The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-03

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No publication ever made IN "nee''
ing could have been more eagerly sought
and earnestly read than that in the
.,,.,,,,,.,, - ,,o,.o.d,y which deoIt
lNIhNtt'f'''+'' -
with the shortage Oh a. A' r'"A"'o''I'
late secretary OF the board OF gas trust
ees and now Democratic nominee for
t:n
SnoiiN'
Those who do not snpscrIDe ior tne
paper bought or borrowed it. Every
bodv w;sbod IN know the inside of a
1T 49,. -, t,lLoI ,hort
matter "nlcn nus ''SH ' ~
from the DAY IL was prouRn' ou' oy
Democrats to defeat Franzheim for the
nomination and which for the past
- H.. ,r.ol., hos hasn more
Two OF sn'ee "esA' "H7 D'' - ~ -:
talked about than anything else IN
Wheeling.
After all that has been said the pub
lication was still a surprise to the great
body of the people who had no idea
that without an official Investigation it
would be possible to get so circumstan-
tial an account Of the affair Others
were surprised to know such thing
could happen in the gas board and be
unknown to the trustees, until its un-
faithful servant had gone out OF office.
There was, OF course, very much COM
ment on the action OF the board OF gas
trustees condoning an offence OF this
grave character, instead OF promptly
taking steps towards prosecution. The
feature of the publication which im-'
pressed everybody was that Frnnzhiem,
after he had gone out Of Office, was
forced TO pay back $6,4l2 "a. II had
been said by his friends that there was
nothing very much in the affair except
that he had paid the gas bills OF few
poor people, and this explanation in
his behalf had made some impression.
There were thoughtful people, howevor,
who at once saw the absurdity of the
explanation.
A FLrMsY ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN.
Itwasn't at all likely that he would
pay out OF his own pocket over six
thousand dollars in gas bills for poor
people, because il was welI known that
he hadn't the money to pay it with.
Since il has been shown beyond ques-
ton that he did nothing OF the kind,
some OF his friends who had been do
ceived by this Himsy explanation have
turned in disgust aud Indignation. 1t
NAV be said that no gas bills paid for
poor people figured in tho matter at all.
After reading the publication in yes
terday's ISTELLtGgNcRR everybody was
amazed that sane man having these
urly facts hoyering over him would be
So Bold az to 20 before the public for
the most important Office in the most
important county in the state, and by
so doin. challenge close scrutiny OF his
official career. Some Democrats pre-
dicted that he would be taken of the
ticket, and they found somo comfort in
this thought, until it was represented
to them that he would not 60 oil and
could not be forced of.
rrs rpuru App1nryr
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Nooooy oouDteo, because hooooy
could doubt, the truth oil this state
meut and everybody was anxious to
Lrow how F-orSro;r and bis ronnin.
N"'" nv" 'N''""''',i "'t0 '''' ~,
ing supporters could meet IT. ms
lnends IN Gouncii anu the gas Il poaru
were severely criticized oy the Dello-
cratic city politicians ior not having
gone on promptly with the lnVestiga-
ton, which they could nave allowed 70
drag up TO election DAY, when IL wouLu
nave oeen TOO late ior any good 70 De
accomplished by bringing OUT the iacts
rs the 1NTEILIGEScER mas brought them
out. one oil these Democratic pollti'
clans sad:
II was thought to be pest TO lot the
time 90 by, without an investigation,
but it Is plain now that an investiga-
non could have beon managed SO as 70