The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-09
THB NOBLEST ROMAN
OF them All Addresses the Ohio
Delegation from St. Louis
IN A FELICITOUS MANNER
He Feels Ten Years Younger Since
He Was Made the Tail End Of n
Ticket of which He Should
Have Been the Head.


CoLuMRus, o., June S.-The Bryc,
train, carrying the Ohio delegation OF
its return from st. Louis, arrived here n
1880 this afternoon, headed by banC
and the Jackson Club, the delegation
from the depot to the residence of Judge
Thurman, where Hon. 7. Z. Powell
spoke briefly of the work OF the delega
tion at st. Louis, and then introduced
Judge Thurman. After three cheers fol
Cleveland and Thurman and the red
bandanna, Judge Thurman spoke as
follows: l understand that many good
people say, and no doubt think l do not
deny the justice Of their thoughts, that
am too old [laughterl to run for Vice Pres
idcnt. Renewed laughter and voice,
'We'll see about that."l Those people
who say So and who doubtless think SO,
do not understand the effect upon IN
old Democrat OF such kindness as re-
Ceiyed at your hands and the hands Of
the rest OF the Democracy OF the United
States. [Chcers.
Why, feel about ten years younger at
the least calculation. Laughter and re-
newed cheering; voice, u say gain
OF twenty."]
Well, l think it will be twenty before
twenty days. Renewed cheering.] 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 min
ites in full voice and
WITH IMMENSE FERvoR
and vigor, continued laughter and ap-
plausel, and should not be surprised
ii | should make such fool Of myself
between now and the second Tuesday,
or the first Tuesday, or whatever Tues
day it is in October laughter and voices,
November" November, | mean-that
| should be prancing around making
speeches Ikea young man just tout OF his
teens. Renewed laughterand applause.
But now, gentlemen, 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;
what | want is peace and quiet, but that
it was impossible for me to say that |
would not refuse nomination, for that
would make me candidate ut once,
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 free
ly-honcstly, fairly, loyalty, trusting
that you would take care OF my honor
rs well as the interests OF the Democratic
party. [Cheers.l Now, gentlemen, do
not undertake to
SPEAK FOR TIE PARTY
and whether you have done wisely or
not. But do speak for myself and say
that you have done fairly, and hororably,
and uprightly by me, and that as long
rs live / shall always bear towards you
a grateful heart and pleasant recollec-
tion. Applause.l
Gentlemen, 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, think, ofthe United States.
CONTINUED applause Now, gentlemen,
do not think ! ought to say anything
more, for fear, as my friend Lowenstein
would say, that wonld parg. .yze You.
[Grcat laughter.l l do not want to do
that. hope that every man OF you,
since you have put me on the ticket,
will 90 to work for the ticket. But |
have another word to say before stop,
and that is this: There scarcely ever
happened in the history OF the world
4 sGBIMER SPECTACLE
than the denomination OF Grover Cleve-
land by the unanimous voice OF the
Convention. [Great applausel; and
now say you did wise thing in that
a patriotic thing in that. The people OF
the United States love brave man, and
Cleveland is Il brave fnau; they love an
honest man, and God knows he is an
honest man; they love man Of good
sound judgment, and do not know any
man OF soundcr judgment than his;
they love n man who stands up for the
people, who stands up for principle, and
does not fear to take the consequences,
and such man is Grover Cleveland.
Gentleman, it will be an honor to every
man OF that st. Louis Convention MS
long us he lives that he was there to cast
his vote for this worthy President OF the
United States. Now, ] thank you, and
will bid you good night. LGreat APP