, 1923-03-08
HON. CHARLES E.. WINTER

Capital Press, Washington, d. CD
Hon. Charles e. Winter, who sue
ceeds F. w. Mondell as eRpresent-
alive from Wyoming in the Sixty
eighth Congress, has followed sew
eral roads to fame other than rep
resenting his adopted State in the
national Congress. He has been a
successful lawyer, served several
years as Judge Of the Wyoming
courts, and is a novelist whose stories
Of Western life have made his name
known throughout the English
speaking world. While Washington
regrets the passing of the powerful
Republican leader of the present
House Of Representatives, who has
been a big figure in public life, still
the election of Mr.. Winter to the con-
s%pfcuous post Of the lone Represent
alive from Wyoming will Insure him
a hearty welcome among the Re-
will be recalled that Mr.. Mondell
ran for Senator from his State and
lost, and Mr.. Winter was elected to
the post vacated by Mr.. Mondell.
Mr.. Winter has been active in the
affairs of Wyoming since 1902, when
he migrated from Nebraska and
planted his Law office and his house
hold goods at Grand Encampment,
Carbon County. where he entered at
once into the peculiar legal problems
growing out OF the mining laws. the
land laws. and the labor laws Of his
adopted State. Later he settled in
Casper when he was appointed Judge
Of the Sixth Judicial District by the
Governor, and at the end of the
term was elected to the same office
by an impressive victory. Mr.. Winter
wal theoretically active In carrying
on the war work of Wyoming during
the World War, and refused an Of
fer af appointment TO the Judge Adj
vocate Generals office. which came
to him in recognition of his signal
services before the armistice.
Mr.. Winter is the son of a Metho-
dist clergyman. who pioneered in
Iowa and Nebraska. riding the cir
cult and entering into the hardships
and adventures OF those early days
In the West. The mother of Repre-
sentative Winter was one OF those
rare women whom sorrow could not
discourage or %proverty dismay. She
was left a widow in 1881. and went
home from the minister's grave to
raise her family OF nine children to
manhood and womanhood worthy of
their father and his teachings. Mr..
Winter was the seventh of this brood
and was Inspired bv that mother to
work out for himself first a college
education and then a training in the
law. which put him at the age Of
25 among the most promising young
lawyers OF Omaha. The road to edu-
cation was long and somewhat rough
and stony. for some of the money
was earned In a sawmfl1. some on
farms breaking sod. and some of II
at other hard work poorly paid. but
the way was finally traversed, the
college degree secured. and the
young man made into one of the 100
per cent simon pure Americans Of
the present generation. With such
q beginning. followed by years OF
work In his law offices at Carbon and
Casper. and his long experience on
the bench. Representative Winter
comes TO Warrington we'll equipped
to succeed even 70 wen loved . man
~ Mr.. Mondell. No one can know
the hereditary roots In his ancestry
and for Q moment doubt the COM
plete success Of the newcomer from
Wyoming. In after years the chang
ing Of the Wyoming lawyer. Judge.
and author into the national states
man will be seen to have come about
smoothly and naturally.
Somebody said In the Wyoming
campaign last year that Represent
alive Winter was the father Of two
popular novels and four sons. We
take Il the statement was intended
4 : An oratoricai compliment. At all
events the novels were "0randon OF