The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-17
TnIRNAN'S THUNDER.
Columbus Aglow Win Pyroierhnica
illumination.
q GREAT MANS GREETING.
The Judg. Approves the Nomination But
Expresses Sum. Discomfort - lie
Finds Fault with some Per-
sons he Does Not Name.

COLUMm's, o., July H. No demon
strntiOn over the nominations made her
until Judge Thurman arrived home Las
night, when he was met at the depot b.,
several thousand persons with bands. A
| liberal display ofbandannas and Il grand
display of fireworks occurred all over
the city, and carriages were In waiting
for himself and his party, decorated
with flags. Behind these, people fell in
Z line with what torches they could gather
most of them carrying red handker-
chiefs. The line of march was cOntin-
uous roar ofenthusiastic dcmonsl rations
and brilliant display of fireworks. ON
arriving M Thurnlan's residence, the cN-
Senator rose in his carriage and said
"My friends and neighbors, ! should not
he n human being and would have no
heart In my bosom IL were
not deeply touched by this
expression of your Kindness
and regard. knew that YOU were my
friends and that you would greet me
and take me by the hand on my return,
but that You should show such marked
demonstrations is beyond all expcc-
fancy. For one who is not and who
never expects 10 he anything but pri-
vate citizen, IL Is indeed more than
could have been anticipated; therefore,
! express To YOU most sincerely my
gratitude. This repays me for any dis
appointments you may think | feel; but
let me tell you sincerely, am not n dis
appointed or sOrchcadcd man; ] have
met with royerses in the past, but always
tried to keep IA level head, and | am
happier, feel better in the midst ofthis
rejoicing by my friends than il ! had
received the nomination for the PrcSi-
denry. ! was not in any sense II
candidate for II year or more.
have said ! was not and would not
be n candidate, and that all ! asked of
the world was 10 he let alone, but the
world saw fit To have il otherwise and
your State convention made me Il dele
gate to the National council of the DE
mocracy, ana after | arrived at Chicago
many OF my friends said that they We're
bound to present my name for the nom
ination and earnestly asked me to con-
sent TO their efforts. Then ! had not the
heart To resist them. ! am not here To
throw cold water on anything that has
been done. | will not 20 over the
proceedings of the convent n, but will
say what | know that your nominees
arc honorable men, and tina; so far as
Gov. Cleveland and cN GOV. Hendricks
themselves are concerned, there was
nothing donr but that which was hon
orable in bringing about the result.
There were few men there of whose
actions il would be the vcricst hypoc-
risy in me to express approval, but |
can live without their support and |
hope they can live without mine. Your
nominations We're fairly made. 1t is I'M
possible to crafty all in such mat
ters. There will also he those
who are disappointed because OF
failures to nominate their friends, but
there should be none at the present
time. The convention was the grandest
ever held on earth and nominations
were made by so large majorities and
amid such enthusiasm as to inspire con-
tidence. Let us 20 to work and redeem
this country from the iron rule in which
1t has iallen, the people are tecd Ut the
present powers, and with PATRIOTIC mo-
lives and earnest work we will live to
see this country in the hands of that
party of reform which was once small
but which is now the party of the people
from one end of the land to the other"
The speaker culogiZed highly those
who had been his opponents, and spoke
of the nominees in strong terms, after
which he said that he was weary, that
he had been travelling since ) o'clock,
that he had been kept prisoner at Chi
cago week by those who were rushing
i'm to see the old man and, pointing to his
old homestead by the side of which his
carriage stood, he said; 81 am particu
larly anxious now to get into that house
there and see an old lady who is waiting
for me-" Just as he closed there was II
cry sent up all along the line of "Thank
you," and cheers were continued for
some time after the door was closed.