St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-06
No Roman Emperor Was Ever
Accorded a Warmer
Welcome.
One Long Continuous Ovation
Through Pennsylvania and
in New York.
TOilerS and FaShionableS Turn
Out to See Growers Run
ming Mate.
Special to the Globe.


every town through which his train
passed to-day there were crowds at the
depot to cheer him. At Altoona there
was an immense crowd at the depot when
the train pulled in, and as long as the
train remained there was one continu-
Gus succession of cheers. At Harrisburg
there was another immense crowd, and
it filled the depot. Such was the
enthusiasm of the crowd that
in their desire to get near
the train and see Judge Thurman they
| broke down the railroad gates. Almost
the same act was repeated at Lancaster.
At Philadelphia the depot was jammed,
but there was no opportunity accorded
the crowd to get near the judges
private ear. At Trenton, in spite OF the
fact that the time of Judge Humans
arrival in the city was not announced
in advance, quite a crowd of enthusiast
tic Democrats were waiting the
arrival of the train at the Clin-
ton street depot. Judge Thurman
was eating lunch when the train ar
rived, but when the-crowd cheered he
stepped out on the platform and bowed.
| He refused the wishes of the crowd to
shake hands, saying that his
arm was too weary from the hard
: shakes of many Democrats. The old
| Roman thanked the crowd for the kind
reception, and said that if they would
! work hard for Democratic principles, as
| he had, they would come out OF the big
end of the horn. But he was not sure
they would have a horn. When
asked how he was holding out,
he replied that he was doing as he
always did in Democratic campaign.
The train only stopped for minute
and sped swiftly on its way, followed
by the cheers of the crowd. The train
was Just six minutes late. 1t was
due at Jersey City at 3:5l p. m.
1t rolled into the station at precisely
1856. AS soon as it came to stand,
Col. Brice boarded the special car At
lantic, in which the old Roman had
made the trip, and was followed
by Chairman Barnum, as soon as
the latter's inferior agility would
allow. Committeeman OelrichS, who
had CALAMITY given way to his more
| The rest of the eXpectant Democrats
who had assembled to meet the
grand old man of America were
kept back by the police, and
they stood ranged along either edge of
the platform anXiouSly craning their
necks to get the first glimpse of the well
come guest. All along the platform
there was an open passage way between
| the
WALLS OF HUMAN FORMS ;
but at the end near the waiting room
there was a solid mass of humanity.
There is gallery along the wall of the
waiting room commanding view of
the platform between the trains,an this
was closely packed with people. Two
or three minutes elapsed after
Brice and his fellow committeeman be-
fore they emerged again. Chairman
Barnum led the way with the old RO-
man leaning on his arm. Judge
Thurman stood erect as young man
| and walked with firm, elastic step.
He seemed to be in excellent health and
not at all fatigued by his long trip.
When the crowd caught sight of him
coming down the platform they raised
a hurrah that must have done the old
campaigner good. That he was gratiiied
was shown by the fact that he took off
his hat and smiled benignly at the APP
plaudng multitude. 1t needed no police
| to open "a way through the
| crown lOI JilC Oiu liC
police were there of course. but
the crowd opened of its own accord in
front of him and closed again behind
him. LII the carriage-way between the
waiting-roOm and the ferry slips a
barouc e,stO which were attached two
splendid bay horses with Grim
son pumes, was in waiting. While
a part of the crowd surrounded
the vehicle, the far great portion rushed
for the DeSbroSseS street ferrybOat.
The crowd in the station and ferry
house was limited only by the capacity
of the building and the restrictions put
on general admission thereto. As it
was, there were nearly thousand
mouths
SHOUTING A CORDIAL WELCOME
to the old Roman. Among the promi-
nent persons present were National
Committeeman Charles j. Canda, 5. Z.
SkeerIn, William l.. Scott, Miles Ross,
Arthur Sewell, Senators NJ. A. Ran
som, of North Carolina: John 5. Bar
bour, of Virginia.; eX-Gov. Leon
Albeit. of New Jersey; eX-GCv. James
E. English, of Connecticut; eX-Mayor
Frederick o. Prince, of Boston; Gen.
Lefevre, ex-senator j.. NJ. Camden,
William McClelIand, Gen. p.
of Buffalo: John McSweeney,
of Ohio; Judge Semple, of Alabama;
Congressman Springer, Bradley b.
Smalley, of Vermont; Frank Jones, OF
New Hampshire; Henry Watterson, OF
Louisville, and e. Hiram Atkins, of Yer
mont. Among the local celebrities were
Mayor Cleveland, of Jersey City; Sheriff
Hugh j. Grant, of New York City:
Commissioner Croker, the leader OF
| m LII Id Tnrinn
leader of the County Democ
lam P. Mitchell, Street Com
missioner Coleman, Comptroller
Theodore W. Myers and Richard Gun
niugham. When Judge Thurman and
the gentlemen who received him haC
taken their seats in the baroucht
it was driven upon the
ferry boat. Judge Thurman
and Chairman Barnum occupied
the back seat. The judge being in the
post of honor, on Mr.. Barnum's right
and Col. Brice and Mr.. Oelrichs oecu
pied the front seats. They -chattet
pleasantly with the old Roman
the river. On the New Yorl
side was vast crowd. The police haC
, kept an open space in front of The
ferry house but all the street beyonG
was choked up with people, while the
windows and roofs of the buildings OPP
posite were alive with heads anC
Smiling faces. Bandanas and flag
were fluttering in the air, and alto
gether the city front in that vicinit!
, presented the aspect of a genuint
Roman holiday. Here, also, were car
riages to convey the distinguished
gentlemen who had assembled t
meet the vice-presidential nomi
nee. A squad of mounted
l police was also on hand to lead the wa,
and keep an open road for Judge Thur
mans carriage. AS the carriage rollet
through the gate of the Ferry house
and the crowd in the street ant
on the opposite buildings caught sigh
+ of the venerable face and form