The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-02
THE DEMOCRATS.
Talk With Thurman About
the Vice Presidency.
NE Doxs sor waNrAxr OFFICE.
Henry Wasser~sn Arrives ~ -.
Lesas and Tells AAess what Clear
san, nc sAe cs.v<.ss~. !. Gai.e 10

SAIL NC the Conv~.si.a b Gaise 20
Have.
81 Lorss- lure L Aussns the dis
.Essussaed arrivals IN ~ Lexis ss-siAy s.<
Hxnry w.Sssrsoa. at the Louisville ts1srser~
Jsx-ssl -ssh. sAink we shall have AZ
an esss tizne CT II al sresarsi. szsi he ia
answer se reporters question. ~its all
pain sailing. aaa there Is ne reassa Why
we shessld na< ses through wssh css wexk
rspsaiy | shIak Cleveland win be NJ
nominated Al the sgzt ssssioa The ccavxn-
sion Aessis. and the platform aaS. v:e.> psSsi-
deney viii DC settled in shors urser Ssns-
boz Thurman wili rreaat1y sse sclrctes. fs<
the vice prssistrncF
-fies sssaas the psasfcr.a. Did yen h-ins
Il wifs year~ asked the rsi-o-ser.
NO, answered the kcasucky sdisor
graxeiy. We have not segun that vet.
fsat there Nuu't h~ aay sfis,scnitg this tisae.
Pour wears s-o we had n pretty hArt fgat
Of IL in the convention. bot asw Son'f ex-
ssect even ripple ia IL The platform win.
ef eoHrses endorse the presidents tariff
message sad the Mills hilsS
sESarox rHrxsAS sSTxKvIxwKp.
In regard 10 senator Thurman and the
vie presidency the esss- !sspasrk has tAs
fslfowsng telegram froln Columbus To-
night The Post nixpaarA correspondent
called on ex-senator Thurman this after
neon sae asked hin In relation to the vice
presidency. ~lou newspaper pcssplc.
-Asd the senator. will never let q fellow
alone There have ssen four o. hvr news
PAPER nen calling on me every day for
week
s.The country a, large is deeply interested
in the question of soar candidacy fer the
vice Presidency" saxxesled the eorres-
pcnsicnf
.sTherr must he some mistake about THAT
for people cannot be interested In thing
thai does not exist. am not candidate
for the vice presidency or fur any once.
Consequently there can be no real or actual
interest in my assumed eandiaary."
-Bus your name Is now being mentioned
In all parts Of the country - the one likely
10 h. sei.vted sf -. Ioais-
THAT may be. bat no has been author
izcd 20 use my name la that connection. |
want no Office of aay kind and consequent
~ am not an sspirant for the vice presss
drncy. | lsok upon thi. whole matter IS
being iutended as friendly compliment,
but would much rather my friends would
compliment me BY not mentioning my
name In shas way
..Rut fhey ioab;iess assume YOU are de-
siraus Of seeing President Cleveland re-
rlccted. and there Is no ground for as
sumption ar sippositien on thai score.
II am dcsiroas Of seeing Cleveland re
elected All that can do IN that behalf
win be done ehecrfsiiy aud In my opinion
he viii be elected by xa Increased majority.
man with the courage, honesty. rzfriot
ism and ssatesmanship of tsroscr Cleveland
deserves such an Enforcement nj the hands
OF the people As his reelection would i'm
.Bn, In the even: Of your unanimous
nomination for the viec presidency al II.
Louis
THAT event win no, happen, for | have
already told YOU am no, a candidate for
tEat or ans other official position"
But. suppose yeu were nominated,
would you decline the nomination"
There would be no propricsy In declining
substantially anything before Il is rendered
and am not 30 prssanipiuous a. TO decline
in advance nomination that VIII uEi-
douhtediy be given to another. for the uon-
ycntion viii not lack the best of material
from which to select | am a private in
the ranks. The question the Of yict-press-
dental nomination In no way affects iiie.
LAST TOUCHES on The HALL
The last touches were put on the conyen-
tion hall this afternoon and II IL now
ready. II think IL viii be the pretiiest
hall that ever held . convention" said
Sergent at Arms Bright to-day. II would be
better of course IL we could have bad the
speakers stand in the middle OF (or side
hall That would have enabled every body
in the hail 10 hear and at present ! fear II
Is going to be rather diiiicut- The fact Is
that whenever a good acoustic effect Is
secured In u large hall il seems an aeei-
dent.
When one stands ON the speakers plat
form and hooks over the hall the eye sees
nothing but red. white and blue bunting,
the ccais of arms Of states and giided
American eagles. The bunting is looped
from the galleries in long festocns The
platform proper Is under the gallery and Is
edged with evergrecnsl There Is dis
tance of three steps from the platform to
tsa aud HfftsA ur.s
stand large enough to hold table and two
| or three tables projects from that The Of
| fcial reporter u 10 occupy this At the
! rear end OF the hall huge American eagle
| fars his wings between two enormous
American flags and directly under the eagle
| Il an equestrian statue of George Washing
ton. At the other end OF the hall AZ the
speakers stand fhcce hangs from the gal
/ ls.ry portraits of Cleveland, niden. Hen
| drieks and Hancock On the wall back of
/ of Jackson and jefferson and between them
painting Of the capitol In Washington.
ON both siies of tbs speakers stand are
seats for newspaper reporters and none OF
them win be between the orators and the
audience.
THE PACIFIC SLOPE DELEsArIoS.
1 The California and Pacific coast dele
gates spent very pleasant day under The
| yiio,ags OF the local eominit'eemen. who
| devoted their entire time 10 the entertain
rneu, of their guests Eariv in the morn
l ing they took q run out 20 the convention
| hall in the Exposition building, aud after
/ examining the arrangements there re
| turned Ia time for dinner.
SENATOR HEARST GOES TO THE RACES.
| Perhaps the only exception to This
| sweeping rule was senator Hears; and he
| took himself to the race track early in the
day, where he spent his time prusitahiy
among his horses aud islekeys unifl the
| lell rang for theedrsi race Ia The afternoon.
/ The senator was In receipt Of many stfen-
| tons, and the Jockey house and the -.
Louis eiub house were opened 10 him.
| His social obligations screened him from
public view a greater part OF the day. aad
| only long range interviews could BE- OBJ
/ fainct senator Hearst Was not without
I followers In the cuemy's country. and the
basige q silver cinnamon bear nj its head
was visible In the grand stand, at the track
and In the evening many people wearing
| the famous emblem could BE- found ~ the
circus, thcaser, Mexican concert aud press
opening OF the convention hall The dele
gates seemed quite ubiquitous for they
we're ON every side
Oregon pu; in an appearance this
evening via the Burlington and took
up their quarters at the isrics.e
/ hotel. where they were welcomed
| by General D. : Miller. 10 arrived yss,er-
/ dAy with the California delegates They
/ had no spare time 90 employ In Idle diver
ssoHs sna began % prepare fer nights
( rest The orsgon.ans are a unit With the
/ Pacific delegations In mainsalninx central
| headauarser-, which viii tsr established at
the Rroaaxas entrance Of the Southern
hotel. Already the aromatic fragrance of
sursssry packages consigned to the United
Ssafts forrss has aroused the curiosity Of
visitors. and there Il no question bat lib
/ rrai pstrounxe viii be exisnaef 10 thesa by
/ the patty after the formal opening on
! the s,ihsec. of Temporary chairman tke-e Is
rs vet no rival In tbr nead against stephen
" White, bit the chances Of nomination
can be discussed with more knovis-ise GA
SUNDAY evening. when al the issd.as del
/ exstsons viii have reported.
oKrGoS xftL LEap or
Va organization Will l-r effected earlier
than SATURDAY evening, sksE Oregnn viii
ele3r fhe decks for 4ction by nominating
tnr,n b ~ IL cz,a8raiticc- and national txsrn-
msiiertnen. There can ~ little opposition
and every raeFai~r VIII have an equal
ehznr-. sasile the national committeeman
viii b. returned asain e. hts s~Tsires arc
/ .atisfarsogv IN hzs constituents Colonel
X kslis and Henry Glipprii, II Dn-gDn. Aasc
I promised "a rrI-orr al headquarters tosnos-