| Show I 3 I r h i y yr yElmer r Elmer 0 O Leatherwood ELMER ELMIER 0 O LEATHERWOOD born September 4 1372 on a farm in southern Ohio was educated at the I Kansas State Normal school and the I University of Wisconsin graduated i iI I I from the University ty of Wisconsin with the the thA degree decree of LL n B in 1901 was I en-I en en in public school work from 1894 to 1898 has been engaged in inactive inactive active practice of law Jaw in Salt Lake Lak City Utah tah since 1901 was district attorney of the third judicial district I in the state of Utah from 1909 to 1916 during that time prosecuted several cases for the state that at- at at attracted trad d national attention elected to the and congresses elected re-elected reo re- elected reelected to the congress by by a 11 majority n of Committee Assignments Chairman Expenditures on Public I Buildings committee member Banking Bank Bank- Banking Banking ing and Currency committee member Irrigation and Reclamation committee member Pensions committee Accomplishments Congressman Leatherwood has stood I with his party on all national ques ques- ques- ques I questions and has taken an active interest In securing adequate protection for weste n industries or i or four years ears he forI I has leu let the fight to protect the of in in- in of Utah in the Colorado river and to ate has been successful lie has tak taJ n an active interest in all reclamation matters that affect Utah j and has has done much to further the cause of the he Salt Lake basin project Mr L Lc therwood has taken an ac- ac active active ac active tive inte inter st in legislation for the re- re relief relief re relief lief of I Ir ian lian War veterans and was author o 0 a bill passed at the last session o 0 ol congress making it possible to prove ervice by affidavit in cases es where th name n of the veteran does not appear upon the muster roll lie has d passage of several bills for the l relief lief of citizens of Utah He has been k strong advocate of federal aid aid road and was instrumental in defeating a bill designating the Old Oregon it in a way that was un i un uh-iJ uh fair to ah 1 Sc etar Sc Work Indorses t 1 ll Leatherwood L Reprint t Newspaper Clipping The un unusually efficient record of Represent ive E 0 O Leatherwood of Salt Lake it ity in support of legisla legisla- legislation legislation legislation tion benefi beneficial ial to the far West today induced S Secretary of ot the Interior Hubert Wo to abandon the custom custom- customary customary I ary ar neutrally neutral y of cabinet officers to- to toward to toward ward primacy contests and express express the hope the tha thai Leatherwood may be re re- re renamed renamed named by hi hia party in the Utah primaries maries marks of Se September 9 Secretary Work ork did not stint him him- himself himself self in his p ise of Representative wood Leatherwood hom honn he describes as one of the nn m mt t t useful members on matters pertaining pertain ng to the west now in congress s Representative Leatherwood's woods service service service ice rendered to ty c a department of ot the interior in our r reorganization organization of th ti reclamation ser serve e has been out out- outstanding outstanding out outstanding standing the Int head declared Isis His previous exp expedience ence ence in the house which has covered most three terns will make his service serve e in congress o 0 more value to the people p ople of his stat and of the West than th n 1 would be possible pos possible sible Bible for a new mem member r to render f He lie fHe spoke of Mr Mr Leatherwood Leatherwoo straightforward attitude on c questions in terms of hr hest He has a thorough gasp g asp of we w we t ern em problems and the courage urn urage e nd ability to define his posit positron en th that is much beyond the average the members of the house asserted Sec Sec- Secretary Secretary Secretary Work Not only the large largo questions of pub public lic policy but the smaller matters of immediate interest to groups and individuals in- in individuals in individuals in the communities which ho ha represents as well receive careful at- at attention attention at attention from the Salt Lake member Mr Work recalled In fact there is no member of the house who makes more frequent calls caUs at the department of the interior in inthe inthe inthe the interest of his constituents than Mr fr Leatherwood he said The Th endorsement of Leatherwood Was one of very few which Secretary Work has permitted to give a primary candidate since he entered the Presidents President's cabinet in 1922 I cannot refrain from accepting this thi opportunity to say just juet a few words for Representative Leatherwood is H Ht they t ey will reach his constituents through the th press said the secretary 3 cr t ry |
