The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
Vast VIRGINIA,

One Of the most gifted and promising of the
young Republicans Of the country is Gen
Nathan Golf, of Clarllsburg, w Va He is the
idol Of his party in that State, and when they
have a hard contest to make seek to place
their banner in his hands. He, for a number
of years, represented the U. S. Government
as District Attorney for that state, posi-
ton which he recently resigned in order
to devote more of his time to his profession
and his large private interests. He was sec
Rotary of the Navy for brief period under
President Hayes he was a candidate for Gov
ernor and also for Congress in his own state :;
and while polling more than his party strength
was defeated in each contest. In the reap
portiOnment of the state under the census of
1880, West Virginia Is entitled to four con-
gressmen The first district is composed of
the counties of Hancock, Brook Ohio, Mar
shall, Wetzel, Tyler, Doddridge, Harrison,
Gllmer, Lewis and Braxton In 1880 the
vote of these counties stood, Garfield, 13,412 :;
Hancock, 1896; Weaver, ,868 Col. Ben
Wilson has, for the past four terms, repre-
scented the district of which Harrison was a
part under the Old apportionment, but decln-
ing the nomination this year, the honor was
conferred upon q Mr. Good o. Wheeling
While Col. Wilson is pronounced dem
| ocrat, he is one of the liberal school and for
that reason always polled larger vote than
his actual party strength. His large personal
interests requiring his attention, he deter
| mined some months ago to withdraw from
active politics, ard consequently did not allow
| his name to go before the Democratic con-
| YentiOn. The nomination of Gen Golf by
the Republicans, will insure him "a strong vote
in Harrison-the native county of Golf and
| Wilson-and adjacent counties where Col
Wilson was exceedingly strong, and will
doubtless enable him to overcome the small
democratic majority in the district
Gen. Golf is one of the first young men of
the country, and if he is elected, which we
earnestly hope, will make his mark in the
| legislative council of the nation.
An incident of the convention which NOM
mated him was the presence of q son Of Col
Wilson, as delegate. He is a pronounced
Republican, a young man of sterling character
and strong convictions, and it was not until
his father refused to allow his name to be
used for the democratic nomination that he
took part in the Republican Convention
The Wilson influence which is strong in IIar-
rison county will now be DIVIDED, for young
Wilson is a popular young business man, well
educated and of great force of character.
Another noted feature of the convention,
was that every county called for Golf, and his
nomination was made by reclamation and
without dissenting voice
The Republicans have three strong men in
the field in that State Judge Looms in the
4th district j. NJ. Mason in the End and Coli
in the LIST. The Sd is yet to nominate. In the
End there are two democratic candidates,
Hoge and Lucas neither of whom will give
way for the other, and the only way to bring
about harmony would be for both to with
draw. Unless this is the case, Mason will be
elected. In fact there is fighting chance for
the list, End and 4th, with the hope of an in
creased Republican vote over 1880 by reason
of local causes and immigration, connected
with mining and manufacturing interests.
Especially, do we want to see Golf succeed.
He is of good stock and the kind of men to
keep unstained the Republican escutchcon.