New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-21
TALK ABOUT ThURSTUN's SPEECH
1T CAUSES A GREAT CONNECTION.
THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN EXPLAINS HIS
PHRASE, "PoLITicAL CRIME"

PHRASE, "PoLITiCAL CRIME"
Chicago. June 90 (Special). California dele
cation has not got through yet expressing Its In
dipnation over Chairman Thurston's alluslon yes
terday to the political crime" that would De IN
volved I'm the nomination Of Blaine. NJ Ii. DE
Young, National Committeeman, said:
1--WE think that Mr.. Thurston's speech was
niece Of treachery. The members OF the Naoioh'i
Committee came TO me and secured pledge that
Mr.. Fstee would not talk about candidates II
selected for the temporary craftsmanship we toid
them clearly that we thought it On outrage. we
understood that Thurston TO secure inc chairman
shin, promised the Shermanites TO abuse Blaine
and help their candidate. lie ala So ana snid 10
would be political suicide to nominate biainc'
Then he smoke of Sherman as the great hnancler
and patriot of the country. lie was also guilty.
~ the startling neglect of not mentioning that
Illinois had n candidate. Perhaps that was be-
cause Illinois did not support him for the tenn
rorarv Craftsmanship. We consider, altogether,
that Mr. Thurston's speech was piece OF treachery
and IL was with the greatest difficulty tnat we
controlled ourselves. We made some snght pro-
test but il was all decorous / was personally
omonr those to cry NO to his ruling ont Blaine,
but did not care to say more at that time
Creed Raymond said:
at think that il il is n crime to nominate that
man whom all in tho Republican party want, and
for whom all loyal Democrats of the North which
is Ok per cent OF the party will vote for; II 1t is
q crime TO nominate the man who is the first choice
Of nearly all the delegates in the Convention; II
Il is a crime TO nominate the man whose name is
SYNONYMOUS with protection to industry at nome
and our interests abroad if it is crime to nomi-
nate the man whose election will be by majorities
exceeding those given TO Llncon' tneh ~ - a
crime which the recording angel Will blot gu.
with q tear as he enters it upon the books ABOVE
How about Mr.. Thurston's speech y
81 am going to tell the Convention my unvar-
nished opinion; no, won't tell you what, but
and here the Californian became quite speechless
W. W. Byington, Mayor Of NaPa a. s%ia c ne
the sentiment of the California delegation par
tjcle Blaine was believed by them TO be the only
man that could bring victory to the party, ana
not count at first, but that would not matter as
the members were determined to be true to their
principles in spite of everything
will member of the Delegation present.
Baine's name on first CALL then
Not necessarily. The delegation can vote Tor
him whether he is q candidate or not. do not
speak for any one but myself, however ana am
not informed as to the probability Oh MS name
being presented at the start"
Ell Dennison said that he thought Mr.: Thurstons
speech was grand one, but 1t had only strengIh-
ened the feeling for Blaine. lie Thought me dele
CATION would withhold his name on the first call.
Teserving the mention Of Blaine until the oppor-
time moment had come. That moment was sure
to arrive, and then California would be ready.
COLONEL INGERsoLL SEES NO "CRIME"
One of the best-known men at the Convention
is Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll, who is doing his
utmost 10 swell the Gresham BOOM Everybody
seems to enjoy his personal acquaintance When
ever he appears in the corridors he is surrounded
by a crowd Of admirers, and his appearance IN
the corridors at any time is the signal for demon
STATIONS in his honor 1t took him nearly an hour
to make his way from the dining-hall TO his rooms
this morning. Notwithstanding the Ooi3neI rs au-
yocacy of Gresham, he does not ndorse MIR. Thurs
toms declaration that the nomination OF Mr..
Blaine would be " a political crime" lie sald' III
sDeakng of the matter this morning:
4" think ThurstOns remarks were rather STRONG
under the circumstances 1t would certainly be a
mean trick for Mr.. Blaine TO become a candidate
after those letters from Europe; mean trick, IN
deed. But Mr. Blaine is not candidate. lis
most Intimate friends declare that he is not. III
tomorrow the Convention unanimously decides TO
put his name at the head Of the ticket, fail to
see where any political crime is committed. DO
Butt continued the Colonel it is going to be
Gresham. How is his boomp Splendid growing
every hour. Gresham and Norton What ticket
that would make, eh ?"
Some of the Gresham men are declaring that
DeIcw has agreed to take second place on their
ticket but Mr. Ingersol did not appear to take
much stock in this report, nor did any one else
pew entertained any such notion, he certainly
would not give expression to 1t at this time leu
this is a sample OF some OF the declarations that
are made in all seriousness at Gresham headquar-
tiers. There some capable managers around
them, but there are host Of men shouting for the
Judge who are anything but judcious.
Mr.. BoUTELLE's INDIGNATION BURNS.
No one was more indignant about Mr.. Thurston's
speech than Mr.. Boutelle Of Maine, who makes
10 conceament of his belief that Mr.. Blaine ought
to be nominated in spite of his letters. Who
gave this fellow authority to decide that Mr..
Blaine cannot be the next candidate of the Repub-
lican party for President? by what right does
he attempt to declare who shall and who shall
not be nominated by this Convention? Who
authorized him TO speak for Mr. Blaine on this
subject? And If he has authority, let him show
it. Mr.. Blaine's letter is susceptible to no such
construction he puts upon 1t. Neither Mr..
Blaine nor any other man can dictate to this
Convention. Mr.. Blaine may say and say again
that he does not desire the nomination lie may
decline TO he q candidate. but II the Republican
Iary in cOnN entlon assembled. after deliberation
comes TO the conclusion that this man or that
the other man Is the safest and strongest
TO nominate, he must run. A nomination 10 the
Presidency cannot be refused. 1t never has been
and il never will be. and there is nothing Mr.
Blaine has ever written from Florence from Paris
which can be construed to mean that he will de-
cline to make the canvass in the event that the
Convention places his name upon the ticket.
Mr.. Blaine only refused to be candidate lie
simply withdrew from the race. He did not say
that he would not accept if he were nominated
any more than he said he would not serve if he
were elected President. There is one thing in
which loyal man cannot consult his own prefer
ence.
There may not be the slightest chance Of his
getting single vote, but no man has the right to
rule him out of this race. No Republican can
be driven out of this Convention. You or
can get up here, If we are delegates, and place
in nomination whomsOever we choose and no
temporary chairman or any other person has the
authority to say that he shall not be nominated
Neither Mr. Thurston nor Mr.. Blaine can forbid
this Convention making up such ticket as 10
thinks proper That is why resent his speech"
Walker Blaine declared to-day to a friend that
every word in Mr.. ThurstOns speech referring
TO Mr.. Blaine's position respecting the nomination
was thoroughly Endorsed by him; that he was
advised in advance as to'what MT Ihurston would
have TO say upon this point. and that it met with
his entire approval from first to last.
MR. THURsToN EXPLAINS HIS SPEECH.