New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-14
GREsIIAM'S MINNESOTA FRIENDS
THE DytEGAr1oN NEARLY UNANIMOUS FOR HIM
x.,,, ,yopnc vop THEIR FAYORITE.

TIE DELEGATION NEARLY UNANIMOUS FOR HIM
WARM WORDS FOR THEIR FAvoRIrE.
Chicago. June 10 (spcciaI-Frank T. Davis, OF
Minneapolis who heads the list Of delegates aarse OF
Minnesota brings tho news that large proportion OF
the delegation of that State favor the nomination OF
Gresham. He says:
Twelve OF the fourteen delegates OF Minnesota are
for Gresham shall vote for him as lons as no Is a
candidate, and have no second choice. Inc TWO
delegates who have not yet declared themselves lot
Gresham arc Il. b. Lsngdon. of Minneapolis, VINO IS
brotherin-law Of General AIger, of Michigan. ana o.
course VIII vote for him for President. and G. G.
Hartley Of Branerd, who has not yet expressed any
preference l look to Hartleys supporting Gresham
ard that Langdon will also support Gresham as soon
as Alger drops out candidate, for the sentiment Oh
Minnesota Republicans is Overwhelmingly for Gresham.
The sOundness OF the Gresham movement Is shown by
the fact that It is spontaneous that spring. directly
from tho people: there Is machine back Of IT, The
Republicans Of Minnesota like Gresham because they
think he IS courageous public servant and Will be no
mans tool, and corporations tool II he Is elected
President they think he will enter upon TIE Presidency
free Of any obligations TO any faction OF the Republican
party or any band OF leading Republican politicians
No man him now. in their opinion and no man
Will II he IS elected 10 the Presidency We have had
considerable OF contest with the railroads In our State
therefore the Republican farmers are glad TO see
man who is FREQ from corporation influence Not that
Judge Gresham hostile 10 corporations but he IS In
-
"We think VIC see in him man Of tho type Of Abra-
ham Lincoln Of old-tme Republic anIsm, and thercfore
man who bring 10 his support every independent,
thinking citizen whether Republican or Democrat. 1t
Is useless TO nominate candidate who VIII merely get
mae hne Republican support; we must havO sentiment
behind candidate, for II Is sentiment THAI VIII enable
US to win 1t will effect nothing to hold National
Convention and nominate candidate Tor President,
less we represent the wishes Of the people, and the
people, to my observation in Minnesota. demand the
nomination Of Judge Gresham. and think the people
In the remainder Of the Union arc making the same de-
mand II IS appropriate If we take a man Of the Abra
ham Lincoln type that some friend OF Lincoln should
nominate Gresham, and VIC have therefore selected
Leonard SWEET OF Chicago, who dominated Lincoln for
the Presidency to nominate Gresham"
r. G.. Evans, OF Minneapolis the member Of the
National Republican Committee from Minnesota,
Grms the statement OF Mr. Davis that twelve Of the
fourteen delegates OF Minnesota are for Gresham Tho
Gresham movement" he says, not a manufacturer
one, but truly spontaneous ono. II Mr.. blaine had
not written his letter OF decunation, should have
unanimously supported him. but when his letter was
published We accepted It final and turned about TO
look for another candidate. At State Convention
thought ia the cOufso Of speech was making that
would test the feeling Of the convention toward the
various men mentioned for the Presidency. l brought
In the names Of all, after the other, resering the
name Of Gresham to the last. There good applause
II the mention Of all the candidates, but when finally
l mentioned tho name OF Gresham there out
burst Of cheering which lasted several minutes and
1t was perfectly apparent that Gresham the
iavorlte candidate OF nearly all the delegates In
thus acting they were only faithfully representing tho
views Of the Republicans Of Minnesota. Tho most
valuable feature OF the Gresham movement looking
at 1t from the point Of view Of politician It's spon-
tareousness. There is no machine creating It, no
literary bureau exploiting It. have received bushels
of documents and letters from the friends Of all tho
other candidates for the Presidency but none from
a Gresham literary bureau. The strength, and per-
haps the weakness, of the Gresham movement is that
no is managing It.
But It seems me that leading Republicans might
well look about them, and having dscerned that
eminent Republican is thus apparently the favorte
OF the Republican masses, they should DO glad that |
they had made a discovery and be guided by It. The
times have changed; the Republican party Is out OF
power there arc thousands Of Independent voters, and
only by dIsresardIng the machine candidats for the
Presidency and nominating man who can wake the |
spirit Of 1860 will be able 10 win ! think Judge |
Gresham Is an 1860 man. The Republicans OF Min |
nssota liko a man who has sand They admire the |
action OF Gresham in going into Michael C. Korrs |
Congressional District after the war although threat
ened with death by Copperhcads, and making Rcpub-
lican speeches. II much as a mans lifs was |
worth to say he was a Republican in that district Of
Indiana, but Gresham went into e with navy revol
yers buckled TO his waist, and at the first meeting 1
put those revolvers upon the desk before him and /
said:
Il have come here TO make Republican speech, !
and, by the Eternal shall make IT II any attack
Is made upon the men who attempt 1t Will suffer-
There were Interruptions
I'VE also like Gcshsms war record lie was |
stricken down before Atlanta with five bullets In his
body, because, as General sherman expressed IT, lie
was fool enough DO too fai In advance of his lines
In conclusion, let me say that the opponents
,f Judge Gresham trying to depict tho Gresham
movement as an anti Blaine That is very unfair
md very unjust There Is no stronger Blaine state
IN tho Union than Minnesota no stronger Blaine men