St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 28, 1907

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eae Republicans Regard Nomination and Election of the Young Attorney-General as Govern- or Assured. Av in wiecun HERBERT 8. HADLEY is the man of the hour

in Missouri. This idol of the Republican party, a young man barely 35 years old, is causing Democrats many sleepless nights. Republican leaders would consider it heresy to mention any other candi- date for Governor. And, for the first time in a quarter of a century, the Democratic organization is at its wits’ end to find a match for the Republican choice, Already 25 favorite sons have expressed a willingness to run. But the Democratic managers shake their heads and say: “We have got to have someone like Hadley. If we don’t get him we are gone.” The Missouri Democracy is divided into hostile camps. Followers of Gov. Folk and Senator Stone are at war. Each faction is anxious to name the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. Neither is certain it can pick the winner. Even with perfect harmony prevailing, Democrats realize that they must work as they have never worked before to elect their State ticket next year. Admittedly their greatest obstacle isthe wide spread popularity of the bril- Mant young Attorney-General, who has just concluded one of the most success- ful fighta ever waged against the competition-throttling Standard Oil com- bination. The vigor and resourcefulness displayed by Mr. Hadley in that contest sent his political stock far above par. At the same time Democratic envy was aroused. Hadley’s prestige must be lessened, his power weakened. The attack began at the recent session of the State Legislature. SILENCED DEMOCRATIC CRITICISM. Attorney-General Hadley was called to task by the Democrats because of the large expenditures incidental to the prosecution of the Standard Oil and maximum freight rate cases. His answer silenced criticism and the Demo- cratic House of Representatives adopted a resolution calling on the Attorney- General to proceed against a certain brewer because of his contribution to the Republican campaign fund. Mr. Hadley replied that the matter in question had already been consid- ered by his office, and that the facts did not constitute proper cause for action. Democratic legislators laughed at Hadley as a trust buster. To show that he wasn't, they passed a resolution telling of the evils of the Harvester Trust. Mr. Hadley admitted that Standard Oil is not the only Missouri monopoly. He asked for more money to carry on the anti-trust litigation. He didn’t get it. Gen. Hadley forced the enactment of a new freight rate law in spite of Democratic opposition. His Democratic associates claim credit for the amendments to the anti- Face track gambling law. As a matter of fact, the bill, now a law, was drafted by Gen. Hadley after the one presented by a Democrat had been rejected as faulty and incomplete. Tricks of the opposition never disturb Hadley. serene. He is always smiling and He believes in running his office to suit.the public, not the politicians. PUBLIC 1S HIS CLIENT. “Why is it,” asked a Standard Oil attorney of Hadley one day, “that you make a practice of taking the public into your confidence? Why not handle this litigation without a blare of trumpets?” Hadley’s reply is the secret of\nis success. “Every lawyer imparts the fullest information to his client. He wants the man who hired him to know all about the case, what he is doing and what the prospects are for winning. The public is the client of the Attorney-General’s office. The people put me here and they have a right to know all the time what I'm doing.” PICKING UP MONOPOLY TRAIL. , An interesting story is connected with the way Attorney-General Had- ley happened to run across the trail of the Billion Dollar Standard Oi] Co. It was during a legislative investigation in gt. 1905, relative to St. Louls terminal charges. Gen. Btate. The manager of the Waters-Pierce company was testifying. He accident- ally let slip the information that the Standard Oj] Co. had no agency in St. Louis, That was enough for the young Attorney-General. “Doesn't ft strike you as strange,” he demanded, quick as a flash, “that you have no competition in the fleld from the Standard?” The manager couldn't see anything peculiar about the monopoly en- joyed by the Waters-Pierce Of] Co., but a few days later, while in Kan- eas City, Mr. Hadley learned that the Waters-Plerce company was not rep- resented there. Putting twoand two together he concluded there was some relation between the companies, and before he was through he had learned that the Republic was also in the combine and. with two smaller concerns, were Standard pawns. Then followed the quo warranto proceedings to forfeit the charter of the Waters-Pierce company, 4 Missour! corporation, and cancel the licenses of the Republic Oil Co. and the Standard O11 Co, of Indiana. On the heels of this, proceeding came an application for an injunction re- straining the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana and the Waters-Pierce company from dividing the State for trade and the Republic ang lesser concerns from operating at all. The injunction was granted temporarily and Is now in force. “It will continue fn force,’ says Mr. Hadley. “They don't want to fight ve Why, the time was when a man would have to go 50 miles in Missouri to get his oil, no matter if there was a station halt a mile away. Now one can buy ofl wherever it is for sale. Tnere is no longer a division of terri- hl WHO THE HADLEYS ARE. Mr. Hadley doesn’t like to talk about himself. fo. says there is nothing to tell. He doesn't take any special credit for his Sweeping victory over the Rockefeller interests. He doesn't believe he is going to be Missouri's next Governor. He hasn't said yet that he would even accept the nomination, many soaueate ae to tell something of his earlier career. race 1 | ga theyegs A pene g lite ox: veg iain gh eae rete rhnenien mom. = ise Maj. Jeha comers Louts in February, Hadley represented the

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