Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-27
Tha! Party Determined from the First to Throw
the Election 0vsr-Ths Public BambOozlsd.
The Facts About That "Arrsst" Of
Msmbr-Democrats Made
No Agreement

hind a lot Of false assertions and Phar-
| isaical falsehoods is not so happy, and so
| far has deceived no one as to the orig
inal purpose and real meaning OF the
scheme. The Intelligencer and several
Republican members of Council-lead-
ers in that body-have juggled with
the truth in a most surprising manner
in an effort to cover up the dirty work
which was going on; and no better eX-
am Piles of this can be found than in
the last few issues Of the Intelligencer.
That paper, while deprecating any at
tempt 20 throw the election over, be
cause the people would be inclined to
hold somebody responsible for that
! particular sort OF
DIsREPUTABLE POLITICS,
published editorially on Christmas morn
ing that it understood" there was to
be no meeting Of Council Tuesday night.
Who 1t understood this from does not
appear; certainly not from anyone who
knew what he was talking about. On
the contrary, it was understood" both
generally and particularly, that there
was to be meeting Christmas night;
every Republican member of Council
knew il before the day rolled around,
the Intelligencer knew IL, and on Christ
mas day the regular official notices OF
the meeting were distributed by the
police TO every member of both
branches, just as Is always done. The
fact about what the Inteligencer "un-
derstood" is that paper was preparing
to flim-flam the public as to the Repub-
lican policy and programme, previously
agreed upon, to throw the election over
il there was any way on earth to do 1t.
One way TO
DECEIVE THE CITIZENS
was to announce editorially, that the
meeting would be deferred, so that
when the Democratic members appear
ed, as the Intsligencer well knew they
would, they might be charged with a
breach of faith, if nothing better
offered.
When the evening for the regular
session arrived, however, the Republi-
cans found that the postponement OF the
meeting racket wouldn't work, princi-
pally for the reason that there was no
shadow of an excuse for the Intelligent
GERS statement, and IL was determined
to break quorum. So, while the DEM
ocratic members were getting together
at the City Hall, in the usual way, the
Republicans skunk off to a Main street
business house, where they huddled to-
gether like frightened partridges,
peculiar action for men,
bers of City Council who had duty
to discharge, and forming spectacle
sadly out of whack with the assurance
to the public, both through the Inteli-
gencer and by leaders OF the Republi-
can party In Council, that they wouldn't
do anything
SMALL OR DIRTY OR UNFAIR
for the world.
The Republican members were still
hud died in the Main street business
house, when they were informed by
telephone from police headquarters by
one Of the Intelligencer stockholders
that Republican member who really
believed in fairness had arrived at the
City Building. and that they had 'bet.
ter all come up" They all came up
accordingly, but with the same old de-
termination that there should not be an
election. although there was quorum
OF both Branches present in their seats,
upon the evening designated by law for
the selection of q Fire Chief. Some
excuse, reasonable or the reverse, had
to be suddenly trumped up 10 an at
tempt to justify their determination to
throw the election over, and TO show
the public that they were really anxious
to do right II only let alone, and In cast
ing about for peg they bethought
themselves of the Republican member
who had come to the City Hall
LIKE MAN,
instead of hiding in warehouse like
rat. A hasty consultation, and 1t was
announced with becoming gravity that
one of the Republicans members had
been subjected to the indignity OF an
"arrest" by Democratic police officer;
that this was gross violation OF cour-
tesy, right justice, and several other
things; that II this hadn't occurred the
Republicans would have gone to the
City Hall In a body and have allowed
the election TO have proceeded, but as
IL was their feelings had been hurt, and
the election could not take place. They
accordingly put a motion through the
Second Branch to adjourn, carrying 1t
by a party vote Of fourteen to thirteen,
and marched out of the building with
the air Of virtuous public servants who
had properly rebuked a great misuse OF
power; while in reality they chuckled
to themselves and poked each other In
the ribs at their "luck." and later on
the "yIctory" was wet" In suitable
manner.
What a horrible boog-a-boo this "ar-
rest" OF a Republican member appeared
in the Intelligencer yesterday morning,
and how funny 1t is when it is closely
inspected. The Republicans fondly
hoped it would be
A SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION
for their grossly partisan, unfair and
hypocritical course in this matter. but
when ventilated il will excite nothing
but ridicule, while leaving the Republic.
can plan of deception fully exposed.
The gentleman alleged to have been
"arrested" was Councilman Charles
Zulauf. a member OF the Second Branch
from the Eighth ward. Charley wasn't
arrested, and be won't say so; neither
will the Intelligencer nor the Republi-
can leaders in Council invite him to state
the facts. They can't afford TO do it.
IL would interfere with their ''indigns-
ton" and convince the public that they
have ali along been determined TO hoo
doc the election of Fire Chief, and
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