The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-08
stories OF Thurman.
From the st. Louis Republic.
TutfnN ans CAMPAIGN AGAINsT nav


stories OF Thurman.
From the st. Louis Republic.
TnURMAN's CAMPAIGN AGAINST HAYES.
ID. G. Goodman, delegate from the Nine
tecnth Ohio district, and late candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor, says that he has
known Judge Thurman intimately since
1856 at was in that year first met
him. was then chief engineer of the
Atlantic & Great Western Railroad COM
pany, now the New York, Pennsylvania
Ohio, and Judge Thurman, then actively
engaged In the practice OF his profession,
was attorney for the railroad in case in
volying a large amount which was brought
against one OF the contractors. | was
thrown In his society daily for some time,
aud the intimacy which grow out Of this
meeting has been continued ever since.
lilo had, at that time, just retired from the
supreme bench Of the State, where he had
been chief justice, with Rnfus Z. Ranney,
John A. COrwin, Judge Caldwell and one
other whose name ] cannot at the moment
recall, as associate Justices. Rufus Il.
Ranney Ia still living, and engaged in prac-
tice at Cleveland.
''Ohio has never had in all It's history a
more learned and honorcd court than this
one Of which speak.
Sin 1855 Judge Thurman was a candi-
date for Governor and was defeated by
about 5000 majority by Rutherford X.
Hayes In one Of the hottest contests ever
waged In the State, but was Immediately
elected by the Legislature 10 the United
States senate, taking lis seat March T.
1865. lie continued In the Senate for
twelve years. Ills career there u a famil-
lar story W all Americana. We have had
many great men In the Senate, but Allen
| q. Thurman WIS king Of the senate dur.
| ing his entire term. II he should ~
chosen presiding oliccr Of that body in
this campaign the senate will be proudcr
Of tfcir presiding officer, II such q thing
il possible, than the people themselves
will he Of their Vice President. My inn
preston Is that the nomination 81 Judge
Thurman will tend largely ~ secure the
nomination Of John Sherman by the Re
publicans nj Chicago. Tho blaine men of
Ohio arr not fond OF sherman, aud Thur.
man will draw many Republican votes
Judge Thurman IL warm adhercnt Of
President Cleveland, and there il no man
in the country who would be- better pleased
than he 10 see Cleveland reelected. when
We called ON Judge Thurman the other
day before starting for this convention he
said 10 M that his highest ambitions now
were for the success OF his party. His per.
sonal desires were To b. left with his books
aud his family, but " his party needed
him, and II Il was thought that his candi-
dacy would contribute Ia lis success, he
could not decline 10 run"
souE CAMPAIGNS 90 RrcENr YRARS
"1O write history OF Judge Allen g..
Thurman is TO write the history OF the
Democratic party, not only Ia Ohio, but
In the nation,' suid J. &. Warycl. OF
liclleluntiinc, and member .of the State
central committee. 'let me give YOU an
idea now OF how dear the old man IN to the
hearts Of the people in our State. In 1884.
when thc convention met nj Columbus TO
choose delegates Ia the Chicago cnnycn.
ton, the Mclean following, OF the coal
oil crowd. had set up the pins To send
their men 10 the convention. lnthc hotel
lobbiU tho day before the convention met
Humans name WIS not mentioned, NO
one heard him spoken Of, and every one
supposed that the Mclean men had car.
ricd their point. When the time came
for nominating candidates for delegates nj.
llrgc, some ono sprung Thurman's name
aud moved that hc he elected 10y acclama.
ton. Tho motion was carried with q
cheer aud judge Thurman WIS elected.
The other candidates wcp John H. Me.
Lean, ui Cincinnati, j. w. Thompson, oi
Cleveland. Durkin Warl, George Hood
ley and Gen. T.. H. finlay, -Four we're o
be- elected. and ~ | said before, the Me.
Lean men believed they had shut out
| Nurd, aud had not counted ON any oppo.
sition from Thurman. They Thought
/ they had sccurd the election ol delegates
favorable 10 the presidential aspirations ol
Gov. lloldlcy, but ~ the result showed.
they had % content themselves with
lacking McLCan's nano onto the end ol
| their ticket
Judge Thurman WIS not candidate
| Tor the presidential nomination, but every
| time the old man was rccumigcd hy ihr
| crowd Ia the convention hall at Chicago
/ he WIS greeted with cheers and applause.
! which ut last became so uncomiorlnblr that
l his friends dcsidcd that they must prrscnt
/ his name, aud had the Ohioans bccn ON.
| uvly unanimous Ia their support ho
would undoubtedly have been nomi.
mated
Asr. iouHAN's GrCottrcrinNs.
! William Ncllmin, now resident of
THIS city. member 1T the reception com,
mittrc said yesterday that In lsBi when
! Thurman was slumping the State II Ohio.
he took his little son to Millcrburr. 4.
sixty miles from Cleveland, 10 hear ludrr
Thurman make speech lie WIS little
fellow Then, iouro i've YEAR old the " nov
managing i. \. steers storr undcr the
southern hotel and Iudrn Thurman
picked him up nnd introduced him irnn
the stand ~ nrmocrut " the thirl con.
cption. This .pu of thing only tends Ia
Prove, said Mr.. WcIlman. "thc hold
winch the old man has kept upon Oh who
nave known him, either politically or 10.
eally The child, greeted by cheers ON
lhal occnsion when Thurman was run.
mhg ior Governor, i today sialwart Mis-.