New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-25
TALK OF JUDGE GRAY.
DEMOCRATS FAVOR HIM.
May Be His Party's Candidate for
President Nert Year.

Judge George Gray. of Delaware is being con-
sidered seriously by Democrats of influence and
conservatism as a strong candidate to nominate for
President next year This fact became known yes
terdav from an ex-United States Senator who
passed out of public life and political activity when
Bryan secured control Of the organization. The
statement was made that within the two
months many of the old time Democrats who were
powerful i'm the DAYS of the Cleveland adminstra-
tion have been quietly comforting, and the name OF
Judge Gray has been discussed as a candidate upon
whom the conservative Democrats of the country
could unite. It is believed by certain of these lead
ers that Judge Gray be nominated. a united
party brought TO his support and the Democracy
turned back into the channels of conservatism and
divested OF the charlatanism and faacies that
have held sway for the last eight years.
3t is said that Bryan is growing weaker day
f& lay and that his hold upon the organization
wien Inc convention meets next year will be 50
feeble that he will hardly he in position to
make trades On the other hand. Hill, German and
Others are carrying on an internecine warfare that
threatens their own political destruction far as
the nominal tion is concerned. 1t is believed that
Cleveand's boom launched too early to make
it effective. even If there was a chance Of nomi-
mating him The general opinion among the con-
servative Democrats is that while Cleveland would
be a strong man to nominate and would a safe
candidate. vet his nomination would revive the
animosities and feuds Of his last administration,
call forth the spectre of a third term and initiate
against the success of the party the polls,
if his nomination could be brought about
On the other hand. it is pointed that Judge
Gray has kept singularly clear of the drawings
in his party. and has maintained dgnifed atti-
tudn and served his country well in the various
duties that have been assigned to him. He is
sidered a sterling Democrat of the old school, and
his record in the Senate as a gold Democrat is
recal He'd. Strong efforts viii be made to bring about
the nomina ton Of Judge Gray, it is said, and
the ex-senator who made this statement declared
that il was only by nominating Judge Gray, or
some other Democrat of that type, tnat the De
mocracy could be redeemed or hope for victory.
IIt6y has bpe
twenty years He is now siXtyfour years of age.
In 1898 President Mckinley appointed him mem
Der of the Peace Commission TO draft the treaty
with Spain After his return to this country he
was apponted United States Judge for the lid
Circuit of Pennsylvania. He was graduated from
Princeton in 1883 and later from the Harvard Law
School He practised law in his native State and
served il as Attorney General He a delegate
to the Democratic National conventions Of 1876
1850 and 1891. He chairman of the strike COM
that settled the coal strike last year
lie has served a : a member of the Anglo-Americap
Joint High Commission and of the International
Committee on Arbitration under The Hague Con-
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