Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-17
.TR|UMPHA[.
The Old Romans March. Through
Indiana.
THOUSANDS GATHER TO GREET HIN
As His Train Flies Rapidly from Town to
Town.
THURMAN MAKES BRIEF SPEECHES
At Nearly Every Stopping Place-A Great
Reception at Fort Wayne General
Political Nsws---Ths Outlook
in the Empire Stats.

FT. WAYNE, Ind, Ootobsr Is I'm ac-
eordancs with the announced programme,
Judge Thurman and party took ths rsgu-
lar train on the Lake Erie & Western
railway at ten minutes after one and were
sent towards this city. At the Indianapolis
depIt q hearty cheer was given by the
crowd there assembled as God speed"
to tn, Judge and party. Al the trsin
passed slowly through the city bSndauas
were waved, and hearty cheers gret I'd
its sposar lncs stations along ths way
gave warn welc>ma.
Arcadia is 8 small station who,s Dsmo-
crat, hal telegraph e l steId asking brief
speech, aud when tia tran came ID stop
q couple of handred of cheering pe'ple
wers in waiting with banners. Without
waiting for an introduction 10 the people,
whose cheers showed Zone was need ID,
Judge Thurman said:
MY FRIeNDS:-At the close of the
American revolution, or little tins after
that, Gea. Washington made visit to
Massachusetts,, and old john HsucccS WIS
Governor of that State, and old Hancock
srii that no man worshipped Washington
like hun, or more than he did, bat that no
man should take prscedercs OF him in the
State of Mass aches s.ts. Now / canuoe
take piece leuee of the noble Gov-rnor OF
this State of Indiana, and I ask you to
give three cheers for Governor Gray"
Ths cheers were given with will and
Gov. Gray remarked: 'An i have to say,
is this: Don't Permit such tling 10 stain
the escutcheon of the Democracy Of Indi.
ana ss for il to fail to cast it, vots On tn
9th Gay OF November next tor the grand
mau, the best that You have ever bsd ths
privil.g ge to vOt, for in yoar livss; who has
served the country long and we'll, and
stands before the peyp'e to-day having
deserved aad won the ti'ls which you all
know-the nOble4t Roman Of the publ:c
men Of our couutry."
Toe governor closed with m admonition
for Democratic wives to see that their
husbands Turned oct promptly aud voted.
Auany the banners IN the crowd WAS one
with pictures of Cleveland aDd Thurman
with notices under them. This caught
Judge Thurman's eye and when Gov.
GRAY conclu led he pointed to 1t saying,
There is the best thing that have seen
yet. Give US four years more OF fontst
gov arnment.' That is the taing, that's the
banner, under that you will march to
victory"
Four or Eve hun1' ed people stso3 In the
rain at Upton and cheered sn ha>iastt-
cally. Both Judge Thurman AID Governor
GRAY delivered b iaf addresses here.
At KoSomo and Perm largo crowds
greeted the train. Judge TarTaan simply
had time TO thank them before the train
started. When Wabash WAS reached
crowd Of one ihoaseni ch cred TIE sight Of
the Judge, who introduced Governor Gray
aud they shouted more than ever.
sSeveral thorslnd people were At the TT.
WAYNE depot, telded by the Hendricks
Club and gave a most enthusiastic gres.inc.
The party were al once taken in carriages
to the Wayne Hotel, where another large
crowd was in waiting and gave them
warm welcome. The Judge is in good
e,lsh and is expecting big time to-
morrow.