The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-12-10
SENATOR KENNA.
A Tribute to His Worth as a
STATESMAN AND A MAN,
Called Forth BY His Severe Illness
A Republican Of National Reputa.
ton Writes In q Vein Unbiased
by Political Prejudice.


Fred d. Musssy, the we'll known
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette, sends his paper
the following estimate Of Senator
Ksnna:
"A year ago il you had looked
out over the floor of the senate from
the gallery you would have fixed
upon Kenna as the embodiment Of
health and yigor. You would not
have dreamed that within year he
would be a man marked for depar-
turs. Senator Kenna is tall broad
stouldersd, smooth faced man. In
head and neck he is built after the
Bob Ingersoll fashion. He is thor
oughly representative of his state
and bis people He 10 truthful and
honest to the last degree, a big listed
big hearted, square dealing man.
mo shadow of reproach or suspi-
cion has ever fallen upon him, either
through his relationship with his
constituents or the country at large
in his capacity as "a senator OF the
United States. He is politician,
but he is such in its best sense, and
he has been tower of strength to
the Democracy of West. Virginia.
Without the refnsments of high cul-
tivation and education he modestly
won his way to front rank in the
senate. His speech against John
Sherman, whom he personally ad-
mired won him first class considera-
ton and the warmer admiration
and friendship of Mr.. Sherman him
self, who found in Mr.. Kenna foe
man worthy of his steel. and should
Mr. Kenna be taken away there will
be no more sincere mourner than Mi.
Sherman. Mr. Kenna has always
been lover of the gun and rod, and
the sports of the mountains of his
native state. You may go away up
into Webster Court House which is
the jumping off place of the universe
or up into Logan county, to the
home of the Hatfields and McCoys,
and there you will find that the
greatest man of all the world they
know is John Kenna
HIS LOVE OF PLEASURE.
1t has been Mr.. Kenna's custom
for years to organize hunting par
ty every fall to 60 up to head waters
of the Elk river and hunt and fish
for weeks down through the wild
mountain rscesscs and primeval for
ests OF West Virginia, to where the
Elk flows into the Kanawha at
| Charleston.
He was devoted to the kodak and
became an expert in photography,
and his collection of photographs of
mountain, river and hunting scenes
is marvel in itself.
Confined as he has been in Wash
ington, the old line of the lie of a
sportsman asserted itself, and he
| built house boat for use on the
Potomac. He not only planned, but
he had the greatest share in actually
building the boat, which is verita-
BILE home on the waters, with it's din
ing, sleeping and sitting rooms, and
it's arrangements for good living.
Many persons will never forget
the pleasant experiences they have
had on board this house boat under
the cheering entertainment of its
big. handsome proprietor.
Senator Kenna has never been a
man of moods. He was always the
same-the same to high and low,
and his warm hand clasp was given
to ali alike.
Senator Kenna was born at Val
coulon, Virginia. now West Virginia
April 30, 1913; he lived and worked
on farm, and entered the confeder-
ate army as private colder; he
was wounded in that service in 1864
and was surrended at Shreveport,
La, in 1865. Afterward he attend
ed ST. Vincent's college, Wheeling,
and studied law with Miller & Quar-
rier at Charleston. He was admitted
I
to the bar June 20, 1870, and con
tinued to practice from that time.
He vas elected prosecuting attorney
for kanawha county on the Demo
cratic ticket in 1872, and served I'M
til January l, 1877. In 1875 he was
elected by the bar in the respective
counties under statutory provision
to hold the circuit courts of Lincoln
and Wayne; was elected to the
Forty fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty
seventh, and had been elected to the
Forty eighth Congress when he was
elected to the United States senate
as Democrat to succeed Henry u.
Davis, Democrat, the father-in law
of Stephen b. Elkins, and took his
seat December 8, 1883, and was re-
elected. His term Of service would
expire March 3, 1895.
AN HONEST MAN.
There ia not one Democrat or Re.
nnblican who docs mo, hone that
Senator Kenpa will RECOVER from
his Illness and resnma his nlace in
the senata Sbonld ha mass .wsv
IN Domoorats ~ Wo.t V;rr;n;a
won,d have d;ffienlty in fird;oo