Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-11
TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT
And Following the General Rule Of
WOrshiping the Rising Sun'
sTARROUTEs ON DECK TILL JUNE
Aricultural Bureau SDeculatiOns on
the Crops.
Especial Telegram to the Globe |

satisfied that the Indiana delegation would
no more have indorsed Judge Gresham for
a cabinet position when Arthur had
portfolio to offer than they
did when Garfield was max
ing up his official family. If the leading
Indiana Republicans who are here are as
sore as they are sometimes represented to
be, they certainly succeed admirably in
concealing their wounds. Commissioner !
Dudley speaks with generous commenda- |
ton of the new postmaster general, and /
Assistant Secretary New pays high COM |
pliments to Judge Gresham's ability, but |
in the case Of Mr.. New it is not pretended !
that he has any personal grudge |
against the postmaster general. In
1880 Mr.. New bore the
heat and burden of the day and saved the
state, if Dudley, and Dorsey, and Gorham
did not do it, At the same time Judge
Gresham was barred by his judicial posi-
ton from taking any active part in the
saving process, and now the judge is a
member of the cabinet and Mr.. New Is
not, though he received the promise, or
something very like q promise of cab
met position a good while ago. This may
be q little trying to Mr.. News feelings, but
it is not enough to make him hostile. Mr..
New to-day denied emphatically that he
was disgruntled at Judge Gresham's ap-
pointment, repeated his commendation OF
the Judge, and said that the presidents Sc
lection was extremely We received IN In
diana, and yet there lis some foundation
for the other story. That Tom Browne is
hostile to the Judge is a matter of history.
4 prominent Indianian said to-day that
it was true that Judge Gresham had given
offense to Calkins, Straight and good
many other influential representatives in
his state. He believed however that these
were only personal mifs which did not go
far, and would in no respect hurt the party.
he said Judge Gresham is a positive and
perhaps it would be fair to say an ag
zzressive man. He is brusque in his way.
He speaks quickly and emphatically, and
therefore is quite likely TO give occasional
offense. This explains why as judge he
made his district attorney his antagonist
and led the marshal to seek Office oGjside
the state. Highly as the judge Is respect
ed in his own state, and much as Indiana
people are pleased to have him taken into
the cabinet, it does not appear that he Is a
man of such overwhelming popularity in
Indiana that his appointment is d great
stroke of political strategy on the pres
idents part.
THE STAR ROUTE BUSINESS.
There are some suggestive intimations
relative to the proposed retirement of Kel
and Merrick, government counsel in tbs
star route cases. Mr. Ker is spoken of a:
democratic candidate for city attorney Of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Merrick is giving out
intimations that his private practice de
mands his time, and that he will retire al
the earliest possible moment. It is very
probable that if there should be mistria
in these cases the government would hesi
tate before it would incur the expense OF
entering on other trials with very grave
doubts whether it would be possible to Sc
cure convictions in this district. Tht
trial is not to fail on &C
count of the cancer which
some of the newspapers have located OF
arose in court to-day and said that the
cancer was only boil and he had neve
had a cancer and did not expect t.
have.
Merrick said this evening that the testi
mony in the star route cases is expected t.
be all submitted in the next few days, 81
/ far as the prosecution was concerned. Il
| ! lst.o - oA fn n H.
ing the case to the jury upon the evidenc'
; of the defendants and printed record alone
and he would not have the least doubt OF
l securing a verdict of guilty. Of course
r the defense agree to this.
D Mr.. Ker, who will open for the govern
d ment, has already commenced prepara-
ton of his argument. Mr.. Merrick think
it will take ono month for argu
= mente of counsel on both sides
:, Attorney General Brewster ma!
/ determined to take part in the argumsn
9 but has not yet positively decided to do 81
e Mr.. Nsrrick thinks the case will not fnall
It be concluded before from the first to tn
u middle of June.
CROWLEY CUT.
services, sI-Cesgressman Crowley, of Ne
York, has resigned rs special attorney
. prosecute alleged election frauds in Sout
10 Carolina. Mr.. Crowley rendered bid
o the neighborhosd of $4,000, and it was CT
o. in two. The attorney general hsrstofol
1. has besn}as asits liberal with the spscii
e. United Eastss attorneys he has eHploys
D. but now n anxious for reform, because
al Congressional Investigation of his dspar
d msnt next winter is inevitable. Like
81 perennial flower, Ben ButterwoFth is al
= nouncsd as the probable successor
is Crowley. This placing of Buttervor
lie and Tom Young in every vacant Office
ne | getting q little monotonous.
BARNARD AND BICKEL.
From what is said at the internal re
We enue bureau it is not expected that al
re- preparation for the consolidation of 4
ms internal revenue districts will be made b
,t- fore some time in the next fiscal year, b
ginning on the first of July next. In