Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-13
GOSSIP OF TAE hoIEls.

hes. Narsnrr GA Horse Racing.
"Do you anticipate any split over the
nomination. asked reporter Tor Tie
HTELr0RAA Herald uf l.. Mcknight
Sellers. editor of the ce dar springs
Clipper. last night. "No. nothing OF
the kind. The lew people who are
growing about Belknap arc the men
Who dldn't get the postoffices. The
masses of the people are with him, aud
know he is the strongest man VINO
could nave been selested. You go out
IN the country and ask any farmer who
MS choice for Congressman IS, ana II
he's q Republican, he'll tell you Charlie
Beiknap every time. You ask my old
soldier, and he'll say Charlie Belknap.
You go IN these little villages and you'll
lind one or tWo men vino are kicking
against Belknap. They wanted the
postotice aud couldn't Get II. Theu
kicking doesn't cut any figure. came
here 10 vote for the man whom |
thought could TOLL the most votes, aud
| WAS confident that Chafl c Beiknaa
was the man. Hes nearer tue people
than any other man. OF course he
didn't get all the Kent county deicga-
ton, hat he got thlrty-one votes. Know
ing those delegates as / DO, I'm conh-
dent that the SON of Man couldn't have
received their unwayerng support
There are some OF them that would
nave bolted him.
Ed. L. Smith of indianapolis IS at the
Morton. Mr.. Smith WAS formerly
Grand Rapids newspaper man, and was
once city editor of the TEIEGRAM-HRE
AID. Lately he has been connected
with the Detroit Free Press, but has re-
signed there 10 accept the position OF
managing editor of the Indianapolis
Sentinel.
The Rev. Washington Gardner was
| found at his room ut the Eagle last
evening, resting himself. lie greeted
reporter of the TELEGRAM-HERAL
very pleasantly, and began TO ask num-
| erous questions concerning the conven-
ton. II was there through only part
| of it," he said. ''Pm en- way TO Mus
| kegon TO attend meeting OF the exec
| utlve committee OF the State Sunday
| Schools. ] heard about the convention
| and went up. You see used to live IN
| Grand Rapids. practlced law here
year or two. Albion College is in ex-
| cellent condition. We shall have 1T
least 600 students there tins year. Our
| freshman class number So" Mr..
Gardner asked several more questions
about politics and some about the
| horse race. "Mr. Williams seems to DC
q straight forward man who has dem
| onstrated, like Mr.. Arney. that horse
| racing can be made honorable. / think
Mr.. Arney made very good distlnc-
| ton between trottlng for q purse and
betting. There Is no more harm in
| trottlng horses fer q purse than there
is in several young men holding an or
atorlcal contest for a medal" And
Mr.. Gardner's questions concerning
| the appearance of the two horses
showed that he has a genuine love for q
beautiful horse.
Several members of the last legisla-
| ture gerrymandered Morton House
| dinner yesterday.
| W. A. Cartier, a Ludington lumber
manufacturer, registered at the Eagle
last night.
The Hon. Geo. Mcbride. of Grand
| Haven, is Il guest at the Morton. lie
came to the convention.
j. Il. Bullock, of Jack son, n dealer in
musical instruments, took dinner with
Landlord Riseley yesterday.
Casslus ID. bowling, real estate
dealer of the $500, invested in q
Morton House dinner yesterday.
j. c. Blanchard, of Bots Blancs
Island, q lumberman and mine owner,
IS at Sweets.
Mrs. Fitch Phelps, of Big Rapids,
wife of State Senator Phelps, took DIN
ner ut the Eagle yesterday.
Chas. Starrett, city marshal of Dow
agiac, run in" one of Landlord John
sons dinners yesterday.
Louis J. Fas9uelle, Petoskey book
seller, is IN the city buying goods. He
is guest at the Morton.
F. J. Clark, of Chicago, travelling
passenger for the Rock Island, Is at the
Morton.
C.. C. Ellsworth, a Greenville attorney,
is "A guest at Sweets.
". b. Mcpherson, a Muskegon lawyer,
is IN the city.
Il. L. Williams, Saranac real estate
i dealer, took din er at the Morton yes.
terday.