Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-02

attributes for a first.class jurist. Mr..
Ramsay was born near Martinsvllle,
Of ScOtch.1rish parentage. He com.
menced railroading when a boy and
worked in various branches of the ser.
vice, including that of telegraph oper.
ator and clerk, for more than eight
years. He attended the law school Of
McKendree College, where lie gradual.
cd. In the fall Of 1890 he was elected
representative to the Thirty.seventh
General Assembly Of the Legislature
and was one Of the famous Palmer
1O1 stalwarts.
Hon. Marcus KavaiMgh will I'M
dOubtedly be reelected judge Of the
Superior Court, us he deserves to be.
Judge Kavanagh has made a splendid
record on the bench as a lawyer and
a jurlst. His reputation as one Of the
most capable and profound lawyers at
the bar Is well known all over the
country, his decisions being almost
uniformly sustained by the Supreme
Court whenever appeal Is taken from
them. which is rarely, however. Judge
Kavanagh as colonel Of the gallant
Seventh Regiment rendered his sword
and services to his country when ell
gagged In war with foreign nation.
and went to the front with his COM
mand. As citizen, soldier and lawyer.
he well deserves the honor that has
been conferred upon him, and the PEG.
pie Of Cook County will show their ap.
probation Of his worth as great
lawyer ana first class citizen In re.
e!ecting him by an overwhelming vote.
Merritt W. l'incKney, who has been
nominated for Judge of the Circuit
Court by the Republican party of
Cook County, Is one of the ablest and
best known members of the Cook
County bar. Mr. Pinckney Is eminent
~ qualified for the high office to which
he has been nominated, being a pro.
found lawyer, II public spirited citizen
and man gifted with the qualities
which go to make up the true judicial
mind. Mr.. Pinckney Is a man In the
prime Of life, being just 45 years old.
lie was born In Mount Morris, Ill.,,
and was educated Mt Rock River Semi
nary, of which his father, Daniel J.
Pinckney, was principal. He was grad
uated at Knox College, Galesburg, ILL.,,
In 1881. In that same year Mr.. Pinck-
ney came to Chicago ana commenced
the study OF law at the Union College
of Law, from which institution he
graduated In 1888.
Mr. Plnckney has been practlclng
law for twenty-five years, and Is a
leader In the realm Of Jurisprudence.
He has been for years the leading
member of the well.known and sue
cessful law firm Of Pinckney. Tatge
& Abbott, Is a lifelong Republican. and
man who. II elected. will do honor
to the judicial bench of Cook County.
Major Edgar Bronson TOlman. who
has been nominated on the Democratic
ticket for judge of the Superior Court.
is man who deserves the support of
all the people OF Cook County ire
spective of party ties or affiliations.
Major TOlman has a fine record as cor
pOra ton counsel, as well as one of
the most brilliant members of the Chi
cagO bar as Il practicing attorney, be-
sides having an excellent record as a
soldier ana as major of the First ILL
nois Infantry. Major TOlman was
born of American parents In British
India fOrty-five years ago. He Is a
graduate of the University of Chicago
ana received diploma from the
Union College of Law in 1882. He
was candidate for the Superior Court
bench in 1900, and ran well ahead of
his ticket, although defeated In the
Republican landslide of that year.
He has always been loyal Demo-
crat, q publlc-spirited citizen, and
man whose name will add strength to
the ticket on which it appears. His
election seems to be assured, and in
his election the Superior Court of
Cook County would have valuable
and useful accession.
~e
Stuart G. Shepard Is one OF the best
men nominated for judicial honors In
the coming fan election.
Mr.. Shepard has won his spurs at
the Chicago bar by diligent and con.
scientlOus work as an active and sue
cessful lawyer, ana the honor that
has been done him by the Democrats
In nominating him to succeed his re-
spected father, Former Judge Henry
NJ. Shepard, Is highly esteemed by
every member OF the bench and bar
of Cook County, and will undoubtedly