The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-03
THURMAN TO THE FRONT.
HH SAYS THAT HE WILL ACCEPT
IF HE IS NOMINATED.

representative Scott on the Ground
raying Down the Law-He Says the
Red Bandanna Must Be Run Up and
the Presid ent's Message and the Mills
Bill Be Indorsed.
ST. LOUIS, June 2.-But two entire dele
cations the California and Maryland, have
arrived up to this hour. The Louisiana,
connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts dele
gates have telegraphed that they will be
here early Sunday morning.
Since the receipt to-day of the authorita-
tive statement that Judge Thurman would
be a candidate for the Vice Presidency,
leading Democrats here seemed to accept
his nomination as foregone conclusion.
The statement is made by competent
authority that W. L. Scott, who is sup
rosed to represent the preference of the ad-
ministration, is earnestly advocating among
the few delegates here the wisdom and i'm
portance to the party of Mr.. Thurman's
domination. Said a Maryland delegate
this afternoon: while the first choice of
our delegation is a younger man than Judge
Thurman, yet we shall vote for him as a
unit, and in my Judgment he will be nomi-
mated by acclamatlon.
CLEvELAND'S LIEUTENANT ON HAND.
William T. Scott arrived this morning
from Washington. He has unfolded to
trustworthy delegates most of his informa-
tion as to the desires of the President. He
has told them that Judge Thurman must
be nominated for Vice President, and that
the platform must contain a iat-footed
declaration in favor of tariff reform and in
anproyal of the Presidents message and of
the Mills bill.
Mr. Scott seems also to have brought
about an arrangement under which ex-
Lieut.. Gov. White, of California, will be
temporary chairman and Representative
Patrick Collins will be permanent chairman
/ of the convention.
Editor Henry Watterson, who has been
mentioned for both places, will DO a mem
Der of the Committee on Resolutions, OF
which Mr. Morrison still seems likely to be
chairman. Mr.. Scott will, of course, be the
Pennsylvania member of this committee.
GOV. GRAY's BOOM ARRIVES.
The Indiana delegation, headed by Messrs.
Bynum and Manon, came in to-day, bring
ing the Gray boom with them. They have
been talking their man up very vigorously
ever since they arrived. 1t is evident that
Gov. Gray has not withdrawn. Whether
he has been asked to or not, it seems certain
that Mr.. Scott did not stop to see
4 ulHl Oh Ills way OUDs Il6 OIdy DOOneTS
have already selected Senator Voorhees,
to present Gov. Gray's name to
the convention. They express the custom
ary confidence in their candidates success
They insist that he is the only Democrat
certain to carry Indiana against Judge
| Gresham or ex-senator Harrison, one of
whom is certain, in their Judgment, to be
at one or the other end of the Republican
ticket. The Thurman men stood firm under
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the New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania men
all get in tomorrow and Monday the Thur
man men expect to see the Gray boom
quietly collapse as the Black and Stevenson
booms seem to have done already,
The Don Dickinson boom has attracted
no attention here at all as yet.
GoRMAN AT WORK.
Senator German, OF Maryland, accom-
panied by ex-senator Davis, came in with
the Maryland delegation this morning.
Senator German spent the day hobnobbing
around the Southern, where all the leaders
are, except when he was presiding over the
Maryland delegation and receiving its com
plment Of a vote for Vice-P President.
Although he conferred frequently with Mr..
Scott, he spent all the rest of the time
opposing him at every point He is for
Gov Gray, but not for Judge Thurman,
and with ex-senator Davis and w. H, Bar
mum he is doing all he can to get the tariff
plank of 1884 adopted, instead of the one
the President desires. His delegation stands
by him pretty WELL but will probably com
promise by going for Judge Thurman and
opposing the tariff reform plank.
so few delegates have yet arrived that the
opponents of the administration cut some
thlng OF figure, but by Monday evening
they will be swallowed up by the incoming
administration delegates. There is no
reason to change tonight the predictions
made last night, that the administration
programme will be carried out.
MR.. SCOTT RETICENT.
ST. LOUIS, June 2, II P. M.-Thoueh a
vast ma jorty of the Democrats who nave
gathered here to attend the convention be-
heye that Judge Thurman will be nomi.
mated for Vice President, almost without
opposition, the matter is by no means set
ted' Ii the ex-senator is the administra.
ton candidate, the administration has up
70 this hour, declined to avow it, All ef-
lor@ TO induce Congressman Scott. who
represents the President, TO speak on the
vice Presidency have utterly failed. He
Tll not say word. The friends of
ooV Gray have sent innumerable
persons to him to-day for the
purpose OF ascertaining what his
wishes are, but without gaining
6 SaOloldCJlOH. OOVs CtTdY'S
trends admit that if Judge Thurman is
.le administrations choice he will be the
nolllhee, but Mr. Scott's reticsnce has
Even Even them some hope, and they are to-
uisnt hard at work. They have to-day
seen every delegate on the ground and to-
MORROW will work on the delegates from
latter '''' WI u 'Ae
THE PACIFIC FOR THURMAN.
49,, me coast men are for Judge Thurman,
o anu qeclare that his popularity with their
sSopi9 peopIe Is SO great that if the Republicans
thoIu tho ia make nomination unsatisfactory to
oDa rue Iaclhc States, for instance, that of some
th', tng VINO IN Congress voted against one of
slo S,elr Chlnese bills the three States of the
TSl Tole could be carried for the Democrats
uray men met this argument with a
b,vIgIlieht that Indiana is likely to be the
oo,Is ground, aud that the Democracy
of Gu ~ , IN no way make move surer
tola % tnan to nominate Gov. Gray. They
,bat ,ae great pride in showing figures to prove
hndI htadV uoNv. Gray has always been successful
''tore He the people of Indiana.
among the best informed persons here
beroo Is iltte doubt that Mr.. Scott came out
JnI3 Win WI, the intention of nominating
Sroas Suse thurman. They say the entire pro-
sistf sif''ne me Tor the convention, ticket and
W. I'm, was arranged a few days ago in
ba Sn gton, and that all that remains TO
pr,.i9lhe G9he is for the convention to ratify
''S"ueht Cleveland's wishes