Show THE jollification THE DEMOCRATS OF SALT LAKE AND 0 otner orner TOWNS REJOICE OVER THE ELECTION OS OF CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS the enthusiasm awakened by the first tidings of a democratic victo victory ry in the presidential elect election ion lon just pas past reached its climax saturday night in the tremendous demonstration inaugurated and carried out by the Democrat salt lake city and other neighboring towns 0 of the tho territory st at sunset one hundred guns were fired from a battery of ed opposite the tempe tempie block on main uain street 1 and rolled their deep tion s southward 0 ut hward meanwhile bonfires of blazing tar barrels were lighted at different points along first south street red fire tire gleamed from the roofs of principal buildings bombs burst in all directions and sky rockets and other kept the upper deep alive with their fantastic brilliance most of the bands of the city including the sixteenth ward the fire mens and others also the provo band went playing along the streets and tin trumpets bass drums and ana otner improvised means of uproar added to shouts from thousands of throats created an incessant pandemonium of political oli enthusiasm never has salt lake fake take witnessed such a scene as that of saturday night the streets were filled with people swaying iun inu marching and moving hither herand hU and t thither ither and windows doors roots roofs and every other point of view boort where tv rc standing room was available were literally black with spectators towards half pat paa 7 a vast procession moved along first south street in the direction of orthe the city hall where the peoples People swing win of the democratic party of utah if we may so describe them had decided on holding holdin their mass meeting the liberal wing if we vve may Z so describe them wita characteristic liberality had in their narrow mindedness refused to allow any speakers at their proposed meeting who were suppo supposed serto sexto to be in any way connected with the peoples party hence the latter withdrew and mollified ollit jolli led fied upon their own account leaving I 1 liberal I 1 friends to I 1 in paddie otheir paddle dl e their own canoe their action was much the same as that of the shortsighted individual who sawed off the limb upon which he was sitting between himself and the tree they held no meeting at all and it was lust dinst as well they did not for they would have had aad no one to speak to lany how the multitude gathered G in front of the hall filling the street and extend ing east cast and west est out of hearing hearin 0 of the balcony upon which the speakers p al e r stood A mammoth mamroth sheet of canvas was stretched across the street from the city hall to st marks school and upon it in huge letters appeared the following grover cleveland and thomas A hendricks president and vice president tele elect of the united anif ed states I 1 the interior of the hall was a blaze of light and numbers of prominent citizens appeared at the windows upon the balcony and within the upper west hall of the buil bull building din the assembly was called to order by hon ron william jenning who proposed as resident president of the meeting the hon jon john johh T calne caine mr caine calne was sustained by unanimous acclamation speeches were made by hon ron john T calne caine professor T B lewis A miner esq dr J M benedict ilon hon IV N dusenberry hadley D johnson bohnson esq D doctor 0 actor S B mckee colored T V williams esq 8 A kenner esq and H J faust esq this meeting then adjourned but another one more brief was held at the herald office a little later at which ilon hon S R thurman Tb urman byron G Groo roo Esq a A kenner and D C dunbar addressed the populace this closed ti the ie formal proceedings which were more or less impromptu from froin beginning to end but the hubbub and excitement cit ement extended far into the nigil night t and had scarcely died away at ua daybreak hon rou john T calne caine chairman of the committee which had arranged the meeting sent the following dis dispatch patch to thear the president es elect of the united S tates states or the gentleman who in all probability now occupies that high position SALT LAKE city UTAH utan november novembers 8 1884 to hon grover cleveland albany new york ten thousand citizens of salt lake to night are enthusiastically celebrating your your election their lox jox Is as sincere and honest us as their jollification is demonstrative we heartily greet you because of our confidence that your administration will ull be as pure and glorious as has been your administration in the empire state which has sustained you in the greatel great struggle ruhle ruhie ru kle kie just ended accept our warm coe cod congratulations batula ratula JOHN T CAINE chauman chairman chau chab man |