Show I tS tSvia via y iy fl L L LP P i y Elias Hansen HansenE E LAS HANSEN candidate for the fe of justice of the supreme court of tah was born on January 31 tah of lIe He received his common school schooled schooled ed a ion in the public schools of Utah after after- which he attended the UI of Utah In 1899 he was gr from the normal school of tM University of Utah and in 1902 as h was vlas graduated with the degree degre of oC ofA ofAy AU A 1 from the same institution Ale Ie has been engaged in school t thing for a perio period of or six years o ofie p e year in the common schools of S count county four years ears in the anch normal school at Cedar City Utah tah and one year ear in the llie history de de- de of the University of Utah lIC Be has also spent one year ear and nd a half th employ of the Rocky Mountain company compan in its general of- of ice cc at Salt Lake City telePhone lie He received his legal education inne in inie ie ne University of Chicago and was to practice before the su- su reme court of Utah in 1908 1903 J A Since his admission practice to-practice to he e I I I vas ed of hi at Spanish Fork Utah un- un unil unil un-il un tas il he was elected to the office of o judge of the Fourth Judicial about six years ago He is isnow now serving selvin his s term as such district strict jud ci Jud Judge Jude e Hansen Iansen The following is copy of letter sent to to all Republican b ican attorneys of the state t t The present high standard of our supreme court should be maintained jAt At the comin coming State Republican con con- the best candidate available should should be nominated Ji for the office of justice of the supreme court Not only lawyers of Utah county and the Fourth Judicial district but scores of attorneys throughout the state are urging the of Judge Elias Hansen as the lawyer and judge es- es especially es especially fitted by education training experience and judicial ability to fill this important office Judge Hansen is not seeking this position but the members of ot the bar and litigants ants from alt all parts of the state who have had business in iri his court for the past five and one one hale one years ears have ha recognized his splendid judicial ability andare and arc are insisting on him becoming a candidate What are the reasons 1 Ir He lIe is a man of unquestioned honesty and integrity 2 He lIe is in the prime of his man man- manhood manhood manhood hood being 49 years of age 3 He is well educated in the law having studied at the University of Utah and at the University of Chi Chicago Chi Chi- Chicago cago 4 He has had years of experience as a successful trial lawyer having practiced before the courts of this state since his admission to the bar barin barin barin in 1908 5 He is now nov serving his second term as one of the district judges of the Fourth Judicial district where he has mad made an enviable record Besides he has been called to act as judge in several districts of the state where some of the most important litigated cases have been tried and tried and in all these by his fairness and scholarly knowl knowl- knowledge knowledge knowledge edge of law by his tireless tireless- tireless industrY and power in winnowing out the un un- un essentials and grasping the salient points of a case h he has had ha won the ad- ad admiration admiration ad admiration of all lawyers lawers who have bave practiced practice before fore him and has come cometo cometo cometo to be recognized as one of the ablest jurists in this state 6 lie Hc has been called to sit sit on the supreme me court bench on s several eral oc- oc occasions occasions oc occasions His opinions handed down downin downin downin in these cases are models for clearness clear clear- clearness clearness ness ness in reasoning and construing the law applicable to the matters bc before ore him We W respectfully submit that Ju Judge ge Hansen will add lustre in the good name and high standing of our su- su supreme supreme su supreme preme court if he is made a part of it personnel and we earnestly solicit your support for his candidacy Signed I J 1 1 J J C JACOB COLE COLEMAN IAN A C HATCH HATCHA A H IL EDWIN D HATCH HATCHA A I 1 L BOOTH CHAS DeMOISEY of N U Il POPE IOlE T r W ODONNELL O'DONNELL A V WATKINS WALACE CALDER CALDEn G W E H H BURGESS R W RAY E DILLMAN R R A PORTER BERT 1 L DARTO DART 0 O W PERCY ERCY ROUT ROBT C G PORTER It R II H ANDRUS A N AULT N I R R STRAW RULON HULON J LARSO LARSON Republican Member or of th lh Bar Dar or of f the th Fourth F Judicial District |