The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-09-13
THURMAN AT NEWARK.
Despite His Illness the Old Man Keeps
His Engagement and Delivers
aGreat Speech.

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. s.--Notwith-
standing the rain and his weakness,
resulting from his cholera morbus at
tack Thursday, Judge Thurman kept
his Newark engagement tonight. He
left the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New
York at $50 and drove to the Des-
Brosses Street ferry in company with
his son, grandson, Senator Mcpherson,
of New Jersey, Gov. Green, ex-Gov.
Leon Albeit, Allen 0. Meyers, Chair
man Barnum of the national COM
mittee, Chairman Brice of the national
campaign committee, and other lead
ing democrats. At the Pennsylvania
depot in Jersey City the party board
ed Col. Brice's private car and were
quickly whirled to Newark. There
they were met by delegation from
the New Jersey League Democratic
clubs, headed by Gen. John Watts
Kearney. The party was escorted to
carriages and driven up Bellevue ave-
nue. to the rink, where the reception
took place. Clubs from all parts of
New Jersey were stationed along the
line OF march, and there was general
demonstration in the shape Of shout,
ing and fireworks. On account of the
rain the carriages were closed and
none OF the "0ld Romans" admirers
were able to catch glimpse of him.
When the doors of the rink were
opened at 80 at least 5000 people
poured in. There was great rush
nd crush and the doors of the build
ing were nearly broken down. Hall
an hour later and every available foot
OF standing room was occupied, Iti
estimated that 5000 people were pres
ent, all the hall would hold, while hall
as many again stood outside in the
rain unable to gain admittance. Near
ly everybody displayed bandana
When the band started up with patri
otic airs, all that could be seen above
the heads OF the crowd were waving
bandanas.
At :04 Judge Thurman walked in
with the escort committee. As ht
came upon the platform cheer after
cheer greeted him, while the bant
played "Hail to the Chief" The judge
wore a gray overcoat, and the tradi
tional bandana encircled his neck and
protruded from his coat pockets. HI
looked extremely weak. His pale
face bore an expression OF pain, anC
the warm reception given him did no
bring to it single smile. He sanl
slowly into his seat, pressed his brow
and LEANED back while Gen. KeaTneS
made the Introductory speech, ant
then the Judge arose, took severa
pinches of snuff, while the crowt
cheered. When quiet came, Mr.. Thur
man said:
Fellow citizens, last Thursday eve
ming l stood in the presence OF tn,
largest audience ever saw before m,
in the city of New York. / was re
ceived with hearty and warm vel
come which ! shall never forget. N,
man was ever more willing than / tt
respond to that welcome, but wa
suddenly stricken by an illness which
would have downed Hercules or Sam
son.. was consequently unable t,
speak. Next morning some of the re
publican papers sympsthized with m
In most tender manner. They be
rated the national committee for trot
ting around an old broken-down mai
instead of leaving him at home to b
cuddled and nursed by his wife. Be
hold that poor old broken-down man.
Here Judge!Thurman threw out hi
chest, assumed an erect attitude tn
audience laughed and shouted. M
Thurman next referred laughingly t
the name by which a republican pape
had just christened him, namely, a
Egyptian obelisk," and said that
he could live as long as one OF thos
obelisks, he would see the enemies
the democracy under the dust. Ate
speaking Of these personal matters tn
speakers launched into All eulogy {
: New Jersey men and places, whic
greatly cnthused the Jerseymen. H
) then proceeded to laud the democrat
party and its acts generally, especial
t the economy which, he said, marke
every democratic administration.
! Now continued Mr.. Thurman
] "let me pass those general observ
| tions to the issue Of this campaig
! and first let us consider the tariff. tt
t republicans have raised the theol
, of free trade, the cry of free trad
: Now Whist is free trader 1t is unr
"A strictod commerce, such as prevail
e between the thirty-eight states of Il
union, but there is no free trade
a tween this and any foreign countr
g and nobody in the United States adv
It Gates it." At this point there we
e prolonged cheers, and Judge Thu
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