The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-02-12

His Remarkable Record as Corpor-
alton Lawyer.


alton Lawyer.
Hon. r. C. Flanagan took up the
reins as Judge of the 32nd judicial dis
trict last Monday.
We take the following from the Iron
Mountain Press. It is SO seldom that
such instituted praise is given one while
he is still in the flesh, that we think it
worth reprinting. Not many Of the
railroad attorneys can have said of them
what Tom Hanna says in this article.
''As the legal representative of
some of the largest mining and railway
corporations in Michigan, covering
period of thirty years, Hon. Richard c.
Flanagan. the Republican nominee for
circuit Judge, has made Judge that
has won for him warm place in the
hearts of the wage-earners of the up
per peninsula.
This statement may seem trifle in
consistent, but the full truth of the as
sertion may be found in abundant meas
ure in nearly every city and hamlet on
this range.
It has been the persistent policy of
Mr.. Flanagan to avoid the courts in
all litigation wherein the wage-earner
and the corporations he represented
are interested.
During his career as the legal repre-
sentative of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railway, the Oliver Iron Mining
company, the Penn Iron company and
many other mining corporations, Mr..
Flanagan has been brought in contact
with thousands of personal injury cases.
The records prove that except in two
cases, one in Iron county and the other
in Bessemer, settlement highly salts
factory to the injured individual was
reach without appeal to the courts. And
in the two cases named the plaintiffs in
the cases were awarded damages by
courts in much less sum than Mr..
Flanagan had agreed to pay.
The writer has personal knowledge
of many cases settled by Mr.. Flanagan
and he can testify to his great liberali-
ty in dealing with injured parties or
widows and orphans.
1t is indeed remarkable that of scores
of persons who have been injured by the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, either
while in the employ of the company or
a patron the court show records that not
single personal injury suit has been
brought against the company since Mr.,
Flanagan has been acting as legalrepre-
sentative. All cases have been settled
promptly and literally. rs sa ty
"This is the record of Mr.. Flanagan
as corporation lawyer 1t would
appear from the records that while as
sessing corporations for his hire, Mr..
Flanagan has in reality been acting
attorney for the people,"
This is one view Of the big-hearted
Dick Flanagan. He has been the poor
mans attorney in hundreds Of cases.
The writer speaks advisedly in making
this statement also, we could relate
SooCo WhSAo III oiioWCA w ShC
prayers of a wife and mother, he'd saved
from prison the husband who had been
led into criminal ways, 1t is equally
true that he won that reputation in
charity cases-cases in which he spent
much time and money in the defense Of
poor man who had been led into temp
tation saving him for his wife and ba-
bies-and for all of which he never rem
dered q bill or received penny.
Hundreds Of readers of the Press can
recall cases Of this nature-cases in
which Mr.. Flanagan made his most el-
oquent defense and careful preparation.
| ''Then there is another view Of Dick
Flannigan- his ostentatious and abun-
dant charity. Few men have contributed
more to the poor people of Dickinson
county than R. G. Flannigan.