Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-02-04
INTERESTING DATA IN THE CA
REER or MlssouRrs CHIEF
ExEcurIvE-HIs RECORD PRE-
Wovs TO HIS INAUGURATION
INTO OFFICE
Mrs. Hadley Formerly a Newspaper
woman-shs ls Now IN. Charm
ing Mother Of Several Little Ones.

jefferson City, Jan. 27.-The bio
graphy Of Herbert s. Hadley. the frs
Republican governor OF Missouri In
th~irty-eight years, is In brief as fol.
lows:
ls72-Feb. 20; born In olathe. Kan.
is92-Graduatsd from the University
OF Kansas.
1ss4-June 20; opened his first law
office in Kansas City.
lss4-Fall campaign; made his first
political speeches; not as a can
didate.
1sss-June; appointed first Assistant
City Counselor.
1s0i-oct. s; married Miss Agnes
! Lee.
I901-Elected Prosecuting Attorney
Of Jackson County.
19OS-Defeated for reelection.
| 1904-Elected Attorney General OF
Missouri.
1909-Inaugurated Governor of Mis-
souri,.
190S-Elected Governor Of Missouri.
His principal claim to fame rests
ON his record as attorney general,
the more noteworthy part of which
included:
1. His successful custer proceed
ings against Standard Oil. Waters
Pierce and Republic Oil companies.
2. His closing of the Delmar race
track at the order of Governor Folk.
3. His investigation of freight and
passenger rates and his defense in
the courts OF the maximum freight
rate bill added to his prosecution of
the 2-cent passenger rate "a in the
federal court.
4. His prosecution of lawless liz
uor dives In st. Louis county at the
order Of Gov. Folk through his as
s~istant, John Kennish,
These accomplishments and Mrs.
Hadley were the principal contribut-
ing causes to Hadley's election as
governor. Mrs. Hadley was the sus-
tanning power to Hadley the man, an
all important function, in his case,
to Hadley the official. The law en-
forcement methods of Hadley's office
worked in such harmony with the eff
forts of Gov. Folk in that direction
that many Democratic voters who
hold morality in government above
~partisanship supported Hadley and
brought about his election.
Hadley himself is of somewhat ner-
vous temperament, expresses himself
in crisp, audible sentences and throw
the secretive politician into a fit by
his apparent inability to talk In gum
shoe whispers. The politicians consid-
er him cold blooded on this account.
but Hadley's devotion to his family,
his friends and his ideals does not
bear out that estimate. He can say
mo Is easily and emphatically as
yes" when the occasion seems to
require 1t. He Is quick to appre-
ciate a courtesy and equally quick to
resent an injury. He dislikes social
formalities and derides the pink tea.
His devotion to his dogs and his
Winchester is second only to that
which he bears to his family and
friends. He taboos clubs and lodges
for Home, Sweet Home"
Mrs. Hadley was a Vassar girl.
She has done creditable work in the
newspaper field and is at home on
literary as well as domestic topics.
On account Of her love for home life.
the public had caught few glimpses of
Mrs. Hadley prior to the Inauguration
when she stood at her husbands side
in the receiving line. The universal
verdict of Mansion visitors was that
Inc iauy VI tuc MUST IL not stIlk-
ingly handsome, but charming In her
manner and with undoubted strength
of character. She is a pronounced
brunette. with dark hair and brown
eyes. Her personality is most at
tractlye with no trace Of fret or stew.
Their son, John, aged six, daughter,
Henrietta, aged four, and baby, Her
bert, aged two, are the especial prideI
Of the Hadley family. They are
bright children and will make the
mansion ring with the music of chill
dren's voices for the first time since
the Francis administration.
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