The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-19
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Preston County Journal
Edward Startzman Elliott, a. B., LII
b., was born near Kingwood in 1868,
and is therefore now in his thirticth
year. ue earned his living at the
printers case between tho ages OF eleven
and eighteen, when hc taught school,
and afterwards went TO college at tho
West Virginia University. After ono
years attendance, u lack OF means forced
him 10 leave, when he went to Balti-
more and served rs private secretary to
cx-United States Senator II. G. Davis,
president Of the West Virginia Central
railroad. As soon Us he was ablo no
returned to tho university and com.
plctcd both the classical and law courses.
Ills standing Mt college was high, At
graduation he won the first prize in do
bate in the contest between the literary
societies.
The day Of his graduation hc was
elected by the board OF regents in
structor oil Latin and Crock in tho pre-
paratory department Of tho university,
which position he filed satisfactorily
for two years, when hc resigned 10 fol-
low the law.
After leaving tho university hc took
q special course In law Mt tho University
Of Virginia, under DR.. John u, Minor,
and thon went 10 Columbia College,
Now York City, and took the regular
two years law course under tho warden
ship OF tho venerable Theodore W.
Dwight, and was for year in the law
offices OF tho eminent firm Of Anderson
& Rowland, in Wall street. In 1887 he
was admitted to tho bar, and subsc.
quontly returned TO his native county
and formed law partnership with D.
NJ. Wotring, ESQ.,, where he has since
been engaged In tho practice Of his pro-
fession SO successfully that it is believed
that his firm has the largest law prac.
tice in tho county.
In 1890, tho encouragement OF tho
United States appointed Mr.. Elliott
assistant United Suites attorney for the
district OF West Virginia, which posi-.
ton he still holds, and in which capa-
city he attends the United states Courts
at Wheeling, Parkcrshurg, Clarksburg
and Martinsburg in this state.
Among Mr.. Elliott's public addresses
which have been printed may be men
toned paper read before tho West
Virginia State Teachers Association in
1883, on "Somc Requisites Of State Edu-
cation;" lecture to the Preston county
Teachers Institute in 1890, on "Threc
Demands OF Public Instruction." ad-
dress before the Soldiers Reunion OF
Preston county, July 3, 1890; response
to the toast woman ut the West Vir-
ginia University Alumni Banquet in
1891; and his Grafton at the Eighth
Annual Reunion OF the Soldiers Of Pres
ton county, August 2S, 1891.
Mr.. Elliott is 4 pronounced Republic
can; is Il momber OF the Republican
congressional committee for the Sec
ond district, and in the campaign OF
1890 took the stump. for his party and
spoke in every district in this county,
and i'll some adjoining counties.
We are assured that we but voice the
unanimous sentiment OF the party in
this county when We say that Preston
county will present his name to the
next state Republican convention, and
endorse him with her solid vote. This
having been done. we doubt not that
the convention will honor him and hi S,
native county, and strengthen thu
ticket BY placing his name thereon.
We believe Preston county is entitled
to this recognition which she will ask.
During her whole history she has given
the largest Republican majority OF any
county in the state, yet she has never
been represented by a candidate on the
state ticket.