The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-09
RoHRBAUGH AND WICHITA.

Wichita is one of the largest cities in
the state 1t has interests TO protect
and advantages to gain in the state leg
isiarure.
One representative district in this
county lies W h lily within the corporal e
limits. This is the Sixty eighth district.
The man who is sent from that district
should lie one WHO is thoroughly imbued
with the Wichita idea The Wichita
idea is to be for Wichita first. last and
all the time.
La that district the Republicans have
for candidate P. A. Rohrbaugh. Mr.
RohrLaugh is thoroughly conver>ant
with the desires of the people of Wichi-
Ia. Born and reared among the hills of
Western Virginia lie has all that energy
and independence characteristic of the
people of mountainous country. In
lis veins courses the blood of three peo-
piles as sturdy as any on earth; on his
fathers side were race of German well
to do farmers, and OF his mothers side
the chIrioh, who were merchants
and tradesmen. Mr.. Rohrbaugh pos
sesses all the sturdy conservation
Of the Scotch, the persevering energy
aud like ability of the German and
the fuency of the Irish in debate; his
father having died during his boyhoOd
days, Mr. RoIIrbough WAS left to sup
port the family and at the same time ed
ucate himself. This he did successfully,
although under the old democratic rule
in his State there was then no free or
public school. Yet he worked at his
calling during business hours and each
spare moment both night and day for
more than five years was given to his
studies. In 1871 he passed examination
before the supreme judge of his state
and was admitted TO the bar when bare
ly of age; lie has successfully practiced
his profession ever since. He left
good law practice in West Virginia in
1887 where he was prosecuting attorney
of Berkely county and law partner of
Hon. w. H. Ii. Flick, then Unied
States district attorney for West Vir-
ginia, and came to Kansas After look
ing over the state he concluded that the
destiny of Wichita was one of splendid
future and at once located here, where
he has now good paying practice. MIR.
Rohrbaugh was strongly endorsed dur
ing Mr.. Harrisons administration by
Judge Red and the supreme judges of
this state as well as many leading law
yers in the east who knew him, for
place on the supreme bench Of Okla
homa.
Although Mr.. Rohrbaugh has been a
from his youth and for
fifteen years in his old state labored in
season and out in the committee room
and on the stump for his party in an
overw helming Democratic state and has
taken an active part for his party in !
every campaign since he has been in |
Kansas, having four times stumped the |
county for the ticket. This is the |
second time that he has asked the people |
for their support for any Office.
Having when boy bunked and mess i
ed with the soldiers, he knows that two |
men nnder one blanket and mutual |
mess of beans, bareback, fitch and black |
coffee for years has its mystical in
fuence, and that such hardships left its
trace on every man who wore tue blue,
hence he has frequently declared him.
self in favor of service pension. He
in the free coinage of American
silver.
MIR. Rohrbaugh has taken lively in
terest in the question of Kansas freight
rates, and at one time led a movement
which resulted in the formation Of the
chamber of commerce whose sole OBJ
Jet was to secure rates for this city.
He has compared the rates of other
states with that of Kansas aud is fully
with the unjust discrimina-
lion against us and the importance of
his matter for Wichita. He believes
that when a reasonable rate can be had
for this city, our supremacy Is assured.
Air. Rohrbaugh is aggressive, fearless
and honest and on all questions of pub
ic Importance will act without fear as
ne may see the right. He Is a man of
energy, well informed on the
great questions affecting the interests of
Wichita, and as speaker able to main
ain his position on the floor of the
house. He is naturally fitted for iegis-
alive work