New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-02
SENATOR GRAY HONORED.
APPOINTED JUDGE OF THE lid judi
CIAL CIRCUIT.
HIS SERVICES AS PEACE COMMISSIONER
RECOGNIZED BY THE PRESIDENT.
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Washington March 1.-The President has
offered to Senator Gray. of Delaware and he
has accepted, the new Circuit Judgeship created
under the recent act OF Congress in the llld
Judicial Circuit, comprising Eastern and West
ern Pennsylvania New-Jersey and Delaware.
His associates in the circuit will'be Marcus w.
Acheson. of Pittsburg and George NJ. Dallas. OF
Philadelphia Justice Shiras. of the Supreme
Court has for some years been assigned to this
circuit from the Supreme Court.
Mr. Grays term in the Senate will expire on
Saturday next
It mas been known for some time that the Presi-
dent was desrous of showing in practical and
striking manner his appreciation of the services
rendered TO the Administration and the country
by the Senator as OF the Peace Commits
sioners TO Paris Senator Gray accepted that
yost, and undertook the discharge of its arduous
duties against his own inclination and against
the advice of his political friends. He knew
that a Legislature was about to he elected III
his state and that that Legislature would be
called upon 10 choose his successor. HIS pres
ence in the country might not. perhaps have
changed the result. in view Of the facts now
known. vet the situation at the time when ne
accepted the Peace Commissionershlp was GER
tainlv such as to call on his part for a display
personal considerations which the President
now takes the greatest pleasure in recognizing.
The offer. it is understood, was made by the
President two days ago, and the Senator defi-
nitelv decided TO accept to-day.
SENATOR GRAY's PUBLIC SERVICE.
c,aoree GRAY is a native Of Delaware, having
been born in Newcastle in 1910. He was gradu-
ated at Princeton when only nineteen years OF
age After studying law for a short time win
his father and spending year at the Harvard
Law School he was admitted to the bar in lS63
In 1879 he was appointed Attorney-Genera OF
the State Of Delaware by Governor Hall ana
reapponted in 1884 by Governor Stockey. lie
was also a delegate 10 the Democratic National
Conventions at ST. Louis in 1876 al Clnclhhau
in 1850 and al Chicago in 1884. Upon the aP-
nointnoent Of Thomas r. Bayard as Secretary oi
state in Grover Cleveland's first Administration
he vas elected 10 the United States Senate to
fill Mr. Bayard's unexpired term ana was re-
elected in 1887 and in 1893 In the fourteen
wears of his service in the United states senate
George GRAY has easily maintained the best ira
ditions of Delaware's representation in that as
ting,,ished body He has that same suaNe yet
tenacious manner which distinguished ms pIeut-
cessor but backed. unlike Mr.. Bayard 5 caSe; uS
a solid knowledge OF the principles 'I law
v,here Ravard led successfully though uncon-
sciously perhaps. by an appeal to pontlcdl p'eoT,
dent and prejudice. Mr.. Gray vas able upon an
irnrortant occasions to make his influence teit
among his colleagues by tact, patience ana 1oI-
bearance At no time did he feel calico upon
as Mr. Bavard often did. to announce solemnI!
amid the gloom created by Following t Niltn
would no longer follow, that wisdom nlsht
die with him, and that the end OF all tnlnsss
political was in sight. Where Mr.; bay a,u
posed as above party. yet never was known 10
cast an independent vote in or out OF the S Sen-
ate Mr. Gray sacrificed nothing Of MS stanulng
as a marty man or his self-respect by sturdy
adherence 70 principles and conditions such as
he saw them. The decline In latter years OF
his influence on the Democratic side OF tne
chamber is 10 be traced to causes when ne III
no way was able to control. An analysis ol
these causes would involve the history OF Ihe
partv which still calls itself Democratic for
that there is neither time nor space mere s
Senator Gray's committee work was oUho
nrincipallv in the Committee on Foreign re
Iations and that on the Judiciary as ue
hater he ranked high by reason OF MS re-
eourceful tenacity. which surrendered only When
the case was shown to be hopeless. hls u.s. trans- ~
fer 10 judicial 1onors IS received win dp-
proval. irrespective Of party.