The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-01
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J. n. WOodeoek VI. Mayor NE.
S93nnanshy ana His Alleged

J. n. WOOdeoeIk w. Mayor ne.
Connaughy ana His Alleged
Ring.
Editors lntellIgeucof;
AS"Anti.P lowpoinl' is only the mouth.
piece Of an old established Ring Ia
Bridgeport, and "a Mayor McConnauRhy
has signl6ed his unWillinguess TO take
part In this controversy, I must, before
answering aAnti,H devote some space In
showing why he Is 30 warmly defended,
and that this Ring Ia the StlVer through
which AMT" receives his filthy slang
and talsehoods. "Look ut this picture" /:
Al 4 primary meeting for nominating
candidates, 3 man In the employ OF 4 well
known firm here was nominated for May
OF, who, by running would be In the way
oil their pet Mayor; therefore caucus
must 10 held, and he must BE- told that
he could not act "a Mayor and serve his
employers at the SAME time, and OF went
bis head and their track was clear. AZ
another meeting D. E. Howell was nomi-
mated for Mayor The WA also q candi-
date for Justice Of the Peace, and could
easily have been elected to both ofices),
but be also had 10 DO slaughtered by this
Hing telling him that unless lie Withdrew
and got "out OF Milts way" they would
defeat him for Justice; but II no would
decline 10 run Tor Mayor they would get
him "lhe Democratic vote" and elect him
Justice.
Now look on this: BEilt said that il
be got out Of his way for Mayor he would
appoint him III elected Jlstice) POLES
Justice, which would pay him something
while the office Of Mayor would NOT
and az Howell had no teams with which
10 speculate of the corporations, moi
friends TO feed from the town crib, be
withdrew and this gentlemanly Mayor,
having no opposing candidate, received
the hearty endorsement AMT" boasts oil
but il was death to Howell, a. the people
were so indignant because Of his with
drawsl that they defeated him for Justice
At that election, but subsequently put him
In that position.
This Ring knew by electiug Milt Mayor
they could continue to use him as tool
in carrying out their neiarious work.
When Council passed the ordinance
warding the town this same Ring nluai
get up an Indignation meeting and pas
resolutions accordingly, aud when, at The
same meeting, Councilman Richard Craw.
ford defended tile passage Of the ordl-
nance and read municipal and statutory
law showing that II was legally passed
these same parties diSgraced Themselves
by StausrtnS yelling and other shameful
demonstrations, aud tried 10 break up thC
meeting. Perhaps it was because lheil
champion fowdy wanted tow.nails TORI
of or corns hurt, that he might get Il
doctor their feet or administer little
Teddy TO their throats.
Nov, hit should even be limited al tha
some Of this ring are not leading spirit
In public aud private enterprises here
their dignity would be inslIted. | Dc
not include all South Siders in this ring
there are some honorable exceptions.
"Anti" neglected to state that Mr.
Alexander and Samel Junkins also sigu
ed the "protest" October l2, 1874.
"Antih displays great folly or knavery
in saying the Mayor had nothing 10 d
with the contract" made with his lathe
for constructing "!hree culverts in Kirk
wood, at total cost Of $249. Como
5000 as Woodcock says"