Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-08
appointment, and am highly pleased. "
Upon departing the reporter met IN
the Capitol corridor prominent

Republican Lawyer ana Politician.
"How did it happen, anyhow, that
HAYES come 10 strike CioH for the Secre-
tar ship of the Navy" asked our youth.
why, bless your soul, sonny, don't
YOU knowH' was the reply Are you
ignorant Of the fact that Gof is to-day
the greatest man in West Virginia, and
one of the greatest men IN the nation?'
Alta great
Sacrifice of Personal Pride
the reporter WAS compelled To- a"know.-
edge that ho must be ig"Orant aud un-
sophisticated il such was the case, aud
asked permission % sit at the feet Of the
political Gamalirl and learn wisdom.
However the scribe is not to be CEN
sured as every since the Chicago con-
vpntiOn he had confined his newspaper
reading 10 our esteemed cOtcmpOrarY,
the EtHgencyr, and had innocently i'm
bibed the belief therolrOm that Brother
Archie was the only
Great Radical Apostle
in West Virginia.
"Iou are aware that GOtf made
gallant record in the war; has been
United States District Attorney Tor
twelve years; ran for Congress and
poIled an unusually large vote; came
out ahead OF his ticket when a candidate
Tor Governor" &c, &c. Then our
friend grew very
Imaginative and Eloquent
i'm his eulogv Of the new cabinet minis
ter, so much So, that the REGISTER con-
Guided that this Republican statesman
must be a candidate ior the last pair OF
shoes worn by GoH, and immediately
departed to tackle some other unterrl-
fed.
Col Hedrick thought Gof's marine
rxprriluce upon the placid waters
of Durk creek, near Clarksburg,
was at least as great and comprehensive
as was that of the old seadOg, Dick
Thompson, when he left his beloved
Wabash stream to sail upon the ocean
blue"
Col Brady, Secretary of State, an
nouucrd himself as Of the opinion that
GuH
Would be Retained
under the new administration; other
wise he would not have accepted the
position
NJ. Reilly. Esq, an active member OF
the State Democratic COmmlttee, was
met. and the REGIsrER properly enough
exhibited the usual cOurtesles
meted out to all leading Wheel
luy.tes by aHOrding Mr. Reilly
IN oppo. tunity to be interviewed
70 boz brief. he said he was highly gratl-
fed al the appointment, both as c'u-
zen of West Virginia and as a firm be-
lever thar the recipient ot the honor
was the foremost man, a. 20 executive
and m entail ability, that could be found
ju the Republican party OF the state.
Oar joylal friend was in quite good
humor. and talked for some time upon
West Nirgiuia's Cabinet CHAINS, ami the
merits of Gen. Goif for the position he
has been called to tijl.
Aug PoIIack. Esq.,
a well known representative Republi-
can, was called upon and talked very
freely and independently upon the sub.
iect IN qu stiOn, but asked the reporter,
as personal favor, not to publish his
views
Col W. l.. Hearne, a man OF recog-
u.zed ability and general intelligence,
was natural Y looked for, by TIE REGIS.
rER's searcher Feeling assured that he
would be a fruitful subject our ambaS-
sidor called at his elegant mansion and
dispatched his card 70 the honorable
Gentleman by
Saddle-Colored Attache
who returned with the answer "Show
him in" The reporter soon found him
SELF face to face with a genial, rather
portIy dOwn-EaSter, somewhat in the
afternoon Of life, whose face wore a ben
evolent look that was further heightened
bv pair OF steel bowed specta-
cles which bestroie his nose.
Encouraged by this altogether
prepossesslng appearance, THE REGISTER
emjSsary, after chartering a couple OF
chairs,
Darkly Hinted
his suspicious that the ex member OF
the Legislature might-nay, must
know something OF interest regarding
the reason OF the appointment Of the
new Secretary OF the Navy, and his
probable continuance as such under the
incoming administration. The repOr-
tOrial suspicious, Us usual, proved to lie
correct Gen, Gof is beyond a doubt
the leader, the brains, the brOadest,
most liberal minded man, and the best
representative OF his party in the State.
Since the Republican party of We I
Virginia is TO save recognition in
the national councils he is the
Man Above All Others
upon whom the honor should be be-
slowed Tie is not of this malignant,
narrow-minded, self seeking and SELF
esteemirg type of human nature that
prelomlnates in the character of some
prominent State Republicans.
Join n the hearty congratulations
which our people will extend to Gen.
G1t upon his accession To this post OF
Of high honor and responsibility. II Is
true General Gotf has been appointed
% dill out the short term of sixty days
remaining to the present administration,
but feel certain that ne
Will Be Retained
by the newly elected President. Ii is
NV opinion that Glen. Goff would not
accept the position for so short
a period OF time unless he had strong
assurances OF remaining at that post
for the next four years.
Icould not have been more highly
pleased, nor the people at large of the
State, at any other appointment than
the one inst made.
With the invitation To call again, the
reporter took his departure for Black
stone row, where, il there was any legal
matter involved in the thing, il would
be sure to come out. Strangev v enough
most of the legal talent Of the citv 40.
peared to be out and the reporter
didn't strike anything very "meaty."
However, John o. Peudleton was
given trial, aud pointedlv said that the
appointment pleased the Democrats and
vas entirely satisfactory and gratifying
10 the Republicans of the State "Gof, "
he said, was simply finely polished
speaker, but not a man of much brain
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