, 1879-01-16
SENATOR pENDLETON.

SENATOR PENDLETON.
4 New york interviewer Elicit. Soma Polft.
tcal vtowA-sonntor Thurman, 0ov. llun-
drsc1ss. uov. Bishop, and Con. Grant Com
siiered.
From an 1"''' ~ f.. fnygT 1r'Ssnt q e"dt'' I" "o
"Are you to run Thurman for Governor Of
Ohio next fati7"
"That Is uncertain; suppose that Ms. Thur
mnn could have the nomination without oppo-
sitinn II he desired II. | don't believe, how
ever, that At his age and with hrs position lit
tue Senate, aud natural prominence, that he
wants to bo devoyed Into local cnuvsss like
that.r
"At the same time, Mr. renltesou, this prop
osittou has hccn put at hin very cevesly. Many
believe that c can neither accept nor lccllns It
without danger.
"Ttat ia just the reason he orght IN he very
wary. It probably comes as proposition from
lila political opponents. can see rraaon enough
why Secretary Sherman should like TO have thu
nomination for Governor, and prepare tho wny
for it by making Senator Thurman the Demo-
cratic nominee. A man of Mr.. Thurman's ex-
percnra is too adroit to fail into snare"
"Still. II 1t nut confession Of weckness on
ThuFmnn's part to decline n t,ccbsnc the stand-
ur1lbearer nj tiis purity when thev want the 1an
wf'o tan poll The most votes. and deem him to
be thar pcrsons'
.''l can't sce," said str. Pendlcton, "..has
i'at t auesi'en Int ST. 81. a Thrmsns r own !ni % anI
Aestrea. They arc maktu4 Il unfair for him by
stating 6 osr in advance. SAW ena publfcn-
ton 10 the effect that i Judge Thurman ran
for Governor an'i was defeated II wuuld heat
h,n far the Presidency: that II he did not run
and VIC lost the State IL would prejudice llim for
tho Presidential nontna.ion; and II be did run
mud w carried tho State Il would be said thatst
was rot his Victory. According to this slew
thvy llnvo bcatcn Thurman by their own stratc-
gy at every point ot The triang.e 1t aectns to
me t',st he is not unwlzo In takfus bis own
. However, NJ. reudicson. may he not 10
losing his fame for political intrcpitlitT BY nut
saving something one WY or the utncri"
~ don't rec that Any courage Is Involved In
wholly outside oil Mr. Thurnan'n liue. Ar his
age Il Is no slight thing 10 stand fot Governor
ui 8tate Which has to lie canvasacd NIL ovcr
With great laboe. You must remember tlat he
Is not tEs t,lnn In wears he once was. ir.
Thurman was born In 1918. lie will eo 67 years
old. In his GHlh ycar, when this contest comes
oil for Governor. III conjunction With his re1l-
lar duties in the senste It would 20 NEST ta-
IA tho lifu Of both Senator nnd Uoyernor.
There |. auothcr thing to tse considered: II
Judge Thurman ID neither Governor nor preel-
senate ngaIn in thu fall os 1880, 70 run inr
tiovsr1of % % ass't;ta,1ty q; might 1s to throw
All Mr.. Thurman Is undecided among alt
these possible houurs, why DOESN'T Ito decline
tile Presidency III advance, aud ulaka l,itnaelt
sure Of tito bunutorship.n
Well" sai,l Mr.. l'cnt1tcton. smiling, lie
conduit ho asked tn Ito t1lat. liz wouldn't do
"ts there any trut!, In tt,o story. tocgraphcd
10 tho Inst lat week, that ut iargc cunlrrct1ea
VI lndinna !>othuerat" adverse oplniou to !!11,~
arisks wnt u1pressrtl, anl decided favor shown
"lEi,ess there was hardly a bit Of truth In
that. Iu0eeti. raad n card aftsewau! from II
person At ,st!ose room tue coancl was held, who
tuiu there WA8 nothing IN ith
"You sec tint tlpher business is to bo tnyca-
ttgntcd at WathingtoHf"
After consIdcrabl. hesitation. Yca; things
Wilt taka thclr own cuiirhs sometimes"
Charlss W. Wooilcy, WHO figures sotnewhat tn
tllose cipher dispatches, has tukcn his .iuv gun,
ard anr frfci,i, aud gone back to Florida to
shoot bears. 1H that suf +"
that he urcticl u gunuug cxcursinll,F sut1 Ito
sona.or. '.aid now recollcct II was to F!or!da
ho was go!nE."
Ar. i'enllctnn latghc.!, and said nothing.
'.N'sat ure this prospects between ths two
parties for victory in OAt' next yclri"
"TGat could not undertake tn say.n
"1s IL not tO your prcliitlicc t|,at you already
l.aye tiuvcruar ot tho State, nt,tl VI tne next
crItical ccetlan will havu to lv responsible fur
au inquiry into TINT stewaFtlstfpi'
+" 10 you Mcnn to Ask whether tloY. Bishop
has tert weak tnant" s4ti Sir. pcnllrton.
44IIe has been considerably underrntctl. It
was Thought l,r had no .hanra to gut the no,ni-
nation for 0nytrnor. anu he pot y. ihril It
WIS a!l uc would DO easily beaten. but he was
s'Wa. not that au aridtnt Of t,lns and op.
uortuntlyf'
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