Thornton - W.W.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 21
April 1888 p 4
We notice that Will W. Thornton, Esq of
Crawfordsville, is spoken of as a candidate for the nomination of Reporter of
the Supreme Court. He is well known by
several persons of this county who speak very highly of him as a man, and his
qualifications for the position. If
elected he will make a splendid officer.
From the Rochester Daily Republican – WW Thornton,
a prominent attorney of Crawfordsville, will be a candidate for the nomination
of Supreme Court Reporter before the Republican State Convention. Mr. Thornton is a scholarly gentlemen, a good
lawyer and his vast experience as a write rand compiler of law books has
eminently titled him to acceptably fill the position to which he aspires.
From the Connersville Daily News – It comes
to our knowledge that the name of WW Thorntown, Esq of Crawfordsville will be
presented to the Republican State Convention as a candidate for Reporter of
Supreme Court. We have a personal acquaintance with the gentleman and know him
to be in every way qualified for the honorable position. He is a good lawyer
and will make a thorough and telling canvass of the state if given the
nomination. He has all the qualities of a winning candidate and would be a help
to the general ticket.
From the Auburn Dispatch – Mr. WW
Thornton of Crawfordsville will be a candidate for the nomination of Supreme
Court Reporter before the Republican State Convention. Mr. Thornton is a graduate of the University
of Michigan has practiced law a number of years in this state and is the author
of several valuable law books (Statutory Constructions and Citations for one).
He has been an interesting writer for law periodicals and has gained a wide
reputation among judges and eminent lawyers throughout the country. He has
special friends among the legal fraternity in this county all of whom speak in
the highest terms of him. (couple of other articles then one below is the best)
From the Logansport Daily Journal – The Crawfordsville
Journal makes the following complimentary mention of the candidacy of a native
and former resident of this city and county, which will be most heartily
endorsed by the people of this county almost without distinction of party. Mr. Thornton’s stainless character as a man
gives him the respect of all who know him and his intellectual and professional
attainments are a matter of pride to the many friends here who have known him
from childhood and witnessed his successful career with the greatest of
pleasure. Our Crawfordsville namesake speaks of him as follows: The Journal has
already intimated that Mr. W.W. Thorntown of this county will be a candidate
for the nomination of Supreme Court reporter before the Republic State
Convention. A Native of this state he has always taken an interest in its
welfare and development. Until past his majority he resided on a farm. In 1876
he graduated form the law school of the University of Michigan, practice law in
this state until the fall of 1880 when he was appointed Deputy Attorney General
of the State where he was afterward entrusted with the management of that
office for weeks at a time. Since 1882 he has prepared for publication three
law books, two especially for this state. One of them, Statutory Construction
has over 50,000 citation of cases and statues, and has had the widest sale
within the same length of time of any law book ever published in the state. His
work on “Juries and Instructions,” is well received throughout the state.
Besides compiling these works he has been an untiring writer of articles for
law periodicals, having written for all of a general circulation published in
the United States. He has been urged by
law writers having more than a national reputation to prepare works upon
several topics of the law. His writings have attracted the attention of the
legal profession throughout this country and brought letters of inquiry from
many prominent judges and lawyers. He has been tendered the editorship of
several prominent law periodicals. The edition of the school law in this State
in 1884 was nearly all prepared by him. This work of writing has especially
fitted him for the office of Reporter. All who know him can testify that he has
been an ardent Republican of untiring energy and industry. His candidacy wherever
known has met with favor and he has received many assurances of help from
eminent persons throughout the state.
Personally he is in every way worthy of the confidence and support of
everyone who would find pleasure in recognizing and encouraging genuine worth.
He is in every way qualified for the office.