St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-03

some way acquainted with the fact. BY
night it was, where Democratic and
Republican politicians were congre-
gated, the general subject of conversa-
ton, and no one denied or doubted the
statement. Judge Allen, of the United
States district court at Spring field, ILL.,,
first made the announcement. Judge
Gresham has been in the state
capital, sitting with Judge Allen,
for several days. The other
day, while conversing with Judge Allen
on politics, Judge Gresham told him
that he should vote the Democratic elec-
toral ticket this fall. Judge Gresham
did not speak confidentially, but told
Judge Allen that he was at liberty to
repeat the statement if he cared to do
so. Judge Allen did repeat it to friends
in Springfield, and yesterday morning
the significant determination of Judge
Gresham had come up out of the quiet
valley of the SangamOn into Chicago.
This is the account the Springfield men
who were at the Democratic state head
quarters yesterday gave of Judge Gresh-
ANS open attitude.
The Great Jurist.
The great jurist, who loomed up as
such formidable presidential posSibil-
ity before President Harrison in 1888.
who has long stood dangerously near to
the presidents ambition, and who would
today have been upon the bench of the
supreme court Of the United States but
for the strained relations between him
and Mr.. Harrison and the presidents
yindicuvenesS, returned to Chicago yes
terday, but his position as judge of the
federal courts would not. of course, per-
nit him to discuss political questions in
an interview to be given to the
public. The accession of a gen.
tleman of such national promi-
nence and influence as Judge
Gresham to Mr.. Cleyeland's forces
gave Democrats much happiness and
sufficient cause for felicitation to last
all through October and into November.
The acquisition of Judge Gresham to
the Democratic party was declared to
be more than enough to Offset the ad-
verse int1ueiSe of Gen. SickleS, should
the old warrior conclude to leave Tam
many and bolt the ticket. Judge
GreSham'S action would. it was conSid-
cred, draw large number of votes to
the Democrats in Illinois and be of in
estimable service to the party in In
diana. where he is unusually strong,
and where HaTrison's power is waning.
Interest Following Gresham.
Great interest has followed Judge
Gresham during this campaign, and he
has been made the subject of many
sensational stories by political writers.
The announcement that he would ac-
cept a nomination as the candidate for
the presidency of the Peoples party.
spread by Farmer Taubeneck ana then
denied; the subsequent statement en-
anating from the same source that he
would take the stump against Harrison.
likewise disproved. kept the judges
name high in political interest and the
Republican leaders uneasy for a month
after the Minneapolis convention. But
the announcement of yesterday, con-
sidered with Judge Gresham'S well
known disapproval of President Harri-
son and his methods, coming from such
gentleman as Judge Allen, and re-
ceiying confirmation from such high.
and authoritative sources, leaves no
room for doubling Judge Gresham's
vote and influence are lost to the Re-
publican party.
Judge Walter Q. Gresham will neither
affirm nor deny the story that he in
tends to vote for Grover Cleveland. He
was seen tonight by representative of
the Associated Press, but refused abso-
lutely to say anything upon the matter.
His reply to all questions was: Il will
not say word" and more than that
|. could not be obtained from him.