The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-23
JOY IN COLUM US.

Scenes sf Felicity and nerntulation Over
Haves's Nomiuatiob-The Governor she'd
dug Tears and all wild with Excitement
The Mystery of Deacon Richard smith.
COLUMBUS, June 10.-This city has been
In perfect uproar since Gov. Hayes triumph.
The honor was not expected either by the re-
c'pient or his more sanguine fiends here. Late
on Thursday evening had a talk with the Gov
erDor whom 1 found perfectly COOL not appa-
rently INDUCING the least idea that the lightning
WIS soon 20 strike him, although the poll teal
clouds bad gathered very thick and were thun.
drcing very loud at no great distance to the
West.
Thurman, the jovial, eeptlem anly, social, In
telligent Thurman, CHANGED at the time TO be In
the city cooking, dout tIess. after that million
OF money" that some New York paper recently
informed the world he possessed In this place,
though the Senator lauRhiDRly tells me he finds.
unfortunately. on examination. to be altoee Their
mvthicaD, and he and Hayes being the best Of
friends. joked each other on their respective
prospects.
As for Hayes, he Ia both yielding and plastic;
can't saw nay; even pardons almost daily the
most desperate OF convicts and dangerous Of
men out Of the OHIO Penitentiary, simply be-
cause he e mot heU yielding to the palmetto
IN portunities OF some weeDing WE, daugh ter.
sister, or friend. 1be stuR out OF wnicn Hayes
~ msue bends easily lie Is minus back bOne-nas
no self will is ambitious to please all and Of
fend none. IL y itns MIN To send any away
empty. Hts soci Il makeup is tn Z Of woman
He has far more heart than heau. HIS affections
lead his intellect. He h every quality to make
hin 2 good fl nd Indeed. to know hin l. 10
love HIN. But he Is Just the man to be easily
imposrd upon. In disposition he is as fearful
him blush like y Rirl. and the least censure to
tremnie ike cnlprit. He went when apprised
again and again II IL oOttlf DC true-if tuere was
no, some mistake
Tie veIy first intima ton we In the city had ~
the Governors good luck was the shout OF IN
operator from AN upper window In the telegraph
ONCE. lmmediately be crowd around began 70
cheer. Up ana down HiGh street rolled shout
after shout that " Hayes IL nominated HAYES
Is nominated =, The great State House stands
In the centre ~ magnificent lawn OF 1--WE or ten
acres. surrounded with an iron picket fence on
astone base. In tue northesstern part of THIS
Iectly above Is the State Library. Here Miss
MARY Harbhugh Is the ever-pfesiding genius.
II was her ear that fret Taught the result OF the
Cincinnati Cpnvention from the shouts In the
street. aud II WAS her Hos hat first Informed the
Governor Of his nomination.
Hut soon mauy wing-fOOted messengers ar
rived to confirm the report. When Mr.. Curtis
nrst informe the really pewildered non inee 81
Governor. Did not wait for figures" replied
the excited messenger. Are YOU couhdent
there 10 no mistaken queried the still doubling
corpse.
liy this time another painting pedestrian rr-
nation sun rtent. Tears now Rnstened In tue
ewes Of tue General; put soon he rallied aud
was himself again.
All this time the commotip IN In the city was
spteaiiu Hn1 Increasing IN intensity as u vent
such scene OF nandsbaking. ana loud. bolster
Gus, even fearful cnnRrai tlatii ms. " ere never
before Witnessed. hen who had not spoken tor
months now ran into G ch others arms aud en-
riced ike school girls. sucn wild laughing.
shouting. and general huzzling must be Sc n
to be appreciated. IL ~ no more ht subject
Tor description tn a storm on land or sea
ri IA
pouring into Columbus from all quarters like
doves 10 their windows" lhu from Blaine
GOOD DE con itichAd smith the biggest Laugh.
Here Is the after:
The country is more 70 be congratulated than you
are We made q narrow escape. Thank God.
Neither Mathews, nor Morton, nor Dristow,
NJ 81 Inc, nor Grant, nor Dennison, nor any
other one OF the hundreds that sent tneir con-
eratulaiiors, seemed to have entertained pious
thought on tue matter, or to have felt the least
thankfui TO the Good Beng Tor having youch-
safed escape from some dreful danger, Deacon
Richard smith only excepted
Deacon i.ich ri Smi.n lid all in his power to
nomination. A. Gould not understand TIE
Deacoh hi, thanks N the light Of the Ga1ttte'
rcS of t astnp ieO st RepaS Sr .tte.-
man how the app rent disc epancs was to oe
S.pna .n, t1 s s,cdn n sways s s,,
true Roodn 81 rs f.r ur'ater quantity IN tue
equation Of hts LIFE than his pohtlcs. Besides,
constant tne,cir, uiefns poii,,cs q" coSrdinsse
that ofton varies accorot,x 10 Tie point sought
~ or by his wicked partners- d-n en- Inis
made u so plan 10 ME til tt was astonished
tn did not see 1t myself aud now the truly
good msn stands hsner Ia my esteem than
ever.
lint how can tell you Of the scenes witnessed
In This lace hat ever mem Fable AFTERNOON and
nignt OF FRIDAY lastf 4 he whole cry we Itself
w u noise, bUnnres, skyrockets, cannon mr.
log, song singing, ana excitement making in
every form. rain after tr in of delegates came
up hop Cincinnati. nd Stopping on joined In
the via jubilee. Orators :, eaking. bands llay-
ING, haHr uylng, barrels huTniug every where.
All u gbt delegation after deiegation arrived
III tie Governor WAS worn down with joy. But
he prov equal to the task. Ii was diicult TO
say whether us rooms 4 tue Capitol or MS pH-
vale residence exrelled In the peculiarly and
interest Of the various scenes of which thev
were tue respective centres. NJ. Y. y.