The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-24
Will WORK
FOR BETTER
NOMINATIONS.
By Both Parties for the Approaching
City Election Is the Stand Taken
by the
COMMITTEE Of ONE HUNDRED.
Which Held o Well Attended Meet.
ing. Last Night-No Independent
Ticket Wanted.

I Flfty-slx members Of the citizens
Committee, OF One Hundred" met last
night at the room: Of the chamber OF
l commerce and discussed the steps to be
taken to insure better nominations for
council for the, ensuing city election.
The committee discussed the situation
Mt great length, and decided to endorse
the men whom it thinks most deserving
and best fitted for administering the
citys government. Captain Mnthison's
motion that an. independent ticket be
placed In the field was not we'll received,
and was withdrawn. The captain said
he proposed an independent ticket just
to see whether there was anyone pres.
ent capable of rising above the party
spirit.
Among those present were the follow
Ing: Henry NJ. Hussell chairman; Cap
tain c. ]. Hawking. secretary: S. P.
Parker, General Alfred Caldwell, Rev.
r. r. Bigger. Rev. Samuel schwarm,
Rev. c. NJ. Oliphant, Alfred PAUL. Rev.
Joseph Speers, DIR. C.. a. Wingerler,
Howard, Haziett, John C.. Lynch Nor
ris Horkhpimer, W. B. McMechen,
Henry Baer, DR.. G. A. Aschmann. W.
a. "liaon, A.. q, Hamilton, Frank Stan
ton. George ]. Mathison, Louis
Hoelsche, Dr.. William Petrie Frank L.
Mccoy, George Wells, ]. H. Devore
Rev. D. ~. Cunningham. David Buck
ner, Robert Strange Rev. s. n. Wnst.
barer E5y,,rd u,.,.,t ~ co,,,,.,.
~, ~ oe"Ni''t'
Noan Beck, christian Zorn, DR.. Dow
| Ter, r. S. Fair Samuel Darrah. and
others
rr,a
| ne executive cotIltaittee OF the COM
mlttee reported the following platform
of principles and purposes. which with
TIM ana,,. ,.,.,
'''e''4iiien'' Incorporated, was
aaopteu oy the committees:
The purpose of the committen nj one
hundred of the citizens Of the civ M
| Wheeling is 10 use every legitimate ef-
| fort to secure the selection only of m.n
| of good character and ability tn thr
| city council and municipal offices in
said citys without unnecessary interior.
| ence with political questions 'rhp eyils
under which the civ has suffernd thn
| injuries inflicted to It's interests and
| property, and the defiantly Insulting
| disregard Of official duty, so notorinus
| In the past, demands the earnest atten-
| ton of every honest citizen, no matter
what his politics may be.
We believe that a party non,,nat,o,
| to municIpal Office can not rycusa nm
| honest man for s,,nnoriirr nm unGt cor.
| didate The voter whose eytramn mar
tisanship causes him 10 sunpnr. for
office man known. for any reason to
be untrustworthy, is unworthy of tho
right OF suffrage and when he know
ingly supports such n candidate hn com
| mits crime against thr public and do
bases his own citizenship.
Office holders are invested with rrea.
public trusts and, like all trustees.
should be untramme,ed in thn namtnis'
| tration of their otfjcIa1 dutias Th,,
such trustees should he at ali times co
situated as 10 be impartial. is both goo,
law and goud morals. Q
A prolific source of pvil In tho ,,over,-
ment OF the CITY has brrn Tho n,rty
caucrses of counciImcn TbnN cnrcn,
enables n ring. composrd Of n cnmn.c,
minority OF the connect tn nnt man.
unfit men In Office and To mass mani
extremely Improper measures II 10 m,
Instrument Of the vary worst nIc,nent
They lash their party aSsppiotpS info
caucus and nv n mara mSiori,v ,n,o
therein bind the yotps In counci, n,
members who are nriin.r,,,, TINA y,
theJr Convictions NJ r;n,,, ~ 80
man has n right To surrender HE nom-
hood and cast his voto nccord,n% ~
caucus dIctntion for In,nrnnnr NAV ~
measures. u
Councilmnn njrc e,ncted IN ox,ro,so
thor own ir,drmcnts ,nJ ~ 81 Us
cordinp 10 tho hast IJcb,s ,bo,, ,nS,,.iJ
ually have and II Ia Oh, mncmi TO-, ,han,
tn ,,,srniy Wv. nffnr, ~ ~, ~ ..ie.'i
| thn viii of , c,rcus ,,Tnr, 81, W
tatns M tbnir n,yn co,.eJonnn,, ''s u''
In ordnr th,t ,hiS n,.,,a ni.o.,,
orroct;,.ni,, nn",ora ~, ', iiia!
which II N.ns ero, tn, ,i,, WI" Pill, nor
resolutions ,ro ,donta5 81. ioi'o"i"s
/ PnsnI,.,d ,rhat ~ VII
mi. cor,r,it,nn ~ o. 81, ,ieiii w, ol
tnnd w. ,,,,,,ta,,,,,S '.,'.i GU WI ~
In h,s AL ~ IA. rsI., oSt'on. n.eetlnS
.oc,,ra ne -,,n,,,a ,' eV ~, t'sai parry. ihu
tIomon ~ nnan,,btoI inta,, VI sun
aS,",,. ~. .ts i'esrils ana
a,hnr' .i,,, Gina 'un.uS AZ. couilcll ana
49, ,i 10y u,ue IT,, WIN thelr consent
r upo,i t,ts palty tiehet Ut ms partys APP
nr oei.!.e ~ Ii,'ui llut eacil MEMBER
s'sS'i @.tst" s"S,' ptihfttS oi ms party
unu No,e ior anu 10 the pest OF MS aoil-
ts eiueaso. 10 secure me nomination
VI such sentleineni anu that the CO.
U 1,, VI al our ieilow cltiaens OF
Nneeiins Is such soou work Is earnest-
" s3nciteu.
&. hesoiVcd. Inat we VIII not support
LOT tnuhlclpai ONCE at the next charter
election IN This city, any candidate
Mhose ne. record ana reputation have