The Irish standard., 1903-07-11


nominated for governor by the Demo
cratic state convention. is the leading
lawyer of southwestern Iowa He is
the best known and most admired
citizen of Union county. He has been
leader of the Union county bar for
nearly generation. although he has
scarcely reached the prime Of life. He
is vice president of the First National
bank Of CreSton. one of the richest and
most influential financial organizations
in this state of rich ana powerful
banks. He owns real estate in CrcS-
ton that is rising in value by leaps
ana bounds and farm lands in the
celebrated blue grass region of Union,
which is universally conceded to be
the best cattIr-rliSiny district in the
world, says the Chicago Chronicle
No lawyer in Iowa appears more
frequently before the bar of the su-
premc court of the state ana none is
listened to With greater attention and
respect than the man who has been
made the Stanlnrn-l'rArcr of his party.
III" is so thorough in tlr. preparation
of his eases, so brilliant and f:lScinnt-
in" in argument. so logical AMI con
vilMin% in his deductions of law and
fact. that the Justices of the highest
tribunal of Iowa always welcome his
appearance before them. Then. too.
he has II sunny temperament ami Il
magnetic personality which give him !;
charm that is one of the finest atri-
hutrs of the man.
For fifteen years he has been iln i'll
ll,rntal and powerful factor in the
rnulSrlS of his party. Ilr has twice
presided over Democratic state con-
vrnliunS. ON one occasion he ran for
Congress in the eighth district against
Representative Hepburn ana made
substantial inroAtls upon the over
wllrInling Republican maturity OF the
district. .... ...
His nomination FOR governor WAS
the result of II spontaneous movement
in his behalf which seemed to be-
based upon the conviction that he was
the best man IN the state to make the
race AS Il matter of fact, he never
had opposition among the delegates
after they were assured MIR. Sullivan
would accept the nomination..
The career of this country lawyer
furnishes Il fine illustration of what
IL young American can accomplish for
himself if he possesses honesty of pur-
pose, ambition and imlOnitablc rncr-
gy. Mr.. Sullivan's beginning was
humble. His father was Il poor man.
He did not possess the means to send
his boy to college, but that made no
difference to the boy lie found a
way of gaining knowledge. He read
books. He read them with the en-
tlluSinsn OF the student and never
forgot their teachings. He loves
books still. Wherever you go in his
beautiful home in trrston you find
books lying hrnpcd upon the floor,
piled upon tables and Obtruding from
every shelf and niche in the house.
Mr.. SuIlivnm's library occupies the
largest room on the second floor Of
his residence ana is literally filled
with books These represent the ac-
crctionS of Il lifetime of research and
study. There are few frivolous books
in his collection. The standard au-
thors are represented and there is Il
sufficient sprnkIing of current liten-
trlr to Indicate that the owner Of the
library keeps pace with modern liter
airy Development The vast majority
Of the books. however. are carefully
selected works by celebrated plilOS-
ophrrS. writer's upon political econ
olny. historians. travellers and others
Of similar character. The poets from
Chnuccr to Tennyson have a corner
of their own in the library. Mr.. Sui
livan loves his books. He lives with
them every moment when he is not
engaged in professional or social
duties.
They have nodded his life in lines