Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-06
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inence in politics, and on intimate terms
with the president never heard the judges
name mentioned in connection with the
Office until the appointment was announced.
Whatever has been dene in the judges
favor has been done without the aid of
visiting statesmen and brass bands. He
is man without boom and organized
backing. 1t has been supposed by some
that the presidents experience with cabi-
net officers taken from the bench would
deter him from repeating the experiment;
but the event shows that he is not super
stitious. The judge has a good many
acquaintances here, and all of them speak
Of him in the highest terms. There have
been a few adverse comments, but they
have come from persons who wish no good
to the administration, and are for that
reason rather mplimentary of the Sc
lection. With these few exceptions, com
ment is everywhere very favorable, and
among the Indiana Republican officials
here is even enthusiastic. The judge is
recognized as man not only of intellect
ual ability and of cultivation, who will
ornament political society, who will make
a good department chief. The appoint
ment seems to be mainly personal. Geo
graphical considerations had something to
do with it, probably much, but while the
president wanted to give the Republicans
in a close state such aid as would be con-
veyed by cabinet appointment, he took
from Indiana, man who does not repre-
sent the leading wing of the Republican
party in the state. Judge Gresham is a
Grant man, with all the thorough paced
craftsmanship that the term implies, and
the stalwarts are decidedly in the minority
in Indiana, but the factions have never
fought in Indiana as in some other states, SO
that Judge Gresham's appointment
will not antagonize seriously any
Republican element there, The
stalwsrts express considerable graft
hcation at Judge Gresham's selection,
and say that it indicates a return of the
president to the fold whence there had
been some fears that he would stray.
What the Judge can do as political man
ager remains to be seen, because he has
been on the bench for over thirteen years,
and has thereby been debarred from &C
lively participating in politics. But he is
to take charge Of the department of the
government having more patronage and
means of influencing politics than any
other, and much will be expected Of him.
DUDLEY SAVED INDIANA.
Commissioner Dudley is a political
mansger OF high repute and entertains the
opinion that it was he, instead of S. W.
Dorsey, who saved Indiana in 1880. If the
Judge is like him, he will make Indiana
certain next year.
THE NEW EICEELS.
"Do you know" said prominent secret
| service officer, shat arrests of parties en-
gagged in gliding and passing the new
| nickels as $5 gold pieces have been made
by our men in California, st. Louis, Pitts
burg, Chicago, Louisiana, Nashville, New
York, Boston, Kansas City, Dubuque and
| other places?"
"Well, no."
"But they have" continued the officer,
and complaints are being received every
day from all parts of the country. Some dis
trict attorneys are in doubt as to the law
in such cases, but several have alrea dy
found indictments against guilty parties"
"How does the solicitor of the treasury
regard the matter?'
"Oh, he has no doubt as to the act of
gliding the pieces being one of counter
feiting, and that all persons possessing
such gilded coins are liable at any tins to
be compelled to show honest intentions in
their possession"
''Will the fact that the word cents is to
be added to the new pieces decrease the
habit of gilding?"
''No, not materially. The ignorant, and
many intelligent persons, will still &C.
cspt them as $5 pieces, as the reverse of
the piece is very similar to the gold
coin."
Another treasury official says the nickel
pieces were grave mistake, and that they
never should have been made. ''Why," he
said, "msn have been paying a premium
for them, and the records of the secret
service will show their purpose in doing
this. They were designated to perpetuste
somebody's memory, and they will do it.
The penitentiary Will soon be full of living
monuments to the greatness of their in
ventor."
TAKING THE REPORTERS ALONG.
President Arthur, Secretaries Chandler
and Miller of New York, left here last night
for Jacksonville, Fla. Representatives of
the Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati CONNER
cial- Gazette, New York Sun and New York
Times accompany the party.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The president has made the following
appointments: A. W. Sheridan, of Mary
land, associate justice of the supreme
court for the territory of Arizona, vice w.
". Hoover, suspended; II. E. Snyder,
agent for the Indians at Fort Peck agency,
Montana, vice Nathan 8. Porter, resigned;
VIM. W. Carter, collector of internal revs-
nus for the Seventh district of Indiana;
David B. Russell, q. s. marshal of the
eastern district Of Arkansas; Henry Ward,
Indian inspector, vice Vim. ]. Pollock, re-
signed.
AGAIN ADJOURNED.
The Jeannette court of inquiry, without
transaeting any business, was adjourned
until tomorrow.
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