Show prohibitionists NAME CHAFIN mom nom nee for pres dent known as gen al at gene chicago eugene W tr chafen genial gene as he Is known to his friends nominee of tle prohibition party for the presidency cv Is a native of wisconsin but Is how now a resident of 0 illinois and is one of the most giomi nent members of 0 his party in this state he Is an attorney and has been a candidate for the prohibition nomi nation for governor of illinois lill at the coming state convention of his party he was born in walworth county wisconsin november 1 1852 he worked on a farm by the month to defray his expenses while at the W 0 VA XV hersity of wisconsin from which he was graduated in 1875 he practiced law in waukesha wis tor for 25 years he was state president of the epworth league two terms and grand chief templar of the state good Temp lars four terms a candidate on the ticket for attorney general of wisconsin twice and for governor in 1898 in 1901 he came to chicago he is the author of lives of the prest dents and lincoln the man of sor ron rows s he ile belongs to the odd fel lows and other societies |