The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-05

MoRGANrowN, w. Va, March 4 -
Hon. George c. sturEiss WIN be q cah-'
dldate for the congressional nominations
rrom the second district this year The
In,elllgencer correspondent had q scSn-
yersatlon with him today conce-,hhg
the prominent mention his name aias
been given In connection with this, pb-
sltIon. aud TO him Mr.. sturslss forrial-
ly announced hinse!s. sfursis
"You may say" said Mr.. stufsfs,S
".ha. have yielded TO the request %
my personal friends over the district
and viii ask this honor a. the hands ..
the next convention. -Four years sase
my friends insls.sd that ] should bela
candidate and / stehl!ls refused to be 30
considered until within week befqre
the Elkins convention. Then. with no
time to canvass the situation. i was
pressed Into the fight aad defeated. Two.
years ago was likewise approach9d;. !.
but I thought Mr.. Dayton should be
given a second term and refused to lis
len to any oyerturas from those WHO
II
were not friendly TO him.
"Duripg the past several months 4
hnye had letters from n number Of the
leaders over the district, urging me to
enter the race for the nomination, I'D
after deliberate consideration, I haze
resolved TO do It. 1t Is not my intentlpn.
TO make a scramble for it. but ! Intend:
10 ask the Republicans OF the district
to give me this honor, and II they re-
spond ard nominate me, I snail lspd;
their ticket with my best abilities, feAl4
ing that on the great prlliclrlcs wh!Eh
our PARTY represents and on the spleS-
did record OF the Mckinley admlnistrll-
ton we cannot fall to succeed next
November"
When askcd for his views on the psop-;
osition to hold a state convention TO
nominate a candidate for the Unitsd
States senate. Mr.. sturslss said: G
1s.I think the suggestion TO hold suth
a convention 4 strong and danSadmiraIie
one. This Is q year when the party
must be unit In oil that II attempts ito
do, ard the election OF a senator being.
of paramount Importance TO nosSsrIly
the Republicans. of West Virginia, but
to the Republicans OF the whole scoun-
Try. we oughtIto present q solid front to
the enemy. IN an endeavor to accomplish.
It. Z. Z. I; Z =. 5s
is no doubt that the peoh!e
want TO elect Judge Con. 10 this poFi-
tion. He Is West Virg!nla,s fnyorfte
son and the souths favo.ite. Repuhii-
can, and It seems TO me. that IL the-
Republican state executive committee
would call convention early IN the
sumner for the purpose of nominating
him 1t would be the most enthusiastic
convention in years and would be the
beginning OF campaign in which Sse
would sweep the state.
But would Judge Goff accept the
nomination." the correspondent inter
posed.
'.I feel sure he would not turn deaf
ear to the call oe his parts II lit we're
made In this way. Judge Gor has So Id
repeatedly he would not make5a flsht
for the senatorship. IN his present no
sltion he could not say anything else,
and evca II he were not on, the bench
his party would not expect him to 10
out and make 4 agh. for It. 2ut have
assurances from several Republieahs;
who have talked With him lately that
ne would respond atilrmatIvely TO the
call OF his party II Il were made 10 hin,
through q popular convention.
with Judge Cot as the staaaard
bearer, all the petty differences aris-
Ing from 4 multiplicity Of candidates
for the, senatocship would be eliminh-
ted from the campaign and It would be
waged upon national issues In an a e
gressive and dlgnlfled way. The parity.
would thus be unified and harmonious.
and, with the inimitablc o:etory ot.
Judge GoS 10 inspire and cnthuse the
voters we would have a rousing naJJr-
lty when the votes are counted In Nb-i
vember."" II l$F
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