Evening journal., 1907-03-25
BOOM STARTED
FOR JUDGE GRAY
Eastern Democrats Prefer
Him For President and
Don't Want Bryan

BALTIMORE. March 25.-The American
says:
When Hon. Henry C. Davis. former
Democratic candidate for vlce-prosldent.
expressed a preference FOR tho nomination
OF Judge George Gray for President by the
Domocuts next year. no gave voice 10 al
sentiment which % being quietly engineer
ed an over the country
Mr. Davis declaration Tor Judge Gray
may bo accepted is the first voice from anI
authoritative source that lays the lines of
the BATTLE next yelr for the Democratic
Presidential nomination. IL means that the
conservative forces In the Democratic
party are preparing to meet the radical
forces headed by Bryan.
Mr Davis secmcd TO think that Judge
Gray IS the strongest Democrat whom his
party can put forth for President
ACQUISITION of the Philippines.
Those Democrats who followed the lead
OF the latte Senator German in opposition
q tho acquisition OF the Philippine Is
lands will recall that Judge Gray, who
"a tho time was q member of the Senate.
Joined President McKnloy's friends .n
ratifying the rlaty with Spain by which
the Philippines were acquired at an exc
pcndlturo of millions of dollars Judge
/ Gray was one of the American commits
soners TO the Paris conference at whicn
the treaty was signed Later he was ap-
rolnted United states judge by Mr.
Mckinley.
These. however. are only Incidents Do "a
long career which has been distinguished
by deeds that mark him TO be an hone
orable. upright man. who possesses great
ability judicial temperament and broad
conception of public duty
Judge Gray IS now G years old. Tie
docs not look his age. His nature is very
gentle; DE is ono OF the fairest of political
opponents. The Republicans, according TO
his idea. are too much in favor of ccn-
trailzadon. IN favor OF doing too much
interfering too much with the manage
mont Of affairs throughout tho countryi ~
other words, favor nntornalsm.
To believes in a.liherai appropriation Of
+. money for propar public improvements.
I Judee Gray has bton heartily ln accord
with the building up of now navy. li'
!, thinks the sums appropriated for this pure
4 pose have been wisely expended, and that
such sums may be- properly classed as
r insurance premiums. as no business man
D who pays his insurance premiums docs
d. so with the hope of having his property de-
. stroyed by fire IN order % obtain the
B amount of his Insurance.
b Judge Gray's dnaciai record is IN acc
/ cordance with the best principles OF the
5 financial world.
Judge Grav's urivnte life is as spotloss
= aa his public life iIo has hld success
ful career in his own state having served
: ahoro FIRST IN public nfe aa attorney gene
o oral. and when he was elected TO tho
4 United states Senate. It can be said ol
Z The Senator that he Is a thoroush gentle
. man: he IS above iriclSs' lt would not %.
] possible ITO make for him any political
q combinations He belongs 20 the school oi
I public men who believe the office should
b seek tho man. and the man never the o.
3 fee.
z ua was Appointment figure IN the Demo-
{ cratic National Convention IN 1876 a'
I Cincinnati in 1850 and again In Chicago M
o. 1854. when he proposed the name OF Bay
] ara 10 the convention.
q lie mas a very clear musical voice
r powerful IN its lower notes, with nn easy
4; eow Of language and ready iuna OF
r Illustration which mikes him most
4 forcible taliScr before public assem-
biage. He is an exceptionally good law
r YER and has thee aim, placid judgment
y Of q man thoroughly experienced In pub
p lie life.
n Judge Gray is gentleman Of moderate
r fortune. and was never connected Will
e any OF the graa. corporation interests
I which struggle at washington q secure
senatorial lawyers as their advocates II
I, Mr.. Bayard had not been in the Cabinet
OF Mr.. Cleveland during the latter's first
r term IL Is probable that senator Gray
would have been offered the post Of at-
torney general. He was also mentioned
IN connection with the office Of chief JUS
tice Of the United States Supreme Court
al the time Mr.. Fuller was appointed
Since his retirement 10 the bench Judge
Grays most important public service as
far as the public could see, was the part
which he played as an arbitrator in set
tling the strike in the anthracite mining
region.