The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-11-01
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The charge having bssn sent out that
Allen @. Thurman, Democratic candidate
for vice president, did mot have his house
on Rich street decorated during the late
encampmsnt Of the 9. A.. r., and his son
having attempted 70 deny such charge,
the following dispatch from Olathe,
Kas., and printed in the Kansas City
journal, Of September &c., is in point.
Following IL the telegram in full as 1t
appeared in the paper named:
"OLATHE, KAs., Sept. 20.
cover one hundred old soldiers and
their wives from this place attended the
recent National encampment Of the 9. A.
r. at Columbus, o., many Of them being
among the best business men. While
there, in common with others, several Of
them had their attention called to the
fact that Judge Thurman's house was
not decorated in honor Of the old boys,
and It was one Of the very fcw that were
conspicuous BY the omission. Many
Of the old boys knowing his record dur
ing the war regarded the seeming neglect
a. . studied insult, and the fact that he
10 the vice presidential candidate on the
Democratic ticket made the affront al
the more emphatic. The incident,
although trivial in itself, became Of
National Importance on account Of tho
position Of Judge Thurman and the atti-
tude Of the Democratic party toward the
old soldier, and It instantly seems to
have become o topic Of conversation
among the boys who wore the blue. This
comment did not cease With the breaking
up Of the encampment but was talked
about pretty generally by. the boys on
their return. The Olathe contingent
talked about It as . matter Of course,
openly and without fear of contradic-
ton. Consequently they were much
surprised TO see. the statement Of the
judges son, A., W.. Thurman, to the
effect that the Judges house was dec
grated.
Several Of the boys went to see the
house and can bear witness to what they
saw with their own eyes. Among them
is Col. e. P. Diehl, who furnishes the
following affidavit relating to the affair,
and young Thurman's denial. In this
connection 1t is proper to state that Col.
Diehl and Col. Burch, whom he mentions,
are among the leading citizens Of this
place, and their word would not be
doubted by any one living in this county.
Furthermore, they are well known all
over eastern Kansas, and hundreds Of peo-
pie outside this county can testify as to
their integrity and reliability. The fol-
lowing is the AFFIDAVIT:
'OLATHE, KAs., Sept. 20.
estate OF Kansas, johnson county, ss:
"'E p. Diehl, Of lawful age, being
uly sworn, says that he Is an old soldier
and that he attended the twenty-second
National encampment Of the G. A. r.,
recently held in Columbus, O.; that
while there the matter OF Judge Allen
o. Thurman's house not being decorated
in honor Of the old b0lafers having be.
come common report, he, in company
with Col. s. r. Burch, Of this city, and
Col. Dick Walker, of Wellington, Kas.,
made it their business to visit the house
in person, to satisfy themselves as to the
truth or falsity Of the report; that
they went accordingly to Judge
Thurman's residence, No. 420 Rich
street, Columbus, O., and found that II
was not decorated; that he (DiehD was
there in the forenoon and afternoon oi
both the 18th and 18th inst, and there
was no decoration, not even q flag on the
house. That the matter was notoriou:
among the old soldiers, thousands Of
whom can testify to the facts hereir
stated, and that when Judge Thurman'i
son, A. w. Thurman, stated that hi
fathers house was decorated he mad,
what is certainly false statement
"'E p. DIEHL.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Goth day Of September, 1883.
[Signedl "J. w. PARKER,
"'Notary Public.
Commission expires Jan. II, 1891. -