Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-28

Communicated
| Hon. George Clementson, of Lam
caster, who is a non-partisan candi-
date for Justice of the Wisconsin Su-
preme Court, is a nativeof Yorkshire,
England. and is about rs wears Of
age. When his parents came to the
United States they settled at Hazel
/ Green, Grant county. and with them
came a son and daughter. The son,
/ George, received a good common
school education, and afterwards at
tended for two yeaGs the academy at
Hazel Green. His parents being poor
and unable to send him away to
school, at the age of seventeen he en-
tered his fathers shop, where he
learned the wagon-maker's trade, at
While thus employed he found time at
night to pursue general studies. and
later on he took up the study of law
in the same manner. At the age of
"a, having saved money enough to
enable him to do so, he took a course
in the law department of Michigan
University, and after that pursued
the study of the law for wear with
j. Allen Barber at Lancaster He
was admitted to the bar in the Spring
of 1868, and in the Fall Of that year
was elected district attorney Of Grant
county, holding that office for two
| terms.
In the Fall of 1868. Hon. j. ALLEN
Barber offered to take him as part
ner. This offer Mr.. Clementson ac-
cepted and the law firm OF Barber 4
Clementson continued until Mr., Bar
ber's death in June 1881. Upon Mr..
BARRIERS election to Congress in 1872.
and from that time on, the manage
ment OF the firms extensive law
practice fell entirely upon Mr..
! Clementson. BY hard study and
strict attention to business. and the
ability he displayed in the trial Of
leases, he speedily placed himself in
the front rank of the bar of South
western Wisconsin, and when il be-
came a question Who should be
brought out to oppose Judge Cothren
at the judicial election of 1892, the
sentiment was unanimous that it
should be Mr.. Clementson. Although
the judicial circuit was Republican.
Cothren's popularity with the people
was SO great that he had been elected
in 1876 by over 200 majority The
Republican convention TO nominate a
candidate for Judge Of the fifth circuit
was held in Dodgeyille in February,
1882; without dissenting vote it
nominated Mr. Clementson; and after
a most exciting campaign he was
elected by over 1900 majority.
When his first term expired Judge
| Clementson informed his friends that
he would never again be party can
didate for judicial office. In 1888
and again last Spring he was elected
Judge OF the fifth circuit as non
partisan candidate. Since his cleo
tion to the bench thirteen years ago.
Judge Clementson has absolutely re-
Trained from taking any part in poll
tics.
Judge Clementson was very re-
luctant to come out as candidate
against Judge Winslow. but the pres
sure brouget to bear upon him was so
great that he at last yielded.
Judge Clementson stands very high
as Judge, his fairness being one of
his conspicuous characteristics. He
is not a stickler for legal technicali-
ties, but every litigant in his court,
is assured that he will receive justice,
whether he be rich or poor. Among
the recent notable cases in which
Judge Clementson has presided is
that of John b. Koetting, the Milwau-
I-nn nv hn 4, l-or.