Wichita eagle., 1888-06-09
THURMAN TALKS,

COLUMBUS, June S.-The Brice train,
carrying the Ohio delegation on its return
from st. Louis, arrived here at 4:30 this
afternoon. headed by a band and the Jack
son club The delegation marched from
the depot to the residence of Judge Thur
man. where Hon. Il. E. Powell spoke briefly
of the work of the delegation at st. Louis,
and then introduced Judge Thurman.
After three cheers for Cleveland, Thurman
and the red bandana, Judge Thurman
spoke as follows:
81 understand that many good people
the justice of their thoughts, that l
am too old laughter to run for
vice-president. [Renewed laughter.
A voice: "We'Il see about that
Those people who say so, and who doubt
less think so, do not understand the effect
upon an old Democrat of such blindness as
| have received at your hands and at the
hands of the rest of the Democracy OF the
United States. CHEERS Why | feel at
least ten years younger, at the least calcu-
lation. Laughter and renewed cheering,
and a voice, 81 gainsay twenty."1 Well, |
think it will be twenty before twenty days.
Renewed laughterl Last night l stood
here to speak to my fellow citizens who
came out to greet me, and upon my word,
expecting to speak about five minutes, L
find [ spoke twenty minutes in full voice
and with immense feryor and vigor ICON
tinued laughter and applause, and L
should not be surprised if l should make
such a fool or myself between now and
the second Tuesday, or the first Tuesday,
or whatever Tuesday it is in October
daughter, and voices ''November'o No
vember, l mean, that l should be prancing
around making speeches like young
mar Sf pf h (ranayVpH q m n
ter and applause). But now, gentlemen,
let's be serious a little. You know, gen
tlemen of the Ohio delegation. that when
you were kind enough to call on me before
you went to ST. Louis | told you, and God
knows that it was the honest truth, that
| did not want the nomination. that what
/ wanted was peace and quiet. but that it
was impossible for me to say that [ would
not refuse a nomination for that would
make me candidate at once, and there
fore, surrounded with these difficulties,
could conceive of no other wayne other
solution than to place myself in your
hands, and l did so freely, honestly fairly,
loyalty, trusting that you would take care
of my honor, rs we'll as the interests of
the Democratic party (Cheers.) Now,
gentlemen, do not undertake to speak
for the party and say whether you have
done wisely or not, but do speak for my
self and say that you have done fairly and
honorably and uprightly by me, and that
as long as live, / shall always bear to-
wards you grateful heart and pleasant
recollection. (Applause.) Gentlemen, |
thank YOU for your efforts. | thank
you for what you have done; and
whether l shall be successful, or
not successful, there is one thing
of which l cannot be deprived and that
the qualification of knowing that l have
the good will of the people of my state,
and not only of the people of Ohio put of
the people, think. of the United States.
CONTINUED applause.l Now, gentlemen,
l do not think l ought to say anything
more for fear, as my friend Lowenstein
would say, that l would paralyze you.
TGreat laughter | do not want to do
that. | hope that every man of you, since
yon have put me on the ticket, will go to
work and work for the ticket. But | have
another word to say before stop. and that
is this: There scarcely ever happened in
the history of the world sublimer
spectacle than the denomination of
Grover Cleveland by the unani-
nous voice of the convention.
[Great applause.l And now, | say, you
did wise thing in that, patriotic thing
in that. The people of the United States
love brave man, and Cleveland is brave
man: they love an honest man, and God
knows he is an honest man; they love a
man of good, sound Judgment, and | do
not know any man of sOunder judgment
than his: they love a man who stands up
for the people, who stands up for -prncl-
pie, and who does not fear to take the con-
sequence, and such a man is Grover Cleve-
land Gentlemen ii will be an honor to
every man of that ST. Louis convention as
long as he lives, that he was there to cast
his vote for this worthy president of the
United States. Now thank you, and will
bid you good night. [Great applause.l