The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-07-10
A0N. UEIlS
G00DH0ONTz
Of Williamson Has no
Opposition For
State Senate
MINco co. WILL BE HoroRED
AND THE SENATE nlcllFIED
By His Nspisatisa and EIect;sa.
Able Statesman, Brilliant
Scholar and Centlemas.


Mineo county has done hssself the bon.
or, through the efforts Of her citizens u
well as the citizens of the other counties
in the Sixth Senatorial districs. to pre-
vail upon the Hon. Wells, Goodykoont
70 accept the nomination for the Stat
Senate. 1t is indeed rare occurance q
find conditions IN politics, such - ",
can conscientiously state, that "the mar
10 bigger than the job.' This il one O.
those instances. We are really takin,
United States and Congressional timbel
and fitting it in a structure of less mag
nifcent proportion However, this onl,
serves to augment the real greatness O
the individual. 1t is the most splendi<
indication of the absence Of all semblenss
of selfishness in the man per &C., and be
fitting tribute 10 his republicanism, tha
he, for the sake Of harmony. and tn.
uplifting of the party in this state anc
the nation in general, would make ths
sacrifice, for, after all, to q man of hi
large business interests, it is really Q sec.
ri6ce.
The very biography of the man carrie,
with il an element of strength and secu-
rity. AS indicated by his name he is o
German decent, sober, thoughtful and
reflective. Mr.. Goodykoontz was born
June the 3rd, 1872. He received his early
education from Oxford Academy, sl
Floyd, Virginia, alter which he suppl.
named vhss-he bed sirssdy scquir 10
. thorough cSuue IN WashinRtou & lee
u nive ID. O. His analytic
turn Of mind lead him, early, into the
field of the practice Of Law, in which pro-
fession he has shone n q bright light, be
ing at present the senior member of the
firm of Goody koontz & Scherr.
On December 22nd, 1898, Miss Irene
Hooper did Mr.. Goodykoontz the honor
to accept his name, which union WAS an
ideal one, ss is attested by their magnif-
cent residence on Reservation Hill, ai
Williamson, w. Va, together with the
signally prominent place which both Mr..
and Mrs. Goodykoontz hold in not only
the social circles of their home city and
county, but the state as well.
Mr.. Goodykoontz is largely interested
in most Of the advanced business prop
ositions Of the city and county. He IL
president OF the National Bank of Com
merce, OF Williamson, q member OF the
Execrtive Council of the West Virgins
Bar Association, as well as q valued Mem
Der Of the Bar Association.
Mr.. Goodykoontz' candidacy is no new
advent into politics, as he served with
distinction in the Legislature from 1911
to 1913. In his race for Congress two
yea ~ ago, which race he decided 10 en-
ter only at the very last moment, be
showed that he was firmly imbedded in
the minds of the populsee and possesses
more than the share of their good opin-
ion.
Az to Mr. Goodykoonz' attitude To-
ward all men, in 30 far a. fairness and
justice are concerned, his stands for it
self and speaks volumes more than oil
that might be said otherwise, even by his
most ardent admirers. His firm and un-
shaken stand in the House of Delegates
Of this state against what he thought TO
be unjust discrimination in the form OF
q bill introduced TO pass Jim Crow
denominstes the man a. one Of strong
conviction, and given 10 close and care
ful consideration Of questions Of vital i'm
port - touching the great system Of gov
eminent. His unaltersbIe position sgsins,
the proposed measure to di-franchi-e The
colored voter OF this state, in bill sub
mitted by ID. =. Frenrh, q Democrat ol
Mercer county, vss the instance that
brought out Of him the real metal in the
man. There Was no bickering, no be-
itsting. no uncertainty - 10 his position.
He looked through the propo-ed men-
ure, he weighed the result and settled
upon q conviction, from which no amour,
Of fallacious argument could drive him.
The measure r. him was an odious one,
and his opposition 70 the same rang out
In sharp and clsrion-like tones. let !,
be underwood that Mr.. Goodykoontz did
not opposs the>e measures primarily be-
cause the infiuction Of Justice happened
10 BE- upon the colored, but because oI
the principle Of wrong involved, and then
his defense Of the colored people came,
in that he, (tbe colored mani happened
10 be involved in the equation. Mr..
Goodykoontz is one Of the clas Of friends
10 the colored people almoss extinct. He
does not ''siop over"
He dos not ''gush." He Disregard
the sychophsnt. but he 10 . firm sdmirss
o< q man, IN every sense Of the word,
whr4hnr Ia h whsx& ~ h~~k IL - -