The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-04
JUDGE wooDs,s APPOINTMENT.
What Is Said by the Able Newspaper Cos
sips of How 1t Was Made.

sips of How 1t Was Made
Washington Special to Cincinnati News journal.
Immediately after the appointment of
GresL am, applicants for the vacant judgehip
sent IN their testimonials to Harrison, and in
an interview published in one the InGianap-
oils papers, he said that mo appointment
would be made to fill the judicial vacancy
until he had held a conference with the Pres
ident," implying that the man he recon-
mended would receive the appointment.
Until that interview appeared Judge
Gresham was inclined to concede the APP
polntment of his successor to Harrison. But
his personal friends advised him that he
could not afford to let Harrison, by indirec-
ton, claim credit for his appointment and
lor naming his successor to the judgeship.
They said to him: You have only year
before the State convention meets in which
to make your leadership in Indiana secure.
You cannot afford to waste any time The
thing for you to do is to name your success
sor." Gresham acted on this advice, and with
great practical sense determined to name
the man against whom nobody could say a
word. Woods is Judge of the United States
District Court, and Gresham is the leader of
the Republican party in Indiana. II the Re
publican party chooses its candidate for
President from Indiana it will be Gresham.
The outlook for 1884 is that Mcdonald and
Gresham will be pitted against each other
and as they are both thoroughbreds we may
look for lively race.
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer
Mr.. w. S. Woods, who was to-day ap-
pointed United States District Judge for In
DIANA to succeed Postmaster-general Gresh-
am, is at present the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of Indiana. The appointment
was made on Gresham's recommendation.
Gresham was at first disposed to let Senator
Harrison control the appointment, but he
was urged by his friends in Indiana to have
the dispensation of the patronage OF the
State in his own hands if he could control it,
Upon reflection, he took this course.
Special to Louisville Courier-Journal.
The New York Tribune and the leading
Republican papers East will have this to say
tomorrow about Harrison and the appoint
ment; The appointment of Judge Woods
Will be disagreeable surprise as well as dis
appointment to Senator Harrison, who
warmly recommended and urged the appoint
ment OF his own law partner, Judge Hines
OF indianapolis, When Senator Harrison
left Washington several days ago, after ex-
haustlrg his powers of argument and persu-
aston in favor of Hines he did so feeling con-
hdent that the appointment would be made
apd withal disconnected because that had not
already been done 1t is understood that
the Encouragement told Senator Harrison
If he would name any candidate
outside Of indianapolis, the appointment
would be made, but it appears that the Sena-
Ior hau no second choice. The Republican
representatives from Indiana have for some
time felt that they had good reason to COM
plain because all the important Federal Off
ces of the State had been given to citizens of
Indianapolis, and nearly all of them strongly
opposed the appointment of Judge Hines for
that reason.
Special to Chicago Tribune.
The selection OF Judge Woods is an indica-
ton that the breach between the two promi-
nent men in the Rapu hlioar rartv of Indiana
is by no means reconcled by the elevation
of one of them to a cabinet position. 1t is an
open secret that Senator Harrison recon-
mended the appointment of his law partner,
Q. G. Hines. 1t appears that President
Arthur has chosen to act upon Postmaster
general Gresham's choice of a successor to
himself rather than any one else's choice
and the probabilities are that the breach in
the party ranks will be widened by this APP
pointment,