The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-14
WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF
LEGISLATORS EXPECTED

publican majority In the Joint assem-.
bly, and making possible the election
OF a Democratic United States Sena-
tor. Other sensational charges are
contained In the statement, which
follows:
The warrant sworn out BY Mr..
Rhodes charges William Seymour I'd.
wards with attempting TO bribe one
John NJ. Smith, delegate OF TYLER
county. The amount OF money that
passed between Smith, OF Tyler. and
his purchasers Vas $1,000. This
money was marked and is now in a
safety vault in one OF the banks Of
the city. placed there by us to be
5 later on. The evidence against
is absolute and undeniabte.
One OF the schemes Matched out by
a certain politician was in the further
ance OF a conspiracy whose result was
the sending out OF invitations TO 4
large number OF members both OF the
senate n the house TO ioin him
,Bentiey) on a pleasure trip to Wash
inSton on b first day OF February.
where he had already leased quarters
IN a certain hotel in that city. and in
tended handing out from $1,000 TO
. W tdCu Ohf vi his quests.
while at the same time the
lions OF all we're TO be taken down by
dictaphones. dictagraphs and stenog-
raphers. after which the men were TO
be arrested In that city following this
perfection OF plans by the secret ser
vice men and thrown in jail in Wash
ington, when the money hat was to
have been given them would be taken
fEnNn fhnnN 1HhA.~ 80. - -
tried in the courts OF that district
and would be kept from returning TO
this city and voting i'm the legislature
on the senatorship. Meantime a Ger.
tain candidate who Is vitality interest.
ed in the election OF n United States
senator would have been elected to
that office.
"pnc OF the newest developments in
the turmoil of affairs that the city ~
lahoring under the present time - the
subpoena served on w. NJ. -. Itw-
son yesterday. U-Uon the arrival OF tn.
Officers 10 the apartments were I'm lay
Mr.. Dawson on his he'd IN. Grant Hall.
Dawson spiritual adviser was ound.
Tho subpoena vas to bring "a certain
cheek dated November T.. PAYABLE TO 4
member 81 the present legislature who
was making the race OF the member
ship To- the legislature. These checks
Nerc cashed AZ "A certain bank in this
city on the same day that they were
dated. They were given 70 men known
TO be supporters Il Edwards. and vino
elected to the legislature by the aid
OK tn, money drawn upon the check.
would vote for Edwards. over $1,000
was sent out to different Republicans
of the state in this
The senate today passed the house
prohibition bill by n vote OF - to !
with StrOther the only member vot-
Ing against IL. The r Har;le init!a-
ttv and referendum resolution was
changed 10 deprive the people OF the
right 10 petition a repeal Of the pro
hlbttton amendment on a twelve per
cent basis II went 10 third reading
More amendment were made To tho
public utilities bill which will be ~
again tomorrow before going 20 third
reading. House bill No. 30. appropTi
ating S2i+.000 FOR the martial law eV
pense in the strike zone last summer
passed i resolution TO hold night
session Saturday 10 consider Dlls
went over tiii tomorrow.
Senator Ilearne succeeded in get
ting the Wheeling charter bill u3 on
a special order. and It passed.
The house passed the Parrish pri.
mary election bill by "A vote of 20 - :
House bill %. competition between
common carriers. also passed.