Evening journal., 1888-06-08
General pol,t,cnl Nawr.

wretched whiskey. and the Rrasping hotel
men and boarding house keepers
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
voted solidly for Thurman, while Delaware
divided her votes between the Old Roman
and Gray. Black got half the Illinois dele
cation, tut only polled 81 votes 10 all
The Samuel J. Randall Club arrived ct
Columbus last nieht, and was met at the
depot by the Thurman Club. They were
escorted to tina "Old Romans" home. where
fully 5000 people had assembled. The OK
Senator made stirring speech.
It is rumored at New York that the
friends OF Chauncey M. Depsw are detar-
mined that bis nsme shall appear prom
nently before the Chicago Convention, and
that, with this object in view, W. ]. Arkell
and Judge L. Arnox had left for ten day
trip through the Southern States for the
purposs OF booming Mr.. Depew.
The original Gresham boomer would
seem to have been woman, II what the
Chicago Tribune says is true. 1t fishes up
"a worthy old lady living 10 Indiana. who
asserts that while Gresham was a newborn
babe she said TO his mother, "ae's fine
boy, Mrs Gresham, and may be President
YETI There is a singular mustIness about
this anecdots. but whyl
6henklln OF IudIana in withdrawing
Gray's name and seconding the motion to
make Thurman's nomination unanimous,
said the impression had gone abroad that
Mr.. Mcdonald had started the Thurman
movement. This he wanted to deny. The
Thurman boom had come from the Pacific
coast, and be hoped they would enjoy 1t as
well after the November election as they
evidently enjoyed 1t then.
II Is understood that Mr.. Ingalls, next
week in the ssnats will uss the Fisheries
treaty for q text, and open fire on the ad.
minissration again. 1t is easy to rec now
why the Republicans favored the open
sessions, II they want campaign literature
The Senator from Kansas may be a second
cousin OF the President as has been claimed,
but be does not believe 10 his kinshlp
affecting the ephorIsm that public office
is public trust"
Scott IL still msd. although his resolution
endorsing the Mills bill was passed. Il was
not, however, made part OF the platform,
and hence the Erie congressman is 10 the
suIkH. He expected TO have his own way,
as he did at Harrisburg. and he does not
like having to get in behind the German
procession, which Is what happened, really.
Notwithstanding the statements that he got
all that he wanted German said
to the North Americans Philadel-
phia correspondent very significantly:
-"Well, it's all right. Every fellow
thinks that be not what be wantsd. hut
some OF them are satisfied With very little
Chairman W. II. Barnum win now per
form the pleasant duty OF eating some OF
his words that we're published In the st.
Louis Republic yesterday morning. la the
published interview he said: al respect no
man living more highly than Allen
q. Thurman. but / do not believe his
nomination will be wise. AS he himself
often used 10 say: 1t won't do. Senators;
II won't do We might just as well nomi
nate a corpse-and / am not particularly
favorable TO corpses on the National ticket
The Thurman hoom is now at a white heat,
and am afraid IL will cool down after the
convention adjourns very qlickly.n
Brsckiuridge's amendment to the proviso
attached to the lumber rchedules OF the
free list, which promises TO admit Canadian
fish free OF duty upon allowance by that
country Of commercial rightsto cur vessels.
and also for reciprocity 10 the exchange OF
products bs tween the United States and
Canada, was adopted by party vote in
the House yesterday, Randall voting with
the Republicans. Republicans considered |
that the amendment will deprive this coun-
try OF what expert seamen 1t has Lodge, |
of Massachusetts,. said IL was equivalent to |
10 telling Canada; you spat upon US last
Wednesday, you spurned as another day, |
and In return for these courtesies we will |
give you free lumber and free fish,
Thurmsn's democracy has always been OF
the stauchest aud most loyal kind Coming
into public life 10 1888. be Was an advocate
OF the JscksoniGn doctrine OF "hard money!
as against the so-called soft" or "sbin-
plaster bank money advocated by the
whigs Of that time He was originally op.
posed to the law making ''greenbanksn
legal tender. Later, while In the Senate,
be opposed the Law for the resumption OF
specie payments; but did not endorse the
Ohio Democratic platform dsnouncing the
contraction OF the currency aud postponing
resumption indefinitely. BE favored the
bi-metallo standard Of gold and silver, and
helped to make the popular phrase, 1.-THE
dollar Of the daddies" II was out OF com
plimeut to his firm conservative adherence
to hard money principles that he was ap.
pointed on tho internal metallic conference
hy President Garfield
One Of Colonel Quay's Philadelphia
friends said last night "The Sherman peo-
pie are in this Aght to win. Already they
have the pledges OF over three hundred
delegates, and they expect to get the rest
by the time the convention meets. The
South will come up almost solid for him.
and the west and east will swell his vots.
The nomination OF Thurman by the Demo-
Gratis helps along the Sherman movement
His friends in Ohio will assert that they
must have Sherman to keep Ohio In the
Republican column. This think will
have considerable weight with the dole
gates from other statea II looks to fne as
though Sherman is the coming man, and
Pennsylvania is going TO have a good deal
to do with the bringing his nomination
about.n But 10 New York City they are
saying that the Ohio Senator could not
carry New York by 100, 0OO votes.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Morgan,
the Senator from Alabama, created a SEN
sation by reading his preamble and reso-
luton in regard TO the Fisheries treaty
which be had offered in secret session. This
was done for the purpose Of making them
nnhlic 40 thav rnnld 90 on the minntea