Mohave County miner., 1911-09-30
Ling Defines His Position.

Reese M. Ling, who seeks the Dem ocrat nomination for United s tates Senator, was born in Holmes County, Ohio. May Is, 1868. His farther died when he was two years of age. Mir. Ling was crippled while learning to walk and was compelled to walk with crutch until he was thirteen years of age, when he decided that as hls limb had been pronounced incurable he would be better of without it, so had it amputated.
 He attended school in the public school of Ohio and early laid the foun- dation for the practice of his chosen pro- fession-the law. At fifteen years of age he entered the Ohio State Univer- sity at Columbus, Ohio, and at the time was the youngest student to enter the University.
 The health of an uncle caused his mother to come to Arizona, she bring ing her son with her in the early eight ies, since which time Mir. Ling has been a resident of Arizona. He is proud of the fact that in order to assist his mother in giving him an education he has sold papers on the street and pea nuts on the street corners. In Febru- ary of 1886 he entered the Normal School at Tempe, being one of its first students and was the first graduate of that institution. graduating in October of that year, in the minimum period of 2 weeks. During the summer vaca- tion he worked in the harvest fields in Maracopa County and in clerking in store at Tempe.
 In November, 1886. he taught term of school at Walnut Grove in Yavapai County, and another in Williamson Valley, meanwhile pursuing his legal studies.
 In the summer of 1887 he entered the law offices of Herndon and Hawkins at Prescott. In 1888, he entered the Law Department of the University of Michi- gan and graduated with class of 1890, being class historian. He is at present President of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan of Arizona.
 He was twice elected and served as District Attorney of Yavapai County upon the Democratic ticket, and bears an enviable record as prosecutor. He has been employed In all the import ant criminal cases in Northern Arizona, and enjoys large civil practice.
 He is forceful and logical debater, and is accredited with being one of the leaders of the bar of Arizona. He is a typical Arizonan, true and loyal to his friends who are legion.
 He takes no credit to himself for the success he has attained, but gives cred it to his mother who has always lived with him until the tune of her death in December last year.
 He is democrat, and foe to any en- croachment upon the rights of the peo pie.
 His family consists of his wife and three children, all boys. two of whom are now in the law school of the Uni versity of Southern California.
 Mir. Ling is proud of the fact that he is one of "the people,, and that being one of them he knows their needs, and sympathizes with their necessities. It is said that no man with a just cause ever appealed to Reese Ling for assist ance in vain. He is prominent in fra ternal affairs, being an active member of the Elks, Knights of Pythias, and Odd Fellows.
 Arizona will be proud of him should he be elected as one of her representa- tives in the Senate of the United States for his industry and ability will reflect credit upon the new State. xx