The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-30
DEATH OF MR.. GRESHAM.
The Secretary of state Expires In
Washington, D. c.

calm or more peaceful.
For two hours preceding dissolu-
ton there had been no indication
either of pulse or a heart beat.
He lay during that time with his
head resting On the arms of his
daughter, Mrs. Andrews, while his
devoted wife sat by his side, his
hands clasped in hers; This face SO
turned that his last conscious gaze
should rest upon her.
And so the minutes dragged
slowly on until the end came. He
was conscious to the last.
He suffered greatly during the
preceding forty-eight hours, after
the pneumonia symptoms were
complicated with his diseases, and
was only temporarily relieved by fire.
quent hypodermic injections. But
as the end approached his suffering
disappeared and he passed away as
quietly as a tired child sinking to
slumber in the arms of its mother.
Walter Quinton Gresham was
little more than sixty-three years
cid when his record as soldier,
iurist and statesman was closed by
death, He was essentially an In
dianian though of late years claim
ing residence IN Illinois. Born in
Harrison county, Indiana, March
II, 1882, and receiving all his early
education and legal training in that
State, he abandoned prosperous
law practice, and a membership in
the State legislature in August,
1861 to throw his whole energies
into the prosecution of the war for
the defense of the Union. His
gallant and conspicuously able
services in that capacity secured for
him the strong friendship of Gen.
Grant and the respect of his con-
federate opponents which was
frequently manifested in after life.
He entered the service as lieuten-
ant-colonel of the 36th Indiana
volunteers, was breveted brigadier
general for gallantry IN the siege of
Vicksburg, and retired as major
general.
After the war closed he was
brought forward prominently as a
political candidate. He ran for
Congress in the New Albany, Ind,
district in 1866 as a Republican and
was defeated. Then he was APP
pointed financial agent of his State
in New York city, and while head
ing this position, was selected by
President Grant for appointment
as United States District Judge in
his native State. In 1880, Judge
Gresham and Benjamin Harrison
were leading candidates for United
States Senator and Mr.. Harrison
secured the election. After the
death of Garfield in 1882, Judge
Gresham was rendered the position
of postmaster general in President
Arthur's reorganized cabinet and
resigned his district judgeship to
accept it. When Secretary Folger
died in 1884, after his overwhelm-
ing defeat as candidate for governor
of New York by Grover Cleveland,
Mr.. Gresham was transferred to the
treasury portfolio thus vacated.
The duties of a cabinet officer
were not to his taste, and at his
own request President Arthur NOM
mated him after barely three
months service as Secretary of the
Treasury to the position of Circuit
Judge for the Seventh Judicial
Circuit, which embraces the States
of Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.
He retained his position until at
Mr.. Cleveland's urgent personal
request he joined President Cleve-
lands second cabinet as Secretary
of State. But in the meantime
varying political movements had
brought his name forward as a can
didate for the Presidency.
In 1892 the Populist party sent a
delegation to tender Judge Gresham
a nomination at the head of their
ticket, but he declined to accept the