The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-08

The following letter was received yes
terday:
WASHINGTON, June g..
Hon. T. II. Patterson:
| have been advised by you and Jther
dear friends of the situation ut the
National Democratic Convention, at
whose hands, in my behalf, you were
about to do me the honor of a nomina-
ti0n to an exalted Office. l hoped fer
the honor as one of the noble confidence
of political associates. worthy Of exalted
Gesire and honest patriotic ambi ion,
but have too long wrought for the sue
cesses OF conventional principles not TO
subordinate all personal claims to the
welfare of the party of the constitution.
That party has clearly decided in adj
vance of the Expression OF your assem-
bly, in favor Of Allan G. Thurman for
Vice President. l bow to its high be-
hest. while my heart is full of gratitude
to you and my friends, whose favor
had promised me support | ask you 10
withdraw my name from the considera-
ton OF the convention, to the end that
there be exhibited the greatest har-
mony of resolve.
Your feliOw-oitiZen,
(Signed) JOHN G. BLACK
Hon Thomas M. Patterson, of Col :
orado, was TO have made the speech
nominating General John @. Black. On
tuesday he received dispatch from
General Black, which was givsn out for
publication this morning, said he, but
it was withheld for obvious reasons.
General Black left his nomination en-
tirely in the hands Of friends in st.
LOUIS, and they exercised their own
discretion about using the information
contained in the telegram. We were III
constant communication, aud he has
approved every action. General
Backs friends made a pretty careful
canvass before Mr.. Thurman's name
was sprung, and we're convinced that
General Black would be nominated.
They based their confidence on his
record as soldier, statesman and eX-
ecutive officer of the pension depart
ment. In all discussions that may arse
over the Presidents attitude towards the
soldier, growing out of his veto of the
dependent pension bill and private
pension bills. The party would
be compelled to tura to General Blacks
administration of the pension Office TO
refute the SANDER upon the President.
The sentiment has become overwhelm-
ingly in favor of Senator Thurman,
largely through gratitude for his long
life of faithful and iDestimable value to
the party and country. Friends of
General Black. consider it is in powise
humiliating that he felt compelled to
Withdraw in favor Of so great man as
Thurman The resolve OF General
Blacks friends YVES suddenly revised
after Jew minutes conference in the
convention hall. Ore of these storm
of enthusiasm which conyulsed the
National Conyention was promoted by
a Gray sympathiZer in one of the GAL
eries waving q monster gray flag. Cal
lfornia was on it's feet in second,
and the air was filed with
waving bendanas. Hats encirced
with handkerohiefs were tossed into the
air, fans wrapped with Thurman oolors,
were waved violently, ard every DELI
egate shouting Thurman and Gray.
The commotion lasted only for 3 few
minutes, and Iowa gracefully lowered
It's Gray banner. The western del
egates received this as q surrender and
subsidized. The GrayS weakened after
this occurrence and hasty canvass OF
the delegates restored the confidence of
Colorado which was acting as the
mouthpiece for the Illinois general.
They resolved to take the risk of nom
mating and the statement relinquish-
ing the candidate was recalled.
AT THURMAE's HOME.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June The news Ct
Thurmsn's nomination was quietly re-
ceived by about 100 people, assembled
in front of the Western Union Office.
No comment of any kind was made by
the crowd. News of the nomination
has been discounted here for several
days and regarded as a matter of
course.
STRONG MAN.
X CHICAGO, June THE Herald (Inde-
pendent Democratic) will say to-
7 orrow concerning Thurman's nomi-
nation: "That the name of Thurman
" Ii strengthen the national ticket will
1ot be denied by his most confirmed
partisan opponents. Every vote that
be reVengeful monopolist will throw
against him will bring thousand
suffrages that no lesser candidate could
nave commanded.
PRESS COMMENT.
PHILADELPHIA, June THE Le3oer
will say: 80 far as the tariff declara-
ton departs from the resolve Of 1884, it
is departure in a wrong and risky
direction. That tariff statement of 1884
was most carefully and considerately
drawn. It is one which most
nearly expresses what's right and sound
IS to the traditional Democratic posi-
ton ON the tariff. The indiseretion of
the committee in the adoption in addi- |
ion to the platform q resolution en-
dorsipg the Mills bill brings about
the probability that the vote of the
so i'd south might come ont short bv |
he detection of Virginia, West Virginia
D North Carolina.
AT WASHINGTON.
The Democracy of the District of !
Columbia fred 100 guns this evening in |
honor of the nomination of Cleveland |
and Thurman.
THE SUN OPPOSES.
NEW YORK, June THE Sun will |
Jay: "In respect of its contents the st.
Louis platform eyinces the benefit re-
,ulting from a watchful Christening |
which we have continually bestowed on
The free traders of all ranks in Congress.