Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15
Democratic State Candidates.

Jerry B. Sullivan, the nominee for
governer on the democratic ticket, is
a native Iowan. He was born in Mt.
Pleasant in 1859 and with his par
ents moved to Alton, then the county
seat:of Union county, in 1873 He
has since lived in Union eo,tnty. lie.
removed to Creston after some years
at Alton and attended school there.
He studied law with Judge McDill
formerly United States senator. He
was admitted to the bar in 1881 and
has been in the practice of law in
Creston since 1882. His law firm is
Sullivan & Sullivan, his partner be-
ing E. F. Sullivan, who, however, is
not relative. Mr.. Sullivan was for
three years city attorney of Creston
and was for six years a member of
the Creston school board. He is
prominent in the knights of Colum-
bus, is member of the Elks and is
state president of the A. o. H. Mr..
Sullivan was married in 1886. 1t
has recently been given out that he
intendsto to move to Des Moines. He
says this is not the case, although
he has bought property there. Mr.
Sullivan is an orator of ability and
he says he intends to make anactive
campaign this fall. He is a regu-
lar party man and in 1896 and 1900
was a silver adherent.
James d. Butler, Of North English,
Iowa county, like Judge M. j. Wade,
of his district, is a Verlnonter. He
was born in l847 and served four
years in the Union army in the civil
war. He came to Iowa in 1882. He
was admitted to the bar in Vermont
and has since been in active practice.
Mr.. Butler has never held Office, but
has taken active part in local poll
tics. While he is a believer in
bimetallism, he has been an oppo-
nent of reaffirmation in recent years.
AS candidate for lieutenant governor
he expects to make vigorous cam
paign.
Judge John R Caldwell, of Tole-
do, is prominent figure at Demo
cratic state conventions. He was
nominated this year for the supreme
bench. He was born in 1856 in
Blair county, Pennsylvania. He re.
manned there until twenty years ole
and came to Iowa in 1876. He
graduated from the law department
Of the state university in 1884 ane
then began the practice of law a
Toledo, where he has since been. I'll.
was county attorney two terms ant
in 1891 was appointed by Governo
Boies to succeed Judge L. G. Kinn'
Ion the district bench, Judge Kinn'
going to the supreme bench. Judg,
Caldwell served three years, being
elected at the close of the unexpiret
term Of Judge Kinne. He was o,
!. the resolution committee from tn
1 Fifth district last year and in tn
1 celebrated fight at the Dubuqu
convention, he was also on tina
committee. Governor Larrabee ap
] pointed him in 1856 as member Of
i committee to locate the Soldiers
4 home.
w. S. Porter, who was nominate
for railroad commissioner, is a well
known Democrat of Hardin county
He lives at Eldora and was fou
years postmaster at Eldora, under az
pointment from Cleveland. He
now operating the the electric ligt
and heating plant at Eldora.
& A. R. McCook, of Howard count,
who was nominated for superintel
dent Of schools, is well known as a
educator in his part Of the state. NJ
McCoo is the third candidate il
this Office to rise in the Fourth di
trict, of the candidates .on the r
publican ticket, NJ. Barrett and NJ
Adams being from there.