The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-23
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POLITICAL ARENA
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The Herald recently announced the
arrival in this city of Colonies and Mrs.
Nat Ward F1tz-Gerald and their daugh-
tiers, Misses Blanche and Malta, a promi-
nent lawyer and politician of West
Virginia. The colonel is so well pleased
with the city that he proposes 10 settle
down in Zion and practice his profession.
The Terra Alta CIV. Va Oracle, just
to hand. in speaking OF the coloners re-
moval from that state, says:
For IA years past Colonel FitZ-Gerald
has been closely allied with every en-
terprise that has been to the interest of
Terra Alta and Preston county, and II
may truthfully be said that he has in
vested more money in this section than
has any three others in the history OF the
town. When Colonel Fitz-Gerald came
here he was the head of large and well
known patent and pension office or WASH
ington, ID. C., and, having applied nimseif
TOO closely TO that Office and practice OF
law-his profession-was quite worn out
physically. so came to the Allegheny
mountains in search OF health. Becoming
interested financially in this section, ne
purchased large tract or land, now
known as "Burgh Westra,' and pro
ceeded at once 10 improve and beautiry
it by the expenditure OF thousands OF
dollars, until il became without exception
the most handsome and comfortable sum-
mer home in Preston county. Politically
the colonel sides with the Popultsts, and
has been highly honored with nomina-
was selected by his party as an opponent
to Hon. William L. Wilson for congress
and became widely known through the
district This year he was placed by the
Populists at the head of his ticket as
nominee for governor, and conducted a
remarkable and brilliant campalgn up 10
within a week or so of the election Wnen
he withdrew his name from that ticket
and went on the stump IN the interest OF
General C. c. Watts. the Democratic
nominee for governor. Colonel Fttz-
Gerald IS an ardent and earnest free
silverste, and is an orator OF no mean
ability. Wherever he was heard curing
the past campaign he was accorded
hearty and enthusiastic welcome, ana py
oratorical powers he was christened by
his money admirers the Bryan or West
Virginia" a cognomen by no means un-
deserved, as his style OF oratory Is very
who stampeded the Chicago convention
and placed himself at the very mast-neaG
of Democracy and free silver The genlal
colonel accompanied the Bryan party on
it's West Virginia trip and added mater
tally to the success of the same Al
though his party was defeated IN TINS
election. the colonel has great hopes OF
brilliant success in 1900. His party had
named him for the United States senate,
had it control of the legislature;
Terra Alta and vicinity VIII greatly
miss the. colonel and his family. ana w, we
Fitzgerald and daughters have many So
ciaI Iies that will feel their departure for
2 long time to come. They nave oeen
very charitable where charity was needed
and never failed to head the list with
Substantial sums when anyone was N
distress Their many good deeds VIII
long be remembered by Terra Altans- Inc
social circle of our little mountain city
loses two of its best and most accom-
plished members in the departure OF
Misses Blanche and Malta, whose pres
ence will be sadly missed. MISS bldnche,
ie
ate skilled in the many little accom-
plishments of which all true women are
proud. Both are very fond OF outdoo1
exercise of every description, Deins skliieo
in horseback riding. bicycling. skating.
and both are 'foemen worthy or steer
ct tennis and other outdoor games Al
WAYS in for anything of social nature
hugely enjoying all sorts OF amusement en-.
tertainment of a public nature, yet SER
ious, kindly and sympathetic they can
81 be spared from the circle wnlcn mas
known them so long, and we all REIN
ouish them with a sigh, and give them
over to our sister state with many re-
grets vet with heartfelt wishes Tor tneir
health, happiness and prosperity IN the
new horne they go to seek, so rar from
TIE west Virginia hills that has known
and loved them so well; ana IN CLOSING,
as a representative OF the gooa cltlzens
of this section. the Oracle bios them Cod
s0eed and should the time ever come
that thew should decide TO return to Terra
Alta we will be here to bid them
hearty welcome back to home. we pre-
dict for the popular colonei brilliant
success in the west, and expect soon 10
hear Of his return TO congress or the
United States senate from that section.
for the colonel possesses power OF oratory
that will make him leader anywnere
where the cause of the people is to be
upheld or defended, for they Will near
his clarion tones ring forth as their
champion