The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-12

publican iiTation for
Congress.

for the Republican nomtna-t
Ion Tor. Congress- from the First Vest
district, was born In Wheel
neS W. va, september, %. 1862. He
Vas educated at the Linsly Institute
II that city. and at an early age en-t
tered Into business. HIS bIsiness Inc
terests In and about Wheeling navel
received his active attention up ~
The present time.
Mr.. Isaughlin was made president
OF 1he wheeling Board Of Trade upon
Its organization in 1900, and reelected
for two successive years. He was
elected and he served in the regular
session Of the West virginia legisla-
tute in the year 1901. Mr.. Laughlin
was unanimously elected delegate-at-
large from West Virginia to the Re-
national convention, which
met in chicago In 1sOs.He was presi-
dent OF the wheeling Intelligencerl
from the year 1903 to 1908, and guided
the policy Of that paper for the years
1s02-s-4.
In his political convictions, Mr..
LaughIin is a staunch Republican,
having, since his earliest voting days
given hand and heart to the men and
measures of the Grand Old Party.
His opinions have well deserved
weight in party counsels, in the state
OF west Virginia, and it was as a.
ReplIblican that he was elected to the
state assembly. He is a member OF
M. -E4rs+ Presbyterian church, and
his fraternal Affiliations are with the
ancient Order of United Workmen
and the Modern woodmen of Amer
ar. Laughlin was married in New
York city on April 5. 1906, Mrs. Anna
Bruning becoming his wife They
share their home with one SON
Joseph Bruning-
charles Brooks smith. well known1
political writer, says in his weekly
letter to the wheeling Intelligncer
that 1.-The announcement that George
a .I,aughlin is a candidate for Cone
press in the First district, was some
What of a surprise to Republican
noli+icians elsewhere il it wasn't to
those who reside in wheeling. How
aver it was surprising news that was
received with most favorable com
ment by party leaders generally'
while many of them have not always
osreed with Mr.. Laughnn's pro
tno,,rced and somewhat progressive
.vfews they concede his high integ-
ritv Of purpose and his sterling
>yT5o3IZtb as a man. His candidacy Will
he looked on with interest as II pro-
crosses by all, by his personal
friends with solicitude and by the on
s,aqers of the practical politics TO
Coo how the experiment pans out
ovT,arfment. by reason Of the TACT
that Mr. LaughIin is no politician
ana doesn't believe in most OF the
practices that have been IN vogue
I'm the game for Ios these many years =
II there is any voting strength Pc
hind tbe countrywide clamor lot
bigb-c1ass, Independent thinking ana
ta5oting men for public office, Mr.
-Lauphlin ought 20 be nominated cas-
.i1v and almost s. easily elected for
no sCuarely meets that sentiment In
every and all particulars. AS a rep
ressntative in Congress from the
First district he would be not only
= credit to the people whose votes
elected. him, but he would be an
honor to the people of all West Viz
ginta," com
The wheeling 1ntef:: i-er com
ments editorially as foii2"s:
: 4rhe candidacy for Congress OF
Hon. George A. Laughlin is announces
IN another column of the Intelligen-
Ger today. Mr.. Laughlin needs no
iniroduction to very large number
II the Republican voters Of Ohio
county and The First congressional
district. In the city of Wheeling his
works speak for themselves. 1t is
not too much to say that To
his initiative, energy and executive
,apacity we owe the splendid board
~ trade which the city OF Wheeling
has today. and which during the last
a.pht years has been constant and
,ffective power for the promotion OF
the city's best interests. Mr.. Laugh
lin represented Ohio county during
inc term in the Legislature, and dur
me that brief service won high rep
1tation as careful and conservative
legislator. ]