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Show E. 0. Lcnthenvood Candidate for Congress Mr. Loatherwood was born In the Statu of Ohio lu 1870 and Is of Scotch-Irish Scotch-Irish nnd acrmnn decent. He was educated In tho public schools of his nntlvo Btato, In tho Knnsas State Normal Nor-mal school, In tho University of lu-dluna lu-dluna mid tho University of Chicago. BfBBknPIBBH bbIbbbbIbhbcIiPHbbH BYBYBBYBYBVBn)0 BBB BfBfBfBffBfrV" bV bbbbHt IB BBBBK" VBP BBBB&T 4bHSP 4 dTbTbTbTbvbbkj 1ffflP bTbTbTbTbvbbbW "JP "' bVbVbVbVbVbVbkv v,! bbbbHbLM U VP&t p After receiving hc education ho migrated mi-grated to Kansas For live years he was superintendent of schools In the city of Hamilton in that state. He read law thero also and was admitted to the bar. From Kansas Mr I.eatherwood entered en-tered the University of Wisconsin He was grndunted from that Institution In 1901 with tho h. h. n deeree Whllo In Wisconsin he participated actively In politics and was n mem-ber mem-ber of the celebrated I.nFolletto club Leaving s. after completing his law course In the university, he came direct di-rect to I tah and engaged In the prac Ice of the law. Mr I.eathorwood'8 extraordinary powors as a pleader before the bar wpro soon recognized and In 190't when the olllce of assistant district attorney was created In the third Ju-llclnl Ju-llclnl district, he was appointed to tho position Two years later ho succeeded suc-ceeded to the district attorneyship when his predecessor was elevated by appoliitmont to tho bench. His services ser-vices In this lnrger capacity were so morked tluit lu tho following ynr- vm ho was nomluuti'd by his purty i nnd elected by tho people to succeed himself. As public prosecutor and defendor of tho stnte's rights he has been nil hot. tho public could' desire. He la not only clean, consistent nnd capable ns a public servant, but In his private pri-vate life ho Is a man of high character. charac-ter. His nomination for Congress Is well chosen on tho part of his party and, If elected, ho will bring to tho high office honorable. Ideals nnd nn unusunl capability for serving the Interests of his constituents. |