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clothing; and their modest cottage in
North Market street.-the finest resi-
1ence district in the city-is evidence
of this. Mr.. Pomerene is conservative
n every way, and his wife is an ideal
partner for man of his temperament
Both are close students of the clas-
:ics. in which Shakespeare is the ia
vorite.
Mrs. Pomerene is not as active in
society as in former years, preferring
the quiet hours Of her home with her
husband to the giddy whirl. Though
rather reserved, her disposition is one
that makes friends with a look.
Neither cares for automobiles or
horses, but both enjoy the exercise Of
brisk walk 1t is rarely that either
uses the street car for a trip down
town. They have no children.
Mr.. Pomerene is strictly a self-made
man. OF well-to-do parents, he pre-
ferred to make his own way through
Princeton university rather than ac-
cept aid from home, and this he did.
That he put in his hours in study is
shown by his innocence Of the garlsh.
AS an English scholar few persons
can compare with Mr.. Pomerene, and
his campaign speeches are master.
pieces OF the use Of language, while
his pleas in court are held up as mod
els to young attorneys. Most Of his
practice is Of that variety known to
lawyers as "otflce."
He is of Scotch descent, his father
having been physician. His name,
Atlee, is derived from a Scotch word,
"At-the-lea," according to his explain
alton to a friend during the cam
paign. In Canton he is never known
as Attorney" Pomerene, but always
as Atlee Pomerene. He Is a plain
man, who receivs the plain tribute
of the plain people.
Mr.. Pomerene Is son OF DR.. Peter
p. Pomerene and Elizabeth Pomerene,
anu was DOln hJ btlllly
ty, Ohio, December 6, 1868. He re-
ceived his preliminary education in
the district schools, and later attended
preparatory school at Vermillion insti-
tute at Haysville, Ohio. While there
he was tutor of Latin and Greek for
one year. He was graduated at
Princeton college in 1884 as one Of the
honor men of his, class He then read
law In the Office of General Durbip
Ward at Cincinnati, graduated at the
Cincinnati law school in 1886, and at
the commencement exercises was
awarded the Forensic debate prize.
In August, 1885, he located at Can
ton, Ohio, and began the practice of
his profession. His election as city
solicitor of Canton came In 1887, and
he was reelected MISE.
During the first Mckinley Bryan
campaign In 1896, he was elected
prosecuting attorney of Stark county
and was the only Democratic county
official elected in Stark county from
1892 to 1908. While in the prose
cutor's office be had many important
criminal cases and succeeded, among
other things, in breaking up large
gang Of burglars and thieves, who, fol
more than year and longer, made
Canton their headquarters, going ou
on expeditions and torturing defense
less old people in order to get thell
money.
lie also served as a member of thu
board of education In the city of Can
ton; was member Of the honorary
Governor Harris, which report wa!
submitted to the governor in 1908, anC
for five years was n member and presi
dent of Canton's sinking fund and tn,
commission.
He was candidate for the nomina
tlon for governor at the time Governo
Harmon received his first nomination
and came within about 80 votes of sc
curing the nomination.
He has been all his life engaged IL
the general practice of the law ant
among other cases was retained by tn,
city in Its fight against the East Obi,
Gas company. The case was won II
the common pleas court, but later tn,
same question In the Akron case wa
decided adversely to the city by tn
supreme court In a divided opinion
He has been an active member o
the Canton board of trade and alway
has taken an interest In matters pei
tanning to the public welfare,
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