The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-12
His One Bad Habit.

Marquette Tribune: Upon the FIST
| formal ballot at Great Bend a congress
man was made. He Is an editor and
comes from the Peerless Princess Of the
Plains. Victor Murdoch. son OF Colonel
Marsh Murdoch of the Wichita Eagle.
is his name. He is freckled and red
haired. young. handsome. magnetic and
energetic He was better known at eigh-
teen that Ingalls, was at thirty.
Victor Murdoch is a Jayhawker. born
at Birlingame thrty-three years ago.
Since he was eleven he has lived In
Wichita except two years spent In news-
paper work in Chicago. He is a pro-
duct. educationally. OF Wichita's public
schools At 70 he married Miss Pearl
Allen who was but Is. He worked on
the Inter Ocean while in Chicago. For
ten years he has managed the Eagle for
his father. He was an enthusiastic Long
supporter last winter while he was re
porting the legislature for his paper. He
is a good speaker and viii soon be known
to all his constituents
It is predicted that he will become
second ingalls, within three years. The
year he turned q the Inter Ocean. the
the chief organ Of William Mckinley.
sent him 20 Ohio to report the Republican
campaign OF Mckinley for Governor OF
that state Rarely f. such a difficult task
assigned to such young and politically
inexperienced man. He measured up &C.
all expectations. He was with Mckinley
during the whole campaign. Largely
through the influence Of his writings lid
Mckinley secure the nomina ton for
President afterwards. From the grca:
leader Victor absorbed his profound
knowledge Of the tariff and of financial
affairs. Later irrigation has become ore
Of his hobbies. He comes direct from
the common people and his quick genius
for hard work will secure much for ttis
district He Is not . stormy partisan
He IL absolutely independent OF all rinzs
nd oiiques People all cali him Vic. q"
He can do any work about Newspaper
Office and has often worked double time
when some employe was sick and the
work must go on.
He Is a good story teller. loves life and
excitement. and is Of a deeply religious
nature. His single bad habit. II IL can
be called one. is smoking q cob pipe while
81 work
The people OF this district vii ike Vie
tor Murdock and win vote for him eyery
| time.
Topeka Herald: Speaking sbou; rub
binR a thing r.. the wichita Esgi
earxratulstes the Democrats Of fs
city on the fact that they vin
soon have q Republican citv st-aiuis-
,ss,son. a Republican Congressman
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unsch ali guarantee such uniini;~t
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