The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-03
THE BIG CONVENTION.
The Gathering of the Demo-
Gratis at St. Louis.
GEN. COLLINS FOR CHAIRMAN.
s<PolItics, Very Bad Politics"-Thur-
mans Nomination-lt viii be
by Acolamation.
GEN. COLLINS FOR CHAIRMAN
The Big Convention.

ST. LOUIS, June 3 chairman Bar
mum. of the National Democratic Com
mittee, and Congressman Scott OF
Pennsylvania, a member OF the commit
tee, reached the city this morning. 10
an Associated Press reporter, Scott
stated that, although he had as yet no
conference with the few members OF Inc
national committee now in st. LOUIS
vet General Collins, of Massachusetts,,
would undoubtedly be chosen perma-
sent chairman of the convention.
I'd. Euglish, chairman of the Dem.
= ocratio committee of California, ex-
4pressed himself as highly gratitled by
the announcement that Judge Thurman
would accept the nomination TO Inc
vice presidency. 1--WE love the old man
out there, as England loves Gladstone,
and he will get 5000 Republican votes
for the Dem ocratlc ticket, and That Will
carry the State. New York has slgnl-
fed her intention of supporting NM
and I think Pennsylvania is solid.
He is native of Virginia, and will! give
great strength through the south; IN
fact. the nomination will be made by
reclamation"
John Atkins, editor of the Rocky
Nounta:T Negs, is for Black, and will
hear no one else yet. He says, They
are talking of following the nomlna-
ton of President Cleveland, which will
take place with hurrah, by the pre- :
sentation of Thurman name, and IL
will go through with a hurrah without
9 vote. [ am sorry to see it, tor l am
for Black; bat it looks that way. 1t IS
bad politics, very bad politics" =,
"Oh. don't agree with you IN that"
said English, "it is politics that Will
elect. II will add wonderful strength
to the ticket"
"WeI," said Atkins, 1--WE have had
one Vice-President die during his term,
and We can't afford to have another
Thurman Is very old; II years L be-
ueve"
"But he is vigorous, very vigorous
both physically and mentally" said
English.
JOhu J. Sumpter, national commit
teeman from Arkansas, said the delega'
ton from that State was at sea. and M.
J. Tarpey. national committeeman from
California, believed the Pacific Coast
delegation were more unsettled than
when they first arrived, and they had
determined to hold meetings secretly
1and decide on plan Of action. There
was only one thing they were sure OF,
and that was a desire to have Colonel
White for temporary chairman, and he
was glad to hear he would accept the
nomination. The delegation would
consult on all matters and vote as
unit.
The announcement of Judge Thur
mans willingness to accept the nomlna-
ton of ice-PresIdent, came as a sur
prise to Major w. W. Armstrong, the
Ohio member of the National Demo-
cratic committee. he could not credit
the statement at first. and seemed at a
serious loss to account for the
change of position. "Forty-three
out of forty-six delegates, from
Ohio, will meet in Columbus this
afternoon" said he, land they will prob
ably take some action that will settle
the policy of the delegation. Three
congressional districts have instructed
for Black, and so far as I know, the re-
mainder is divided equally between
Gray and Stevenson. The latter has
eight or ten delegates and others are
solid for Gray, as they favor man who
can carry Indiana. General 7. E.
Powell, who appears as Thurman's
Thurman, and nominated Governor
HoadIey three years ago in the Chicago
convention, who at the last election ian
for governor of the State on the Demo-
cratic ticket, and since that has been a
q warm personal friend of Judge Thur
man, owing to the fact that the judge
declined the nomination in his favor.
This settled the animosity growing out
of the division of the State over
Cleveland and Hoadley, l expect
Judge Thurman will be nomi-
mated by some other State, when
Ohio will vote unanimously for
him, at present cannot see how he
can be nominated by his own State.
J had no idea that Judge Thurman could
BE an available candidate, as he has
often announced himself opposed to
holding any Office. and has stated repeat
eddy his only candidacy now was for
seat in heaven. Yes, Judge Thurman
is very strong man, and his nominal
ton will force the Republican conven-
ton to nominate John Sherman, or
make Ohio doubtful State"
Colonel Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier Journal. who is candidate for
permanent chairman, was brief and
positive in commenting on the an
nouncement. THAT removes all
doubt" be said. land Judge Thurman
will be nominated by reclamation"
But two entire delegations, Cali
fornia and Maryland, have arrived up
to this hour; Louisiana, Connecticut,
Maine and Massachusetts, delegates
have telegraphed that they will be here
early Sunday morning. Since the
receipt to-day of the authoritative |
statement that Judge Thurman would |
be a candidate for Vice-President.
leading Democrats here seem to accept
his nomination as foregone conclu-
sion. The statement is made by COM
petent authority that Hon. William l..
Scott, who is supposed to represent the
preference OF the administration, is
earnestly advocating among q few
delegates here the wisdom and import
ance to the party of Thurman's nomi-
nation. Said Maryland delegate this
afternoon: While the FIRST choice of
our delegation is younger man than
Judge Thurman, yet we shall doubtless
vote for him, as a unit and in my judg-