Telegram-herald., 1888-05-26


rHE osE-ARnKD soLOIEK-
Rsssssly. Judge ALLzs b Moasz. Of
our own supreme Court, hss been tre-
quantity mentioned 80 . m person 10 %
somlssssd By the Democratic party -
candidate Tor Vice President
IL seems 10 b quite generally conceded
that the nominee Tor Viee-Presidsnt
should nos DO from thu Eastern States.
and the opinion IL also very prevalent
that othsr things being equal. ss soaid
BE- both wise aud polite 10 select Union
soldier. e. . candidate
II, By the sslsetion Of do person to
associats with President CLEvELAsD IN
the coming canvass. Michigan can bS
rasds snrs Tor the Democrats, clearly Il
- wise and proper FOR the Democratic
party 10 try 10 make that selection.
Has Judge MoRsE the qualifications
needed Cor she high postum
Would his nomination DO both wise
and polite
A brief sksfch Of his life aud character,
gathered from entirely reliable sources,
in fact from those Who have known him
intimately from his boyhOod. viii not DO
untlmsly or out OF place.
ALLEN u. MoEss wes born 10 Otisco.
Ionis county, Michigan. January Z, 1889.
His father, Hon. JoaS L. MORsz. was 81
early settler Ia the county and Judge
Mossx tho first white child born In that
township. Disco. ia the early history OF
tho county. vas noted FOR the intelligence
of ia citizsns and has been called the
athens" OK Ionia eoanty. The father OF
Judge MORSE represented Ionia county
IN the Legislature Of the State and was
twice slssssd Judge OF Probate, was q
man Of much more than ordinsry ability.
well informed, and whsrsTr known,
noted for bis integrity Of character and
strong common sense. Ho removed from
Otisco 10 Iowa ssvsral years since.
About two years prior TO the breaking
out OF the Civil War, Judge MoEsE
closed his studies az the Agricultural
College OF Michigan and at once COM
msncsd TIE study OF Law in Ionis. In
the Spring OF 1861 hs enlisted as private
IN the Sixteenth Michigan Infantry. was
afterwards oornmissiousd as First Lieu
isnant "a the Twsa.y-Erss Michigan
Rsgimsns. snd rose 10 the rank OF Msior.
Hs served frat in Virginia, IN McCLEL-
Lass dsparsmsnt. sf:srvsrIs in the
West and At ths Battle OF Mission Ridge
lost an arm in that ns morabls chsrSs.
Ga leaving The service. be as once re-
srmed shs study OF bis chosen profess
sion. was soon admitted 10 the bar, and
very soon numbered among the most
promising and capable lawyers OF the
Safe. Ia 1866. when bnt twsnly seven
years old. hs wss elected Prosecuting
Attorney % Tonis county by majority
never before OF since given 10 any other
candidate. between sixteen and seventeen
hundrsd. he wss rs-sleetsd 10 1868 In
1874. be was elected State Senator, from
the district composed Of Ionis and Mont
calm eoaaiiss. sbsn largely Rspublicsn,
against = Republican compstisos, by q
large msioriiy. He 5scliasd reelection
and conunue,l 10 the active pFsOties OF
his profession until 1885. when be was
elected Justice Of the Supreme Court.
His competitor for the plscs he now
holds. vas ths thsn Incumbent OF ths
ofice. Hon. THOMAS NJ. CooLET, = man OF
more than national reputation. great
LAWYER. q remarkable worker. IN sxtrs-
ordinary Judge and . man % uaaulIssd
character ssd integrity: Jet Judss MeRsE
was elected by . majority OF about thirsy
Thousand
Assm man "a Is plain and unsssuming.
there being no srist0crstic element in bic
msks al. lie II entirely devoid Of scant
CT hypocrssy: Is EASILY approached 81 the
poorest and ss the ssrns siuis fully cap
able u sustaining hirsslf With digpisy
aud credit IN ths prsssocs o. The highest.
he Is svsr fearless in shs expression Of
hrs opinion. and possesses IN great de-
gree. that frank aud outsDoken honesty
which always sodssrs man 10 the
people. he is IN me prime Of life aud of
vix0ruus heslta.
As a lawyer. No man Who ever net hia
IN a legal ccrtsss. doubted his legal
learning. bis sbility % his skill he has
been an indelatigsbis worker in BIS pro-
hsssioo. ard few men can unrsvsl q
tangled mass q sacTs or zrnsp TIE en-
tents q writing mere qaicslY CT ccn-
plessly than IA The controilinz qsery
viii him. ss q lawyer or iadg-. a. -
every question. seems - -. what = right
ard i1st rather shsn where. 10 Tie
rechaicshiies Il TIE Isw poink
IA sDeakes. 10 "a clear. ssrnest snd
eleausnt. AMI sor -ccre than twenty-five
yesrs. whether sddrsssinx Jury. a
polisicsi ase4sine Or an assembly q hss
ed comrades. as hss nsvsr tsiisd b inter-
az. instxact aaa plesse
~ = iariss. ssucs BE ~ert rpcn re
terch he bss sen golden opsnicns De
= rext - tee yeonx-st s@rnrer Il TIE
Ceuft. 80 his cpfnicne BY 80 Par IT the
state sre sorSii--s,i ss elssr snd shss -
arr test smsaase RON ihst Ccar.. and
fee Snrrene CcoTt e Michixsn. su,cne
a. aarss - ne rnsun, Saserve.ily rank=
.ah tas sslest sn.l TIE basf