New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-28

a surprisingly large Republican vote ana gained
for himself emlnence as public speaker, depf s
ana leader of political thought. At the same um'
he made good progress at the bar. IT.. .-...r,,ol
The Republican party carefully orsan,Ess'
throughout INDIANA for the great StrhESr OF ip.
Harrison county was Democratic stronghold ttne
hundred But tho Rcpubiicans determined at LEAST
10 reduce that majority. and they put forward Mr.,
was justified. Mr.. Gresham conducted a personal
elecied by good majority In The I.esisl1t,Hiirie ne
was made chairman OF the Committee on Alil'aryy
urged to Its passage bill for organizing the STATE
troops on a war footing: At the same time. VINE
be. he was unremitting in his efforts for peace ana
he prominently figured in securing the assen; Of me
proposition for conference OF the Border state
Inheriting his fathers military spirit. MI Gresham
the captain OF a company at Corydon known as the
legislature Governor Morton APPOINTED him Lieu
and aferwari promoted him to be c c.Iid OF
the SD. in December 1861. Colonel Ciresinamis
But Immediately after the capture Oh roht
Ioneison 1t was sent to join Grant mt Sayannain;
Huributs division Colonel Gresham was made
commander OF the post at savannah ara ne 80 fnl-
chicf-of-staf, Rawilns lie participate IN inc oPetn
Railroad rcioinci Grants army for tho Norm MIS-
b Trr on Amgs 49, % %nd ON the Standardization
of Generals Grant and Sherman Colonel Gresham
was made Brieadier-tieneral His hrst duty IN that
rank was as commander of the military posi- Oh
NaichcZ and he succeeded General 'FOckrl IN
command OF the district His administration thera
was eminenily successful. Cotton Spectators ana
cotton thieves aboundcl ana resorted to every art
Of whcciling bribery and bullying TO YIN MN oNe,'
AT least make him dlsrcgardful 81 iheir opera
his vigilance nor break from his grasp. lie re-
maine1 in command at Natchez until the spring OF
the Seventh Corps In Army of the Tennessee for
m. great Atlanta campaign General Frank Blair
e Eo,nnndnr af m" corps and General McPhes-
son was at the head Of the Army Win both th'se,
confidential
front AT Kenesaw Mountain and In all the opera
tons that followed until July - when ne was ser
ously wounded in the leg at the battle Of lrggeits
I'M and was sent to the rear. Two dnyS i'e tl y
back 10 his Indiana home ana TOR NOR man Il
doctors thought il necessary to ampuiate the in
jITel limb In order 10 save MS me hdt ne "o-
jectod 70 this. and finally regained his heaiA WIN
W WHEN 't Genera Gresham was able 20 get about
som. lie therefor returned to his profession and
With judge butter and Noblc G.. Butler. he was
Ga ,c no f q f@ any ny 5 Mas ncmntei for
Congress against Michael g. Kerr. who VAS after
hap.icsaly Democratic one but Gresham made a
piucky and brilliant canvass ana tno"sn %, Mas
defeated he made such lnroaGS upon Ia" 'I emo,
cratic majority that he next l.'slslainre 10 hoI
from making the race against Kerr again in LIS.
p pot ne INA ansnrai agent Of the stat
General Grant on becoming President in isf'.
nate Where is Gresham he asked Rawlins
one day Practising law IN Indiana Wa ine
r.tly Write 20 him" said Grant. and tel him
wan, him to go to New-Oricans "a Collector ~
tho Port" This honor and its very consder2pc
again with an offer ~ Tho United states p'Str',i
Ntorn'ysnP i@r ihIn"' ana - "- ,hai same YEAR
Grant put him MTG gVA @in.' %Itn2n "feNtht
United States District Cour, OF Indiana. lie hat
pretty busy TIN" on IN" nench Ih" h'hkt'Ii
law had to De administered by him ami The WIS
kew Ring came In FOR aIgc share ~ his attention
Toward nc latter he Ma ~ relentless as judicial
impartialiy would allow, H. sorup'i99l.y "Tg--Y'
was pretty well unl"r.iooi mat Nhiir nr wa,
favor o, The election OF Secretary hr'-'ow 70 sl--
Judge Gresham remained on the bench unfi
Apr.. 49, when President Arthur appointed him
mad JUS died in ofIce He received dispatch In
forming him OF hs appointment Will hr ~ns
prise - hin but he accepted me CALI During bis
Standardization Of the Po-foinrc Department MIR
iermlnci night against the 1ou.s ana sat" Lottery
Mr Gresham ordered its exc. ..ion ih'rcfrom. AMI
carried hi. poln, IN spli" % sr,a, poRcai ana
- President Transferred MN TO the hSa' "i inc
Treasury Department In 'rtobrI ~ ne r.,
signed his portfolio. am IN Dec mn.r ioIo~lns
Juae. Gresham's return 20 BE Federal Bench rs
cuit 'ransfcrroi his residence ant activities ior
,h. u,,t uu. wears 10 Illinois. ami De- gradually
FN..ffs |ffF D
ava l'fe - DIS ratif. state Ia iSss. after four
v.tra on 'h. bench ln Chicago. b." appeared hcfor"
.h. E,rrhlirtu National Convention AS OBJ" ranil-
date ~ Illinois for the Presidential nomination.
though ralNr. 20 obtain the support of ~" fill
.f,t. ie.rtflou Tho nomination WIS carried
o0 .,fer a weeks ha'lofirg. hi BENJAMIN iarrl-
SON. hi. old .inc rival In lriinnn politics NJ.
Gresham az no iims developed Formidable strength
I'm the convention receiving little more than com
rlIm.ufAr, vote IlrsufnIuE his work on th"
bench he relaxed more ami moro his affiliations
with tn. party with which De- had 80 l"uE boon
associated. and hy The tn" the u'Nt PRESIDENTIAL
campaign arrived Dc bad driftcI out or tho Re
publrau ranks In q letter published ~ l''- %"
practically abandoned the party platform AMI
limited his approval ~ The PDpuilsic theories and
ienfcucl.. whose violent and sudden Eruption All
over the country soon 20 drive IN" Harrison
Administration from power The PoIulist con
v~nton held at omaha in July. lN2. offered 10
max. him 4 candidate Tor the Presidency. but
Soon after Mr. Cleveland Wa reelected In 80
v.nber 1902 he determined - ask Judge Gresham
TO take a leading place IN tn" ne" cabinet. and
the Sccrctaryshp Of Sat" was offered 10 and ac-
cepfcl by him early In the winter ~ 1893 His
dis,strous career ln the state Department IS so
fresh In the public memory as 10 require no added
comment here II ia record OF mishaIs ana
blunders from beginning 10 end. ana VII Away
be n lamentablc chapter IN this country's lplo-
,na,lc history Julg" Gresham's lack of all
adaptability FOR the post painfully evident
from the outset and his emphatic failure In II VIII
unloubtedlv be ACKNOWLEDGED even by the most
martial ch Of his career.
Mr. Gresham was married in l>N TO Miss Ma
,ilIa NIcC;rain a daughter OF Thomas Mc,raln of
Harrison County. Indiana. who. with his chill
drcn otto Gresham and Mrs ". II. Andrews,