Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-29
HURRAH FOR HALEY!
TIE REPUBLICAN OONSPIRAFORS BEATEN IN
COUNCIL, LAST EVENING.
The Fire Chief Re- Elected, in Joint Session, by
Vote Of % 10 IA = The Republican Leaders
Tried Hard to Throw the Election Over,
in Accordance With Their Pol
icy, But Were Downsd.

or the Fire department Tor TWO years.
last evening, at a meeting OF Council in
joint session, by vote of 20 70 IA for
Charles f. Klievis.
One Republican voted for Mr.. Healy,
and several others refused to attend the
meeting, although they were in the city,
for the reason that they were unwilling
to lend themselves to any further effort
by the managers of the Republican
city campaign to delay the election,
for partisan purposes, until the
new Council should come in. One
one or two OF the absent Republicans
would have voted for Healy had they
been present, and two or three others
who cast their vote against the Chief,
in obedience to the crackings on the
party whip in the hands of the ring
masters, came pretty near voting with
the Democrats. 10 the Republican
caucus, held prior to the meeting
In the Main street warehouse
patronized by the conspirators on Christ
mas night, Two Republican members
served notice upon the leaders that-they
would not be managed any longer 10
the interests of partisan politics, and
left the meeting. thus forcing all the
rest to make a break for the City Hall.
The Republican cause, in other words,
was so bad that even lifelong Republi-
cans couldn't stomach il.
At the City Hall the Democrats as
sembled in the lower corridor and about
the Offices, as they usually do, and at
five minutes of eight o'clock they all
filed up stairs to the Council chambers,
every Democrat in both Branches being
present. There was a very large lobby,
both the gallery and the space without
the bar being filed with interested citi-
zens. The roll was called in the Sec
ond Branch at one minute
past eight. thirteen Democrats re-
spending. Not q solitary Re-
publican answered TO his name. Mr..
Cruise moved that processes be issued
for the absentees. and this was done,
the list being given to Officers Desmond
and Wilkie. At this moment Mayor
Caldwell was absent In the First
Branch, but he came 10 moment or
two later, aud the roll being called, a
quorum-all Democrats-answered TO
their names. At five minutes after
eight Messrs. Miligan and Dinger, who
had left the Republican caucus,
declining to be made monkeys
of by the Republican leaders,
L. 81 b,
ond Branch aud anwered to their names,
CLERK Thouer Immediately announcing
ing the presence of quorum. Mr..
Cruise at once asked for the suspension
of the minutes, and there being no OBJ
lection, it was so ordered, and Mr.,
Cruise was sent TO notify the First
Branch that the Second invited them to
90 into joint session for the election of
a Fire Chief, the President previously
stating the object of the meeting.
Things were just in this situation in
the Second Branch when the Republi-
can obstructionists, headed by Wheat,
Hupp, Maxwell and Hamilton, began to
file into the room. They came in con-
siderable distance apart, with the air OF
men who were disposed TO confess their
defeat in advance, and following them
came others until there were ten
Republicans in their seats. Then
the Democrats knew the Republican
scheme SO long in preparation, was
failure, and that Frank Haley was to
be the next Chief. At eight minutes
past eight the First Branch members APP
peared at the bar, and being formally
announced by the officer on duty, came
in and took their seats, and His Honor
the Mayor took the gavel and called the
meeting TO order, ordered the roll call
ed, and when quorum Of both
Branches was announced by the Clerks,
stated the object OF the meeting.
Before he had fairly concluded Mr..
Richards Jumped w with point OF
order that the question OF an election
could not properly be brought before
the meeting, and in support Of mis- idea,
called attention 10 the record and the
action OF the last meeting. That session
was regular meeting, held upon Christ
mas night, and after some routine bust
nsss had been transacted, and the mat
ter OF an election for Fire Chief had
come up, motion to adjourn until
January ID had been put and carried.
In a good many unnecessary words, he
claimed that this adjournment carried
the Fire Chief election over until the
date named. He was proceeding to
say
Now, does it not seem preposterous
10 any sane man that any two or three
mem
When be was interrupted by Mr..
Cruise with the objection that he was
proceeding to argue his point Mr..
Richards said he was only explaining IL,
at which there we're some smiles. The
Mayor said ha thought the remarks
had been proper, so far, and Mr.. Rich
ards went on with his Grafton, his idea
being that after formal adjournment.
which carried pending business over
with it 10 a date named, three or four
men could not suddenly call another
meeting and bring that particular bust
ness up again, before the date Of ad-
journment had arrived. II don't be-
lieve," said he, Iii can be supported by
any written rules or by any iair-minded
men"
Mr.. Cruise here attempted 70 get in a
few words, but Mr.. Maxwell jumped up
with a point of order that the point
made by Mr.. Richards was before the
house, aud that debate was out Of order.
The Mayor decided that Mr.. Maxwelps
point was we'll taken.
Mr.. GFuse-And won't be permitted
to speak to the point, after the other
side has not only made it, but argued
IL?
The Mayor vas disposed TO allow
some latitude when Mr.. Maxwell re-
peated mis- point OF order, and then Mr..
Cruise said
81 will nos further oppose in this