Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-14
CHANGE IN SUPREME COURT
MEANS TRIUMPH FOR LABOR
CONSIDER new CANDIDATES

in behalf of all measures looking 10
the amelloratlon Of working condi-
tons, particularly in the coal mines Of
the state. he was a member of the
Committee on Mines and Mining and
1t was largely due to his efforts that
what was known as the anti-truck
store bill,' the gross weight bills"
and other measures in the interests Of
mine workers found their way to the
statute books.
While in the legislature. Judge
Stringer ehampioned the movement
which resulted in the adoption of the
Australian secret ballot system in
Illinois, he being one of the pioneers
in this movement in the United States.
and as a member of the special COM
mittee on elections, to which this mat
ter was referred, drafted the major
portion of the law, which is still on
the statute books with little change
from his original draft.
Subsequently, Judge Stringer be-
came his party's nominee for Cover
nor in 1904 and, in the election. re-
ceived over 10000 more votes than his
party's candidate for president. Later
he was his party's nominee for United
States Senator in the Illinois legisla-
ture, being defeated only after four
months deadlock.
In 1912, Judge Stringer was elected
Congressman at large from Illinois to
the 63rd U. S. Congress. In this
session, he supported. with all his
energies, the progressive legislation
before that body, being particularly
active in his advocacy of Child Labor
Prevention laws, the Clayton amend
ment to the Sherman antitrust act,
the Corrupt Practice act, the Federal
Employment Bureau act, the Postal
Savings Bank act, the Federal Re-
serve act and the Smith-Lever bill,
the Warehouse act and the Farm
Loans act for the benefit of farmers
and agriculturists.
AS a member of the Committee on
Insular Affairs, he championed great
er home rule for Porto Rico and the
PHILIPPINES and drafted large por-
tion of the present organic law for
Porto Rico, giving the Porto Ricans
greater measure of self-government,
which was adopted in the succeeding
session.
Judge Stringer was appointed in
1905, by Gov. Deneen, against whom
he had been candidate the year pre-
vious, as Presiding Judge of the Hi
nois Court of Claims, which position
he held until elected to Congress and
he recognized the court upon the basis
of the United States Court of Claims.
In 1915, Judge Stringer retired
from public life, but was soon called
therefrom by the people of his county
to act as County Judge, TO which
office, he was unanimously nominated
and elected. Two years ago. he was
received the Democratic, Republican.
and Farmer Labor nominations for
that office. As County Judge, he has
given special attention to social serv-
ice work in the Juvenile Court in an
effort to reclaim wayward boys and
girls from lives of criminality and
Incidence.
Judge Stringer has a nationwide
reputation as a platform lecturer, has
addressed chautauqua and other
audiences on governmental subjects In
every state III the union, is the author
of a number OF monographs on his
torical and legal subjects and in con-
sideration of his efforts along educa-
tional lines had the degree ot Doctor
of Laws conferred upon him, two
years ago, by James Millikin Univer-
sity of Decatur.
The friendship which the wage
workers of his own home have for HIM
and the confidence they repose in HIM
is evidenced by the fact that ne has
always had their undivided support
and the Trades and Labor Council and
the Local Unions of Lincoln have en-
Enthusiastically endorsed him for the
office of Supreme Judge for whlch ne
is now a candidate.