Millard County Chronicle | 1913-02-27 | Page 2 | West Virginia Legislature Choses Judge for Senator

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE CHOSES JUDGE FOR SENATOR Nsthan B. Ooff Selected to Succeed Democratic Incumbent After Breaking Break-ing of Prolonged Deadlock. Charleston. W. Va Nathan D. Ooff. Judge of the United States circuit court of appeals, a Republican, was elected United States senator Friday afternoon by a Joint session of tbe West Virginia legislature to succeed Clarence W. Watson, Democratic incumbent in-cumbent The election of Judge Goff broke a long deadlock and was made only after two appeals of Governor-elect Governor-elect Hatfield for harmony during a Republican caucus ana tbe fact that thbi was tbe last day of tbe prevent legislative session. Judge Goff announced he would resign re-sign from the federal bench Immediately. Imme-diately. His term Is for six years, beginning be-ginning March 4 next. Judge Goff was born February 9, 1842, at Clarksburg, W. Va., at that time a part of Virginia.