The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-02
A. NJ. DENNY.

| date for county clerk in Sedgwick county
| this fall OF all nominations that were
made in the last Republican nominating
| convention, Mr.. Denny's came to him the
/ easiest. There was less conflict and clash
| in choosing him than in the selection of
the rest Of the ticket. One reason for
| that was that Denny is a vote-getter. He
| is vote-getter because he makes friends.
and he makes friends because of his bust
! ness-like, Straightforward manner of do
| ing and saying things. Any one who has
talked to Denny will recognize this strong
business characteristic at once. He is
nethodical and exact in everything he
| does and says. II he is asked how he
stands on any question the interrogation
will get an answer that is concise, in
telligible and unmistakable in its mean
ing. 1t is doubtful if there has ever been
a man in a county Office in Sedgwick
county who is more thoroughly business
| Ike than Denny. He has handled large
business interests. and everything he
touches he systematizes. In his private
Office every document has its pigeon hole.
every pen and pencil has its particular
place, and no other, every book Is placed
| with careful regularity when he leaves his
Office. The same methodical propensity
shows itself in his views on public ques-
tons. When Denny is asked to his views
on the financial question, the answer will
be concise and direct, but it will not be
straddle, nor will it be short enough for
loop-holes nor long enough for insincer-
ity. but it strikes that golden mean Of
Ian cfr ~ nj.
stamps its as the sincere, the honest and
the strong conviction Of the speaker.
Not very long ago he was chairman OF
convention in this county. The talents
were not known in this way. He is not
politician or ambitious in that line and
the crowd was astonished at the clean
cut, sharp quick, pronounced and busi-
ness-like way in which he presided over
the deliberations Of that convention.
There is little doubt that Mr.. Denny, not
to exaggerate in the least. would make
better speaker Of the house of representa-
tives at Topeka than any man who ever
occupied that place. But he isn't pining
for legislative honors. An Office where
business is business is more to his taste.
His nomination for county clerk was for
tunate, because he is particularly fitted
for the important work of that office.
Every detail Of it will be under his own
eye. every scratch of the pen subject to
his supervision.
A minutes conversation with Denny by
judge of human nature will convince the
investigator that this is as true as gospel.
Mr.. Denny is business from the ground
up. He started out in life in a business
way-by borrowing money. His father
came from the old Denny family of Penn
sylvania and Indiana. His family on his
mothers side were southerners. but later
abolitionists, his grandfather freeing all
his slaves long before the civil way. . Mr.
Denny was born in Eureka, Woodward
county, Illinois, November 4, 1854. He
lived on a farm until he was 1S-years of
age in Logan county, where his parents
moved when he was yet a baby. When
he reached his eighteenth year he con-
cluded that he wanted to go to college.
At that time his father was educating
Denny's brother and Denny was notified
that he must wait till his brother COM
pleted his education, as the father was not
able to keep both in school at the same
time. So Denny resolved to strike out
alone. At that time a man by the name
of Jesse Forbes was taking contracts to
break sod among the farmers of that
vicinity. Young Denny was a favorite
with Forbes, and when he resolved to
tackle the world alone he went to Forbes
and told him he wanted to borrow some
money-S125. Forbes gave it to him will |
ingly and ever since then has watched
the career of his young protege with in
terest. And if Denny is elected, the first |
man outside of Wichita to know it will
be Uncle Jesse Forbes" Young Denny |
went off to Lincoln University and STU !
died hard one year. At the end of that |
year the realization broke upon him that |
he owed both principal and interest TO |
Jesse Forbes. He asked an extension Of |
time and rustled out for a jib. Just at |
this time he was chosen to defend side |
in a debate at the University. He de- |
feated the speaker on the other side in |
such a cool, methodical. convincing way |
that the attention of the county treas |
urer was called 10 him, and he took him |
in as deputy. He remained in this posi- |
ton four years and could have remained |
longer but for the anxiety to further edu-
cate himself. He had saved enough |
money TO pay his debt to Jesse Forbes and |
to prepare himself for the Albany (New |
York; Law School and pay the tuition
there. He worked hard at his studies /
there and graduated with high honors. |
He is a thorough master of all CONNER
cial law, although he never practices. He
has figured out that il his career was to
be in business life. 1t were best if he knew
law and this was his idea in completing /
his education with the course at Albany.
So equipped he came to be known
wherever he has lived as thorough bust
ness man. He came to Wichita in 1888,
and is al present employed In Clapp's loan
office. 1t is not usual to find strong
free COMA ge silver champion in a loan Of
fee. Among all the bankers Of New York
there is only one-St. John-who is out
spoken in favor of the white metal. But
Denny is as strong in Wichita in his con-
victious as Mr.. St John is in New York
There is no compromise on the financial
matter with him. He is in favor OF the
free coinage OF silver. and he is also in
favor of putting il right back where it was
before congress survepti;iously demone-
tized IL. He has never written a gold
contract in mortgage and he never WILL
because he knows i; 10 be outrageous and
Will not co il He is against Prohibition.
While Mr.. Denny has been In Clapp's
loan Office he has done most Of the ex-