The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-08
JUDGE GOFF
IS SWORN In
AS SENATOR
INTERESTING CEREMONY Is
WITNESSED By PRONI-
NENT WEST NiRGINIANS
With This Congress State Returns
TO Republican Ranks-McDer-
mott Appointed Secretary.
Intenigencer Bureau.
washington, ID. c.. April z.

washington, ID. c., April y.
The opening OF the first session OF
the sixty-third congress today Wit
messed return OF West Virginia To-
Republican influence in its congress
sional delegation.
OF the five members OF the house
and one member of the senate who
took the oath OF office three are Re
publicaus. Senator Chiffon. Demo
crat. took the oath March :. while
Congressman James \. Hughes. Of
Huntington. a Republican. was absent.
In the last congress the state had
one Republican AMI siN Democrats in
its congressional delegation. In the
present session she viii have 1--WE Re
Fublicins and three Democrats. West
Virginia. therefore. occupies the
unique distinction in the present con
cress ot being the only state in the
union 10 return 70 its Republican
moOrings after an absence vi t"O
years
The advent of judge Nathan Goff.
ot Clarksburg. as the junior senator
from West Virginia was an IMPORTANT
4
United States Senate today. Judge
Golf was sworn In shortly after the
senate convened. tie was escorted To
the Vice Presidents stand by Senator
Chiffon. his colleague. Tor the admin
istering az the oathA Tho new West
Virginia senator had little reception
among his Republican colleagues after
the ceremony. Members crowded
around him to extend their congratu-
lations and welcome.
\ number OF Senator Goff = relatives
and friends came 70 Washington to-
DAY TO witness the ceremony OF at-
ministering the oath OF Office 10 him
as the successor OF senator Watson.
Among these were Taylor George. Of
Ph;lippi. Or. Goff and Mrs Con. or
1 CIarksburg Nathan Gofi. j.. ~
Ciarksburc. Mrs George Porter.
Judge Co.'s sister. and Miss Martha
Bassell of Clark burg.
Hughes only Absentee.
West Vireinia's new Republican con-
gie-smen. Messrs Howard Sutherland
:. y AVIS and IT, ~ Moss were on the
Hood ~ the House 10 noon today when
the House was called 20 order. Th"
Two Democrats. Messrs John ~.
Davis and William g. Brown. were
also present Rcpresenfa'ive James
. s Hughes. Who has been sick Wa The
} only absentee
I Messr- sutherland. ASis and Moss
/ voted for James 2 Mann th" Repub-
Z Lean nominee for speaker. They also
stood ty 'he Republicans and the
I Democrats when jhr progr's-iyes
made fight on % Oiin youue %
4 NIcrigan
The Progressive did NOT want tuc
Z oath adm iristrrad 90 Nr Nourg They
/ c0utendeJ Do" held bis certiaca', o.
. election a- l rs-rl' 81 fraudulent rr
fn-u- Dur.u- fte many roll calls ON
points OF order i1 %" YOUNG oi-e Hrp.
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rrra- .v.s Our.
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