, 1880-05-03

taln& may happen.
THE PAYNE BOOM.
ACTION or TIE DEMOCRATS or CuYAnooA couN-
r. ohIn-t sxETTH or MR.. rAYNE's CAREER.
Special CorFfspo1dfntt af The Chfcdpo Tribune,
CLEVELAND. o., Mny 1.-Thc Payne boonl-tho
hFst f0int prcmonit!ons of which werc noted Ia
tho Cleveland correspondence Of THE TRIBUNE
SOME weeks sincc-was given full and fair Inn
prtus in tho County Convention herc to-day,
The usual n1notint Of fighting and fur-pllttnz,
Tor which the local Do1nocrncy hns been noted
Tor 10 these nAny ycnrs past, WIS Indulrcd In.
Ind mines were called, Ind whisky DRINK. and
bad feelings ratsed;. but on one point all vere
united. from the lowest wnrd- -bummor who
worked 1t up with the "bhoys' and not sent In
as tfcleR.ic. to tho biggest manager Of things
In Roncrul who looked Oil ut the frny.-namcly:
that tho Hon. 1Icnry u. Payne is tho groatest
rr'nn In tho Nation. aud TINT all should use their
utmost cudcayors to got hlm nominated tor
President.
I.ouktng around among the prominent mcu,-
befs u tho purity to-day. some opinions OF iu-
tcrest wcro gntheretl. Tho IIon. Joseph Poo, In
rcply to question In regard to tho row, said:
"Oh! nothing 0f special interest happened.
It was NIL as smooth lis things generally go. A
little feeling, you know,-1ust enough to make
It Interesting"
"iow do they all stand On the question Of
rnyt,o2*'
"Why, all tho Democrats, nnd Republicans
too. will voto for him in case he is nominated.
lle fs the greatest and the strongest man In the
Nation, think. We shut wait Until! wc SEQ how
things aro Toing lmcaning Tlldcn, no doubt];
md thon VIC shnll do our best for Payne; you
maY reat assured"
Tho struggle was between what is called tho
pId{H- Dealer faction Of tho local party and their
enemies: hut, as usunlt tho pet WAS mlghtier
thnn anything else that WIS brought to bear
Ma Arm tnfot1 ,J>tx
tho paper, and John II. Furlcy, retired ward
politician. wero elected "a delegates; and it
wis over thla that the chief struggle took place.
It was desired by some that some highly rcspcct-
abo old fossils, like the Hon. Il. p. spalding or
Con. Dodge. should be elected as delegates, and
thus surround tho presentation Of tho name OF
sfr. payno In tho Cincinnati Convention with q
halo Of respectnbillty; but those who wero bet
tcr posted On tho ways Of the wicked world, and
especially with the ways Of the mauipulntors Of
Detnncrat!o National Conventions, wero we'll
awtre that such young, vigorous workers a.
Mini. Armstrong and Mt. 'Farloy will got u In
modns res" and give our highly respectable
caudIaate a more respectable aeudon, and bo
moro likely to Offset the wlcs OF tho immortal
John @. Thompson. Who Is bending his every effort
Tho great question now is whuther Ohio shall
WY bo most cxpct,!cnt to cast tho first Or COM
ELEMENTARY nallot M tor Thurman and then turn 70
asx as or re- rsy On nc eay' aS S at S
seem 70 bo in detty earnest; but tho maturity.
ss,p''y sstmp''yy feel 1o tnat merp 1natter ~ Of form
tho Senator before ho passes from tho Senate
i;to private fe The arge rast of the purity n
Thurtaan 1nie fata mistake nil when @ be- @ dcIs: t
know tint he would not mako in aesesptaSie tsspt
sons things abo4t Mr. Fnync, 10 b surv, Which
might hurt him st,tngEhat; but. when It u re-
den carried, aud liow near be c,.ac to Whining,
;ao s;s,stla d s,set Sheh Payns 70 hoids ds would
Virgil J.. KlHe, the. Hon. Thomas Reicy. the
Hon. J. ". ilclsley. the lion. g. 9. sehelIontro7-
conycrsrd were very cont1dent that tho Payno
boom ws ganiE N tRe 1est e 9f shapc ana 70
few months of thls ovcntfu! ynar In
mind. tho great mass Of readers Of TnE TR1B-
possibly inay wlcd tho sceptr0 Of stato over
them e i2r tho ,s.1. Gext fanr & ye.T; A1aay rate
pMy,es nsn srinr a!,u d u tbuy re er ~ e
tnko their paesss " tho side OF tho Biographies
Henry j. Payne was born Nov. 90, 1910. and is,
therefore, nor utmost 70 years old. Hia BIRTH
place w,s Hamilton. n. Y; aud DO obtained
uIItan, IL .bat sa;s, sdantiag IN is Hs
dcvotei himself 70 tho study d. iho law. entar-
ing for ono year thn o,l'eo ot John g. sponceE.
studies ho removed to Cleveland, and WAS horu
admitted 10 praet!ee tn lgA; iia soon nftcr
Judge Wilson, which lhsted until ls4O,whca Mr..
PMyne WIS obliged 10 lunvo thu nctiva duties of
his profession on nccoG1lt Of severe henorrhage
Of the lungs, which wna Induced by oysr-o1er-
ton. From that tine u this ho has meyer Gu.
torel brlskty into the duties Of his profession,
The f|rst ttl pnhe sets of Ill., rayuo worthy a.
spcclal mention beKa1, about lbto, whcn, being
s.ssa of e hn sG cagyean cS,y Gs"G Gs sS Sas e
natt s. Indianurolls railroad, which has s!neo
nooo.no ono ot the greatest !nilroats Of the
activo, Interest In tho road. Mr. Payne was
elected prcs!dcnt In ls5l, and served In that
nt ss xn ,x II MYn Els % snaags @ ofr
orx!nal Directors q the Cleveland. Pa'aesyills
tonde1 Into the Luko-Shurc 800.
In tho s.tcceediuR yours Mr. Payne occunled
foundations tor bis great wealth had been laid
sTssss Y,aI q = f. married Mss rSIs, dau&stSr
fist6or'ss i ostatc, and IND thts. by the appl!oa::
velupetl lnto mi Immense fortune, Ills posses
so%s Sw rcf c@fp1'so 'n 9f th met
st.et u tho Standard oll co'npaay. LaEe-ghore
tmpurtanco Ia to city. i1o hns larRo fntsrosls
Il kow Yurk E1lro9'l,. III talaing enierpriscs y
u tnoro thnn $3,uU1U0. "
Dir. Payne h,ls. of course. always been an ua-
gata to TIC tonvcntion which committed the
Po!!ttcal salelds of nominating ~ t.. Lewis cas..
Naoaa s Il ca e. aa hopca I'll q q nominate = sa
lana!s Eiuclauan. Iie wont % tho stnto Senate
t. IL W. VIZ 4 soo s'oSss " s hG psty ss;o or Gasa u 1
Statcs Senator, but WAS defeated after