The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-09
ROAR OF THE COLUMBIAD
THE SECOND OF THE OPENING
GUNS FIRED AT COLUMBUS.

Ohio's Delegation Stops Over On It's
Return from st. Louis to Salute the
Vice Presidential Candidate - His
Speech Devoted to Pleasantries
Rather Than to Politics,
COLUMBUS, O., June 8.-The train carry
ing the Ohio delegation on its return from
ST. Louis arrived at 4:90 O'Clock this after
noon. Headed by band and Jackson club,
the delegation marched from the depot to
the residence of Judge Thurman, where
Hon. T. E. Powell spoke briefly of the
work of the delegation at st. Louis and then
introduced Judge Thurman. After three
cheers for Cleveland and Thurman and the
red bandana. Judge Thurman spoke as fol-
lows:
~ understand that many good people
sev, snd no doubt think-I do not deny the
Justice of their thoughts-that l am too old
ilaughterl to run for vice president
fRenewed laughter, and a voice, "Well see
about that"1 Those people who say so,
and who doubtless think so, do not under
stand the effect upon an old democrat of
such kindness as | received at your hands,
and at the hands Of the rest of the
democracy of the United States. [Cheers. !
v, i
least calculation Laughter and renewed
cheeringl
A vCice-I can say twenty. "Well, l
think it will be twenty before twenty days.
[Renewed laughter.]
NOT A SIGN OF DECREPITUDE.
Last night / stood here to speak to my
fellow citizens who came out to greet me,
and, upon my word, expecting to speak
about five minutes [ find | spoke
twenty minutes in full voice,
and with immense fervor and vigor, icon
tinued laughter and applausel and | should
not be surprised if should make a fool of
myself between now and the second Tues
day or first Tuesday, or whatever Tuesday
it is, in October. daughter and voices,
November" ''November."1 l mean that
l should be prancing around making
ipss'nSs pst out f' of his teens y0un Renewed med
laughter and applause.l But now, gentle
men, let me be serious little. You know,
gentlemen of the Ohio delegation, that
when you were kind enough to call on me
before you went to st. Louis | told you,
and God knows it was the honest truth,
that did not want the nomination; that
what l wanted was peace and quiet,
but that it was impossible for me
to say that l would refuse the
nomination, for that would make
candidates. and therefore, surrounded with
these difficulties, | could conceive of no
other way, no other solution, than to place
myself in your hands, and | did so freely,
honestly, fairly and loyalty, trusting that
you would take care Of my honor, as well
as the interests Of the Democratic party.
LCheers.]
FULL OF APPRECIATION.
"Now, gentlemen, do not undertake to
speak for the party, and say whether you
have done wisely or not, but | do speak for
myself, and say that you have done fairly
and honorably and uprightly by me, and
that as long as l live | shall always bear
toward you grateful heart and pleasant
recollection. [Applause,l Gentlemen, 1
thank you for your efforts. thank you for
what you have done, and whether | shall
be successful or not successful, there is
one thing of which [ cannot be deprived,
and that is the qualification of knowing
that | have the good will of the people of
my state, and, not only of the people of
Ohio, but Of the people, l think, of the
United States. CONTINUED appIause.l Now,
| gentlemen, do not think | ought to say
anything more, for fear, as my friend
Lowenstein would say that would para
lyz9 you. [Great laughter do not want
10 90 that | hope that every man of you,
since you have put me on the ticket, will 60
70 work and work for the ticket
A TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND.
But have another word to say before
stop, and that is that there scarcely ever
happened in the history of this world
su6llmer spectacle than the denomination of
uroVer Cleveland by the unanimous voice
Of the convention [great applausel and, now
say you did wise thing in that, patri-
otlc thing in that. The people of the United
plates love brave men, and President Cleye-
iand Is brave man; they love an honest
man, and God knows he is an honest man;
they love a man of good sound Judgment,
ana do not know of any man of sounder
Judgment than his; they love man who
stands up for the people, who stands up for
principle and does not fear to take the con-
sequences, and such a mau is Grover Cleve-
lahd. Gentlemen, it will be an honor to
every man of that st. Louis convention as
i2hg as he lives that he was there to cast
as vote for this worthy President of the
United States. Now thank you and will
O'd you good night" [Great applause.l