The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-04
Charge Use of Partisan
Politics In Car Strike
DEMOCRATIC SHERIFF NAMES
REPUBLICAN WORKERS
DEPUTIES
10 Keep Them Away From the
Poiis-Another Man Shot-Suit
Filed 10 Annul Franchise.

INDlA\APOLlS. Ind. Nov. s-Tbe
'hIId day OF the strike OF the employees
Z" the indianapolis Traction a Ter
minal Company ended tonight with
no attempt Ia move the cars. which
nave stood idle in the streets since
iaie Friday night. Charges that parti.
san politics has caused tie police &c
ldll TO give the traction company suffi.
.rI' protection - run its cars wera
hdHe bN candidates for Office nj In
morrow : election. while an effort of
Hh'Tlu forttrus 10 swear In zoo citi.
zen deputies resulted in the charge he.
ing made that he had summoned the
I''.'Hi Ii',H Dhi'Hy ior the purpose OF re-
""1iis their activities At the polls
ne strike situation way further
complicated late i'm the afternoon
Whcn suit for the aunulment and
Lori"lture or the traction companv's
franchise and the appointment OF a
receiver Tor the company was filed
~ ~ me Circuit Court. The suit was
HIt~i by Attorney Alfred G. Pearson.
acting as taxpayer. and alleges that
lhe company by its failure 10 operate
cars Tor the last three days has yio-
iAled It's franchise contract with the
CITY, The summons in the suit was
maze retufnable November l3
Chauffeur Shot.
After day in which numerous mi.
nor riots were reported. Thomas Carl.
ION. q chauffeur. was shot and fatal.
~ wounded while watching a crowd
OF sympaihizers making an attack on
,he Louisiana street car barns. where
the strike breakers are housed
Robert ] Todd. president OF the
traction company John j. Mahonev.
superintendent. and Martin Vvlaud
superintendent Of police. were bruised
ana forced To make run for the ter
rlhal station. while mounted police
forced the crowds back Todd and
Mahoney again we're attacked while
passing the state house building and
forced 10 take refuge in street car 10
escape shower Of bricks and stones
ihroNn from the state house lawn and
from the balconies Oi nearby build
iugs. Tho mounted police rushed the
state house lawn and made IN posi-.
Bile for Todd and Mahoney 20 reach
their offices
-Four Of the policemen assigned 20
guard the strikebreakers in bring
ing ~ the cars refused tu.mouut fae
platforms 10 protect the non-unton
mon Mr.. Todd declared no further
effort would Doe made 20 touch tho
cars until assured thar the mon
would have ample protection
Charges Politics.
Charges of politics entered after
Sh"rff Portteus had issued summons
for coo representative business and
professional men for the purpose or
making them deputies Not more
than 80 Of the mon answered ere
summons and after the sheriff had
explained his purpose Leo E Fcsle~.
editor Of the Marion County NAL
and former president Of tho Indiana
Republican Editorial association.
char sed him with issuing the SUM
mons for The purpose Of keeping ac-
tive Republicans from worsing en- th.-
election Mr.. Feslcr asserted that
of the .Do summoned. not more than
ten Were Of the shor.n's political
complexion. Democratic II do noC
think YOU weIr SINGER" I'm calling Us
here" ne said This is simply q 10.
li'icsl movement. You have roua
through iho list Of political workers
and selected the men simply for tina
purpos" of cripplir- YOUR political op-
pononts ON election Gay"
Twelve arrests were made during
tho day. most Of the prisoners being
charged with melting to riot and
throwing stones