The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-14
issOuri's Attorney General a
Graduate of X. u.
Achieves National Fame by
Standard Oil lnquisitiOn.
BORN AT DE SOTO, KS.
His Wife a Niece of Mrs. John E.
Lord.
Old Classmates Tell Of His
Record at Lawrence.

Herbert S. Hadley. Missouris at
torney general who has become Of a
sudden a national figure through the
examination in New York city of the
officers of the Standard Oil company
for the purpose Of getting evidence
on which to base a suit to Gust the
company from doing business in Mis-
souri,. is not only a son of Kansas.
having been born and educated in this
state, but he is also we'll known to
many persons in Topeka.
Mr.. Hadley married a Kansas City
girl, who was Miss Agnes. Lee and is
a niece Of Mrs. John E. Lord of this
city.
There are several men in town who
were students at Kansas university
while Mr.. Hadley was there, and all
OF them speak of him as a man who
showed brilliant attachments then. He
was not close student. not one of the
sort TO plug hard and carry off prizes,
but he was considered by all who
knew him to be one of the brightest
fellows i'm his class. This was the
class of-1892.
Mr.. Hadley is but 81 years old. He
was born and brought up at De Soto,
a small town on the Kaw where his
father operates a mill. On gradual
ing from Is. u. Mr. Hadley took a
course in a Chicago law school where
he distinguished himself by being a
member of a debating team which
defeated q similar team from the law
school Of the Michigan university at
ann Arbor. 1T was Mr. Hadley's mas
terly presentation Of his arguments
That won the debate for his team.
On finishing his course at the Chicago
school Nh. Hadley returned to Kansas
lily, MO, Where he took up the prac-
tlce of law in partnership with r. D.
Brown who was claSsmate of his at
K. U Mr.. Hadley became an active
worker in Republican politics and was
nominated for county attorney of Jack
son county, Mo, on the Republican tick
ct IOur or nVe years ago. Jackson COun-
ty is normally Democratic but on this
occasion the Republicans won out and
for two years Mr.. Hadley handled the
affairs of the county attorneys office in
vigorous fashion and made an enVi-
able record as a prosecuting attorney.
He was renOminated for the office but
was defeated, the Democrats getting
back into power.
After leaving the county attorney 8
office Mr.. Hadley was appointed assist
ant general attorney of the Kansas City
Street Railway company. When the
Missouri Republican convention met last
year MI. Hauley was nominated for at
torney general. He was not present at
the convention and when informed of his
nomination he declared his intention of
declining IL, saying that he could not
affcrd TO give the necessary time to a
campaign. He was prevailed uDon to
keep the nomination and after a while
entered into the spirit Of the campaign
and with the other Republican nominees
ON the ticket with the exception of the
candidate for governor. was elected.
There is gossip IN Missouri to the ef-
feet that Mr.. Hadley has ambitions to
succeed Mr.. Folk as governor of Mis-
souri,. This gossip was suggested to
Henry H. Rogers. the Standard Oil mag
nate. VINO has been on the rack before
Mr.. Hadley for q number of davs - the
investigation being prosecuted by him in
New York.
eyes I know that replied Mr.. Rog-
ers land even this morning when ]
wished him good morning I innocently
said. Good morning, governor 1t Just
slipped out as it were. -