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Show DKildlKAllC KALIiY. Tlio Nomination of .fotrpli I. Kawllm lntliuilii.llinlljr llallllii!. In. other iJccilcfr loulghl. The Uomocrsta held a largo and en. thuiUtllo ratlllcatlon meeting at tbu Continental hotel last night. A platform plat-form waa ereoted In front of tho build lug and uu It we re seated many of tho Uemocrallo leadeia. Among; tbtui weru noticed: lion. John T. Calne, Judge II. 1. Henderson, Colonel BatuucI A. Merrill, l-. H. Richards, Ueorgo Cullies, It. C. Chsmberr, A. (I, ISorrell of Bait l.akc, B. It. Thur-man Thur-man and W. N. Dust nberry of l'rovo, i. 11. l'aul of Logan uud C. C. ltleb ards of Ogden. Co'onl H. C. Lett acted ai master of cercnionlta. lu calling for order hu said: "Wo have mot to ratify thu action of thu grandest com enllou ever held west of thu Mississippi rlver,and regret that theiuarono buildtnua in Bait I.ako largo enough to hold thu Democrats lieu they pour out. I am not here to sjteak, but to help Introduce those who will nddrtta you on this oecailon. Aa ch Aman for tlio evening I um authorized author-ized to pnscnt your old tlmu follow clllrtflj It. C. Chambers." Judge J. W. Judd was the fltsfe speaker. He said "I was twlttej today to-day for having been on the committee ou resolutions Villi Churlca W. l'im-rusu. l'im-rusu. My reply was that thu principles of tho Dunocratlo parly weru broad enough to hold not only l'enrosomid myself, but Ibo rest ol thu human race, Laughter. Domocraoy Invites all, regardltba or creed, to stand on Its platrorm. Itfouud lta expression In thn Declaration of Itidipendenie which wsa n Democratlo document juro and simple" Colonel Mcrrltt followed with n chin ucterlitlo speech, and was warmly n plaudod for his ellorl. iiou. John T. Calne, atuoiu; othor thluga said I "Our oipoueutv havo announced In largo letters that tiny havo nominated u Moses who would lead them Into tbu land of premise, but wo all lememlvr that it was not a Moses who wus icrmltted to lead his teotluoutof the wllderutss, but It was uJorhim. Applause rtiu Republicans Republi-cans haaa their -Napoleon, aud wu will lurnlsh thu Wulllugton, wh6 will show him Um Waterloo. "task your ruiiport for tlio nomlnva and lee! unsured that wu will elect him," Apilauie. Joseph L. Hawllns tho Democratlo uomlneo wus called for nul amid uu-thui'aitla uu-thui'aitla cheering aud npplausu ho took lliu ilatform and irelaccd u leugtliy auJ lnlerestlng sneeeh by saying. "1 feel happy to'neel )ou tonight. I'um few i(JH 1 have hud very peculiar aeusatloni. Kuvtr beforu wai I named for mi ollleu tu which I exjected to bu electtd." (Ap plause). Mr. itawllns was followed byJudgo Heudcrsoti and Hon. B. H. rhurmau, both of whom spoke brlilli, alter which thu meeting adjourned, Theru will be another meeting loulghl ut thu same place. |
