West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-03-23
WILLIAM GAY BROWN

WILLIAM GAY BROWN
The death of no man IN the public
life of West Virginia would probably
cause more general grief and regret
than that OF Hon. VIM. G. Brown, of
Kingwood, Congressman from the Sec
ond district. Mr. Brown died after an
illness of only few days, his trouble
being apoplexy.
Junior Brown, as he was generally
known, had been in the public har-
ness for a number OF years. and was
serving his third successive term in
Congress. He could win in the Sec
ond district on the Democratic ticket
when the same district would cast
heavy Republican majorities on all
other candidates. 1t was said that
he had almost as many friends in the
opposition party as in his own.
Mr.. Browns record was that of the
true statesman and il was natural
that the people who knew him best
should always rally to his support
He had friends all over the state and
West Virginia mourns the loss of
man so useful-Roane County Re
porter.
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In the death OF william G.. Brown
West Virginia loses one OF it's best and
most eminent citizens the Second dis
trict one of the ablest and most popu-
lar Representatives in Congress it has
ever had, and Jefferson county a FRIEND
that will be hard to replace. His death
is sincerely mourned by all our PEG
ple.-Spirit of Jefferson.
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A great man died in Washington
when Congressman William G. Brown
Jr. who represented the Second Yves,
virginia district, passed away. In his
demise the country lost an eminent
statesman, for it is to be doubted if
more thoroughly useful man was to
be found in the national Congress
craftsmanship, however, was one o
his many attainments, his life being
OF like values in many other direc.
tions. The death of Mr.. Brown was
sudden, he being stricken on Tuesda,
morning to succumb to the effects
the stroke on Thursday morning. Be
sides a large circle of relatives in his
home section, he is survived by a
bride of year and a baby daughtel
born but few weeks ago.
In paying a tribute to the departed
writer who knew him well, dwells
hrst upon his faithfulness to his
friends. No man ever lived who Low.
ed the friendship of his fellow MAJ
so much as did the dead Congressman
No man, whether or not a public Off
cial, numbered more people among his
intimates than did Junior Brown.
This morning in that long strip o.
territory that makes up the Second
district, that narrow path which ex.
tends from the historical valley H.
JEFFERSON county to the rock hills
Randolph and Preston, and on to tn,
waters Of the Monongahela in Monon.
gala, the people are mourning the
death of their faithful servant anC
true friend. In that territory today
political beliefs are forgotten amonf
those who have lost their friend and
man and woman of all the hooks and
corners of the great expanse of coun-
try will shed tears for the man who
could call them, when he approached
by their first names.
The district, the state and the ma.
ton are the losers by the death of the
Congressman, for in the service of the
public he was a power. His commit
tee assignments and his standing
among his fellow Congressman told o.
the esteem in which he was held In
official Washington. His value to his
people will not be fully realized now
until his absence is felt.
We who are his friends in Fairmont
mourn with those from the many other
sections. To US it seems doubly re-
grettable that he should be taken in
the days in which he was at the
height OF his Usefulness.-Fa irmont
Times
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