The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-14

4 bricks will always be green in tn
9 hearts OF his countrymen, and now tn
: state which has done so much for tn
: party, asks that she shall again b
: recognized, and presents the part
5 with such a man as is needed and on
Z who has years of usefulness befor
him, and not one who is trembling up
) on the brink of the other world.
| Mr.. Douglass, Of Missouri, made al
eloquent speech seconding the nomi
: nation of Thurman, which created ;
; great deal of enthusiasm. He salt
that he represented a divided delega
tion, but the country demanded the
!, nomination of the grand old leader
who had fought the battles of th'
party when she most needed warrior
, of courage and convictions. He ha'
ever struck winning blows for the
party and he is ready now to sacrifice
the rest and ease of well earned and Z
noble life to respond to his party's
call, and we need this talismanic pow
or of his name and should nominate
him.
Governor Green, OF New Jersey, said
that the shores of the Atlantic re-
echoed the cali Of the Pacific coast. and
New Jersey, which brought nine cleo
toral votes in one hand without max.
|
Jersey seconded the nomination OF
Allan G. Thurman. (Applause.)
Mr.. Dorsey, of Nevada, voiced the
sentiments of the democracy of Nevada
in endorsing the ticket OF Cleveland
and Thurman. The mountains OF
Nevada would fairly rattle with JOY
when the news of Thurman's nomin-
alton was flashed across the wires.
(Applause.)
Mr.. Rains, of New York, was greet.
ed with cheers when he took the stand
to make known the position of his state
delegation. New York, he said,
had withdrawn herself until this
moment from the deliberations of
this body in the selection of a
candidate for vice-pTeSident but
the time arrived for her voice to be
heard in unison with the acclaim of
her fellow delegations from Maine to
the capes of the western sea, and in
behalf of him who was the Plato of the
republic. The battle line of the COM
| ing conflict extends across the CONT
| nent, and the forces of the democracy
would reach across the continent and
over the reserve corps would wave the
flag of Allen G.. Thurman [great
plause.l
E. Powell, of Ohio. briefly but ear
nestly seconded Thurman's nomina-
ton. That might be so, but it was
the grandest sentiment that ever occu-
pied the democratic party.
Mr.. Dorson, of South Carolina, sec
Onded the nomination of Thurman.
He said that it had been said that Pres
ident Cleveland was both a candidate
and a platform, but he proposed to pre-
sent to the convention a name for the
vice-presidency which is history and
prophesy.
Mr.. Thompson, IF Tennessee, also
seconded the nomination of Thurman,
saying that the south of all other sec
tions of this country should hasten to
do honor to the grand old man whose
arms had ever been raised to defend
stricken people.
Governor ThrockmortOn, of Texas,
also seconded the nomination of Mr..
Thurman in brief speech, in which
he said that he presented divided
delegation upon the question of vice
presidential candidate, but he was
none the less enthusiastic in his sup
port of Ohio's grand old man. Texas
would give the ticket 200, 900 majority
with Allen G. Thurman as one of the
nominees.
Virginia having been called, Sena-
tor Daniels assembled the platform and
was given a cordial reception. The
old and young democracy of the old
dominion, he said, would speak again
in November next for Allan G.. Thur
man. (Applause). He described the
| services of Thurman to the democratic
party and to the country, and espec-
tally commended to CalifOrnia's atten-
ton Humans attitudes on the
Chinese question. When Thurman
became the presiding officer of the SEN
ate California should send him golden
gavel and Colorado should send him a
silver one, for he had always main
tanned the two metals of the cOnstitu-
tion at par. 1t was said that the grand
man was old, but no hair glistened on
his brow that had not grown white in
democratic service. The years that
had circled around his head had each
one of them left in its tracks a new
ring of glory. Old, indeed, but not too
| old to receive the tardy honor of a
people to whom he has been faithful
and to requite them with renewed SER
vice; in the name of the people of Vir-
| ginia, on whose sail Thurman was
born; in the name of Ohio, his adopted
home, and in the name of the demOc-
racy of the great nation, incorrupti-
BILE, unterriiied and unconquerable, he
gave to the banner and the breeze the
Semblance of his name.
AS Daniel concluded he waved q
large bandana and was enthusiastically
cheered.
The convention proceeded to a vote
and the names of the states were
called. When the vote was announced
from Ohio for Gray there was a storm
of Kisses and cries of PUT him out
Before the vote of Wisconsin was an
nounced it was evident that Thurman'i
nomination was assured and the con
vention was thrown into fever of ex
element and enthusiasm, wheI
Nfhn Indiana 6QIQnafiOT1 .fnOR dnWV
the gray hat which had beer
held aloft all day on its banner poll
and flying a red bandana to the breeze
This was the signal for a repetition O
the scene of yesterday when Cleveland
was nominated, The Indiana banner
with its fluttering red bandana wa
, caught by two excited delegates ant
borne to the stage where it was waveC
frantically during the continuation o
the demonstration. Some one tied rel
bandana about the neck of the bust o
Cleveland in the rear of the stage, ant
the cheers of the convention, whicl
was now wild with enthusiasm, wer
redoubled. Tim O'Leary, a Pennsyl
Yania delegate, brought live fighting
cock into the hall and tossed it int
. the air. The bird fluttered to the fool
but not before it had caught the eye o
! the convention, and the hall became
! perfect pandemonium.
The delegation banners all dec
! grated with red bandanaS were the
! borne from state TO state and abou
!, the hall in frantic manner and thou
! sands of red bandanaS waved all owe
the hall. The demonstration Taste
> for about ten minutes. After some
! thing like order had been restored tn
! calling of the states was proceede
with, but before it was completed, MI
Patterson, of California, moved tina
Humans nomination be made unan
imous, and the motion was seconde
by MIR. Shanklin, of Indiana, in a
. earnest speech. He would not add b
> said one drop to the flow of perspirs
' tion by attempting to start anothe
!, flow of eloquence. He rose for til
\ purpose of Withdrawing the name G
. Isaac p. Gray and seconding the me
ton to make the nomination of Allie
G.. Thurman unanimous. The deli
I gates from Indiana had came into tn
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