Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-02

the carpenters trade, but later re-
sumed his law studies and was add
mitted TO the bar by the supreme
court of Illinois in 1892, and has been
practicing his profession since that
time with marked success.
Mr.. Aliens father and uncle also
practiced law in Rock Island county,
the family name being a prominent
one in the history of the county for
years back.
Seven years ago Mr.. Allen, having
become united in marriage with Lillian
+. Cook, daughter of James NJ. Cook,
of Hampton, one of Rock Island
cOunty's most prominent and re-
spected farmers. took up his resi-
dence in Hampton township, in this
county, but again moved back into
Whiteside county and began the prac-
tice of law at Erie, his native town,
where he continued to practice his
profession until four years ago, when
he moved to Moline, where he has
since resided and conducted his law
business in a manner to attract the
attention of the older lawyers of the
county. who have predicted for him
brilliant future.
Mr.. Allen is not only a lawyer of
ability, but is also a man of sound
judgment and of perfect self control,
and his friends say, too conscientious
to make his profession more than
moderately profitable. He is a man
of perfect morals and temperate hab-
its, and has never held any salaried
office in the gift of the people, and is
not now before the people because of
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hold office, but because of the fact
that his friends recognize his excep-
tional fitness for the office and forced
the nomination upon him, and he,
after being nominated by his party
without dissenting voice, like any
man of spirit, and with the utmost
confidence in his own capacity, natur-
ally desired TO be elected, and is thus
before the people.
In the VIgor of Youth,
Mr. Allen is in the prime and
vigor of young manhood, and
would give his whole attention
to the duties of the Office;
and it may be appropriately said in
this connection that there are other
and younger men-men of less natur-
al capacity than that possessed by
Mr.. Allen-sitting as Judges in our
state at the present time, who dis
charge the duties of their respective
offices with credit to themselves and
to the entire satisfaction of the com
munity at large. Indeed, the citizens
of Rock Island county, many years
ago. elected n young man to the office
of county Judge, man then younger
than Mr.. Allen is now, and who has
been continued in office ever since,
and we have not heard it charged that
the office was not well managed dur
ing his first term, nor have we heard
it stated that his subsequent conduct
of the office was better than during
his first term. And we believe that
when a young man is endowed with
the ability possessed by Mr.. Allen, the |
people should avail themselves of his
services, as in such case the young
man, With b record to make, Mould |
strif9t 10 die utmost to meet the rel
quirements Of his friends, while an
older mai3eho seould not expect
to better his past would. we think, be
quite certain to take matters more
easy
There are other and strong reasons
why Mr. Allen should be elected.
which are unnecessary to state, further
than to mention that he is on the side
of the common people, among whom
he Is one, having put in many years
at hard labor, which of itself would
make him better capable of filling the
office
Mr.. Allen is the right man for the
place, and should be elected
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