Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05
siderate with the company's employees.
and most popular with all who know
him.
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George A. Trude. the Democratic
candidate for states Attorney. is I'M.
uuestionably one of the most popular
candidates upon any of the tickets
that will he submitted TO the voters
of Cook County on Tuesday next.
Mr.. Trude il in every way fitted for
the office which he seeks, ana. If elect
ed. which now seems assured. will'dis.
charge the duties thereof in such man
ner as to reflect honor upon himself
and give the utmost satisfaction to
the public.
The personal popularity of George
\. Trude Is explained 10y the fact that
while he has filed high and important
public offices ana earned the highest
encomums in these capacities he has
never been affected with ovcrwcenng
Self-cstccm. Through his two terms as
City Attorney and his term as Judge
of the Superior Court Mr.. Irud".
while always sustaining well the dig
nifty of Office. still maintained with his
friends the same pleasant relations.
and urbanity of manner that have
gained for him the hosts of warm per.
sonal friends who have always stuck
by him.
There Is no office that we know of in
connection with the State that the pub.
lie at large should take u deeper inter
est in than that of states Attorney. II
Is an Office that should seek the man.
and one around which safeguard
should he maintained against the
chronic office seeker. The states At
torney should possess judicial lualit.
cations and an integrity ana fairness
that is understood and unqucstlonnblc.
His knowledge of the law and It's tech.
nicalltles should he of the highest or
der. 80 that he may know how aud
when to act when necessary. of his
own knowledge. with promptncss ana
decision. To uphold the laws of the
State. protect the innocent, and punish
the guilty rcqulycs more accomplish.
ments In States Attorney than Il 81.
riously considered by the boss of II
machine or the average party polltl.
elan.
Mr.. Trudc's popularity with the clil.
Zcns of the State. as well as county
ana city. has already been demon
strated mt the polls. That he Il one
of the ablest lawyers ut the bar Is gen
orally conceded ana known to the ma
jority of our citizens. His election will
do the electorate honor and elevate the
position to Il still higher standard Of
cminence not only from the judicial
and legal. but the layman's. standpoint.
Now that he Is In the field we hope
10 see his friends and admirers of cv-
cry political faith use every Legitimate
means with their friends, ncighbors
ana acquaintance 10 secure his ciec.
ton. The legal News publishes the
following sketch OF Mr.. Trudcs rec.
ord:
The Democratic convention nomina.
ted Judge George \. Trudc for states
Attorney.
George \. Trudc came 10 Chicago
when young boy, His education was
begun in the public schools. lie en-.
tered the Union College Of Law of
Northwestern University, from which
he graduated and was admitted 10 the
Illinois bar June III. ISIS. In 1872 he
was appointed city Attorney by Mayor
Hampstead Washburn, Ia hll the un-
expired term of Jacob j. Kern, who
had been elected States Attorney. Mr.
Trude was then hut 20 years Of age
ana the youngest attorney the city Of
Chicago ever had aud, as his record
aftcrward proved, one Of the most ca
pabc In 1893 he was nominated on
the Democratic ticket To succeed him
self and was elected, running 2,Juu
votes ahead Of his ticket In iso5 he
was nominated on the Wenter ticket,
and. although defeated 10y ROyO. West.
received 22,OOO more votes than any
other Democratic nominee. Later he
was nominated by his party for Attor'
ncy General. Although defeated, he
ran over 1000 votes ahead of all the
other nominees on the ticket except
Governor Altgeld,
In 1891 he was nominated for Judge
and ran 300 votes ahead Of his ticket.
In May, 1885, Governor Tanner ap'
pointed Mr.. Trudc Judge ~ the Supe-
riOr Court 10 I'LL the vacancy occa'
stoned by the death Of Judge Goggin.
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