The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-09
Illustrious Patriot, Jurist and
Statesman to Address
Fellow Men.
BRINGS A MESSAGE
to the People Of State That
Loves Him as No Other
Man is Loved.
TBy CiarIes BROOKE smlth. j

i WASHINGTON, u. e., Oct. 81
Senator Nathan Con left last night
for Wheeling where. tonight. he will
deliver the first of three speeches in
behalf of the Republican party and
It's congressional candidate, Hon.
Julian C. Hearne, Friday and satur-
day nights he will speak at rallies
to be held at Fairmont and clarks-
burg. He will remain at his home in
clarksburg until Tuesday so as to
east his vote for his party's candi-
date.
Great is the significance attached
to this visit; important alike in its
effect on the outcome of the spirited
contest for congressional seat in
the First district, and the change it
wroughts in the personal life of Sen
ator Golf himself. While 1t will be
an epochal event in the politics of
West Virginia, It will be none the less
one in the career of Senator Goff
After twenty-five years absence from
the exciting conflicts of political CAM
paigns, he is going back to the scenes
and usages of his earlier triunphs in
public life, and after silence of
misunderstanding the magnetic
presence and eloquent voice which
once upon a time thrilled vast crowds
of West virginians to the dizziest
heights of enthusiasm. will be seen,
felt and heard again.
Time has not diminished either the
power of his personal attraction nor
the ingratiating arts as public
speaker which the older generation
remember to this day with feeling
of thrill and surge. He has the old
time FIRE SO well remembered, the
clear, logical augumentative force
and the subtle qualities of personal
attraction characterized as personal
magnetism" That was proven in the
several speeches, and the running de-
bate, when last spring in the Senate,
he vigorously combatted the MARITIME
resolution for federal invasion Of
West Virginia to, investigate the mine
strike. It was the Golf of the old
days back in West Virginia when he
was waging an uphill battle for the
acceptance and supremacy of Repub-
tlican principles.
The three meetings which will be
addressed by Senator Goff are expect
ed to be the largest and most enthus-
iastic that have been held in West
Virginia for many year. They are
confidently expected to WELD a troL
mendous influence Indeed, those at
the Washington end Of the campaign
do not hesitate to state their belief
that this trio of speeches by Senator
Con will put the finishing touches on
the assurance OF Hearne's election.
They unhesitatingly pronounce it the
most valuable contribution of the
campaign to the success of the Repuo-
lican party.
1t is interesting TO know that the
last political speech delivered by
Senator Goff, two years prior to his
going on the bench, was on the tariff
question, and the speeches which viii
mark his debut on the hustings after
twenty-five years absence, witt deal
principally with the same subject 1t
brings home forcibly how great
number of years the tariff has been
before the American voter as a per-
manent issue.
Aside from his ability to handle the
tariff. Senator Goff fits in nicely to the
present political chaos, for he is in
position to appeal to all Republicans,
old and young, to sink their small
differences and prejudices, and come
together on broad patriotic grounds
in support of the Republican party
and its candidate. That ne Will make
such an appeal, and that 1t will be
decidedly effective, is certain.
Advices by wire today from the
three cities where he will speak say
that elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for the Cor meetings, and
that the news of his coming created
the most widespread interest, and
stirred up the enthusiasm and con-
fdence of Republicans in a way that
/ they could not hide were they in
cllned to. The Wheeling meeting will
be held in the new market auditorium,
and those in charge of it say that
5000 people will turn out to greet the
great Con. FairmOnt and clarksburg