The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-17
INDICTMENT
OF OFFICIALS
FURNISHED OHIO WITH IT'S ONLY
POLITICAL SENSATION
LAST WEEK
state Chairman Finley ard Three
Others Are In Wrons-Ohio
Political Gossip.
rrtentgencer Bureau
Columbus, O.. March ls

rrtentgencer Bureau
/ Columbus, O.. March ls
/ The political sensation OF the last
week was the Indictment OF W. l..
flnley. chairman OF the Democratic
STATE executive committee. and three
SssIe mouse officials in connection
with The collection OF money with
which 10 carry on the Democratic
press bureau. which Is under Flnley's
direction The defendants, besides
f1nley, are NJ. A. Collier. chief clerk
In the department OF banks: Emery
L-attaner. State superintendent OF
tanks. and A. v. Alternately. secreta-
~ OF the state tax commission. All
deny guilt. claiming that the press bu-
reau Is not In reality a part OF the
democratic organization. On the
press matter s.ut out. however the
statement was made that Il was Is
sued under the authority OF the state
executive committee.
cos-Whitscre Fight.
Interest in the gubernatorial CON
test In Ohio as II lies among the Re-
puolcans. Progressives and Demo-
Gratis - clouded just now by the bit
Ter nght which has broken out In the
democratic party between Governor
James NJ. Cox and Congressman J. J.
Mhitacre over the Democratic nomi-
nation few days ago Congressman
Whitacre formally announced his
candidacy against the Governor. he
having been unable TO persuade any
other Democrat to run against Cox
ana hrs petitions are now being cir
eulated In practically every county
IN the State. Full tickets are to be
chosen at primaries TO be held in Au.
gust. and all names must be filed BY
June l3
Reports which reached Columbus
from the rural districts within the
last week have indicated a very bit
ter feeling against Gov. Cox, especial
~ among the farmers. and II is said
tnat one OF the chief purposes OF the
governors recent visit to Washington
was TO confer with the Democratic
members OF the Ohio decoration IN
congress regarding the political out
look. Congressman Whitacre has
started upon his campaign with in
tense earnestness and he promises TO
lay open The Cox administration for
the perusal or voters. sparing no one.
/ Oenounce the Form.
| Admitting that much progressive
legislation. as II is termed. has been
| passed by the Cox administration and
That possibly no particular one OF
these laws would be repealed. the op-
ponents of the governor. Democratic,
Republican and Progressive. are de-
nouncing the form of this legislation
the manner in which IT as enacted
and the defense that Cox and his
friends have made for IT, IL has been
| pointed out that the governor threw
the entire weight of his admlnistra-
ton against proposed referendum on
the Warnes tax assessor law This
proposed referendum consequently
was defeated, on the ground that
fraud was found in the petitions.
the petitions in good faith, they were
desirous OF voting on the law and II
was never proved that there were
enought fraudulent signatures TO make
the petitions invalid
BY all, Governor Cox has been &C
cused OF building up 4 political ma
| chine through the operations OF the
TAX assessor. liquor license and other
agencies. They declared thai he
robbed the legislature of it's own
powers, selected all the officers for II
Violated the real priciple OF the short
ballot in legislation which he pro-
posed but was forced to retract. at
tack the strong anti-Saloon League
I without Just cause, made unpopular
political alliances and did other things
which made his reelection as gov
ernor undesired.
Press After Cox.
The country press for the last ten
/ days has been teeming with criticism
| OF the governor and within the last
I few days this has been seeping into
/ the cities. Following is a sample OF
! the tributes which the Democratic
/ rural press Is now paying the gov
ernor.
/ We are trying to obtain a photo Of
the prison parlors this afternoon.
MIS-. Il. j. Lacey left yesterday for