Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
Bentley for the State Senate.

O. II. Bentley, our candidate for state
senator in this district, is thirty-seven
years old and the senior member of the
law firm of Bentley, Hatfield 6 Bentley.
| He has very large acquaintance in this
city and county. We doubt if there is
any lawyer at this bar better known
| throughout Sedgwick county and more
popular as a man and lawyer than Mr..
Bentley. Our nominee was born in the
village of Fabius, Onondaga county, n.
y, and grew to manhood on his fathers
farm at Arcade, Wyoming county, \.
Y, to which place his father moved
when the subject OF this sketch was 3
years of age. Teaching a country school
for two years, Mr.. Bentley, when eigh-
teen years OF age, began the study of
law, spending a portion of his time in
the office of Bowen, Rogers & Locke, the
eminent lawyers Of Buffalo, n Y. This
firm were the preceptors of Grover
Cleveland. Before becoming of age Mr..
Bentley removed to Ohio and was ad-
mitted to the bar at Columbus in Janu-
airy, 1872 For eight years Mr.. Bentley
resided at Cleveland, o., where he met
with the usual successes and reverses
incident to young lawyers life, and
was married.
In March, 1880, Mr.. Bentley crossed
the Missouri river on an emigrant tick
ct and after visiting most of the enter
prising cities of Kansas located in Wichita
fully convinced that this was the COM
ing city of Kansas. He has since enioved
a lucrative law practice, devoting his
time largely to criminal ana corporation
law. From the first year OF Mr.. Bentlev's
residence here he has done hard work
for the party, making nineteen speeches
in this county the first fall of his resi-
dence here. Hence his populerity with
his party friends in this county.
Aside from beng an excellent lawyer,
a ready debater and man fully abreast
of the times on all public ques iors, our
candidate is public spirited citizen and
always contributes literally Of his time
and means to the advancement of this
city. Two years ago Mr.. Bentley and
idea of building railroad from this city
to Ellsworth, Kansas. They, with
number of our public spirited citizens.
formed the Kansas Midland railway
company, which led to the building of
one of Wichitas best railway lines.
For several months past in connection
with Dean Adams and prominent citi-
zenS here Mr.. Bentley has been pushing
the new st. Johns Episcopal
church. which Will be. when
completed, one of the finest
church buildings in the west
When Mr. Bentley takes hold of an en-
terprise. he gives it his entire time until
success is assured: rs we have already
said in these columns, his energy is I'M
firing.
Such are the leading characteristics of
this man who will be elected
in this county by a very hand
some majority. Mr.. Bentley is an
ardent admirer of Senator Plumb,
and if elected will go to the legislature
instructed 10 vote and work for Senator
Plumb's reelection 10 the United States
senate.
There are many things required of the
next Legislature by this city. and county.
This county Is the banner county of
Kansas. Wichita is the largest. and
most Important city of the state. Sedg-
wick county comprises the twenty-ninth |
senatorial district of Kansas. The state
is Overwhelmingly Republican. Let Us
send state senator from this county in |
accord with the majority. Then some
thing can be accomplished for this city. |
and comfy.