Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-08-20

Congress. and his hold upon the people
OF his district is shown Ia the fact thA,
he has been returned to, each succeed
ing Congress and HAS been nominated
each time by reclamation. In the
House his chief service has been on the
Elections Committee, and It was their
four years service on this COMMITTEES
which made the future Governor and
Speaker Crisp warm personal friends.
he was one OF the Speakers most active
supporters IN the Fiity-second Congress
and was made chairman OF the Elec-
lions Committee.
Mr.. O'FerrAlrs ambition TO round out
his career as governor has long thrilled
him, and four years ago he made live
ly race for the nomination, but lost
some votes owing 10 the fact that the
House at that time was very closely di.
vIded and every Democrat was needed
here, and also because he was not as
generally known throughout the State
a. now.
Il was probably fortunate that he
failed TO get the nomination, for by re-
naming In Congress he gained
one OF the opportunities Of bic
life In the contest brought By
John NJ. Lsngston, the well
known negro Republican, for the seat
held by vsnable, Virginia Democrat.
The fight for tails seat WAS memorable
one In nlioustering annals aud Oter-
rail- as the Democratic leader In the II
days fllbuster gained great popularity
among the Democrats OF the Old Domin-
ion, who prided themselves on the fact
that one OF their representatives had
kept ''Czar" Reed from riding rough
shod for two weeks. The fact thA, In
the snd Speaker Reed marshaled =
quorum OF Republicans aud seated
Langston did not detract from Mr..
O'FerralI's laurels.
This time be had support all over the
State. The southwest has always been
loyal 70 him, and the eastern shore rail-
lied under the sane banner. HIS cam
paigu was managed by j. Frank East
police Justice OF Norfolk, who did his
work so we'll that not over hfteen votes
were loss In that section. In Rich
moud, the home OF Colonel Buford,
sometime president OF the Richmond
and DAnville railroad company, Colonel
O'Ferral secured IS delegates 20 90 Tor
his opponent aud was In . minority OF
only 204 votes In al aggregate OF 900
cast at the city primaries.
THIS great aud general strength Is
doubtless due IN part 20 the fAct thai
tho coming Governor has stumpsd the
State from end TO end. Ho has prob
ably made more stump speeches In Vlr-
xiniA than any man in the State. lie
has been heard In % out OF the iOl
counties and In every city or town dur
ing the past 10 years. lie u an expert
at arousing Virginia audiences, and 10
was largely due to his efforts that Ma
hone was whipped In the Southwesl IN
1853.
Asa member OF the House, Colonel
O'Ferrall has ranked we'll, though mol
10 the front rank OF leaders As Chair
man OF the Elections Committee be IL
admitted by Republicans 10 have been
fair. When there was doubt however
he has leaned forward and not back
ward, giving the Democrat the benehL
Colonel O'FerrAll barely graEes o feet
lie 10 lltUc, cIeCS NeliN'
flesh, though not notlceabiy lean
man, and weighs about l65 pounds
Leonlne is really proper
expression in describing the gen
eral outline OF his head. Hli
complexion 10 tawny, his nose large and
prominent on the Gladstone model, hl'
mustache gray and likewise hair. which
he wears little long, 30 that when en-
cited the long scAlplock bangles acros'
his right brow.
His wife isa bright and handsome
woman. She was Miss knight OF
Richmond. daughter OF former presi.
dent OF the Virginia state Agricultural
fair. Naturally she Is full OF anticipa'
ton OF tho time when she will be mis-
tress OF the executive mansion In hor
native city. =. q. hkhiLbAh