Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-05
A CYCLONIC SWEEP.
Thurman the Great FaVorite at
St. Louis.
Gfay's Friends Still Fight but are Vastly
0ut-Numbefed.
Some Points on the Party, Policy and
Some Points on the Party, Policy and
! Platform.


Thurman will be nominated for Vice Pres
ident without contest. Sunday night tn
supporters of Gov. Gray were fun of hope
but tonight they admit to their confdentia
| friends that the Thurman cyclone is sweep
ing everything before it. They kept up tn,
show of fight during the day, calling on New
York and other delegations. Repeating
speeches were made yesterday to the Cali
fornians. A part of their tactics were wild
The Hendricks club and boys hurrahed lus
tily or.Gray, but made about all the moist
themselves.
The Thurman breeze developed into 8
tornado this morning when the New Yorh
City delegation, the county democracy anG
Tammany marched through the streets shout
ing for Thurman. Tammanyites were mos,
loudly cheered by throngs on the sidewalks
and in the hotels, and within half an hour
Tammany men were busily engaged in help.
ing their Pacific coast friends to pin red
bandanas on the coats of all the multitudes.
These Thurman emblems are everywhere
seen and the nomination of Thurman is con-
ceeded on all sides. The Pennsylvania del
egation held a meeting this forenoon and
decided to vote for Thurman under the unit
rule. This meant that Scott had thrown his
State for Thurman. The Maryl land delega-
ton was ready to fall in.
The friends of General Black opened their
headquarters at the Lindell hotel, this morn
ing, and attempted to get up a boom for him
but with little success.
The Ohio delegation discussed more than
an hour this afternoon, and finally endorsed
Thurman.
Ohio and New York have Joined the Thur
man procession. Gov. Gray's managers
probably will not put their favorite's name
before the convention. Gorman's abandon
ment of Cray means Il truce between the two
factions of the party which have been skir-
mishing before each others position
for two or three days. These
forces were led on by Congressman
Scott, representing the administration, and
by Senator German. The latter was support
ed by Chairman Barnum. Several national
committeeman wanted the platform of 1884
affirmed without any endorsement of the
Presidents me sage, or one SO moderate as
not to offend the high tariff voters of the
east. German wanted to be chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and made an ear
nest canvass for the place among the various
State delegations. His argument was that
the party would lose New York and other
eastern States if the platform was made
too strong in the direction of a low tariff,
and that the platform which ca red
the country in 1884 was good
enough . to carry it wite in
1888. At the same time German made a
feint at supporting Gray instead of Thurman
and succeeded in bringing out So much re-
action from the wave of Thurman sentiment,
that there was, at least. little uncertainty as
to the final outcome. Desiring peace and a
little worried at the show the opposition was
making, Scott to-day consented TO compro-
mise. This is the Wholesale arrangement of
the business of the convention. The tempo
rary craftsmanship goes to California. Gen.
Collins as permanent chairman,
and German as chairman of the
committee on resolutions. The tariff
platform is to be repetition of the
plank of 1884, the President being endorsed
in another section, Scott to be chairman of
the national committee and manage Cleve-
lands campaign, the ticket of course to be
Cleveland and Thurman.
The various State delegates held meetings
for organization today. In the Massachu-
setts caucus Hon. Fred o. Prince, member
of the national democratic committee, was
nominated to succeed himself and unani-
mously elected, but the chairman then pre-
sented a letter from Prince declining longer
service. Chas. ID. Lewis was elected in
Princes place.
The committee on resolutions and the ma
tonal committee that will be report
ed to the convention tomorrow afternoon,
announced tonight that the following are the
present the New England members
of the committee on resolutions: Alfred +.
Burr, Connecticut; A. W. Madigan, Maine !;
J. W. Cummings, Massachusetts; J. C.
Moore, New Hampshire; Jos. Metcalf,
Rhode Island; John II. Senter, Vermont.
National Committee w. H. Barnum, Con-
necticut; Arthur Sewall, Maine; Cbas. ID.
Lewis, Massachusetts; A. W. Sulloway
New Hampshire; }. b. Barnaby Rhode ISL
and; Hiram Atkins, Vermont.