Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1917 — CHARLES F. MANSFIELD GREATLY HONORED [ARTICLE]

CHARLES F. MANSFIELD GREATLY HONORED

Jasper County Land Owner and Influential Politician Appointed As Assistant Attorney-General. Hon. Charles F. Mansfield, of Monticello, 111., but who owns and operates a large farm in this county, has been appointed assistant attorneygeneral of the State of Illinois. Mr. Mansfield has always been a very active republican and In-the campaign of 1912 he did very effective work He is also one of the very best posted men we have ever met on the subject of agricnlture. He-is called upon to make addresses to farmer’ gatherings all over the country. Mr. Mansfield has a very large circle of in this county and joins with The Republican in congratulating him upon this recognition of his splendid ability. The Champaign Daily Gazette has the following editorial in reference to Mr. Mansfield’s appointment; “His Champaign county friends will be gratified to learn that Charles F. Mansfield, of Monticello, is to become one of Attorney-General Brundage’s assistant attorney-generals, the announcement to this effect having been made by Mr. Brundage.

“Mr. Mansfield is one of the most successful lawyers in central Illinois. The Gazette is satisfied that he is capable in every manner to handle any cases which may be assigned to him by the attorney-gener-al’s office and that he will conduct the affairs of his office as they should be conducted. “The Gazette cannot refrain from congratulating the attorney-general on the selection of Mr. Mansfield from a long list of distinguished applicants. If he is as fortunate in making his other appointments ds he has been in this orffe, it is a certainty that the attorney general's office will have a class of efficiency of which complaint cannot be made. "Mr. Mansfield is a most excellent gentleman in every regard, one who counts has friends throughout Illinois »y the thousands, and thev rejoice with him in his good fortune.”