Show THE PEOPLES PARTY POSITION JUDGE gresham is ie now seriously talked of as the possible nominee by the peoples peopled party convention at om aou aha on the ath of july next he la is a native of Indi indiana anai it is mild that his views are in accord with much that the peoples peopled party favor he is also popular with labor organizations and labor leaders udera le it is reported that these latter will defray groshams Gre shams campaign expenses in the event of his acceptance of the nomination judge gresham greeham Is about sixty years of age he has bag an excellent war record he received a wound before atlanta the effects of which still cause him pain at times 0 o he also distinguished himself as military commander in man derot of the natchez district alo after after fter the war he served a term in congress and later was offered ered several places by gen Grant but declined them among the offices he declined was that of Bec secretary retry of the interior but he be sub accepted that of united states district J adge he was a gnp W didace for the U S senate from I 1 indiana in 1880 but was not success successful fu I 1 he acted for one year an postmaster general era under president arthur and then succeeded secretary folger in the treasury ry department towards the elope close of Ar arthurs administration but only held the position a few months he was appointed united states circuit judge in december 1884 by president arthur which place he still holds judge gresham is one of the most popular members of the federal judiciary in the whole united states he has rendered several decisions in which he emphatically denounced combines trusts and monopolies olies the seventh judicial circuit embraces indiana northern illinois southern Ill illinois luois eastern wisconsin and western wisconsin walter 0 gresham and W A woods are the circuit judges and justice harlan the supreme court me member in bar of the sa same me circuit lu in 1888 judge gresham was a candidate for nomination before the chicago convention H his s chances at first were considered good col ingersoll was his s companion A scene occurred on that occasion which no doubt disconcerted concerted dle the Gres Greeham itea col ingersoll was actually compelled to cease speaking when it was learned that gresham was bis candidate if the judge accepts the omaha nomination it will certainly complicate complies tv matters in the ensuing election thourl it is well known has not even the ghost of a ohan ceTor president |