The Irish standard., 1903-07-11

| of her husbands nomination for gov
ernor and is confident that Mr.. Sui
ivan will accomplish whatever he at
tempts. Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan have
no children and Mrs. Sullivan devotes
| much of her time to works of charity.
She is unceasing in her efforts to aid
deserving people with whom the for
tunes of life have not dealt kindly.
Mr.. Sullivan was born in Mount
Pleasant. Henry county. Iowa, i'll 1859.
His father WAS Stephen Sullivan. who
came to the United States from Ire
land in 1913. He was one of the
great army of referees who fled from
the Emerald isle during that period
of famine and starvation. He made
his way west to Iowa and settled
down on farm in Henry county. His
wife. the mother of the present cam
didate for governor. is still living.
Steven Sullivan, like many men of
his type and time, enjoyed but few
of the advantages of life. His edu-
cation was slender. but his courage
WAS without limit. He devoted all of
his life to his children and saw to it
that they received the education
which was denied him in his youth.
The family was large and his means
small. but he did better under the cir
cumstluceS than most men. Jerry Sui
Ivan graduated from the high school
ut Alton and afterward spent Il term
at the Howard academy at Mount
Pleasant. He was unable to finish the
course there. He had to make his
own way in the world and how we'll
he has succeeded is best evidenced
by his present high station.
AS Il lawyer he has enjoyed un.
usual success. His industry, patience
and common sense have enabled him
to win scores of cases before the dis
trict courts and the supreme court,
which on their face looked hopeless.
One of his celebrated victories was
in the so-c;llled Devoe case. which is
familiar to all members of the Iowa
bar. An old man, past 20 years, who
had several children by his previous
wife, married his housekeeper. He
drew up an antenuptial agreement,
which she signed. BY it's terms Mrs.
Devoe surrendered her rights to IL
dover interest in her husbands prop
erty in consideration of receiving a
home and $1,000 in cash. Devoe was
worth about 100000. When he died
the antenuptial agreement could not
he found. although everybody knew
the old man believed it to be in eX-
istence. \ child was born to the last
Mrs. DevOe. Tie heirs came to CreS-
ton and employed Mr.. Sullivan to look
after their interests. He caused Il
search to be instituted for the missing
| agreement and it was finally found
among some papers in an old desk.
The signatures. however. had been de-
taclled from it, Mr.. Sullivan took the
ground that the agreement was prima
facie evidence of the existence of a
contract between Devoe and his wife
and that Mrs. DevOe could not be re-
stored to her rights under the law
without the execution of an instru-
ment voiding the original agreement
Mrs. DevOe sued for her rights. Mr.
Sullivan won the case in the lower
courts and subsequently upon his
presentation of the law and facts in
the supreme court of Iowa that ver-
diet was affirmed. This case has be-
come celebrated in the annals of
lowa'S Jurisprudence and it won for
Mr. Sullivan a high place in the esti-
nation of the lawyers of the state
1t proved him to be man of bold
conceptions. of ingenuity and tireless
industry. for without these qualities
he could not have won.
In going before the people of Iowa
Jerry Sullivan will possess Il number
| OF advantages. He is Il native of the
state and has devoted all of his life
to its interests and welfare. He be-
lieveS in Iowa and her people. 1t is
refreshing to hear him speak of this
great state" and pledge himself to say
nothing or do nothing on or off the
stump which will prejudice her fair
name with the rest of the country.
Iowa ought to be proud of her Dem
| Ocratic candidate for governor.