Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-07-26
OUR CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE

OUR CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE
Owing to our absence at the congress
sional convention last week, we were
unable to make more than very brie1
mention of the nomination of our es
teemed fellow citizen, w. r. Green, fol
judge in this district. Never, in thu
history of Audubon county have the
nominations of any ticket given more
satisfaction, than in the naming of A
b. Thornell, Walter L. Smith and w
r. Green by the Red Oak convention
To say that the members of the Audi
bon delegation were wild with enthu
siasm over the selection of Mr.. Green
but feebly expresses their feelings
The people of Audubon county, ire
spective of party, express the greatest
qualification in the honor conferred on
the county's candidate. Mr.. Green's
name will add strength to the ticket
and the peoples endorsement of his
nomination will be fully demonstrated
at the polls.
To those, who have met w. r. Green
in business, church and social life, fol
the several years of his residence in thi:
county, we can say nothing, which will
add to the high esteem and honor in
which he is held by the public. And
for those who are not personally &C
quainted with him, we give a short
biographical sketch.
William r. Green was born at Col.
chester, Conn, in the year 1857, but at
an early age, moved with his parents
to Illinois, and grew to manhood at
Maiden, Bureau county. He graduated
from the high school at Princeton, the
county seat, and of his early struggles
for an education, the local papers of
that town, in speaking of his candi-
dacy, among other things, say: "He
will be remembered in Princeton, as the
boy who walked to school from Maiden,
distance of six miles, studying on the
way" Owing to the lack of means, he
was unable to attend school regularly,
and was obliged to do farm work in
the summer and serve as teacher in
winter to obtain money for his school
expenses. But in the face of these diff
ficulties, he not only completed the
course prescribed, but took high rank
in his class. After graduating from
the high school, college course be-
came the object of his ambition, and
Oberlin college was selected as afford.
ing the best opportunities to student
oflimited means.
At college there was yet harder
row to hoe. AS one of the janitors
waiter in the college, dining hall, wood
sawyer, farm and railroad laborer
teacher in winter and ready for any
honest work in summer, our subject
completed his college course and grad.
uated with honor in 1879; but not.
understanding his exertions, consider
ably in debt for his schooling. The
next two years were spent as principal
of the Neponset public schools, where
sufficient money was earned to pay the
school debts.
Mr.. Green's law studies were pur
sued in Chicago in the offices of Met Coy
Pope & Mccoy. Here again he worked
his way, and lighting and cleaning
street lamps and carrying papers, en-
abled him to take the next great steI
in his life, admittance to the bar, which
was granted him in 1884.
In the spring of 1882, Mr.. Greer
opened an Office at Dow City, Iowa
where he remained two years, sue
ceeding which, he entered the employ
of Wright, Baldwin & Haldane, o.
Council Bluffs, remaining a year. Ii
1887, at the solicitation of Nash &
Phelps of this place, Mr.. Green tool
charge of the law department of thei
extensive business, and since that time
has been one of the foremost member
OF the Audubon county bar. Since hi
residence here every important cas-,
tried in the county has had his as
Slstance and counsel. And throughou
the district and counties adjoining hi
practice has been extensive and sue
cessful.
Mr.. Green was married il
1888 at Creston, Iowa, to Miss Lourell;
Brown, daughter of Elder Artemu
Brown, of this conference.
w. r. Green is man of the hIghes
personal standing wherever known, O
exemplary character and habits, O
tireless energy, a ripe scholar and
lawyer of recognized ability. As a re-
publican and party man, he ha
always given his party good and actiy
service but in no sense of the word i
he apolitician, nor do his friends max,
such claim for him. The high homo
conferred in this nomination is a jus
recognition of merit and unquestione,
fitness for a place on the bench.
The ticket named at Red Oak is
winning one and Mr.. Green's popular
ity throughout the district WILDE, as
his popularity at home, measured onl,
by the number of people, fortunat
enough to make bis acquaintance.