears rather homogeneous to my
American way of thinking. Ogden
likely will not rival Salt Lake in this
particular, our celebration will be de-
void of crowned kings and queens and
instead we will content ourselves with
a goddess of liberty.
Our citizens, every one of whom is
a sovereign, recognize no superiors in
this land of equality. While the people
of Salt Lake are indulging in rever-
ence of the shadow of that from which
the patriots of our early history re-
belled, giving to the glorious Fourth
a shallow mockery, Ogdenites, less
pretentious than their neighbors, will
listen to martial music-the echoes of
the days of Twill hoist Old Glory
and will do homage to none other than
that which is typical of independence
and freedom.
There is already too much toadying
to riches and titles in this country
without clothing our nations birthday
with a veneering of royalty.
Respectfully yours
WILLIAM GLASMANN.
The executive committee is reported
to be badly disgruntled because of
Glasmann's opposition, but until they
learn that he is vo-cing the sentiments
of the people of Ogden, they will pro-
coed with the carnival plans as out
lined and offer up prayers constantly
that the absence of the eminent tanner
of buffaloes will not mar the pleasure
they expect will attend the celebration.
In order that Ogdenites may be able,
after all, to celebrate with Salt Lake
Wash Young, of the executive COM
mittee, visited Ogden yesterday and
engaged every first class musician in
town for the carnival and superintend-
ed, last evening, the placarding of
every dead wall, fence, etc, with the
beautiful red, white and blue posters.
Their presence there was unknown to
GlaSmann and the first notice he will
have of the clever manner in which he
has been outwitted will be when he
peruses this account of it. The work of
McGarvie and Young is typical of the
energy shown by the carnival man
ayers and that it will be as thorough
ly appreciated by the Ogdenites, who
admire pluck and enterprise, as by
the people of this city, is a foregone
conclusion. Messrs. McGarvie and
Young will return to this city by the
mornings train covered with perspira-
tion paste and glory.
THE VOTING CONTEST.
Yesterday new and formidable can
didate for state queen honors was pre-
sented in the person of Miss Mary
Cannon, for whom over 1000 votes were
cast; making her total vote LAS, and
thereby placing her among the leaders.
Last evening the vote stood:
Miss vilate Peart Observation-Disclosures. /, 157
Miss Mary Cannon .......... l. 148
Mrs. H. j. Newman ............... $3.50
Miss Clarissa Thatcher ............... 100
Miss Fanny Sharkie. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Isl
Keep your favorite above this line if
you wish her to succeed.
Miss Sadie Thomas ....... 6o9
Mrs. A.. j. Atkins Observation-Disclosures. POI
Miss Minnie Kiesel ............. 26
Mrs. E. P. Mullhall. ...... 16
Miss Lizzie Livingstone ........... 25