Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-22
Who WILL IT BE9
The Fiuht for a Gas Trustee to Be
Oh Tonight,
After the Acceptance Of Col. Rolfs
ResignatiOn---Ths Deed for
the Transfer of the New
Court House.

There was quite large amount OF Cos
sip going on yesterday in regard to the
filing Of the vacancy in the Board Of Gas
Trustees, which viii be caused by the &C.
cep.ancs of the resignation of President
August Rolf, at this evenings session Of
Council. The Republicans are doing eli
in their power 10 bring shout the election
of Dr.. T. q. Logan to FL the vacancy and
a. 9 means OF accomplishing this end have
been busy for some time past in endes7-
oriug to bring over enough Dem
ocr to to their way Of think
ing TO give thsR a majority, while
those Democrats who believe in keeping
the Board solid are doing what they can
70 secure the election OF 3 Democrat
With these conflicting interests 81 work the
bsllouDg to night cannot but be CT very
interesting nsrGre, and 8 big lobby may be
/ looked for IN the Second Branch.
Republican members Of Council we're
very much disposed 10 kick yesterday over
a clause in an editorial in yesterdays is
sue of TIE IntelEgeneer, which read in this
wise:
"The Republicans VINO voted for tSO Of
their parry, if they we're sincere, asked for
what they could not expect to get and
c2ght not to have been given. They also
gave the other party an opportunity to slip
in solid Board snd cast some OF the
blame on Republicans .
This RELAXED TO the oslloting ST the
meeting Of Council a. which the present
Board Was elected. The Republican mem,
bers who voted for two OF their party,
looked upon this as q misststement Of the
facls in the case. Hon. George B. Cald-
Tell and one or two others were going
about during the day with tabulsted state
mspts Of the vote, taken from the REGIsTEE
of the morning. sitter the election, In their
pockets and were prepared to chow that ex
sctly the reverse was trUe--thst Is, thai
the Republicans who voted for one
Republican and two Democrats were toe
men upon whom the blame for a soic
Democratic Board should rest They were
unhappy thst the Republican organ should
have put the matter in the Wsy il did and Dir
Cald1sll especially spoke about the ipjus
rics done hun aGd others in manner more
fUrci5le than polite.
On the question Of ths desirs6lity OF
keeping the Board solidIy Democratic, one
Democratic member Of Council said:
Il think it would be we'll for the Reefs
TER TO again call tie attention of Demo
cratic members to the inevitable conse
ouences Of putting a Republican on tbs
Board. II is Of coarse well known that
the Board is at present divided against it
self on the queS'icn OF sppointees, and to
put in q Republican will 30 one Of two
things; Either simply add another faction
TO the two already existing, or plsee
the Republican in position &C
make terns with one OF
the other Of the Dsmocrsts-tor an. easily
guessed consideration, whereas, if sno;hci
Democrat be put in, he may be the mesn'
OF pAtchiog up the present uDplesssntsfste
OF affairs, and bring harmony OUT Of dis.
cord. lie; tie Democratic members q
Council stand together ard fll the va
caucy oecssioned BY the resignation Of
Democrat With Democrat