Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-09-24
Rodolph Hatfield.


cess of citizen, or however well his stand
ing morally, socially or financially may be
understood his nomination or candidacy for
Office is the signal for general desire upon
the part of the public to know all about
him. The candidate Of the Republicans of
the Eighty-ninth district for representative
in the Legislature is SO well and favorably
known that it seems superfuous to add any
thing in print. He arrived in this city in
1879, and entered the practice of his profess
ion. Being a good speaker and taking a
great interest in public affairs, and so eff
fective We're some of his speeches. and SO
comprehensive were many of his views that
he WAS pressed to make the race for county
attorney two wears later, but not desiring Of
lice by one innocent pretext and another, he
escaped the importantly of his friends. His
present candidacy did not come Of his own
motion or desire in the first place, but hav-
ing once consented TO go before the conven-
ton he and his friends, of course, made the
best effort they could, being only careful not
to antagoi.ize any interest of the party or to
do anything which would give other
aspiranst cause to complain. The result is
known. He received the nomination over
one of the strongest men and shrewdcst poi
itical workers in the county. OF his election
there ought to not be n shadow of doubt
His educational training as lawyer not
only fits him for the position; his abilities as
a ready and pleasant public speaker not only
guarantees that Sedgwick county would be
heard from on the floor of the House; his
advocacy Of the reelection Of John j. In
gals to the L. 5. Senate and his unequivo-
cal pledge that he will vote for Mr.. ingalls,
not only because the Republicans of this
county desire it but because it is his person
al preference to do so: his open and avowcd
expression of convictions in favor of the re-
submission Of the prohibition amendment to
the people, not only these, but, his work as
Republican, his standing as citizen, his
! honorable course rs a business man ought
10 be sufficient guaranty of his election BY
/ stii w iiiit ii' h'''
not been an office seeker nor posed as a man
desiring the suifraecs of his fellow citizens,
nevertheless it is very patent to those who
know him best that few men could be found
| in the district who could better represent on
the floor of the house this wide awake, grow
ing and ambitious young metropolis of Kan
| sas and with whose financial concerns he j:
SO closely and intimately identified than
Rodolph Hatfield.
| But as we said in the start there is always
desire upon the part of the public 10 know
of n candidates antecedents and that is what
we started out to tell.
| Mr.. Hatfield is a Buckeye boy, scarce
thirty years of age, being born in Lodon,
Madison county, Ohio, October 9th, 1854
| AT the age of four years his father moved to
. farm near Lincoln. Logan county, Illinois
where he was reared. Being the eldest child
he was kept pretty steadily at work on the
/ farm until he had gained his eighteenth year
when he entered the Lincoln university from
which he graduated with the honor of a
degree in June, 1874. The following fall
he entered the Bloomington Law School
and in 1873 was admitted TO the bar and the
practice of the courts on IA full license based
on his examination. 4 short time subse-
quentlv he was married to Miss Hattie f..
iiarts of Harrisburg, and Immediately NOV
ed to Trinidad, Colorado, where he first en-
tered the active practice of his profession.
He didn't like the mountains and rocks and
barren soil of that country but longed for "A
country with farms and fruits and growing
crops, 50 came back down the valley to
Wichita which he found so much To his
mind that hc Immediately decided that here
shonld be his future home. He at once
opened law office and continued in the
practice until about two years ago when
backed by monied friends who knew of
his worth and reliable character as "A man.
he organized the Bank Of Commerce of this
city. at the head of which he now stands
and 10 whcl, he is giving his whole atten-
ton. As to his politics, his first vote was
cast for X. Il. HAYES in 1876. Not only from
principle but from early training and in
clnation he has given thought, votes and
earnest support to the Republican party
from the time he attained his majority TO
the present. He has, as we said before, never
asked nor held political Office and for the
first time accepts the honor conferred on
him by the Republicans of the Eighty-minth
Representative district, which, if seconded
by his party and the people, he will fill TO
the best Of his ability no one who knows
him can doubt.