Show A FLABBY ratification OGDEN CITY UTAH november 17 1884 editor deseret wems news last night the liberal democrats of ogden city got up what they intended to be A GRAND RALLY and ratification meeting to and hurrah for cleveland and hendricks 11 at 8 a torchlight procession was formed on fifth street in front of the broom hotel about a dozen vehicles containing some of the most loyal and 61 truely truell true devotees of constitutional law liberty and equal rights and who had been making desperate efforts to get up a spread eagle speech which they intended to deliver from the balcony of the broom A broom DROOM BRIGADE was organized and formed part of the procession which mulch when completed 8 and nd li headed adea bythe ogden brass band took up its march south along main maln and sixth streets thence west to the lower part of the town turning north and arching marching in to third thira street thence to ama m street and onward to fifth street resting in front of the broom during their peregrinations cahors illumined the darkness of the night by sending sky rockets building in n sundry places red fires and a large bonfire on the corners of maln main and aim filth streets these proceedings became absolutely necessary for just before the long train reached its ro route U ite tue tur ELECTRIC LIGHTS b became suddenly the folks in egyptian d darkness argness ar kness after the tiie procession returned the multitude was called to order by capt it RW Croas chairman when patriotic speeches were made by such prominent citizens and able speakers as charles charlea davis willard crawford E A Bl T mcdaniels eDaniels ransford smith anti antl mormon democrats and charles sim simmers iners of new york an independent republican publican Ke the speeches were generally stale flat phrases and paragraphs which which had cassed through so many previous abher abber lips that they were worn out and fell with such insipidity and rapidness that they were alternately with w 1 th a faint fain for cleveland rah for blaine and aud a vigorous hurrah for nox hos JOHN T CAINE cunn C give us a change send out another speaker 1 1 strike up the music etc but captain smith said the misery of the winter of his discontent at his late defeat was made glorious by the summer visions he beheld in the near future in which the 1611 liberal beral democrats would revel when the reins of the government fell into their hands the country would then he safe once more from grasp cormorants ile he closed with a dla dix di at the mormon church which c h was greeted erected by hisses groans and laughter the tedium and monotony of his BOMBAST was relieved with music by the band the chairman then said this meeting now stands adjourned for four years the assembly then dispersed this was one of the most lifeless spiritless attempts at jollification that I 1 have ever witnessed on any similar occasion in the junction city before half pasta which certainly was late fate enough the proceedings terminated mina ted to the great relief of people of all parties who witnessed them the replies to I 1 what do you think of the rally raily were flat lame dead ballf fizz nizzie fizzle e 11 WEBER wener |