Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-25
VILE HE TAKE IT?
Judge Gresham Can Be the
Third Candidate.
WANTED BY THE PEOPLES PARTY

Alleged Interviews With the Lead ers in
Which His Honor Is Said to Have
Been Wilma Chance for Him to
Throw the Election Into the House
Clarkson's Opinion of the Situation
Stevenson Visited by DeIegates-Tam-
many to Pull Of Its Coat.
CHICAGO, June 25.-A report was pub.
lished yesterday to the effect that a COM
mlttee of representatives of the knights of
Labor, the Farmers Alliance of this state
and Texas and several others had an in
terview Thursday night with Judge
Gresham at his residence, at which the
Jnrist was urged to allow his name to be
used as the presidential candidate of the
third party at the Omaha convention, but
that in reply he intimated that he doubted
1t being his duty to make the sacrifice de-
handed by the candidacy, and said that
politics had no charms for him except in
his position as private citizen. At Judge
Gresham's residence, however, it was said
yesterday morning that he left for Indiana
Thursday afternoon and none of the MEM
bers of his household had any knowledge
that such conference had taken place.
What Lester Hubbard Says.
Taubeneck as stating that he has a letter
from Lester Hubbard, editor of The Van
guard, in which the following occurs: "a
delegation of our party had conference
with Judge Gresham last "Wednesday
evening, and all agreed that he would ac-
cept the nomination. While in Chicago
Monday and Tuesday met a number of
the leaders and they feel confident that
Judge Gresham would accept the nomiua-
tion. General Warner, of Ohio, president
of the Bimetallic league, had long con-
ference with Mr.. Gresham Tuesday morn
ing and feels confident he would accept
What Is Claimed for the Scheme.
Taubeneck, so the telegram says, contin-
ued: "1t now remains for Judge Gresham
to make some positive announcement.
With him as our leader Harrison or Clave-
land cannot carry state west of the Mis-
sissippi river"
"His nomination, then, would throw the
presidential election into the house?S
"Most assuredly; but it would go there
anyhow"
"Could he carry any state east of the
Mississippi?"
"Henry Watterson said at Chicago on
Monday last that Gresham would wrest
the first victory from the Democracy OF
Kentucky, and those are my sentiments u
1t Rests with the Judge.
Adispatch from Indianapolis says: Judge
Walter Q Gresham is apt to run for presi,
dent yet. 1t looks much as if he would be
named as the standard-bearer of the Peo
ple's party at its coming convention in
Omaha. Whether he shall make the race
or not apparently rests entirely with him,
the leaders of the third party being only
too willing to place him on the ticket. The
judge at present is at French Lick Springs,
In the eastern part of the state, and con.
ference between him and General Warner,
of Ohio, representing the Bimetallic
league, has been held, its object being to
win the judge over to allowing the use of
his name.
Coy, But Almost Persuaded.
The jurist was coy. While not refusing
or consenting, he left the impression on
General Warner that he would not put
aside any honors that the Peoples party
should confer on him. In reply to the en-,
treaties of General Warner Judge Gresham
pleaded that he was too poor; that he
could not afford to sacrifice either the
time or the money nece .sary to make the
race, and that it was essential that he be
free to increase his income whenever he
could do so legitimately
One Obstacle in the WAY.
Judge Gresham, however, said that
with the exception of the suh-treasury
scheme, which to him was visionary and
impracticable, there was no difference be.
tween the Peoples party leaders and him.
self unless it was that many entertained a
stronger hope than he did that we are to
escape bloody revolution before the plu.
tocracy of wealth surrenders itself.