The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-03
HON. FRED IA d. 1850 Jp

IN. FRED eA ~ cRo sscg P
B asc Is it leasqre 10 sio soi
We want ~ tell olIii read ers al few
things about this gent enans IeS pre- pre-
sided over The a louise ofs Delegate s gat
the l1t5 late sslon our sgfslatlFe: He
S \, therefore known aid recpsnizedS
asS he SpeaRef$of that body having
been tlls Unanimous choice as l,ch 81
theEma1orlty members, Several other
gentlemen were aspirants forlthe 10
sition, but they did not compete with,
Mr. Grosscup when the time was,
reached at which he and the other.
officers OF 1.-The House we're elected.
Mr.. Grosscup was one Of a the Dele.
gates from Kanawha county. He re- re-
sides In Charleston, the capital city.
where he has resided for tie past,
eleven years. NJ He 3isanotSa politician
but a business man. and sbecam e; a
candidate for the L Legislature at the.
solicitation Of the business men Of his
city and county. While not a 3politi.,
clan he Is nevertheless "a stanch Re.
|publicana He is perhaps forty years
Of age. He may be younger, certain.
ly8lnot any older. He was born and
reared in Ohio. Going 10 Illinois he
remained there until hefremovel 10
Charleston. He is engaged in the
natural gas business, being Ill the
head of the tKanawha Gas Company.
which, It Is believed, owns one Of, the
largest and most productive or prom!
Using gas fields, IN the world. Ii. ex-
tendstoyer; q good part OF KanaWha and
Roane counties. Through his efforts
and by reason Of Ills great abundance
| OF cheap gas he; has induced what IS
said to be the largest, axe factory in
the world 10 locate In Charleston. : II
will soon havesin$itss employ COO work.
men, This explains to some extent
why the business men OF Charleston
appreciate him and elected him rs
their legislative representative. He Is
man who does things, and ii Is men
f8this kind WHO are always In de.
mand. He s5aman Of education. but
whether a collegiate or not we do not
know. II he should say that lie is he
would be readily believed, as he acis
the part. Is
He is an admirable presiding officer
and able in debate, being fluent ana
forceful speaker. Socially he is a
most agreeable gentleman and loyal
andgtr'le to his friends and associates.
He is ever at home among men, being
what. Is said TO be absolutely neces.
sary TO be successful In politics.
good mixer. He is in short many.
sided man. 4,
Mr.. Grnsscup belongs ~ 6rlllian
family. as he is the brother OF the
very distinguished Chicago jurist-
Hon. Peter S. Grosscup, Judge OF the
United States Circuit Court for the
districts Of Illinois, Indiana and wis.
eonsln, and one Of The foremost mon
in our country.
We ask our readers to watch and
keep trace Of the subject Of this
Sketch. for5if he should become tired
Of making money one Of these days,
cut loose from business and turn his
attention TO politics, he would have
10 be- reckoned will in all political
calculations and manipulations. Fred
Paul Grosscnp was made for leader
Of men not a follower. and we pre-.
dict that sooner or later3he will dem
onstrate that fact. We regard him Ms
being first class gubernatoriall ItimLer
and by no means Inferior as U. S
senatorial timber. 5