Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-13
THE OLD ROMAN.
HE FEELS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER
SINCE HIS NOMINATION.

HE FEELS TWENTY YEARS YOUNGER
SINCE HIS NOMINATION.
Thurman Serenaded by the Ohio Delega-
tion ON Their Return to Columbus Re-
turns His Heartfelt Thanks and Eulo-
gizes President Cleveland.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June S.-Bryce's train,
carrying the Ohio delegation on it's return
from St. Louis. arrived here at 4:30 this
morning. Headed by a band and the
/ Jackson club, the delegation marched rom
the depot TO the residence Of Judge Thur
man where Hon. #. E. Powell spoke briefly
OF the work of the delegation at st. Louis
and then introduced Judge Thurman.
After three cheers for Cleveland and Thur
man and the red bandana, Judge Thur
man spoke as follows:
81 understand many good people have
said, and they no doubt think-Ido not
deny the justice OF their thoughts-that I
am too old [~laughterl to runfor Vice-Presi-
dent. Renewed laughter and a voice
Well see about that" y Those people who
say and who doubtless think SO. do not In
derstand the
EFFECT UPON AN L DEMOCRAT
| OF such kindness as l received at your
hands and at the hands OF the rest of the
Democracy OF the United States. [Cheers.]
| Why, 1 feel about ten years younger at the
least calculation. Laughter and re-
ne we'd cheers, and a voice: Il again say
twenty."] Well, l think it will be twenty
before twenty days. Renewed ~lsughter.]
Last night I stood here to speak
to my fellow citizens who came
out to greet me, and upon my
word, expecting to speak about
five minutes. and / find l spoke twenty
minutes in I II voice and with immense
fervor and vigor. CONTINUED laughter and
applause.1 And / should not be surprised
il I should make such a fool OF myself be-
tween now and the second Tuesday or first
| Tuesday, or whatever Tuesday it is in Oc-
tober laughter and applause and voices
Observation-Disclosures, I mean-that /
should be
PRANCING ROUND
making speeches like a young man just out
OF his teens. Renewed laughter and APP
~plause.] But now, gentlemen, let me be
serious a little while. You know, gentle
men OF the Ohio delegation, that hen you
were kind enough to call on me before you
went to St. Louis l told you-and God
knows it was the honest truth-that I did
not want the nomination, that what /
wanted was peace and quiet, but that
it was impossible for me to say that I
would not refuse the nomination, for that
would make me a candidate at once. And
therefore, surrounded with these Difficult.
ties, / could conceive OF no other way no
other solution thar to place myself in your
hands, and I did SO freely, honestly, fairly,
Loyalty, trusting that you would take care
OF my honor as well as the
INTERESTS OF THE D~DEocRATIC PARTY.
[Cheers.l Now, gentlemen, l DO not under
take to speak for myself, and say that
u~prightly by me. As long as l live l shall
always bear toward you grateful, heartfelt
and pleasant recollections. Applause.
Gentlemen, I thank you for YOU efforts; |
thank you for what you have done, and
whether l shall be successful or not sue
%cessful, there is one thing OF which | can
not be deprived, and that is the
qualification of knowing that / have
the good will of the people
Of my State, and not only of the people OF
Ohio, but of the people, l think, of the
United States. CONTINUED a%pplause.] But
l have another word to say before l stop,
and that is this: There scarcely ever hap
pened in the history of this world q SUBJ
Inner spectacle than the denomination of
Grover Cleveland by the unanimous voice
of the convention [great a%pplause], and
now / say you
love a brave man M Cleveland is a brave
man; they love an honest man, and God
knows he is an honest man; they love a
maj OF sound Judgment and l do not know |
any man OF sounder judgment than his. |
they love men who stand up for the |
people, who stand up for principle and do
not fear to take the consequences. and |
such a man is Grover Cleveland. Gentle
men, it will be an honor to every man of
that st. Louis convention as long as he |
hves, that he was there to cast his vote for |
this worthy President of the United States. |
NOW, l thank you and will bid you good
night" Great applause.]
VARIED vIEws OF THE
Francisco, June s.-Coumenting edi.
torially on the work OF the st. Louis con-.
vention the Examiner (Democrat) says:
The nomination of Thurman has proven
even more strikingly than that of Cleveland
That when the people of this country have |
made up their minds to the thing they will
nave.the politicians may as well stand aside,
thurman means victory. He is the incar-
nation OF thatspirit new, and yet old, which
recalls the great days of Democracy before ]
defeat had taught it to apologize for it's
principles.
Ine reIolces especially in the
work OF the convention because the Exam c
ner had so much to do with the result. .
Until it began to agitate the Thurman =
the people had not begun to I
,onslder such nomination a possibility. C
The Pacific Coast has nominated Thurman g
Ind 1t 10 it's duty and it will be sure to elect r
Iim. Our delegation pledged California to A
i'm and relying upon that pledge the CON- =
ention disregarded the warnings of men u
mo offered to insure the fifteen votes of "
IN exchange for the nomination of o
mother candidate. We can redeem these =,
lodges and we will. y,
THE CHRONICLE SAYS. g,
The Chronicle (~Republicau) will say: 'It u
as entirely obvious from the very first Of
ia1 cleveland would be re~nominated, and M
is nomination calls for no further com ~ ~
lent than has already been made. IF his \.
arty could take him up for a second term a,
the face OF his declaration against the q,
OF any ones being a candidate a
cond time, and in spite OF the danger
hlcn he himself pointed out as attendant
'on such acourse, they had a perfect right
do 80. So far as the nomination of M
ldge Thurman was concerned, il was dine ..
ieIy to expediency. As regards the plat w
the convention was driven to desper- y,
ION, and it had to squirm and twist to 7 e,
old committing itself to any definite N.
hey, but the platform must and will be u.
nstrued by the people as a free trade dec. III
alton, and upon that issue the party :.
lst stand or fall at the coming election. n,
VISITING THE OLD ROMAN.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June S.-A special ne'
"spaper train arrived at noon. The iAii
lrnalists were taken in carriages under An
escort OF local clubs to Thurman's me
ldence, where speeches were made. .
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Governor Gray Endorses Thurman. g
INDIANAPOLIS, June S.-Governor Gray an.
eIved the news of Thurman's nomina- -