| Show THE OGDEN DEMOCRATS DEMOCRAT A large audience assembled in the grand opera house ogden on satu r day feb 21 to organize the party anti ami listen to speeches and music at 8 david evans appeared on the stage and was greeted with appl applause u several prominent democrats from local points and this city were in attendance and without much ceremony ogden hiles esq was wag elected chairman this gentleman was in full evening dress dreas swallowtail swallow tail coat immaculate shirt front and patent leather slippers looking more as if be had been gotten up for a ball or grand banquet than a political assemblage however his appearance was by no means obtrusive nor in facts fact was any other feature ot ol the gathering on taking the chair mr hiles returned the customary thanks and made an excellent speech iu in which he be set out democratic principles in laclear lucid anti and succinct manner being frequently applauded B R W cross was made secretary of the abe meeting and the committees on permanent organization and resolution were on motion appointed by the chair the former bernic mews H H T D dee H H henderson J W mcnutt and L B R rhoades Bh oades and the latter consisted of evans sullivan smith and barton the committee on permanent organization niza tion atton reported and recommended that the club have as officers a president three vice presidents a secretary treasurer and sin an executive committee to consist of the president and secretary and five other gentlemen the report was adopted mr smith stated that in selecting a president a man should be chosen who had h ad much experience lu in political campaigns he named judge H P henderson the vote was put and the gentleman elected C 0 richards was elected first vice president J D hurd second vice president L W shinn third vice president H H was elected secretary and J M langsdorf treasurer trea garer on motion of mr barton the chair named as a committee to select the executive committee J B barton D D jones and H H henderson the committee retired and the band played a stirring air the names reported to compose the executive committee were as follows H P hen lerson ierson son ogden hiles H H john G taylor thomas D dee H W smith and J W mcnutt phil hanley was added to the committee as representing the labor unions mr H W smith was then introduced as the first speaker he gave an able exposition of democratic principles and was warmly greeted throughout he was followed by H H who in his usual vigorous sty style le portrayed what he considered the evils of republicanism and the blessings of democracy then cante came judge henderson Hend ereon who made quite a learned and able speech of review and com comparison rison his remarks being well received prof T B lewis gave a historical dissertation upon the principles of the two parties their origin ete etc and and in made de an excellent showing for his side alde olathe of the case mr L B R rhoades made a talk which was greeted with all the different tokens of aal approval roval usual on such occasions some portions of his speech were quite pointed and humorous and received hearty demonstrations t alls ails were made for S A kenner arld and coming forward he be gave his endorsement dor to I 1 he cause in a speech of about twenty minutes duration he expressed himself vehemently on the situation presenting some of the ivil vil lian li anies les of republicanism and virtues of democracy he was frequently applauded john boyle was the last speaker and the briefest as well as one of the best beat he gave a plain businesslike business bustness like exposition of his principle sj giving his big fealty in politics lipics to the democratic party the rh national lines are strictly drawn in ogden and it is understood that hereafter all political contests will be fought accordingly |
