The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-05-24
BY SENATOR G0OOYK0ONTl
THAT COOPER RUN FOR CON-
6RESS WITHOUT 0PPOSl.
TON MEETS WITH GREAT
FAVOR IN 5TA DISTRICT

The proposal Of Senator Wells Goody
koontz. that Hon. Hugh Ike shoft, e,ll
tor OF the Blurtield Daily Telegraph Who
has announced himself . candidate for
'>ongress Ina the Fifth district withdraw
in which case the senator will not ne /.
candidate thus leaving the ;i-ld open for
the denomination of Hon. Edwar
Cooper without opposition is meetius
~ith great iavor among the rank ans'
die of the Rrpuhlirsn party in the dis
trict and has gr~stlv strengthened tn.
SENATOR VII" 10 already one of the mos,
popular men in the state
A large numb~r Of leading Republican,
IN practically every county in the Fifth
Congressional District have BEEN impor
tuning Senator Goodyko"ntz to enter th.
race Tor the Republican nomination for
Oongress and 80 insistent had bscom.
'hese urgings that this able Minso Iawy-,
aud banker MAS compelled O. give .oms
reply & his friends, ami bs-fore making
a reply he thought il wise to make 81
-nost becsuse of war condition, AMI th.
splendid record made by Congressman
Cooper during his two terms that he d.
returned "a Congress for another tern,
without having O. contest for the nomI
nation lt ir report-d that Mr.. Shot b.
not inrlined to Withdraw and wher~a.
'enator 'iooiykoontz has not Yet an
nounced his Intention. but the indIca
tlons are that in view of the tact that ..
many oi tiie party lea.ier- in prnrticall,
all oi the nine eonnties ia the district sr,
demanding the entry oi the President q.
he Senate into the congre-sionni rae.
the held 10 not cleared for Congee.sms "a
Cooper IL 10 reported that the demand
Tor Senator Goodykoont4 candidacy
pecoming 90 insistsnt that lac cannor
With Justice To his friends and sdmirer,
refuse much longer 70 make a derision
Both Messrs. shot and Goodykoou
have be-n Unsuccessful candidates 20,
shs Rspubliesn->-<aiuak for Oopxrr<f
IN the Fifth district, Mr.. Goodykoonfz
IN 1872 against James A. Hughes, can
didate for the Republican nomination
tor u. y Senator at this time, and Mr..
shot IN 1914 against Congressman Coop
er. Both are good Republicans and goo
workers. Mr.. Goodykoontz was electe,
TO the State Senate In 1914 for the Sixt.
senatorial district which comprises th
counties Of Wayne, Mingo. Mcdowell
and Wyoming. all in the Fifth CONGRESS
ionsi district lie wss nominated with.
out opposition and elected 10y . ina jorIt,
Of more than 500. leading his ticket n
each county. At the iyl7 session of III.
Legislature he Was elect@i President Of
the senate which. under the constitution
and laws Of the state will make him th.
~uccessOr o. the Governor in case Of
vacancy in that office; in fset lac 10 ths
lieutensnt governor OF the state.
During his term in the senate Mr.
'ioodykOonu took q high rank q. Law
maker. Ia the 1915 -e--ion Of that bod,
a. chairman of the powerful Finsnc.
COMMITTEES he vz- the Republican leader
II that body and 1T the 1917 session h,
~ss elected President and bl- rulings and
decisions were 30 fair that not . singl,
APPEAL Wa taken from them, and he hn
the envisble record 81 being tie onl,
president Of the senate who ~a- not r.
vers-d on any decision.
IL Senstor GoodykOontz finally decids-
u enter the race for Congress he will
make . campaign long To- be remembered,
for be is one Of the most popular AMI
effective csmDaigners IA tie state.