Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-25

Letter 10 be sent 10 Each Demo-
cratic Member of Council-Indica-
lions That Schemes of the Republic
cans VIII be Thwarted
1t looks certain that there will be a
meeting of Council Tuesday night. as
a great amount of business has accum-
ulated. Under the ordinances there
should be a joint session for the pur-
pose of filling the offices within the
gift of that body, but the Democrats
anticipate an effort by the Republic
cans to prevent the joint session.
The Democrats, with insurgent aid,
are in the majority, and will be sue
cessful. There are we'll authenticated
reports, however, that there will be
attempts to buy off Democratic mem
I bers. The Democrats and insurgents
are obligated by oath to vote together
as a unit, and any member who does
not do SO, will be guilty of perjury.
The Register this morning presents the
full text of the agreement which all
the Democratic members except Mr..
Burke, and the three Republican insur-
gents are sworn to support. The slate
| OF candidates is omitted.
Under the circumstances, any mem
Der who fails to support the nominees
will subject himself to the imputation
that he has been tempered with, es-
pecially in view of the fact that pop
ular report links the names of mem
bers of the former Council with ques-
| tionable financial transactions. At a
| conference of some of the Democratic
members, it was decided to send to
| all the Democrats, copies of the letter
published below.
Following is the full text of the sworn
agreement, exclusive of the states or
nominees.
st Pdes of West sn wirgind5aI 5 d9 G @e' fhe ss un-
dersigned notary, public of Ohio county,
| West Virginia, the parties whose names
are subscribed hereto, and each or sald
parties, being duly sworn to keep, the
following pledge and agreement, did I'M
der oath pledge and agree, as foiIoWS, %
wit:
In consideration of the undersigned
| Democrats, now members of the Council
| of the City of Wheeling, voting Tor the
| persons selected and named by the I'M
dersigned: Nj. A. Chew, Eugene st. Mey-
er and James Marshall, for the following
offices to be filled by the present City
Council, to-wit:
Here follows the list of candidates for
the various ~officeS.1
And the said M. A. Chew, Eugene 81.
Meyer and James Marshall hereby under
oath solemnly pledge and agree that they
will each vote so long as the undersigned
Democrats may require them. and each or
them so to do, for the persons selected by
the said Democrats for che following Of
ticers, to-wit; and also under oath pledge
themselves that they or any of them VIII
not assist, by, vote or otherWlse' the Re
publican members of either branch 81 the
City Council to Gust any Democrat from
his seat, or declare his election unlawful.
(Here follows the list so pledged to-
In witness whereof we have this day
of February, 1901, subscribed to this agree
ment and pledge, and said Democrats,
whose names are subscribed hereto, here
by solemnly pledge and agree under oath
to abide by the decision of the majority of
said Democrats in selecting persons to be
voted for for the offices aforesaid.
Charles c. Schmidt, z. ]. Scally.
j. II. Schafer, Thomas w. Killeen,
Jacob Reitz, George j. Weisner,
Joseph " elsgerber, NJ. a. Chow.
! Thomas M. HaskIns, VIM. H. Tracy,
John Waterhouse, Joseph N. Weidner,
Henry Kraft, John OchSenkuhn,
Patrick FitZsimmons, Carl kronjaeger.
r. 3. Plant. George Ackermann,
I w. Il. Cooey, James A. Bailey,
Eugene st, Meyers, James Marshall.
State Of West Virginia, Ohio county, ss:-
/. William H. Tracey. a notary public
OF the said county of Ohio. do certify that
Charles c. Schmidt. John .Waterhouse,
Joseph Weisgerber, 2. j. Scalley. William
| II. Tracy. j.. II. Schafer Thomas Nj. Has
kins, Patrick Fftzsimmons, Joseph n.
Weidner, George Ackermann, Jacob Reitz,
Henry Kraft, w. II. Cooey, George Wefs-
ner, John ~Ochsenkuhn, Carl kronjaeger.
James A. Bailey, E. b. Plant and Thomas
W. Killeen, whose names are signed to
the above writing, bearing date = day
of February. 1901. each this day acknowl-
edged the said writing, and made oath to
the agreements therein contair-d before
me in my said county.
Given under my hand this - day of Feb
ruary, 1901.
(Slgned.1 WILLIAM H. A
Notary Public for Ohio County.
State of West Virginia, Ohio County, to-
wit
said county OF Ohio. do certify that NJ.
a. Chew. Eugene St. Meyers and James
Marshall, whose names are signed to the
above writing. bearing the date the =
udS v ESbi udiSs iS91, tdtu tiIS udN dt-
knowiedged the said writing and made
oath to the agreement and pledges there
in contained. and also made oath and
pledged themselves thereto that they, nor
any of them, will not assist. by vote or
otherwise, the Republican members of
| either branch of the City Council TO GUST
any Democrat from his seat. or declare
his election unlawful, before me in my
said county.
Given under my hand this - day Of Feb
ruary. 1901.
(Signed.) ALLEN BROCK.
Notary Public of Ohio County.
The following letter will be sen to
! all Democratic members of Council to-
day:
WHEELING. ". Va. Feb. Is, 1901.
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