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- Republican .Candidate ForState’s~re$nUJ_ei-jfHa,3*|P-Imbe n*1-fr.©drb-H1rfutid. Attorney Bartlett Si Gray, of GeneseQ, Wlio ia a candidate for the Republican nomination for Stated Attorney of Henry County^t the Primaries tobe~fceTd'April 1912; is meeting with encouragotnenTiu bis canvass through-out the douoty. * , 4 #.-Iilinois-productrbeinR-a-graduate -0X-tbe-Cityahd High Schools of TacEsbnville, Illinois, in which ho won a competitive, scholarship in the University of Illinois. Ho is a graduate of the School of the Univeriity ohOIInoSr and' a post gi^dirat^of-tlitrtaw'School of-HarvardAfter being admitted to the practice of law in‘the State of Illinois inOctober7To64,'5e~be»me conneCt^vrith^he-woll-known-Iaw-firui-o'f Worthing-ton Reeve, of Jacksonville, niinois.r Hi? experience with thm flmwas ex -tensive and cspeciaUy well calculated to fit him as prosecuting officer, as Mr. wyrvrt.hingtonr* the^sanjor member. 51 the flrmt..Ks,a.UffiattJlimo United StatesDistrict Attorney for-that-section-of-lllinois-and-'prosecuted all cases for theUnited States in the Federal Courts of that district.Mr. Gray removed to Genesee, Illinois, in the year 1906, and engaged in the practice of law.’ Since that time his experience in general practice has shown him to be a forceful, energetic and resourceful attorney, and hi? success hasbeen notable. -.He has s.orved-as attorney In much of the important litigation of ^ thislasVffisrVBm iirtke....... ' —COUuVV iUl tuu 1CW)V J —-V----— *the State of minolraid the United States Courts. His ability as a prosecutor hasbemnrec^riized-bythe presentStatelsrAttorney^who has repeatedly called upon Mr. Gray to represent him in prosecutions in this section of the County when thete-9^ttorney^was^nabie^to-be.pgeaent in person, „........................Mr. Gray is'married and resides on PearFstreeOn Genes eo In this County. ha hu alwavs been astunoh Republican, but this is the first time he has eve^^hl^e^^SSd^Tordate of any faction.His candidacy is receiving support throughout the county by_those who believe that the office of State’s Attorney should be filled by an experienced, energetic and competent lawyer, and trtao also feel that Mr. Gray is peculiarly fitted by education and. experience t6 meet these requirements, and properly discharge the dhti^Of the office of State’^rAttoraey of Henry County.
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Geneseo Republic
Geneseo, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 15, 1912
Page 9
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