Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-14

H. ,. hADl.Ei as the year 1915. SuCn,
at least, is the impression his attitude con-
veys Hadley is young man, too-only
forty-four. He won't be forty-four till next
Sunday.
Until 1910 Missouri hadn't had Republican
Governor in thirty-six years To amend the
situation a boy was born in Olathe, Kansas,
in 1872. When 1909 came the boy had become
a grown-up and he was ready for the job.
Hadley's grandfather, jeremiah Hadley,
conducted a Quaker mission school at Shaw
nee not far from Olathe. The boys father
was a Quaker. He also a well-to do
miller and the owner of several prosperous
farms. He sent his son to the University of
Kansas and then to the law school of North
western University. At college and law
school young Hadley was a star orator. His
clear, deep voice and winning personality
made him an exceptionally effective speaker.
OF slender build and somewhat under the
medium height, with firm, clear-cut features
he possessed a personality at once engaging
and militant.
A Sudden Nomination
From the time of receiving his law school
diploma Hadley was successful in his pro-
fesson. He opened law office in Kansas
City, No. where his mastery of the law, to-
gether with his attractive but forceful per-
sonality and his gifts of oratory, won him
immediate prosperity at the bar. He worked
hard at private practice and as public prose-
cutor until his health began to weaken. when
he went out to New Mexico and lived a while
on a ranch. He developed the habit of living
outdoors as much as possible. He owns
farm, where he spends much OF his time and
is an enthusiastic horseman and golfer. He
is also fond of hunting. Like Roosevelt he
has overcome the handicap of a frail const-
tuition.
For two years Hadley served Assistant
City Counselor of Kansas City and for two
years as prosecuting attorney for Jackson
County In tWenty-one months he disposed
of twenty-one murder cases. securing con-
victions in all but one, the jury disagreeing
in that instance. On retiring from office he
told himself and his friends that he was
going to devote himself henceforward en-
tirey to private practice But in 1905 he at
tended the Republican State Convention.
There were several candidates for Attorney
General. Hadley rose to speak in behalf of
one of them. Suddenly somebody shouted,
"Hadley for Attorney General!" Others took
up the cry and Hadley was nominated by ac-
claim Nobody. not even the Republicans.
had any expectation that the Republican
ticket could win, but in the ensuing cam
paign every man on it was elected except the
gubernatoTial candidate who was defeated
by Folk. Hadley then began his career as a
trust buster, He gained national reputa-
tion for his successful cases against the
Standard Oil Company, the railroads the
Harvester Trust, the Insurance and Lumber
Trusts and the race track gamblers OF ST.
Louis.
In 1909 he was elected Governor. He had
not wished to become candidate. but Taft
had sent him this word; "You are the only
man who can win. Unless you run 1 lose
Missouri" Hadley and Taft won.
He Shows Missouri
AS Governor Hadley performed important
services in securing the~development OF un-
used land. Missouri was rich in agricultural
land which had never been touched by the
plow, also in land possessing neglected re-
sources in the way Of mining and numbering.
He started out on a campaign OF education
actually went out personally 10 talk with the
Missourians, He Travelled down rivers on
RATS camping at night on the shore He
drove over the country roads, awakening the
farmers 10 the need OF scientific methods OF
agrieultore and cattle culture. He made good
use Of publicity. He preached the gospel q
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