The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-06-16
Demo crat Nominee
for State Senator

William Albert Brookshire, of
Pennington, Is candidate for the
Democratic nomination for State SEN
ator to represent the Twenty-sixth
Senatorial district. AS he is the only
aspirant who has filed for this posi-
ton, his nomination is a foregone
conclusion, and as he has never be-
fore been before the people for pub
lie position-except as Superinatend-
ent of public schools, in which capac-
ity he served for five years IN La
clede, Iron and other counties--it is
well that the people should know what
character Of man the Democrats Of
this Senatorial district will put for
ward as their representative.
Mr.. Brookshire, who is thirty years
of age, married and has one child,
was born and reared on a farm in
Laclede county, Mo. He attended the
rural school of that county and as a
boy entertained a eommendable am
bition and had vision of accomplish
ing something worth while for him
self and his generation. 1t was no
easy undertaking for him to start out
on his quest, for he was without
means, but where there is deter
mined will the right sort of pluck
will find a way. AS soon as he could
! acquire a certificate to teach, which
was in his teens, he taught rural
schools and with work in vacation
earned the money with which to pay
his way through college and on to
higher education. Suffice it to say
that by his own efforts and personal
sacrifices he graduated from the
State Teachers College at SPRING
field, Mo-, in 1918. Later from Drury
College, in the same city, as an A. p.
Was admitted to the bar in 1915 and
graduated from the Law School of
the University of Chicago in 1919. In
all of these schools he graduated with
high class honors and was classed as
one of the best orators and debaters.
That other young men under like
struggling conditions-may their
numbers increase-have won similar
successes, in no sense detracts from,
but rather adds to, the credit that is
due to determined and persistent ef-
fort, and is an earnest of future use
fulness, whether in public or private
position.
Two years ago Mr.. Brookshire To-
Gated in Pennington, where he has
successfully practieed his profession
of law, and we might add just here
that st. Francois county is always
ready tos welcome and extend q
friendly greeting to geeh men,. Mr..
Brookshire,s experience onathe farm
and that he has not forgotten that
experience nor his love for the farm
is shown by the fact that he con-
ducts a dairy here as well as prac-
tices law; his association with our
public school system as pupil, teach
er and superintendent, giving him a
practical and ground-floor knowledge
of the needs of our public schools,
colleges and universities; and his
thorough acquaintance with the law
practical and theoretical-all combine
to fit him as a useful representative
of the people in the State Senate,
where questions touching all these
matters are continually coming up
for legislative consideration.
Personally Mr.. Brookshire is pos
sessed of a genial, democratic and
courteous address, is a man of Chris
tian character and department, a
wide-awake, progressive and energet-
ic citizen, and may be expected, if
elected, to give the most conscien-
tious attention and labor for the best
interests of all the people. 1t is up
to the Democrats of the Twenty sixth
district to see that he is elected.