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BARTLETT S,• ' ■ ^Republican .Candidate For~ State’s Attorney Attorhoy Bartlett Si Gray, of 7GenoseQ, Who U a candidate for the Re--pnhliPAn nomination for State’s Attorney of Henry^County^t tho Primaries t (TlxTheld Aprll 1912,1s meeting with encouragotnenrtn his canvass throughout the dounty. i .' Aa is wiell~lchoWhT^M?crGraT^t5~an~Illinois-product—helng-a graauate -Ol_an£-Cityahd High Schools of XacEsonville,Illinois, in which ho won a competitive,scholarship in the University of Illinois. Ho is a graduate of theof the University of niinois, and a post giaduato^f^htrtavrSchool ofHarvardUniversity.- -” * ” ,After being admitted to the practice of law in-the State of Illinois inOctoberTlOfri ,~5ehe«imo conneCt^-Tyith-the-woll-knowh-Taw-ilrin-o'f Worthing-ton Reeve, of Jacksonville, Illlnois.T Hi^ experience wjth thfahgnwas ex-tensive and especially well calculated to fit him as prosecuting officer, as Mr. _ Worthington r * tha^sanfor member.of-thc flrm^.was.at^thatJLimft United Stated District Attorney for-that-section-of-lllinoi3rand^pro6ccuted all cases for the United States in tho Federal Courts of that district.Mr. Gray removed to Genesen, Illinois, in tho year 1906, and engaged in the practice .of Taw.* Since that time his experimiee ia general practice has shown him to be a forceful, energetic and resourceful attorney, and hi^ success hasbeen notable. . - .He has served as attorney in much of the important ^theStateot Hlinois-and the United States Courts. His ability as a prosecutor has —beenrrecognized bythepresentState!s^Attomeyrwho has repeatedly called upon Mr. Gray to represent him in prosecutions in this section of the County when the —State-s^Attornoy was unable to bQ-pcesentin pccsoxhW t--------_ . ■ t. ■ , ■ ■.■■■I.I — ■ hiiil mmmmtmMr. Gray is married and resides on PearFatreetJn Geneseo In this County,- He has always.been astaunoti Republican, hot this is the first time he baa ever allowed hia name to be considered for any public office. He is not a candidate 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 lawyert and Who also feel that Mr, Gray is peculiarly fitted by education and.experience t6 meet these requirements, and properly discharge the dhti^of the ofBcb of State^Attoraey of Henry County. ^
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Geneseo Republic
Geneseo, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 15, 1912
Page 9
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