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Show THE DEMOCRATS RATIFY. A Dreary Meeting Held at the Continental Corner I.at Night. The Democrats had a very rocky ratification ratifica-tion meeting at the Continental corner last night. R. C. Chambers presided, and introduced intro-duced Judge Judd as the first speaker. The Tennessian urged his hearers to yot for Rawlins, but the idea did not seem to take with the crowd, as the invitation was received re-ceived with silence. Colonel Merritt then delivered a tariff talk, which thinned out tho small crowd in short order. He was followel by John T. Caine, who stroked his whiskers, looked wisa and talked nonsense. J. L. Rawlins then took the stand, and he was the only speaker who succeeded in arousj ing any enthusiasm, ne said that protection protec-tion obstructed trade, and wanted to know who was for free lead. Certainly he was not, nor was he afraid of free wool. Judge Henderson followed in the same strain and referred to the difficulties between capital and labor, which of course the Republicans Re-publicans were responsible for. Just how this came in the judge omitted to state. Sam Thurman, the Provo statesman, was the last speaker, b tt there were so few auditors left that Sam didn't waste much time and contented himself with telling a couple of funny stories. The unterrltied will try it again tonight at the same place. |