Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-11
MR.UBRIENATHOME
OF HIS COMING APPOINTMENT
rso1xh H.s Own Hopes Ass Modasss-
Jsaa c Fsszossslds op.nisn -
Owen On h. Rssusa.

The Hoa. Thomas j. OBrisu and
the Hon Joan G. f.tz6ersld arrival
nome froa wAs1.ngsoa late last even
inx. where they we're each called upon
SHORTY slleEssrds 81 reportsr for
TnE HkakLn- Asked - TO the work IN
Mr.. OfBrea's behalf. Mr.. Flkz6ersid
cad; I'VE reached Washington last
Monday, and On tuesday morning MI
Patton. Mr.. smstn and myself called
oa the president. in company win
Senators AcNillan 4nd stoekhritEs-
Ia ealing with the senstors shsfs
w1sn't .hs slightest difficulty "a zussog
an immediate 8pdlsoee. The irtsr-
vssw VA act long. Tns president la
tsned att>ntivslv. and asket severA.
questions regarding our candidate. tut
sd notninx 10 eommlt hi,us~if either
nay. Nv osn opinlon 70 tnat ne nAo
rot thea made up as mad on tie sp-
polnLmsn.-
Urged His oasifnsAfteas.
.aNo. ~s dldn't urge any questions OF
claims Of the state or anything OF mat
nature. Dir. nzrrisoa would not have
listened TO thai N connection VITA mat
appointment. We urged solely the
qaxllneat.ons Of me man and tna fact
tnss cur STATE bad unitsd on hini-
heard sacs that joseph Il. Noore OF
Lager j. esnd date aud 10 supported
by Il senator Palmer. but believe there
% l.ttlo IA u.
..Of course you understand that there
vili &c no vacancy unless the seuate
con fi-ms Judge jsckson'sappoininieuL
4nat vAs referred 10 the Judiciary
committee last Monday and vii De
acted on. no douot. next week The
general belief in Washington 10 that
Judge Jackssn vii certainly ba co.,
nrmed. ms sent nent which We hear
abous the country OF opposition 10
Judge Jackson doesn't prevail ia
Warrington a. all FROM my ol,servA-
ton | believe there - scarcely any op-
position TO nim among tue senators.
senator Harms % Tennessee % oppcsed
% him on account OF a difference IN
opinion a. d TIER state debt Policy bat
10 = the only one | know OF. IL 70 the
very general impression there that u
~ zn excellent appointment ! should
say there ant one cnsnee IA . miiHou
against rs confirmation. AZ 10 acaon
he.nx postponed by hiloustsrsng there
- no likelihood of that.
Other Things Ar. xquAi.
srrennessee has . candidate IN the
person of Justice Wallace apc Ken
lucky has Judge Bradley. | don't
know whether spsc.al efforts have teen
made for either. Zach of tnese states
u.ll nov have an associate justice:
Michigan has Brown. kentucky, Iar-
Ian, snd Tennessee, Jackson. IL the
appointment comes TO Nicnigsa, and
thers = no reason why Il may not, MIR.
OfBrien will yet IL feel quite nope
ful about 10 from the encouragement
gwen me by our senators, voo are
on innmats terms Of course with the
president and m feel very confident.
congressman - Donnell OF Jackson,
WHO "a great Tread OF Mr. O'Br.sn, 4
dong all ne can a.so &c secure the ap
po.ntment.H
M O'Ertsn'. Ideas
Mr.. O'nrisn vas found IN his litrarj
enjoying the comforts OF home Vita
his usaal nodesty be said that hi
should much prefer not TO be quotes
p>rsonslly. he regards the situation
calmly snd sad tnst the only con
clusion ne couia reach IN hrs own min.
- mat the chances for each Of TIT
four states getting the spposntmen
are relatively equal. though atdst
he. IL TIE appointment comes 10 hich
igsa. see no reason Why t vii no
come 10 ne" lie id not call on Mr.
Harrison n al, ne sad, and has M
acquaintance with HIM other t1an I,
have met him on one or two formal oc
cssioes ''lou may, however, quot
me- az s2ylug ,his. IL you will" said he
s.Wniehsvsr ~sy this sppointmen
goes. 1 csnnot but express my varmes
granfuds - toe newspapers, - m,
friends tor their kind and unauimou
suoport ana especially To Judge Aoni
zomery for his very generous act u
Withdrawing frori Dis candidacy n on
der 10 Iadorse r1ine. ttss not Away
sain such coafsst< Is 10 exceedingly
rare aud assure you I deeply spprs
cists o."