The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-06-06
MATHEW JOHN KANE
A GRADUATE OF THE GEORGE
TOWN UNIVERSITY.
uWfER OF MARKED ABILITY
Years Of Active Praetive Have Emil
nentiy Fitted This Lawyer 10
Occupy The Bench.

Al1e man VITO = 70 ST upon TIE .p'
pfenae bench q the state should have
two qualifications no mattsF ~hat
otheu 80 mas possess. --the qaAllhca.
ti0ns oi Legal ability aud integrity.
Thsss two are Ia 4 marked degree
characteristics o. Matiew John Kane
oi klugssller, candidate tof jas.
tlcs Of tie supreme court from tie
third sareme court district
Educated 10 Geofgst0en University
AgFAduate both of " academic aud
isgAi schools Nr. Kane came TO
kingaalef ia ls~a and las since prac.
tlcsd lAw ID tie Oklahoma courts
with constantly Increasing rcputA.
tlon fofabl,lty. until TO-DAY lie ls rec
ogulzsd ~ having no superior a. a
lawyeg lu the nsW state and - 70 per.
sonAl lntegritg and fair mindedne~
not even his enemies suggest the
slightest doubt
Tic following personal description
q ST.. Kane Is taken from the
G0thtie state Register, the editor of
which las knoWn him ft tHeniy
years
N. 5 kans came q Oklahoma 10
iss9 in tie raAh 70 Klngasuer, aed
there he has pursued tie legitimate
practice Of hls profession ever aimee
TIE wrltsf met him shortly after tie
opening elghteen yeAfs ago. renewed
his ar4aAlntance aud has knoNn him
closer ever since II thefe Is fas of
cou~lsucc oE luieSrlty Ia him any'
where no ons las ever been able 70
discover IL lie j. tie despair u hls
friends f0f MS attefmnst lart loi sell
nshneSs whiei soald make him fle1eF
Ia thh sofids goods and The dlap'
polutment ~ ihe yogng ladics iof hh
selflmpasei h4cie.ufhooi hnt A. 70
bls ability integrity. loyalty charity
aud al thess qualities that Rir al
miratlau from tie public aud love o.
friends he has them all = 3 greater
degree than most men Tnese stats
meuta Nil. b. ailssted e b al sho
knos hlm ana especially bf ths citl'
aens " Hls home Nli0 sH0N lim ecsi.
Mr Kans son honor 10 TIE eonstita.
tl0aAl convention lie ranked among
tie dfst four msnhefs fof ability
Nhsu " came @ q lsgal aWfetAtlep
- tfe provision TIE cycs of tie mem
hers turned "a 10 man hefere hin.
Aud ll vas there tbat hls candidacy
fo' the supreme bsnei vas establish
ed tie memuefs sho aN hoe aulm.
pass.uned ana always correct hts al.
vcarg q esrtaia measures as, under
satsns tension q political discussion
uf tie bod Aud 10 ann uarIus him
sli fof the position picked oat ioi
hlm he las bat fulhGied shat was ex'
rs.tsd ol him ia Democrat mus
xt on TIE Supreme bench q TITS ate,
" Kane slll D. more iast than
tng
Atthe time q NJ Kane candid
Aey fof delegate q tie constitutional
convention. the following appeared "a
TIE kinedshef Times
sAll tie 0.d timers knoN Kane a
be las been hofs ever since tie FefI
foundation VI tie t0Nn wefe aid
Coming here s. 8 y0ang asIer slth
tie lnk oa hs university diploma
handy set dfi ho has stayed viii
Oklahoma through thlek Ard th'n
through ST tie dff dissoufAglus dan
And lard timss incident q the opc9
lug of q nee aud untfled country ~
asyef D. las rfospefet and bun
npa HauushIng practice gaining ths
highest respect from essfY Judge and
ersfs lawyer ia thls section teeaass
of hls scholAnshlp hts great store q
lefal learning IBIS strict observance
ofall that IS fair aud square Ia tbs
practice 8i his profession. AMI hls
well known aversion % everything
Sayefing q trlckeFY or sharp practice.
asa eltllen be has stood cousplcu
ously fer the enforcement Or al TIE
lass al tie tims, aud for ever move
toward tie betterment q tie town
aud community.
sAsap private character no breath Of
graft d scandal las ever bean coupled
Ntlh hls name. You Nho are reading
tlls may lave knowu him since The
crack Of tie gun that fatal daY Ia ~
II you have had that pleasure 500 can
recall no instance where he vas ever
heard e utter an oath speak al CD
scene w0fa er tell dlfty STORY and ID
case IL which his honesty o. Integrity
ras questioned, even b al enemg Il
Is these Traits oi character that have
galned Tor him the universal respect
and confidence which he enjoys And
llkthis nights u manhood coupled
still hls uuquestloned ability, that u
hlm ~ admirably 20 represent tins dis
Gflet Ia the econstitutioualc convention.
Mr. kane carried bis constitutional