The Irish standard., 1903-07-11
The Nominee is Lawyer of Much Ability,
Man of Firm Character and
Fine Personality.
Known All Over Iowa as Jerry Sullivan and
Liked for His Manliness, Success
and Correct Life.

that make him !; charming ana inter
eStlnE companion and Il profound phil.
"soplrr. Not the least interesting
| feature of his library is Il collection OF
speeches delivered by celebrated
Americans during the past twenty-five
Years. In the collection are to he
| found notable speeches delivered in
the national conventions of both par
| Ties since the war and speeches by
| IN" ;lhlrSt men of both houses of con-
grrss upon various subjects of leyis-
l'tl"n. MIR. Sullivan is very proud
OF this collection ana prizes it as
highly as he does his books. 1t con-
stitutcs the history of his own times
compiled ana written hy mastcrful
men. II is perhaps one of the most
valuable collections of its kind cxtnnt.
The most striking features of the
Democratic candidate for governor of
Iowa are his strong. square Jaw, his
firm mouth ana his dark-yray cvcs
SET far apart under Il high ana intel
lrctual forehead. which look at Won
sluarrly ana honestly.
Strength of character, will power,
persistence ana even Stublnruurss arc
written in every line of Ills attractive
face" His voice is soft ANA mild. II
mas u m"lliil'i"uS quality that is OK
ccr'iin"ly sootllin". but ii is n voice
llial under provorltion can become
rough hnd Strdcnt ana conlmau,lnu
His head is well formed. sits unop u
strong neck ana broad shoulders. His
I"dy hrtrAys the external Symptoms
THAT are characteristic of men whose
early lives We're devoted To urnIthy toil
upon the farm. II is well knit,
strong. muscular. active. caplblc of
IhlllIlt' physical endurance and hard
ship. IL" walks with the sprinying
step ami easy swing of the man who
is accustomed to outdoor life.
Thcr" is nothing of the tlilcttnnte in
III" makeup of the Democratic clndi-
tafc for governor of Iowa, notwitll-
standing his Stlniors lmbitS and his
devotion to books. IIr is direct spol.
on as we'll as outspokrn in all of his
views and has Il way of coming to the
point of whatever lie may be discus
sing that is peculiarly attractive. His
smile is friendly and conpcIling.
mere IS II Charm about it that makes
you like the man from the instant
you first see him. 1t is !, smile that
contains mirth.
when the writer first saw Mr.. Sui
llvan Just previous to the Democratic
convention in Drs MOincs. he was
standing in the center of tI,c Iolhv Of
the Hotel Savrry. surrounded by up-
ward of 100 delegates. Every one of
these W;IS rndCnv0riny to saw some
thing to Him Hnd he was rcplyinr. not
WItfI Words but with smiles. There
was something infectious in his good
nature and il seemed as if every
man in that crowd was forced to re.
turn the crrston lawyers smiles. He
was not Il candidate for governor then
ani the delegates were urging him to
accept the nomination. They were
telling him that they believed that III.
would make Il better run than any
other man in the party: that lie would
more nearly unite the divided factions
of Democracy than anybody who
could be named to head the ticket.
and. that. whether defeated or elected.
he would have rendered the Demo-
cratic party an incstimable service.
They were very sincere, those dele
gates. They knew Sullivan-Jcrry,
they called him. They knew his
strength with the rank and file of the
voters and had reason to believe he
could command the support of the
conservative element. which for seven
or eight years had held aloof from the
lmrty's candidates. 1t was a fine
tribute to the man and his character.
If Mr.. Sullivan ever contemplated
declining the nomination he found up-
on that and subsequent occasions DUR
ing his stay in Des Moines that it
would be exceedingly difficult for him