The evening world., 1888-09-08
THE STURDY OLD ROMAN.
HE WAS HEARTY AND WHOLE AT BREAK.
FAST TINE TO-DAY.
Plans Laid Out for n Busy September and
Work In the October Days-when He
Will Probably Return TO New Yerk-He
IL to Talk TO the Graud Army at Colum-
bus by Unanimous invitation.

Judge Thurman slept continuously from
10. 80 last night to 8. 80 this morning, save for
a half hou at 8 O'Clock.
In response to a card sent TO his room OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel by an EVENING
WORLD reporter, he said TELL the gentle
man that l am feeling very much better
very well-this morning"
He breakfasted by himself in his room, and
for solids he discussed bluefsh, beefsteak
and lamb chops.
Allen w. Thurman, his stalwart son, who
used to play baseball with q college team
twenty odd years ago, entered while his sire
was enjoying his breakfast, and the greeting
was Of that hearty style for which the Old
Roman Is noted.
The daughters, Mrs. Mccormick and Mrs.
Cowles, returned to their Long Island homes
last evening. They were in to see their Illus
trious father again at noon to-day, however,
and brought Bumbus" with them.
When the sturdy grandson was a three
vear-old /" Bumbus" was as near as he could
come to =" Columbus" and the name has
stuck to him ever since.
The Judge sent word to the reporter hat
no change would be made in his plans for
the future. His party, consisting Of his son
and grandson, Secretary w. A. Taylor, press
representatives b. l. Cowen and Allen o.
Myers and Postmaster. w. w. Armstrong, Of
Cleveland, will leave the Fifth Avenue Hotel
at 9. 80 O'Clock in carriages, to take the 7
o'clock train on the Pennsylvania road from
Jersey City for Newark.
His speech at the Bellevue Avenue Rink
meeting in Newark tonight will be q brief
one and without notes.
Leaving on the through train at the close
Of the meeting he will reach Columbus at
$50 tomorrow evening.
Gen. Ben LIE Fevre will probably accom-
pany the grand old man to Newark.
There were q number Of callers on Mr..
Thurman to-day, but only a very limited
number were permitted to go to his room.
other near relatives, Gen. Barnum, Col.
Briee and Gen. Lo Fevre.
good symptom" said Judge Thurman.
nis the return OF my appetite for a cigar.
And he smoked it with the gusto of an in
~veterate smoker.
Judge Thurman has certainly laid out a
plan of work for the next two months which
no sick man, and few well men. could per-
form.
On Tuesday next he will. at the unanimous
request of the delegates to the convention of
the Grand Army of the Republic, deliver an
address TO the convention Mt Columbus and
Will give a reception to the veterans at his
Six days later he will deliver the closing
argument before the United States Supreme
Court, at Washington, on behalf of the Gov
rnmen in the celebrated Bell Telephone
case, Solicitor General jerks having written
that his withdrawal from the case would seri-
ously impair the chance of the Governments
success In the suits.
A week later he will address o Brooklyn
Democratic mass meeting, and then he will
probably speak in New York.
In October Judge Thurman will address
the %neighbors of the late Vice. President,
Thomas A. Hendricks, OF Shelby vile, Ind,
and will m AXE two other speeches in Ohio.