Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-05

affairs. Since his nomination for the
state senate in 1892 and his subse-
quent election, Mr.. Scott has been in
position to do things for Kansas in
situations and he has been busy
man. Prior to that time he put forth
his efforts for the betterment of lola
and the progress of that town is one
of the monuments to his efforts Mr..
Scott was regent of his alma mater,
the state university, for ten years.
He served two years in the legislature
and has been active in the Kansas
Day club ever since its organization.
He was first elected to congress two
years ago.
e. w. CUNNINGHAM.
E. w. Cunningham. OF EmpOria.
was born in Clarksfield, Huron coun-
ty, O., in 1912. Clarksfielo was a
frontier town then and his life was
that of a frontiersman. In 1862 he
enlisted in the 101st Ohio regiment
and served two years as private. He
was the youngest member of his COM
pany, not being quite 20 years old. In
1864 he entered the HillSdale college
and graduated in 1866, after which he
that place. Directly after he began
reading law at Urbana, Ill. He NOV
ed to Emporia, Kan, in 1869, and he
has made this town his home ever
since then. He was elected probate
judge of Lyon county in 1872 and held
the Office three terms. In 1896 he was
the Republican candidate for judge of
the Fifth district, but was defeated
by the majority by which his party
lost in the district. He is an ardent
supporter of the prohibitory law and
is member of the State Temperance
Union. Mr.. Cunningham is director
in the Citizens bank. He was a
boomer in The boom days and was al
ways on every town committee to get
things for Emporia. Mr.. Cunning
ham distinctly represents the church
element in Republican politics His
friends made the fight along this line
for him for the appointment to the
supreme bench tive years ago.
HENRY F. MASON.
Henry F. Mason, who, if he is elect
ed, will be the new member of the SUI
preme bench. is a native of Wiscon-
sin. He came to Kansas in 1886 and
settled at Garden City, in the ex-
treme southwest, where he has since
resided. He built up reputation as
a lawyer in the southwest, and in 1898
he was elected to the legislature from
Finney county. He served on tue jul
i dietary committee and made a record
In his first session which attracted
considerable attention, and this was
enhanced by his second session that
lie was universally conceded the NOM
ination to succeed Judge Doster on
! the supreme bench. He is recognized
as one of the ablest lawyers in the
Seventh district,
A. H. ELLIS.
A. II. Ellis, of Beloit. is So years
ola and was born in Cayuga county,
N. Y. His parents removed while he
was small to Eaton county, Mich. He
graduated from the High school at
Battle Creek, Mich. with honors.
When only 16 years of age he enlisted
in the 7th Michigan cavalry to serve
his country during the balance of the
Civil war. At the beginning of 1872,
in Michigan, Mr.. Ellis was admitted
to practice law. He practiced there
until 1878, at which time he removed
to BeloIt, where he has resided up to
the present. In the early sos he was
elected for two terms county attorney
of Mitchell county by the Republi
cans. He was elected delegate-at-
large in 1892 to the Republican ma
tional convention at Minneapolis that
nominated Benjamin Harrison for
president In 1894 tue Republicans
nominated him for congress in the
Sixth congressional district. He re-
ceived the solid support of the Sixth
district in landing the appointment
as supreme court Justice two years ago.
| J. c. POLLOCK.
j. c. Pollock. of Winfield, candidate
for one of the long terms for supreme
court justice, was born in Belmont
county, O., OH farm, November 5,
1857. He attended common school,
entered Franklin college Of Ohio in
1897, graduated from the classical
course in 1882, when he was the class
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