The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-12
of the United States Senate but
They Will Not Be Success
full at All.
-(CharIes Rrooks snlith.

(ChArlcS BrOOkS Smith.
WAS HIN5TQN. Dec. L. Twice
since the election it has been printed
in new spapers In West Virginia that
Senator Nathan Gofl was on the point
OF resigninE. the second story going
so far as to state that it was .'ru-
mored" that the resignation had been
received by Governor Hatfield. These
reports originated In this city and
significantly appeared originally only
in partisan Democratic newspapers.
Senator Goff issued a direct denial to
the first publication. and Governor
Hatfeld's Office has issued a denial of
the second in so far as it related to
resignation being received by him
from him by Senator Goff Senator
COTS secretary, 2. H. McDermott,
has denied the second report OF a res
,ignation. Senator Golf. who has been
here since the converting OF Congress
will not take the trouble to issue any
more denials that he has any inten-
ton Of giving up his seat in the Unit
ed States Senate. His intimate friends
know that he has no idea Of quitting
his Office before his term expires.
The persistent publication OF these
reports has led to the belief that they
are inspired and their origin leads
to the further belief that they are
inspired by some Democratic poll
ticfans. Just what the motiVe8is be-
hind it political observers here are
unable to state. but the chief guess
made is that 1t is a desire to annoy
Senator Gof. who Is and has been in
III health for several years. IN the
hope that he might resign. II that
could be brought about, it would
lat once throw West Virginia into the
to elect his successor for the balance
of his term. The suppositton is that
with the sentiment Of the country
and in West Virginia particularly
shown to have been strongly Demo-
cratic at the recent election, with the
backing Of the federal government.
and. its patronage, with the addition
al help of promises of ofhces from
Governor-elect Conrwell. and other
conditions which seem to them to be.
most favorable to success. the Dem
l.ocratfc party in nation and state
might be able to gain member OF
the Senate from West Virginia. That
in general terms appears to the
states politicians here to be behlnd
this underhanded anonymous and IN
lsinuatfnE attack upon Senator G.
III this view taken OF is in q gen
eral way correct, there isn't the re-
motest likelihood OF the partisan
|. Democratic scheme prevailing y al
any time during his term Of oftlce,
Senator Con entertained the thought
1 OF resignfng from the Senate on &C
\ count of the condition of his heatlh,
/ which close friends know from ms
EownslIps was never the case he W. uld
not under present conditions act up
on 1T now. The political reasons are
obvious. and the personal reasons are
nat Senator Con s health is greatly
improved and his long and dtstln-
guished career as soldier. statesman
and iurist contains nothing to 1ndl-
cate that he would retire under ire
i or bulge an inch In response II ~
were known that he had it In mind
4 to retire from the Senate, it would
be stoutly opposed by Republican
Il leaders in both the rationale and STATE
organizations. They appreciate the
situation too clearly and would VIZ
orously oppose running the FISK OF 9
special election IN West Virginia a.
this time, especially when there is 2 {
necessity for taking that risk But II:
as his friends know, there rs ana WI -
be no occasion for that advice to %
given. Senator Golf Is not going e
resign and has never had any suct
I1ls.AL on OF doing so at any time since
4 ais unanimous election BY ms p'lil I.
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5laa Tlers presumed to be interested 81