St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-06
THINKING IT over.
Judge Lochren Makes Two
Calls on President
Cleveland.
The Jurist Undoubtedly Ten
dered the Commissioner
ship of Pensions.
He Is Considering the Cues
tion of Accepting the
Offer.
Judge Rea Is the Man Who
First Brought Lochren
Out.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-This morn
ing Judge Lochren and National Com
mtteeman Doran called at the White
house. and paid their respects to the
president, and at haIf-past o'clock IN
the afternoon the judge called again,
and spent nearly an hour in close con-
verse with Mr.. Cleveland. The result
of this interview, it seems reasonably
certain, was a tender of the post of
commissioner of pensions TO the Mime
apolis man, and his acceptance is the
only question in the way of his nomina-
ton. The president told Senator
Palmer that the matter would be de-
cided in forty-eight hours, and Judge
Lochren said this evening that the queS-
tion may be disposed of tomorrow. This
much is certain, Judge Lcchren has not
declined the office, for when he was
asked this evening whether he would
see the president tomorrow, he said:
II expect to meet him. again tOmOr-
row. | can say nothing this evening,
simply because there is nothing to say"
"Nill you make up your mind tomor-
row." queried the GLOBE representa-
tive.
Il think So" was the reply of the
Hennepin iurist.
Great pressure is being brought TO
bear on Judge Lochren to induce him to
accept, and he has today received sew
eral hundred letters and telegrams from
old soldiers in all parts of the Union
Urging Him 10 Consent
TO his appointment These, however,
do not have the influence of those that
have told him that in the opinions of the
writers it is his duty TO accept. Judge
Lochren has strong ideas on the ques
tion of duty, and if he is considering
the tender of the president in that light,
hewill soon make up his mind and ac-
cept. There has been considerable in
terest manifested by a great many
people as to whom the credit is due for
calling the attention of the president to
the distinguished Minneapolis man, and
already there are number claiming
the honor, for such it is. OF course,
Mr.. Cleveland had heard of Judge
LOchren, but be did not know of his
peculiar qualifications for commits
SiOner of pensions until a few
weeks ago. and Judge John P. Rea, of
Minneapolis, is the man who started
the Lochren boom. Judge Rea. as is
we'll known, came from Lancaster, Pa,
and is a relative of Attorney General
Hensel, of the Keystone state When
the politicians began to talk about this
man and that man as possible sue
cessOrs to Gen. Raum, Judge Rea wrote
to Mr.. Hensel and described Judge
LOchren to him. This letter was de-
livered to Mr.. Cleveland. and started
him to inquire about the Minneapolis
jurist. The first Minnesota man the
president asked concerning Judge
Lochren was Hon. Dan w. Lawler,
but Mr.. Hensel had talked to Mr.. Doran
regarding the Rea letter and Judge
Lochren several days before Thus it
will be seen that Judge Rea is the man
whose clear head and tact brought
about the consideration of Judge
Lochren by the president for the office
Of commissioner of pensions.
Senator Washburn, who was among
the presidents callers today. also took
occasion TO commend Mr. LOchren very
warmly, and it is said tonight the presi-
dent has decided to appoint him. The
expectation is that the judges name
will be sent to the senate in a day or
two. The president is quite enthusiastic
in his BELIEF that he has secured a man
who will administer the office as well as
Gen. Black did during the first Cleve-
land term.