Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-22
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tho meeting f,s.ly va, INTENDED fur o. 10 be, We
really coa.d bot lIeitll ~ iay aiih certainty
Some ,ail Il Wis party Or clique meeting,
Others tuat Il Was citizens mgerie, Intended
ga hastings upon "a .leh both caad.diiss we're
u lave chance % define their views q Tie
pat, prg.snt and ilturr Of olF municipal Affairs
ltWAs organLsdby ealing d.. todd 70 the chair,
Who on taking tho seat called on some person 10
isll lhc meeting The object u tho conyoc4tiOn.
Upon this j. u. Bingham cane forward and
stated that il VAS u consider ways and means
Tor futthcnng The Interests of the city, - iar a.
thoy might D. involved 10 the issue II The pres.
ont Muaicipal Campaign, ~. 10 other words,
that Il vas 10 let lhe people hear what they
might c1pet from tic gentlemen, II elected,
who were nov candidate, Tor the Mayofnliy Or
Council
After this cries ii.cordant and di,lneting,
were male partly lor Mr. Sweeney and partly
fjr Capt wilson. The majority oi voices be-
ins apparently liT ia. lir,t namei gentleman,
the Chairman recognized Mr Sweeny as entitled
u the lloor. So ST. Sweeney came forward
and proceeded, In calm, quiet and collected
way. u defend himself IRON the several charges
which had been made upon him in the matter
OF his different connections with the llempheid
Railroad, aud With TIE Ga, Company.
We have n full report ut Nc. SNeeney's
speech before u, but as Is il too long Tor the
space lrlt IN We will not attempt to give IL
until Monday morning. II VAS well received
and We lhink was satisfactory to all present,
50 iaT A. satisfaction 10 an informal, drsuliory
and condensed way, could be given IN such a
mixed up oiLI poiriii as l. the history u the
llemphe!l l.alroad After Sir. Sweeny Capt
Wilson Was loudly and automatically called
for. lie came forward aud told the people that
he was not n speech lnaker-tbat hc only ap
peared 10 answer tao or three charges which
hsI been made lie had been charged with
hriug interested IN the full payment Of the
llrnphcld bonds To the present holders. The
charge was grouniless. lie was not ~ interes-
ted. H. said lac was disposed to take all al
vantage in the payment Of these bonds which
the city legally can take.
Ii elected u, lalenIel in Rl respects 70
guard the interest, Of the city. Ga The gas quc,-
lion have also been mi,FcpTrsented. My Pc.
hitiUn, ~ those vino would take the trouble ~
investigate the natter could not certainly be
misunderstood. ! was in favor ul reduction
To the COMMUNICATES was TO the city when
Mrssrs. Paxton aud Goshorn reported TO the
Council, claiming ia their report the justice and
uecssiy inr such reduction. Capt Wilson went
on to make some detailed statements concerning
his own aud Mr Sweeney connection with the
anti gas movement, and then took his seat, hay.
lug, as he SAID, NreJnI iislvd the only object he
had in iisipg--which was TO set himself right
before the people in the matters wherein he had
been mi>reprcse0tel. On the Captains taking
his seat, loud, long and enthusiastic calls were
made Tor Mr. Caldwell, who at length came iOr-
ward, and proceeded IL speak as follows:
do not appear as u candidate, Bingham
says iiHlc Bingham, says he did not know but
what was candidate. Mr., Bingham, from
the stand, III said no sucn thing sir Mr..
CALDwTLL--l understood you to say [Cres Of
order but allusion has been made TO the Why
| take ground against the election Of Mr.. SNeen-
ey, in favor Of Capt Wilson, did take ground
against the election Of Mr. Sweeney, before Mr
Wilson was announced. | took ground f.
sous that deem just TO myself aud to u
lercsts Of this people. Il WAS upon gas
question that took that ground. Applause J
And | will undertake To prove that u was upon
tina, ground myscll vas in the chair when
the report Of Me,srs. Paxton aud GoShOrn
was made. | rccUllcct very well with what
surprise II StuI,, inc To lind that the report IL.
commented that the contract with the city by
which VIC paid S2j per lamp post should be abrO.
gated The report showed that under the charter
o(ihe Gas Company that company was bound TO
supply gas at not greater price per thousand
feet than the gas company OF Pittsburgh sup
piled that city. They supplied it at the rate Of
$l,U9 per thousand. At the same ratio We
should here have To pay for each post $ll,SO
We have for years back been oppressed and
wrongrd by this GaS cumpany-IhiS intclcrable
monopoly that has been resting upon US like an
incubus. saw Mr.. Sweeney get up as mem
Der uf that cOuncil--hc stakeholder and vel
representing the first ward Of the city OF Wheel
ing-l saw him get up aud contend that we
should pay $500 70. gas post TO this cOmpa
ny. So reasoned TO myself, when saw lin
announced as a candidate Tor Mayor Of this city
that if A. a member OF the council he would ~
against the interests Of the city in favor Of the
Interests OF the gas company, Of which he is n
stakeholder and director, he would do the same
thing when he was Mayor. (Applause)
IL was upon this ground that | took issue
and said that could not support either Swee.
ney or any other member ol tue GaS Company
Tor a city Office. | accord 30 Mr. Sweeney all
the mesil he deserves, when not connected with
the Gas Company, Tor know well the true
merit Of his having done his duty in regard TO
this people in our legislative halls 4 man may
be trustworthy aud capable in one office aud
yet totally Inefficient aud unit for another |
rceollect well, very well, the interests that Mr..
Sweeney and another director Of the GaS Com.
pauy took IN tue last election for Mayor OF
this city. recolleGtat Richmond before was
up on the Thursday morning succeeding the
election, that couple OF gentlemen burst into
my room, crying, Victory! Victory You
see that the Gas Company has some influence in
the city OF Wheeling" APPLAUSE Aud yet
for merely stating these reasons upon the street,
without any publication Of them by Sneech or
newspaper, am attempted to be read out OF
the Wing party, ], who have been raised
among you, known among you, AIN attempted
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