The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-07
ODE 9afeE Efll9tlleN.
TIE WEST VIRGINIA sENAToR-
The Opening OF the DusCussIon.
The Claims OF GOV. foreman and the
Claims or the Third District.
From Ne Kinolpood ,Jo,l,7ial.
o. s, SENATOR.

q, 81 SENATOR. ~ il
One OF the most Important duties thai
will devolve upon the next Legislature
is the election of Senator to the Con.
gress OF the United States, in the place
OF Hon. p. g. Van Wrinkle, whose term
OF office expires on the third of mex
March. 1t is generally conceded, we
believe, that Mr.. Van Wrinkle will moi
pc candidate for e.election-and il
ne should be, he would get the vote Of
no Republican member owing to bis
vote on the Impeachment OF Andrew
The position Is one of very great
importance to the people of this State,
and the Legislature should look well
to the matter and confer the high hon
or upon the man who is, first, fully
competent for the position, and who
Will prove faithful aud true to the trust
thus confided to him; and second, the
man who by his devotion to the nation
and the Statas OF West virginia., has
entitled himself to the favorable con-
sideration of the Republican, party OF
the State through their Delegates In
the Legislature. -,-slF1l.
We have several men in the State who
would, in all probability, do honor to
the position, and we would not doubt
but that the names of several gentle
men will be presented to the Legisla-
ture In the connection.
We have looked carefully over the
field and impartially weighed the mer-
its of the different gentlemen whose
names have been mentioned by their
friends as entitled to the position, and
while we would not say word that
would in any way detract from the
merits OF any one we are free to urge
the election of Gov. Arthur 1. Foreman
to the high and honorable position.
The office, especially in this instance,
should seek the man, for n wrangling.
wire-working politician is not the man
for seat in the United States Senate.
GOV. Foreman is not a politician he
sought not the office he has so ably
filled since the organization of the State,
but accepted it at the hands of the great
Union party of the State, when the fu-
ture looked gloomy enough; he has
proved himself a statesman and pat
riot, and has, under all circumstances,
stood firm for the right, SO that our
State to-day does not stand very near
the foot of the list.
Gov. Boreman has his enemies-so
had Abraham Lincoln, and those of the
latte were not more bitter than are
those of the former, and they are
found among the enemies OF our
country and especially of the State
Of West Virginia. They hate him
they realize, how true ne has been
TO the interests of majority of
the people, and how faithfully he has
executed the laws enacted by a loyal
Legislature, and VIC trust the members
elect to the next Legislature will cone
slider well the matter before they make
up their minds to vote for any man in
opposition to this gentleman.
From lte Point PleaIant Register.
THE NEXT o. s, SENATOR PROM WEST
VIRGINIA.
The Legislature which assem- bles at
Wheeling in January, will have among
its first business, the election of a uni
ted States Senator to serve for six years
place of our present Senator, Hon. p.
6. Van Wrinkle, whose term of Office
expires at that time. Several gentle.
men have been spoken of in COnneo-
ton with that positions; but so far, they
are all from the upper part of the State;
and as we have never had a fair distri-
button of the Offices in this District, we
proper, that the next U. S. Senator
should be taken from the Third
Congressional District, The First
and Second Congressional Districts
have had both of the United States SEN
ators, ever since the foundation of our
State, and had also the Governor and
n majority of the other State officers.
The newly elected Governor, Mr.. Ste
Yenson, is from the first district; and
the present Governor, Mr.. Boreman,
who is now candidate for the Senator.
ship, is also from the first district. And
when we take into consideration, that
all the newly elected State officers ex-
cept one, Captain Borgess., and both
the present United States Senators, are
from the upper end of the State. We
say, taking all these things into con-
sideratioh, that we have a right, and do
claim the new United Stalea Senator
for the third district.
We do not suggest the name of any
one for that position at present, but
will do so at some other time.
We trust all the members of the Leg
isIature from this end of the State, will
see to 1t, that we receive that fair dis
tribution of offices, that is due to us,
and of right belongs to our district.