The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-08
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Continuance Of Personal sketch
esol Prominent West Virginia
Legislators.
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ave come, too, may 1t please your Maj
esty. to play our part in this little drama
Of fiie.'
Our last number W. concluded
with q sketch of the senior member
from Jefferson county. 1t is proper
that this should open with that of the
junior member from the same county,
the
HON. FRANK BEcEwITH.
This young gentleman deserves to
be ranked among the prominent
members of the West Virginia Legis-
lature. He is, without question, a
man Of promise. There is something
about him peculiarly attractive.
Limited as is our personal &C.
quaintance with him, we confess to
great Partially for him. This par
tiality, perhaps, may induce us to
overrate his abilities.
The more we see Of mankind, the
greater confidence we have in phys
iognomy. Certes, when we compare
the clean-cut and intellectual fea-
lures of Mr.. Beckwith, with what
we actually know and believe Of his
4 az
character, we find ourselves giving
ready credence to the classical snax.
i'm, "FultB est Under animi."
A short time since, a paper CORE
spondcnt spoke of Judge Ferguson
and Mr.. Beckwi,h as being the only
cleaned (shaved) faced members Of
the House. Mr.. Beckwith's home
paper, copying the paragraph, added
that Mr.. Beckwith was as clean.
handed as he was clean.shaved.
And this is true. His honor is as
bright as a golden eagle fresh from
the mint. Soon after his election to
the Legislature, the B. & o. R. R.
Company rendered him the usual
courtesy of free ticket over the ex-
tensive lines railway. Heprompt-
ly declined it, and was clearly right
in doing SO.
His style of speaking is, pleasing,
characterized by aeh1eration min
gled with modesty
He is now having his sfifstsexperi-
cnce in public life, and if he keeps
his character ms un,afnished in the
future, as he has in the past, / can
see no reason why he should not
climb to high round on the ladder.
HON. CHARLES E. WELLS.
The junior member from the rich
county of Marion, is a generous and
jovial gentleman, possessed of unusu-
al nervous activity and fine business
qualifications. He is a self made
man, having had but few advantages
in early youth. To his credit be it
said, that by dint of his own energies,
he has raised himselffrom the depths
Of honest obscurity to his present in.
fuential position. From an humble
clerk in a store, he has become sue.
cessful merchant and one of the
chosen representatives of his native
county in the State Legislature.
1t is no little honor to represent
jointly with a gentleman like Nor
row, II county like Marion.
Mr.. Wells, having no experience
in public speaking, has the good
sense never to attempt it. Pity it is,
that some other members, might
mention, do not follow his example.
HON. ALBERT C. FULKERSoN,
the member from Wayne, has hand
some physique, of which he appears
not entirely unconscious, but there
is nothing vain or frivolous about
him. He is careful of his personal
appearance and perhaps not alto
galher unmindful of the effect it pro.
duces upon others. He has a good,
open and attractive countenance,
calculated to win respect and friend.
ship wherever he goes.
He is self.made man-his oppor.
tunities did not permit him to pay
much attention to bells letters, or to
philosophical and scientific studies.
And yet a stranger encountering
him in the social circle or hearing
him speak in the House would be
apt to attribute to him a collegiate
education.
He is not n constant. speaker but
by reason of pending legislation af.
fecting the various interests Of his
county, a frequent one. and when