Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-16
.AsnAa1ETuL COURSE.

An Attempt 20 Deceive Voters Eato Be-
b lievfng Porter Smith Favored ths CITY
boards.
2 A squib appeared in the form of con.
muDication IN the Intelligence yesterday.
In WHICH the writer desires the voters to be-
ieve, BY referring to the page OF the minuet
book of the Councils proceedings Of the city
Of Wheeling. that Porter Smith, the Demo
cratic candidate for City Sergeant. voted
for and was in favor of the creation of the
Board Of Public Works, for the mercenary
purpose of arrsying the voters who were oP'
posed to changing the city government at
that time against him. The record shows
January "a, 1882, at regular meeting
of Council, that when the act Gre
ating the Board of Public Works came
up for examination and discussion,
that Porter Smith voted aye, on motion
offered by Mr.. Armstrong to strike out sec
ton one, of said act, and had this section
been stricken out, as Mr.. Smiths vote
showed he wanted it, the city government
would have remained unchanged, and the
CITY would never have heard of a Board OF
Public Works. See page of minute book,
AIS. Il was section one, which alone
created the board, and nothing could or
would have followed if q majority had voted
as Mr.. Smith did. The motion was lost and
the section was adopted, as the record
shows, with Mr. Smiths vote in favor OF the
motion to strike out, and against the sec
ton.
The votes published in the IntelEgencer
as having been cast by Mr.. Smith were sim
ply votes cast to amend rules Al, 48, 40, "a,
and 55 for the government of the Board OF
Public Works and had nothing in the re-
hottest degree, in no sense or relation what
ever. TO do with the creation of the Board,
but simply to regulate it after the Legisia-
ture and Council had created it. See
record, page 5l4 and rules as above named
in Council minute book All the members,
including Kimberly, except Armstrong and
Haberfeld, voted as Mr. Smith did to
amend these rules as enumerated, as well as
all the rules adopted for the government OF
the Beard Of Public Works.
Council against the vote and protest OF
Mr.. Smith, accepted BY ordinance, the act
ofths Legislature creating this board aud
making other radical changes in the city
government, and then it was Mr.. Smiths
duty to vote for or against such rules, as ne
thought best, as all other members did,
pending that great and bitter contest. But
under all circumstances of the change pro-
posed in the city government, from first to
last Mr.. Smith was opposed to making any
change at all. This is his record in and
out Of Council on the question of change.
Misrepresentation Of Mr.. Smith will not
elect Mr.. Thompson, nor will it add flavor
and success to the Republican ticket
generally. The very man who furnished the
article to the Intelligencer about Mr.. Smith
was in favor of making the change, as
made, unless our information is at fault
Mr.. Smith is a blacksmith, working
man, too, like Mr.. Thompson. and is his
equal in every respect and his superior IN
experience in city affairs, and if the good
citizens and business men desire good city
government they will certainly vote for Mr.
Smith and against Mr.. Thompson, who has
neverhad any official experience Of any kind
whatever.