The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-22
IHf SUPREME jUDGESHIP.

Glowing Tribute.
r, me Editor Of the fnteiligcncer
sfg.-ln view OF the probable nomi-
.,,,n and election OF Hon. George
pog.abarger to DO one Of the judges of
~. ~. gg7rame court of appeals. I desire
" =" on to express. through the col
INNS OF your excellent paper my
y , as to the nropriety Of his etsva-
,,on to that honorable and responsible
position,
Ihage been practtcihg law for more
,,,n ~ anty years in the various courts
%w.st virginia. both state and fed
.,,r and. IN that way It has been my
eo5d .ortune to become acquainted,
nsrs5nally ana professionally, with
1o,fy an the prominent lawyers of the
,ae My experience has also enabled
me to arrive at pretty fair conclusions
a, 10 what kind of man viii make a
e NJ pofrenbarger is calm conserva-
+Iya aaI even-tempered. He possesses
a d.srr.mlnative and analytical mind.
uls perception is clear and quick: but
h. ia never nasty or rash In any thing.
IL endaavors by industry. close appli-
cation and exhaustive research to as
Ssrtpir what is true and right for the
s,ke u right itself. He is absolutely
~ from bias or prejudice Of any
Kind and has the courage Of his COM
TiStora underN all circumstances,
whether In or out OF court. Having
besa q hard student all his life and
poSesflng natural talent OF the highest
order his varied and mature experience
has made him q verltable master OF his
nro,essi5H In all Its branches.
His private life has been exemplary
In every way. Overshadowing all else.
stand his devotion to his home, wife
every social. business, professional and
public obligation and trust. Every mo-
rrnt Of hts time Is employed in some
bssr fred or impaired by the use Of in
toyIrants. Starting from humble sta
lion In lie, he has steadily won his way
10. unalded, until he now ranks among
ne leading lawyers and politicians OF
the state. He may be ttuthfully said to
be the architect Of his own fortune. He
Is not d creature OF circumstances and
ne Is not under any obligation to any
interest or class. Should he go upon
the bench, he viii be an absolutely
ffee-hundcd judge In the person OF
man who knows the law and has the
power TO discriminate and analyze and
determine legal questions and the hon
tsty and sincerity Of purpose, as well
as the courage to do the right without
respect to persons or the magnitude Of
the interests involved.
He is by odds the most sagacIous, as
tute and successful political organizer
and the most potent writer the Repub-
lIcaR party has Ia the southern portion
Of this state. Mason county has never
had a large Republican margin. The
bulk Of the campaign management, pre-
p1ratI5a OF local literature and speak
Ing has for many years. fallen upon
him. and no county in the state has
been held more firmly In the Republic
can column. His prominence in local
politics dates from the year. 1888. when
he was elected sheriff OF the county at
The age Of twenty-seven years. Since
that time he has stood at the head of
The party organization and never lost a
battle. The work of the campaign OF
1906 was enormous. and such was his
learning, his knowledge Of public af-
fairs apd his familiarity with the in
tfIcacies Of the financial question that
Mason county Republicans were thor
cuehly educated and armed In that con-
Raction and pressed the Democracy to
The wall before the contest began in
ether counties OF the state. AS early as
July II, Of that yenr, he met in Joint de-
bate twoSof the leading Democratic at
torneys Of the county. and then and.
there turned the tide In favor of the
Republican party. From that day until
The election the Republican campaign
was a victorious triumph. During that
campaign he rendered the party inval-
liable services on the stump in the
counties Of Tyler, Richie, Putnam and
Wayne, besides speaking at nearly all
The school houses, villages and towns in
Mason county, writing all the political
editorials for the local paper and aiding
In the management OF the campaign.
In 1892. when almost every Republican
county in the state lost heavily, hewas
the chairman Of the committee In Ma
son county and the Republican major
ity was Increased over that of the
year 1855. In 1893, he spoke In the
counties of Richie, Peasants, Wood,
Putnam, Wayne and Cabell, besides
thoroughly canvasslng Mason and aid
Ing in the organization. At Hunting
ton. he met In Joint debate Hon. II. f.
Bartinn, cx-congressman from Nevada,
and one Of the leading free silver ora
tors OF the nation. There he was VIC
torous again ana the occasion gave the
campaign its impetus in Cabell He
never held but one Office in his life. and
very Republican Office-hoider in West
Virginia and every Republican who has
held a seat In Congress from the Fourth
district within the past twelve years il
Indebted for his good fortune, honors
and emoluments to George Ponenbarger
more than to any other man In south
ern West Virginia He has given MS
money time. energy and unexcelled
ability az a writer, organizer and ora
tor No man in the Fourth district did
more 70 convert It from Democracy to
Republicanlsm and no official honors
have yet been conferred upon him.
while others haye been doubly honored.
Although he has stood for years IN
the broad glare OF public life and mao
the search light Of public opinion turn
ed upon his personal character and
professional, public and political record.
not blemish or flaw has ever been
discovered He Is honest, sincere, high
y educated, cultured. feAped and uni
yefsally respected. His nomination
would add hundreds Of votes to the
Republican ticket. and that in section
Of the state In which they are needed
for the legislative ticket. Mason, Jack
son and Putnam counties are agrlcul-
t1ral communities, from which many
Republican voters have removed TO the
mining and manufacturing sections or
the country. In these counties the
Republican party win have flve candi-
dates FOR the house Of delegates. Poi
isnborger's nomination win insure the
election OF every one Of them. for he Is
exceptionally popular in all these
counties. The masses Of the people In
these Counties favored his election to