Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-30

Judge Allen B. Morse 10 . guest 1t
the Morton. A reporter for iHr Hkk-
AID. Who called on the judge last night.
found him smoking Henry Clay ana
forgetting ell about the recent eiec-
ton. Concerning the rumors OF MS
probable appointment Is Judge Jack
sons successor. Judge Morse said;
IL know nothing about 10, except what
have read. There are 90 many ne
IN the way that l hardly think tne
question - worthy OF dlscnss'on. Judge
Lamar has not resigned; Judge JACK
con has not been appointed - be suc.
cessor. and have not been rendered
Judge Jackson's present position. ~
il we're offered to ne think ] should
accept. Men seldom refuse such po-
sltion - United States Circuit Judge.
But 10 case OF vacancy there would
probably b = good many appilcants-
The circuit includes the states OF len
nessee. Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
and il would be strange indeed II there
we're not more than one lawyer In All
that territory wiling 70 accept such
an appointment. ! do not want the
pension commissionership and shouic
not Jake it If u were offered. AM
not candidate for any office; although
feel sure the administration would
% willing 70 give me anything reason
able. But IT present l intend 10 de-
vote myself 70 the practice Of Law .snd
to make my living in that way. shall
probably leave Iouia. IL 10 too small .
town. shall move either 10 Detroit
or Grand Rapids. / intend TO look
fthe situation over here, and may pos
sibly decide to locate here. shali not
fully decide until ths middle of jan
uary. Until that time shall rest.
hunt and take il easy
c. T. Hurd of Peoria. ILL.,. general
organizer for the Trayelers Protective
association. is = guest ut the Eagle.
''The order has about 800 members
now" Mr.. Hurd said. "Membership
10 limited TO travelling men and their
employers. The association was vir-
tually organized only three years ago.
The old association was 81 .60C in debt.
and its AFFAIRS were In . hopeless con-
dition. The indebtedness of the old
| association has been paid on, and We
have SIC, 900 in the treasury. Our par
ticular ambition il 10 build . santa
rum and home for travelling men. We
expect to do IL next year. Ii will prob
ably be located 1T Hot Springs. We
want q place where the boys that are
rich can go and remain until they are
we'll, and where the men that have
worn Themselves, out IN the interest of
their house may 60 and spend the re-
mainder OF their lives in peace and
comfort. Some of the boys think IL =
Utopian ,6cheme, but the Masons and
Odd Fellows are erecting such ipstitu-
tons. Why should not we?''
He registered At the Morton 90 Arm
| Schlppensett, Amsterdam. Holland.
Will Wood was on the watch, but he
didn't NOTICE the guests address. go
ing to stay over night with usr' he
asked suavely. mo high," replied the
man from Amsterdam In . bewildercd
sort of way. "About two and . half
maybe?" suggested Wood. "No high. !"
repeated the man, manifestly ratified
at Willie's easy and graceful elocution-
ary effort. "High" returned Wood in
an expostulating tone. "Great Scott,
man, you don't call two dollars ana q
half high for . Morton houee room
| fronting on Monroe street and contain
ing all the comforts Of home?"
zone would naturally think that
there is more or less competition be-
tween French, German and American
made plate glass;" said Mr.. May OF New
York ct the Morton yesterday, "but
there 10 really none. The French plate
glass is the finest in the world, the Ger
man 10 next and the American 10 the