Evening journal., 1888-06-19


Democratic color. When Fred Handy
waved his red bandanna from the press gal
lery Of the house OF frapr ssentatives during the
congressional session OF the day Of the con
vention the house burst forth In cheers The
next morning every Democratic member had
red bandanno handkerchief in his pocket
and red rose in his button hole. Sam Ran
dan spread a red baldanna handkerchief
ncross his desk and the Democratic side Of
the house grew enthusiastic over 1.-THE knight
Of the red bandanna.n
A watchword like this is Of much yalue IN
campaign Governor Foster when he ran
for the governorship of Ohio was known as
calico Charlie" and "Old Tippecanoep
gave Harrison many a vote "Old Zachn
helped Taylor TO the presidency, and the ia
miliar words "Jim Blainen and the 'Plumed
Knight have added 10 the Maine statesman's
friends Webster was all the better apnre-
ciated from his title Of BLACK Dan and
Henry Clay's friends rejoiced in calling him
Harry of the Vest We know Tom Ben
ton better from his having been called sOld
Bullion" and "Old Hickory" was one Of the
strongest elements Of Jaclss0n's Success
Speaking Of the red bandanna, Thurman
has brought himself to the fron. as the user
Of this kind because be uses a handkerchief
v
an inveterate snuifer and he likes 70 titilate
his nose with the insnuatne powder. while
he was IN the senate he patronized the sena-
torial snuff box. and Doorkeener Bassett
furnished him fresh allowance of Maccaboy
periodically One of The best things ever
published about Thurman was aq article by
Howard Carroll, Of The New York Times,
which was finally put il little book cahsd
Twelve Americans In this Carroll tells
how Thurman fiivt learned 10 snuT. ana
tell The story somewhat as ne gives it,
Thurman was, you kaoy, the son of a
Methodist preacher ana was born IA Vir.
p-lia- lie moved to Chillicothe. o. when he
was aboue s.1 ycers Old, with his parents. and
his father c,aagea ia wool cordnr. His
mother taught school, and it is from hrr
doubt not, that Thurman gets the most of
his greatness. She was a hale sister Of tho
Hon. William Allan, better known as ''For-
horn hlleii' Allen G. Thurman studied
with her, and he became, it is said, so good
in mathematics that his schoolmatcs called
him fright Angled Triangle Thurman
i was while he was boy here that a
F1cAchMan named Gregoire casue to chilli
Gothic He was a man OF remark .,fe culture.
aud had been educated as a catholic priest.
but had never taken tna orders. While
studying foi the priesthood he had fallen in
love with beautiful girl, vino had not, how
ever, the social rank that he had, and had
married her His friends had not recognized
his wife as he thought they should, and as ho
was d man Of considerable means he decided
10 buy an estate ia America and bring his
bpide to the land where all men are equal.
He did buy Goo worth Of land in Virginia,
but bsa wife died before he sailed, having
4 given birth 10 a daughter When his
/ daughter was few years old financial re-
verses drove him TO look up his American
land He brought his daughter to the United
States and found he had been swindled His
thousands Of acres were Of swamp anl noun
tain, and were worth nothing. He had to
teach for a living, and when he came 70
Chillicotho he brought his little daughter
with him. This daughter about Allen
q. Thurman's age, and he got Mrs. Thurman
to take care OF her on condition that he would
teach young Allen And here comes in the
/ red handanna.
The old Frenchman was an inveterate
snuiler, and Allcn learned from him to snuff
as well as 70 talk French Tho habit clung
70 him, he got to using the red handanna
handkerchief when they were the ones chiefly
in use, and he stuck to them.
The days Of nuiilng are, however, fast