Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-26

tinued to assert itself and strong
predilection for the law finally led him
to enter upon course of legal studies.
as result of which he was admitted
to the Iowa bar in 1880. In the fol-
lowing year he returned to Pittsburg,
where he devoted himself to an addi-
tional and thorough course Of study,
qualifying himself for rigid exami-
nation for admission to the Allegheny
county bar, of which he became
member in 1883. After six years prac-
tice he formed partnership with Will
liam A. Stone. then member of con-
gress and at present Governor of Penn
sylvania
SECRET OF HIS ADVANCEMENT.
From the date of his admission to
the Pennsylvania bar he made steady
and substantial progress, and If the
query were asked, what has been the
secret OF that advancement the answer
would be this:
Eighteen years of unremitting toll
over books and briefs; 1S years of bat
ties with the most astute adversaries
! of the profession from all of which
struggles he emerged with honor and
from most of which he emerged with
victory; Is years of determination to
win the esteem of his contemporaries
, by keeping abreast with the progress
sive thinkers and workers of his time
His practice at the bar while touch
ing almost every branch of the law
has been principally directed to COM
| mercial causes. His widely known de-
votion to the law, his skill in the con-
duct of critical cases and his marked
fiedlity to the interests of his clients
brought him an enormous practice. an
idea of the extent of which may be
CLEANED from the fact that during the
two years Immediately preceding his
appointment to the supreme bench he
tried more cases than any other of the
800 members of the Allegheny county
bar. His direct examination of wit
nesses was always concise, clear, and
thorough, bringing out all the perti-
nent facts in an orderly manner en-
abling the jury to grasp every detail.
In cross-examination he eXcelled. and
during the latter years of his practice
he was regarded by the bar as one of
the leading authorities on medical
Jurisprudence.
ALWAYS COURTEOUS; ALWAYS
CLEVER.
Invariably courteous to witnesses
and opposing counsel, he succeeded in
ing the force of adverse testimony,
while retaining the good will of even
his opponent. While invective formed
no part of his nature, he could still
be sufficiently severe with dishonest
or untruthful witness to break the
and jury. His questions though they
came like thunderbolts, were so evil
IDENTIFY fair that they aroused no pre-
judice against him.
Uniformly considerate Of his brother
lawyers. he retained their good will
oven after the hardest fought legal
battle. While not afraid to antagonize
the position of the court if need be,
his demeanor towards the bench was
always most profoundly respectful and
his arguments were always listened to
with the most careful attention.
One OF the most effective testimo-
malls to his high standing at the bar
is to be found in the fact that in pre-
senting petitions and documents for
the signature of the judges. Mr.. Pot
ter's brief verbal statement of their
contents seemed always sufficient to
secure the proper action without fur
ther scrutiny by the court as to what
the papers contained. This confidence
In him on the part Of the court, as in
all other cases, was gained only by
years of the strictest adherence to
truth in all his dealings with the bench
and bar.
His early association with banking
developed a taste for economics, and
he has been for many years careful
student of finance and kindred sub
jects and has acquired a reputation in
that field. His intimate knowledge of
corporation and fiscal matters give
him leadership in community in
CONSUMPTION THREATENED.
C. Unger, 2l2 Maple St, Champaign, H., writes:
u was troubled with hacking cough
for year and | thought | had consump,
ton. tried a great many remedies and
was under the care OF physicians for sew
eral months | used one bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar 1t cured me, and have
not been troubled since.
James McFarlane, Laporte.
G. y. voorhees,, Sonestown.
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