Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-23
WASHINGTON CITY.
HARRISON URGED TO APPOINT JUDGE
GRESHAM TO THE BENCH.
An Unpleasant Predicament for the Pre-
sidcnt--sovernor INNS Western Cam
paign--The Virginia Canvass
From Our Regular Correspondent


from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, October 22.-Strong
pressure is being brought to bear upon
President Harrison to appoint Judge
Gresham. of Indiana, to the vacancy on
the Supreme Court caused 10y the death
of Justice Miller. Hardly had the re-
mains of Justice Miller been laid in the
grave before the endorsements OF Judge
Gresham began TO roll into the Execu-
tive Mansion. The newspapers oil
through the western country COM
menced to boom Judge Gresham
for the place, and the leading
Republican politicians of that sec
ton have been unusually active in his
behalf. 1t is stated here on undoubted
authority that not less than 800 news
paper clippings setting forth the claims
and qualifications OF Judge Gresham
have been sent to the White House with
in the past week, and the vexatious part
of the business for Mr.. Harrison is that
the most enthusiastic appeals in behalf
OF Judge Gresham ere from Indiana and
Illinois.
MANSIONS oUANDARY.
The President does not want to ap-
point Judge Gresham. That is fact
that is almost beyond dispute. The
Judge was prominent candidate for the
presidency before the Republican con-
vention at Chicago in 1883, and 1T was
he who came very near spelling the pie
for Mr.. Harrison. 1t would be a neat
and proper thing for the President to
confer this high honor upon Judge
/ Gresham, and particularly in view
| of the fact that the latter was a
candidate for the presidency at
the time mentioned. But the Presi-
dent, from all accounts, does not look at
it in such a light. lie does not love
Judge Gresham, and is not DESTROYS OF
giving him a life position of the highest
/ honor with a salary of $40, 900 year at
tached. If lie should appoint Judge
Gresham some OF the Judges friends
might Immediately cry out that the
/ President was afraid Of him and that he
had been placed on the Supreme bench
in order to get him off the
track for the presidential con-
test in 1892, and that would hardly do.
Ii most assuredly would be give-away
on the part of the President and go far
toward confirming the report that MIR.
Harrison is actively pushing his own
claims this early for the denomination
two wears hence. On the bench OF tho
highest court in the land Judge Ores
ham would not be completely shelyed,
but, on the contrary, he might still be re-
Carded as most formidable man snd
his friends would push his nomination
claims all the harder in 1872.
HE DOES AND HB DOESN'T.
Altogether the situation is an en-
barrasslng one for the President. lie
wants to appoint Judge Gresham and
again he does not want to appoint him,
and the chances are that he will settle
the thing by making q gigantic mistake
in more particulars than one. He will
probably either select some such man as
''Partner" Miller or Secretary Noble,
and then there will be a howl
of discord all along the Republican
line. Judge Gresham is man OF the
highest order of ability, and this is con-
ceded by Democrats as well as Republic
cans. He is at present Judge Of the
Circuit Court Of tie United States. He
has held two cabinet positions, and In
addition to being lawyer of trst-rate
ability and great Judge he has proven
himself to be a politician Of no mean
skill.
A FITTING SUCCESSOR OF MILLER.
II President Harrison finally has TO
weld to the sentiment that is back OF
Judge Gresham aud bestow this honor
upon him there will be q WY face when
the commission is made out at the White
House. The Judge is too prominent and
popular a man with the Indiana and
other western Republicans TO suit the
notions OF this Administration, or
at least the President, Partner "
Miller, aud "Schoolmate" Noble.
There will be no action taken ia this case
until Congress meets again. 1t is ex-
pected that the nomination will be sent
in, though, very soon after the Senate re-
convenes. Lawyers all over the United
States will be much interested in having
an able man selected, for the reason that
it is going to be difficult thing to find
a successor who will be worthy of the
place held so many years by such dis
tinguished jurist as the late Justice Mil
ler
HILLS WESTERN TOUR.
Great interest is felt here in the cam
paigning tour being made by Governor
Hill, of New York. and the reports Of
meetings in Ohio seem to indicate that
the Governors visit will be Of untold
benefit to the Democrats in the Mchln-
ley district. Governor Hill is billed for
speech at Wheeling. He goes there on
the 9th to speak in behalf OF Mr..
pendleton. the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the district, and who was
robbed OF his seat in the present House
by Rowells political bandits Sena-
tor Kenna induced the Governor
to make the appointment at Wheeling
The Senator is himself in too poor
health to make any speeches in this CAM
paign. but he is rendering valuable aid
by advice and is using his influence in
every way possible. The reports from
the Wheeling district are to the effect
that Mr.. Pendleton viii be elected. He
is making vigorous campaign. The
Democrats expect to make clean sweep
in the congressional elections in West
Virginia this year, but in two of the dis
tricts the contest will be uncomfortably
close.
WITH INTENSE INTEREST.
The campaign in Virginia is being
watched this year with intense interest
by the outside Democrats, and the hope
is confidently expressed that the Demo
Gratis will turn out solidly all over the
State and rebuke the Republican Con-
gress for the legislation of the past SEES
sion.
A,otha. V;ro;nia panubltcon o1uh Ia q