St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-04
STILL FOR GRESHAM.
New Hope for the Boomers Of
the Distinguished Hoo
sier.
The Son and the Wife to Try
to influence the
Judge.
A Committee of Three Is Sent
to Interview Judge
Gresham.
The Charge Directly Made
That DisDatehes We're
The Charge Directly Made
That Dispatches We're
Tempered With.

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That Dispatches We're
Tempered With.
OMAHA. Neb., July 3.-The Gresham
movement came up like a phoenix TO
night, seemingly stronger than ever. l.
n. Smith. an Illinois delegate who had
just arrived from Chicago fresh from an
Interview last night with the judges
son, Otto Gresham, was the herald of
the glad tidings. Immediately after
Smiths arrival meeting of the Illi-
noiSans was held. and. after he had un-
folded his news, the delegates quickly
scattered about the different hotels
trumpeting the judges name with
vigor that took away the breath of those
who supposed the Gresham boom had
been finally disposed Of II. Z. Magyar
rell, of Chicago, who was one of the
committee of forty, headed by Ben
Terrell, of Texas, that had the memor-
able interview with Judge Gresham
June %. in which the judge neither re-
fused nor accepted their tender of sup
Gresham missionaries this evening after
the arrival of Delegate Smith. Accord
Ing to Magarreil, Otto Gresham had as
sured Smith that none of the authorized
communications from the Peoples party
leaders had yet reached the judge, but
would be presented to him today, if pos
eible, ~
BY the Son in Person,
who, in leaving Smith, took the train
last night from Chicago to Indiana for
that purpose. The son was to first see
his mother and eulist her aid. Together,
wife and son would go over the situa-
ton with the judge. laying before him
all messages MIR. Magarrell declared
the dispatches purporting to have
been received from Judge Gresham
to be inventions. A rather sensational
incident occurred about this time.
Magarrell made his way to Gen.
Weaver's headquarters, and, taking the
latter aside, boldly asked him to be the
one to put Judge Gresham's name be-
fore the convention tomorrow. Gen.
Weaver is too bright man to be car
ried Off his feet by even SO remarkable
proposition as that made by Mr.. Ma
garrell. To have refused however.
would have placed him in an awkward
position in many WAYS. He adroitly re-
piled that he was willing and ready to
be spokesman for that gentleman, but
that be had no substantial evidence
that the judge would accept. Prior to
the arrival of the Chicago envoy the
Gresham firSt-laSt-and-all-the- men
were sorely pressed for means to stem
the tide. Several caucuSses were held,
and at last plan of action was evolved.
1t was TO send committee of three
Streeter, of Illinois; Tenpleton, of In
diana, and Orr, of Colorado-to find
Gen. Gresham and obtain from himself
all expression, which should he
Wired in Cipher,
to be laid before the convention. The
arrival of Delegate Smith and the intel
ligence he brought only strengthened
the determination 10 have further eX-
preston from Judge Gresham, which
would beyond all doubt be authentic.
AS result Messrs. Streeter, Tempieton
and Orr left Omaha this evening in
quest of their idol. The meeting which
authorized their errand was attended by
upward of 200 delegates. One of the
reasons advanced for sending the trio
was the fact that the chairman of the
committee which was in conference
with Judge Gresham June % in Chi
cago claimed to have been assured by
him then that any further communica-
ton from the judge regarding the NOM
ina ton woula be made to the commit
tees chairman, and the latter had since
received no word whatever. This also
was partly the reason for the wide
spread suspicion and Unlimited talk
that there was Denmark of rottonneSS
connected with the difficulty Of securing
telegraphic communication with the
judge. Extraordinary as it may seem,
two of the best known men in the con-
ventiOn were among the many who
stubbornly declined to accept theGresh-
am kilograms definitely settling the
question af the judges candidacy. One
was General Secretary John w. Hayes,
of the Knights of Labor, and the other
Marion Cannon, of California, who was
chairman of the big national conference
of the Peoples party at st. Louis. Both
protessed to believe that
s'Some thing Was Wrong,
with the dispatches to and from Gresh-
am. Secretary Hayes was showing
around as evidence of the something
wrong" telegram from Otto Gresham,
a son of the judge. which was received
here last evening, long after the mes
sage from Judge Gresham saying the
latter would decline the nomination on
uH9 pIotioA 49, OIVO 0lCSiidH G6lG-
gram said: "Tecsraph company advise
of failure to deliver last nights message
before father left French Lick this
morning. Win endeavor to get it to him
at Lanesville, Harrison county, where |
think he must be, but where
there is no telegraph office.'' Mr..
Cannon said: "There is smoe crooked
ness about those Gresham mes
sages. Thtre has evidently been
tampering Win our dispatches. We
shall wait until tomorrow at least, and
learn more before we accept those
messages as authentic" The capsheaf
was put upon the rejuvenated Gresham
boom by the formal action of the Illinois
delegation. They voted solidly during
the afternoon to stand by the judge
from start to finish if there should he
received the slightest definite idtelli-
gence from him that he would accept
the nomination. Added significance
was given TO the decision of the Illli
men from the fact that they constitute
by far the largest state delegation in
the convention.
knights for Gresham.
John Devlin, of the general executive
bo; ri of the Knights. of Labor, it is
reported, accompanied the committee
of three of the Peoples party which left
Omaha this evening to try to induce
Judge Gresham to accept the preSi-
Dental nomination. Devlin, it is said,
carried in his pocket letter from Gen
eral Master Workman Powderly urging
Judge Gresham to. accept. A prOmi-
nent Republican, long friend of
Gresham, is also said to have sent on
similar letter. The Knights of Labor
delegates to the convention held