The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-02-01
Our United Slntes senators.

test for United States Senators, was
ended in a joint vote of both Houses,
by the election Of Hon. II. G. Davis,
present incumbent, to the long term
of six years from the 4th Of March
nezt,and the election of Frank Here
ford, the present Representative in
Congress from the Third District, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of A. T, Caperton. The people
can rejoice that two honest and capa-
BILE men have been chosen from this
State 10 the United States Senate
Of the first, Mr.. Davis, we advocated
his reelection from the start, and,wc
believe were the only Democratic pa
per in this district that openly af-
vored his return to the Senate. Be-
tween Mcssrs. Hereford, Walker and
Price, we took neutral ground, and
left to the Legislature to choose
between them. Mr.. Hereford has
been q faithful handwriting Repre-
sentative in the Lower House, and
we are satisfied he will relax none of
his efforts in the Upper House, in
doing what he can for the improve.
ment of our Rivers and the develop
ment of the mineral interests of our
people, With two good workers like
Davis and Hereford in the Senate
and Konna in the House, we. can
confidently look forward to the speedy
completion of the improvement now
begun on our Great Kanawha River.
Probably it would not be out of place
here to give the biographical sketch.
es of Messrs, Davis and Hereford, as
we find them in Poorcs Congression'
al Directory, of the present Congress;
"Henry G. Davis of Piedmont, was
born in Howard county, Nd, Nov,
16, 1928. Received a country school
education; lived and worked upon a
farm until 1843; was in the employ
of of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company for IA years; commence
ed banking and mining coal at Pied
mont in 1858; is now President Of
the Piedmont National Bank, and is
engaged in mining and shipping coal,
manufacturing lumber, &C.; was
elected to the House of Delegates of
West Virginia in 1865; was a mem
Der of the National Democratic Con-
vcntions at New York in 1868, and
at Baltimore in 1872; was elected to
the State Senate of West Virginia in
1868 and 70; was elected to the Unit
ed States Senate as a Democrat, to
succeed w. T. Wiley, Republican
and took his seat March 4, 1871. His
term ofservioo will expire March 5,
1877"
Crank Hereford, Of Union, Mon
roe county, West Virginia, was born
in Fauquier county, Virginia, July
4th, 1895; graduated in 1915; studied
law and practiced his profession; was
District Attorney of Sacramento Co.,
California, from 0SGsbcr, 1866, to DC.
tober, 1867 was elected to the AID
and 43d Congress, and was reelected
to the i4th Congress as a Democrat,
receiving 1884 votes against 7,745
votes for Witcher, Republican,"
Mr.. Hereford was also an officer in
the Union army during the late war,
serving in a California regiment.
Without desiring to fiatter Mr.
Hereford, or to find fault with the
labors of other men who have repre-
sented this District, we can say that
he is the only Representative who
has ever obtained a single dollar Of
government appropriation for the
Improvement of West Virginia riv'
ers.
Finally we congratulate these gen
tlemcn upon their election to the
United States Senate, feeling as We
do that the people will never have
cause, by any act of theirs, to regret
their election.
The defeat of Logan and the elect
ion of Judge Davis to the United
States Senate from Illinois, is about