St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-12
OF GREAT INTEREST.
All Glasses in the East Dis
cussing Gresham's APP
pointment.
Many Democrats Accept the
Report With Much Sat-
iSfaction.
Those Not Satisfied Admit
His Ability and Char
actep.
Hoosiep Democrats Warmly
Commend President-Eleet
CIeveiand's Choice.

NEW YORK, Fep. 11.-Nothing in
years has so excited New York poll
tcians as the rumor that Judge GreSh-
am has been invited by PreSident-eleCt
Cleveland TO be the next secretary
of state. And the interest is
not confined to the politicians.
Business men, merchants, bankers
and citizens of all degrees are
discussing the rumOr. and eagerly wait
ing an affirmation or denial from the
presjdent-Plect or the judge. Opinions
vary as to the wisd ON of the choice, if
such it is, but all agree that Judge
Gresham would be a credit to the cabi
net. lie appears to be quite as popu-
lar in the East as he Is in the
West The newspapers of the Empire
state are deyoting columns of space to
discussing the matter, AID the papers
are eagerly sought by anxious citizens
for the latest information to be had.
The Times has this in the course of
column dispatch fIom Washington:
Two things are plainly to be seen in
Washington. One is that a large mum
Der Of the Democrats accept with
satisfaction the report that Judge
Gresham is to go into the cabinet.
while the rest admit the ability OF
the man selected, but protest that there
are Democrats enough 10 ill all of the
offices. Those who have detected some
thing more in The selection of Judge
Gresham for secretary If state or secre-
tary Of the interior, fancy they find in
him Il man
Temporarily Chosen
for the cabinet in order that he may
have a party training for the supreme
court. TO which he may be translated
after the retirement of Justice Field.
The report, however. is most positively
confirmed by persons here, who say
they know that it is true, and
Mr.. Springer knew it so well
that he telegraphed a friend
in Texas, and the news was telegraphed
back as an indication Of the weight of
the worG Of man of prominence. 1t
may be seen from samples of the COM
ments that the appointment, or the re-
port that it has been made, is received
with favor by the Indiana men and
with more or less reluctance by some
others
The Herald leads its local article on
the subject with this: "Nr. CleVeland'S
selection Of Judge Gresham for secre-
tary Of state appears to meet the
approval Of representative Demo
Gratis Senator Vest, of Missouri, is
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. lie says that
personally the appointment suited him
very well, and he believed it would give
general satisfaction. The independent
element in politics, he said, would GER
taiulY praise MT. Cleveland for his
action"
From its Washington correspondent,
the Sun leads with the following:
"Io say that a majority of the Demo-
Gratis in Washington are surprised and
disappointed is TO express very mildly
the feeling caused by the knowledge
that Mr.. Cleveland has offered the
SccretaTysllIp of State
to Judge Gresham, and that he has &C
cepted it. 1t is now believed that this
appointment has been settled upon, and
that it was announced by the friends of
Judge Gresham for the purpose of
getting an expression of pub
lie opinion with regard to
the wisdom of the presidents
selection. AS far as that opinion is re-
Elected by the views of public men in
Washington it is unfavOrable. Nine
out of every ten Democrats privately
say very harsh things about what they
regard as an act of party treachery,
but publicly, Of course, a majority of
them either praise Judge Gresham or
say nothing at ALL"
Continuing. it has interviews with
prominent Democrats, among them the
following: Senator Hill, who dees not
profess 10 be IN the confidence
of Mr.. Cleveland and his cabinet
makers, refused to believe that
Gresham had been chosen. He
placed SO little credit in the announce
ment that he offered today to make a
wager with fellow senator that it was
not true. He found no takers. Repre-
sentative Bynum, like most of the other
Indiana men, takes his medicine heroic
ally. He spoke favorably of Judge
Gresham, and commended his Sc
lection as thoroughly nOn-po-
IiticaI. Senator Voorhees, SAID:
a more manly, truer or
cleaner man than Judge Gresham can
not be found between the two oceans.
His appointment insures a great per-
s0nality at the head of the department
OF state, and a bold and fearless foreign
policy"