The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-26

D O'CLOCK tll6 evening.
This settled the matter, and the meet
ing was held. DR.. Logan and Mr.. Dillon
were both there.
A LIVELY SESSION.
The matter was introduced by Mr.. Jep.
son, who, referring to DR.. I.ogan's remark
that the action OF Saturday night was IL
legal, said the Doctor had set the proceed
emit; II they had done wrong, so had he,
as he had appointed man to place in
the gas works recently.
This DR., Logan emphatiCally denied,
and challenged chem to the proof. The
proof was not forthcoming, and DR.. Logan
and Mr.. Dillon agreed in the assertion
that Mr.. Jepaon's charge was without any
truth.
DR.. Logan repeated that the action Of
his colleagues was illegal, i'll advised, sub
yersiVe Of the efficient conduct Of the gas
works, and tended to produce insubordi-
nation among the subordinates OF the
Superintendent, He also charged Mr..
Seeley with having been guilty OF conduct
directly encouraging characterization at
the works, in giving an order to Dillon
Mccormick, the welgher,
Mr., Seeley undertook to explain what
he had said to Mccormick, but Dr.. Logan
told him:
"You had no business, sir, to tell Nc.
CormiCk anything, Anything you had to
say should have been said to Mr.. Dillon"
"a MERE NATTER OF FORK"
DR., Logan continued that he did not
object to the men chosen by the others;
that was Mr., Dlllon's business, II he saw
bit to employ the men at the request OF
two OF the Trustees, that was different
matter, But the Trustees had no right to
appointi that was Mr., Dlllon's preroga'
tive,
Mr.. Seeley said that the difference was
mere matter OF form he was no stickler
for form.
DR., Logan characterized this as very
shallow view 10 take, and wanted to know
how the two gentlemen harmonized their
opinions, since Mr.. Jepson pronounced
this question oil principle and Mr.. Seeley
declared 1t but matter OF form. No
visible attempt 10 harmonic was made,
Mr., Seeley said; ~ do claim that
have the right to find employment for o
man at the works II he Is com pstent."
right to the superintendent alone. II he
sees III to honor request OF yours, that ia
q different thing. But you can't compel
him TO-"
Mr., Dillon said the positions OF charger
and assistant purifier required skill, which
Mr.. Seeley denied, He said anybody
could throw q little coal in a rstort." Mr..
Dillon told him he could not, to which he
responded that he could show q diploma
that proved him competent,
DR., Logan Rsked "Gentlemen, on what
ground do you desire these men re-
moYed?'
No response.
PARTisANsnlP IN TaE GAS TRUST.
DR., Logan proposed that a time accept.
able to all be chosen to hold regular meet
ings. He objected to call for meeting
10 be held within half hour. lie had
not been treated as he had right to de.
mand, and lie did not propose to submit
TO being so treated any longer. lie knew
that Mr.. Seeley did not want him In the
Board, and hO knew the reason; 1t was
because he was Republican.
Mr.. seeley-"Ihat was not the reason"
DR.. LOgan-"Fhat may not have been
the only reason. II was one reason. You
said to q gentleman, aud | can tell you
when and where II necessary, III we must
have Republican give us Speldel; but
for Gods sake give US a Democrat.
Mr., Seeley-"I did not want you in the
Board because you said Oscar Seeley was
running the gas works."
DR.. Logan-"I did not say that"
Mr.. Seeley-"My information was that
YOU did"
DR.. Logan-"Yom information was
wrong. | did say you we're trying to run
them, and ! say so now. Yoll are trying
to run them as political machine"
Mr.. Seeley-"I wanted TO chow the PEG.
Pile the gas works could be run without
Dr.. Logan. Former boards have been
conducted with as much regard to politics
as this one"
WHY DR. LOGAN WAS ELECTED.
DR.. Logan responded, "No; they have
not. Politics was never mentioned or
thought OF Ia any Board OF which / was
ever member. You gentlemen need not
beat about the bush for q precedent. II
you want to run the works as political
machine, why don't you have the manll.
ness 10 do It openly?"
~ hold that my election as a member
OF this Board meant something. never
solicited man to vote for me, nor said |
would accept. was chosen because
majority OF Council did not want the gas
trust to DO prostituted to political uses,
and because Council considered that BY |
eleCting Inc they expressed their approval |
oil Mr.. billions administration. That was
the significance Of my election"
Some further desultory talk took place,
Mr.. Jepson accusing MIR. Dillon OF having
discharged and insulted man whom he
had selected. To this Dr.. Logan respond.
cd that he knew Mr.. Dillon too well TO
believe him capable OF such conduct, and
In this community no such accusation
would be believed.
MI. DILLON BuPPLANTRD.
Mr.. Jepson here suggested that Mr.. Dill.
lon withdraw from the room, which ho did.
Then Mr.. JepSon moved that the Board go
into an election OF new Superintendent,
lnasmuch as Mr.. Dillon had refused to
honor appointments made by the Trustees.
DR.. L3gan-"Wlll you kindly reduce
your motion to writing"
This Mr.. Jepson did, leaving out the
'inasmuCh as" and what followed. To
The omission DR.. Logan called his atten.
lion, whereupon he announced:
doctor, this Is my motion, not yoursl"
"Yes, know" retorted Dr.. Logan, "but
supposed you would have the manlinesS
10 put in, writing what you had uttered
An election was ordered by the votes Of
Messrs. Seeley and Jepsop, and Mr.. Sam
DArrah was chosen Superintendent Of The
City Gas Works, vice ], NJ. Dillon, re.
moved.
This election Is, Of course, subject TO the
Of Council. Mr.. D4rrah is
by trade, and has done little
work about the gas works. Ills only
for the position, go far as
Known, iS bis politics. OF course lie IL a
Democrat, and was chosen for the position
BY Saturday nights caucus.
THE Two PARTISAN TRUSTEES.