Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-09

u M4I&H%N \ O'Clock until after
MI,ESM m Nseven. The avail
TN'Msz>N/ II ability of Thurman
! y and Gray was dis
! 70 cussed at length and
Allen q. Thurman. with considerable
freedom.
Shanklin Munson and other prominent
leaders of the Gray forces were admitted
to the caucus, and made powerful argu-
ments in support Of the Indiana Gov
ernor. They told the Ohioans that he was
the only man that could carry their State;
| that upon his nomination rested all
| chances of its remaining in the Demo-
/ cratic column; and that, moreover, he
was the one man that could unite both
| North and South.
The Ohioians listened patiently, and
when the delegation had retired, they re-
newed their discussion.
Finally, to test the prevailing opinion,
Baker, Of Cincinnati, submitted resolu-
ton, setting forth that in the event OF tue
name of Allen G. Thurman being present.
| ed to the convention for Vice President,
the Ohio delegation would give him its
undivided support.
When a show of hands was called for,
| all OUT TWO WtIt up, dili tllO iO7oAuSA"AA
was declared unanimously adopted.
| Outside the rooms a great crowd bad
been patiently awaiting the decision OF
| the caucus. 1t filed the upper lobby and
corridors; packed the stairs in jam,
and stretched far out into the rotunda
below. The rousing cheer that followed
the chairman's announcement was all
that the crowd wanted to know. 1t did
| not wait for the doors to be opened.
| There was a shout of Thurman is safe",
| and it was taken up by thousand
| throats.
AS if by magic, the news spread from
hotel to hotel, and the enthusiasm ran
like prairie fire. Thurman Transparent
cies, ribbons and pictures bobbed up in
every direction. Blacks delicate red
badges, with his equally delicate sig
nature, disappeared from sight.
The visiting clubs and West
ern delegations hustled out their
| bands, and were soon marching through
the streets, cheering shouting and sing
ing in frantic glee.
The entire population of the town at this
end of the bridge seemed to have emptied
itself into the principal streets, and to
have become infected with the enthusi-
! delirium of happiness.
No, not everybody. The Gray men
sulked in their tents. Like Rachel of old,
they refused to be comforted. Up to the
| moment that the cheers came out OF the
| Ohio committee room, they had confident
| " expected that, even ii the delegation
| did not declare for the man of their
choice, it would refuse to indorse the
| 'sOld Roman. This would have suited
i them just as we'll, for divided Ohio
meant the withdrawal of Thurman and a
clear lead for Gray. But they knew
what had happened when the first shout
came from above, and they compressed
their lips and kept their hands in their
pockets. They were not marching last
night, nor, unless they experience a
| change of heart, will they fall INTO line
| when the vote Of the slate IS called 1or III
! Exposition Hall.
"We will die fighting hard', said q
GRAY man last night. His name will be
presented, even if it gets nothing more
| than the vote of our own delegation. We
| expected better treatment, for we have
made brave fight, and lett nothing un-
! done to give Indiana the victory"
The fact that the New York delegation
WAS unanimous lOE HII ult HUN ~
| do with the decision of the Ohio men.
! The Gothamites did not caucus till late
last night. but 'fcelers" who had been
sent out during the afternoon brought
back the news that they were solid for
Thurman, and that they meant to dictate
the nomination if they could. And as
| that ''if' was pretty emphatic and deter
| mined, the Ohioans came to the conclu-
| sion that discretion was the better part OF
| valor.
| AS for the Black BOOM it died "a born
| in" early in the day. The pokey little
| six-by-four room in which those response
| BILE for its appearance kept open house,
never held more than dozen people, and
| less than that after the limited supply OF
| cigars had given out. A. G.. Rice, OF
| Beatrice, Neb., W. Kimbrough, Of DAN
| Vile, ILL.,, John Wampler, of Kansas, and
| L. F. Beach, of Morrison County, ILL.,,
| took turns in standing outside the door
| and inviting the passers-by to step In,
| much after the fashion of fake auction.
Joe Mann, of Illinois, at whose instance
| the headquarters were opened, and who,
| it was emphatically given out would fan
| the spark into fame as soon as he ar
rived, came in at eight O'Clock, just III
| time to find that any dark-horse chances
| the Commissioner of Pensions might have
| had twelve hours before had vanished into
| the gloom.
The action of the Ohio delegation was
wired without delay to Judge Thurman,
and long after midnight from the bal
comics of half a dozen hotels orators
waved the red bandana at the multitudes
below, and assured them that Cleveland
and Thurman would lead the Democracy
to victory in November next.
The New York State delegation at its
meeting last night, decided not to indorse
any candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
The sentiment was, of course, unanimous