The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-09
At Thurman'sHome .

COLUMBUS, Ohio. June S.-Brice's
train carrying the Ohio delegation CD
its return from st. Louis, arrived here
at $50 this morning, headed by the band
and Jackson Club. The delegation
marched from the depot to the resi-
dence of judge Thurman, where Hon.
T. E. Powell spoke briefly of
the work of the delegation at
st. Louis and then introduced
Judge Thurman. After three cheers
for Cleveland and Thurman and the red
bandanna Judge Thurman spoke as fol-
lows: Il understand many good people
to say, and do not doubt the justice
of their thoughts. that 1 am too old
Qaughter| to run for Vice President.
(Renewed laughter and a voice, we'll
see about that.) Those people who
say and doubtless think so do not
understand the effect on an old Demo-
crat of such kindness as received at
your hands and at the hands of the
rest of tue Democracy of the United
States. (Cheers) Why, feel about
ten years younger, at the least csl-
culstlon. daughter and renewed
che A voice, L again say twenty.)
I will think it will be twenty before
twenty days (renewed laughter). Last
night stood here to speak to my fell
lw citizens who came out to greet me,
and upon my word, expecting to speak
about five minutes, and I find /
spoke twenty minutes in full voice
Continued laughter and applause) and
4 sh0t1Id mt no TcL
make such a fool of myself between
now and the second Tuesday
or the first Tuesday in October.
daughter, applause and q voice No
vember) November / mean that /
should be prancing around making
speeches like young man inst out of
his teens (renewed laughter and ap.
plause). But now. gentlemen, let me
be serious a little while, you know.
gentlemen. of the Ohio delega-
ton, that when you were kind
enough to call On me before
you went to st. Louis told you, and
God knows it was the honest truth, that
did not, want the nomination that what
[ wanted was peace and quiet, but that
it was impos sible for me to say would
refuse the nomination, for that
would make me a candidate
at once, and therefore, surrounded
with these difficulties. could conceive
Of no other way, no 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 Lonor as well as
the interests of the Democratic |
party. (Cheers). Now, gentlemen, / |
do not undertake to speak for myself |
and say that you have done fairly and |
honorably and uprightly by me. and as
ong as [ 1--we shall always bear TO
wards you a grsteful, heartfelt and |
pleasant recollection. (Applause)
Gentlemsn, l thank you for your eff
.orts; thank you for what you have |
lone, and whether l shall be successful |
Dr. not successful. there is one
hing of which / cannot
De deprived, and that is the gratiiea-
ion of knowing that I have the good |
will of the people of my State, and not
,nly of the people of Ohio, but / think
# the people of the United States.
Continued applause.) But I have
mother word to say before I stop, |
Ind that is this. There has
carcelv ever happened in the history /
If this world, scarcely subIiuer spec |
tacle than the denomination Of Grovar l