The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-18

cult judge, which he had held since
1sss.
The contest in the West Virginia
legislature which ended in Judge
COTS election was long and bitter.
THE Wheeling 1ntelllgeneer, the day
after its happy issue, commented on
it editorially as follows:
after hopeless battle Of ballots
extending over period OF weeks, the
West Virginia legislators at an early
hour Thursday morning, dropped all
the active candidates for the United
States senatorial toga and unanimous
ly nominated Judge Nathan Con of.
clarksburg, a man who was not a.
candidate for the honor. Yesterday
afternoon he was elected, all the Re-
publican members of the legislature
casting their votes for him. Judge
Gotf was at Richmond, Va, where
United States court is in session, when
informed of his election. He announc-
ed that he would abide by the wishes
Of the people OF West Virginia, and
would do all in his power to do as
they would have him do in the Senate
of the United States. 1t was the man
and not the check book that the leg
islators Of this state voted for.
Judge Goff was not even a candidate.
He did not expend a single cent for
the honor that was conferred upon
him. /" The election Of Judge
Goff means much for the Republican
party in West Virginia. The Ratchet
has been buried and many of the war
ring factions have again become
united"
The Wheeling Register, Democratic
in politics, said equally pleasant
things of Judge COTS election. In
the course of leading article is OBJ
served:
III ever there was a well-authen-
ticatcd case of the office seeking the
man 1t was furnished in the West
Virginia legislature when the allies
elected Judge Nathan Cor to succeed
: c. w Watson as United States senator
Judge Golf was never even a 'recep.
tive candidate. The homo
came to him not only unsought, but in
disregard to his personal wishes. Il
came to him because the Republican
and Progressive allies were in a des
perate plight out OF which nobody els,
could help them. Judge Golf wa.
very active and influential in the Re
publican party up to the time Of hi,
appointment to a federal iudgeship
! He has been out OF touch with politics
> ever since. Perhaps nobody woul,
undertake to say which way he leans
He was thoroughly satlsfie,
with his office, and did not want t,
be disturbed. He would have prevent
ed his election II he could, but tn
senatorship came to him in such ;
\ way that he could not decline It. N
: other man in West Virginia had bee,
SO honored before Republicans an,
Progressives Joined hands in electin
him on faith. They did not know
they did not stop to inquire-where h
stands upon questions as to whicI
Republicans and Progressives hold Ii
: reconcilable views, The en-
:, of the long and bitter fight will sa,
isfy everybody but the Republican an
Progressive politicians. $50 Asid
i from politics, Democrats are please
! with the election of Con. and the ran
= and file of the allied parties whic
: elected him will have no complain
i to make. Judge Con may not vie,
= public questions as some of us do. bu
: his long and honorable public caree
: justices the belief that he viii serv
. the people conscientiously and to tn
best Of his ability in the Senate"
r The fact that Guy D. Con, Unite
m States district attorney. is a SON {
e West yirginia's new senator, give
r local interest TO the singularly felic