, 1888-06-29
THURMAN ACCEPTS.
The Old Roman Will Buckle
On His ArmOr
And Battle for the Reduction
of Taxes.
Lively Ratification Meeting in
New York.
Notifying Thurman.

IOlUhbbof uilC o hC DlCDlDGlS vi
the Democratic committee appointed to
notify ex- Senator Allen G.. Thurman of
his nomination to the office of the vice
presidency, arrived in this city early this
morning. Accompanying the committee
were Gen. p. A. Collins of Massachu-
sets and Hon. S.. White of California.
At l o'clock the committee went to Judge
Thurman's residence, and it was an
nouncsd that the, meeting would be In
that portion occupied by his son. Judge
Thurman speedily made his appearance
from a drawing room on the south side.
He was greeted with a burst of applause
as he came forward leaning on the arm
OF his son, A. w. Thurman. As soon
as the Judge had taken his seat and bowed
to the gentlemen standing ready to receive
him, Gen. Collins advanced, and after
shaking him by the hand spoke as fol-
lows:
Judge Thurman, we bear a message
from the great council of your party. 1t
is but a formal notice of your nomination
by that body for the high office of vice
president of the United States. Rich AS
ever language is in power and expression,
it contains no words to adequately convey
the sentiment of the convention as its
heart went out to you. | present my
friend, Hon. Charles D. Jacobs, mayor of
Louisville.
Mr.. Jacobs stepped forward and In an
earnest voice read the formal letter Of
notification. The letter says in part: I'm
spontaneously and emphatically demand
ing your return to that political arena
which you graced with so much wisdom,
dignity and viGor, the Democracy of this
country have honored themselves by re-
lieving their party of ingratitude, and we
believe in November next the people will
etface such faint from the republic by
electing you to preside over the most
august deliberative body in the world, the
senate of the United States. Applause.
Should so desirable a contamination be
achieved, then, indeed, could every lover
OF his country, regardless of party or
creed. rejoice that in you is embraced the
highest type of enlightened and refined
American citizen, and that no matter
what the crisis may be this government
would be safe in your hands" APP
plause.
Amid profound silence Judge Thurman
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of The
Comntittse-I pray you to accept my sin
cere thanks for the kind and courteous man.
ner In which you have communicated to
me the official information of my nomina.
ton by the St. Louis convention. You
know, without saying it. that | am pro-
tOnndly grateful 10 the convention and to
the Democratic party for the honor con
terred upon me, and more so that it was
wholly unsought and undesired by me.
Not that | underValued the distinction
which any man of our party, however
eminent, might highly prize, but simply
because | had ceased to be ambitious of
public life. but when | am told in SO ear
nest and impressive a manner that | can
still rende service to the good cause to
which | have ever been devoted, the cause
to which | am bound by ties of affection,
by dictates Of judgment, by sense Of obi
CATION for favors so often conferred upon
me, and by iervent hope that the party
may long be able to serve the republic,
what can |, under such circumstances, do
but yield my private wishes to the demand
OF those whose wishes | am bound to re-
spect? Applause.
Gentlemen, with unfeigned difidence
in my ability to fulfill the expectations
that led to my nomination, | feel it my
duty to accept and do all that it may be
in my power to do to merit so marked a
distinction.
Gentlemen, the country is blessed by an
able and honest administration of the gem
eral government. Applause. We have a
president who wisely, bravely, diligently
and practically discharges the duties of
his high office. Applause. l fully be-
lieve the best interests OF the country re-
quire his re election, and the hope that |
may be able to contribute somewhat to
bring about such n result is one of my
motives for accepting a place on your
ticket, and | also feel it my duty to labor
for a reduction of axe and to put a stop
to that accumulation of surplus in the
treasury that, in my judgment, is not only
preiudlcial to our financial welfare, but is
in a high degree dangerous to honest and
constitutional government. Applause.
| suppose, gentlemen, | need say no
more to-day. In due time and in accord
ance with established usage, | will trans
init to our chairman acceptance of my
nomination, with such observations on
public questions as may seem to me prop
er. Applause.
A reception and elegant collation. then
followed. Everyone remarked that Judge
Thurman appeared vigorous and earnest,
and old friends say they have not seen
him so ylVacious and happy for months.
1t was a grand sight to see the old Roman
surrounded by his admirers. and nothing
would satisfy the committee but that a
photographer should take a group picture
of the gathering, which was done and the
committee the departed.
Before going to Judge Thurman's a
meeting of the committee was held at the
Neil house, this proving a pleasant occa-
sion, since cane presentations were in or
der. The meeting organized by %clectiug
Hon. w. d. English of California as
chairman, and M. V. Ream OF Ohio as
secretary. Mr. Dixon of Wyoming Terri
tory, in an able speech, presented Gen.
Collins with a gold headed cane. Mr..
Strange of North Carolina did the same
to Hon. Stephen NJ. White of California,
and Mr.. Bryan Of Tennessee was commits
stoned to present one to Hon. H.W. Bar
mum of Connecticut.