Show THANKS his friends and fellow citi zens in columbus on his return homo home from the national democratic contention ConTon tion in chicago whose nomination he indorses endorses Indor ses unequivocally COLUMBUS demonstration over oyer the nomination was made here till judge thurman thin man arrived home tonight when he was metat met at the depot by several thousand with bands a liberal display of bandanas bagdanas ban danas ana and a grand krand display of f fireworks all over the city carriages were in waiting for himself and party arty decorated with flags and behind those people fell in line with what torches could be gathered and most of them bearing hearing red handkerchiefs the line lino of march was a continuous roar in the demonstration and brilliant displays of fire works on arriving at thurmand Thur mans residence the ex senator rose in his carriage and eaid said my aly friends and neigh borsI should not riot be a human being una and would hayo have no heart in my bosom if I 1 were not deeply touched by this expression of your kindness and regard I 1 knew that you were my friends that thit you would greet me and take me by the hand on my return but that yo you u show shows such ucb marked demonstration is beyond all expectation for one who is not and who never expects to bo be anything but buta a private citizen it itis is indeed more than could haye been anticipated therefore eI I 1 express to you most sincerely my gratitude this repays me for any disappointment betl you on may think I 1 feel but let me teu you sincerely I 1 am not a disappointed or soreheaded sore bore headed man I 1 have met with reverses in the past but always tried to keep a level head I 1 am a happier ha jer and a nd I 1 feel feet better in the odst midst oattla of this r rejoicing by my friends than if I 1 bad had received the nomination for the presidency I 1 was not in any sense a candidate for a year or more I 1 haye eaid said I 1 was not and would rould not be a candidate and that all idl I 1 asked of the world was to be let alone but the world saw fit to have it otherwise your state convention made me a delegate to the national convention of the democracy and after I 1 arrived at chicago Chica goso so many of my friends said that they were bound to present my name forthe for the nomination and asked me to consent to their efforts that I 1 lad not the heart to resist them I 1 ami aiu not here hers to throw cold water on anything that has been done I 1 will not go over the proceedings of the convention but I 1 will say that I 1 know that your nominees are honorable men in that BO so far as governor Cley cleveland eland and governor hendricks themselves are concerned there was nothing done but that which was honorable jn in bringing about the tile re let suit sult there were a few men thereof there of whose actions it would bo be the sheer est hypocrisy in a man to express approval but I 1 can live without their support and I 1 hope they can live without mine lour nominations were fairly mado made it is impossible to 0 gratify gr atif all in such matters there will always be those who are pointed because of failure to comins ato ate their frie friends rids but there should be bone none at the present time the contention convention was the Fran grandest dest ever held on earth the nominations were made by ao so large a majority and amid such enthusiasm to inspire confidence let us no go to work and redeem this country from the iron rule in which it has fallen tho the people are tired of the present power and with patriotic motives and constant work we will live to see this country in ila the hands of that party of reform which was once so i small gall but which is now the party of the people from one end of the land to the other the speaker eulogized highly those who had bad been bis his opponents and spoke of the tile nominees in strong terms after which he saldie said he was weary that he had been traveling since five and that he had been kept a prisoner at chicago for a week by those who were rushing rus hing in to see the old man lie ile then said 1 I am particularly anxious to get got into that house there and beo see an old lady who is waiting for me just as lie closed there was a cr cry cent sent up all along the line of thank you and cheers were continued for some time after the door was closed |