The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-03
CANDIDATES WERE
INDUCED BY NELLY
TO ENTER FIGHT FoR WHEELING
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN Order That He Could Secure Their
More Active support In his
Campaign for Congress-.

DID Major NJ NJ. Nicely. representa-.
i've from the First Congressional dis.
,rict OF West Virginia. induce several
local Democrats TO become candidates
LOT the wheeling postmastership in or
ger 10 secure their active support in
his campaign for Congress at the last
| election?
IL would appear that he did. ~ sto-
rles emanating from some Of the re-
| lected candidates themselves are TO
De taken for anything. Some of the
candidates believe that he used them
as tools to insure his election 10
congress, and some OF them. be Il
| say so.
One of the candidates. Charles Men.
kemeller. the South Side druggist.
candidate for postmaster. is sore over
the treatment he received at NeeIy's
hands, and takes little pains to hide
u Like hundreds OF otner persons in
wheeling. Mr.. Menkemeller believes
That Nicely had decided upon the rec
oemmendation OF w. w. Irwin long be-
Il am sure that had things been
played fair by Nicely I would have
nad no trouble in landing the appoint
ment, Mr.. Menkemeller declared last
night Il don't like to think that I
was used as tool In Neely's cam
'
mat ! am becoming convinced of that
fact" he added.
me popular druggist expressed the
opinion that Irwin was selected for
the place shortly after the death OF
MI. Wiedebusch. He was at least as.
sured OF the postmastership not later
than the first of September, but Nicely,
IN order to strengthen his own politi-
cal fences. withheld his recommeuda-
ton until after the election. and in
the meantime. induced several other
persons to enter the race
Nicely himself never approached
me TO ask me TO become a candidate"
Mr.. Menkemeller declared. but I
would not be surprised to find that he
rad something to do with urging my
friends to prevail upon me TO enter
the race. / had never thought OF
becoming an applicant for the post
mastership until some friends suggest.
ed II TO me early in September They
mad been talking to some one who had
yust returned from Washington and
told them that Nicely was having
trouble in selecting the Wheeling
Washington as to whom TO appoint
rs postmaster at Wheeling was the
report they brought. Why don't YOU
enter the race they told me. paid
no attention TO the matter at the time
out during the next few days several
my candidacy. telling me that they
understood | would have at least an
equal chance with the others.
Il wrote to Nicely, asking IL he
would consider my application. He
replied that he would be very glad
TO do so. He wrote to me from time
10 time. inquiring how my ceS didac-j
was progressing. When my petition
was sent to him he declared II was
one OF the very best he had received .
Mr.. Menkemeller regards the open
conferences held by Nelly at the Wind
isor hotel Monday afternoon as one OF
the biggest farces ever held 1T was
evident, no said. that Nicely had de-
termtned upon a candidate and that
nothing could change his decision"
tity Treasurer William McElroy one
OF the most popular Democrats OF the
countyNwas at one time mentioned as a
candidate Tor the rostmastership.
AIR. McElroy yesterday said Some
time ago was approached by Mr. NeeIy
ana asked N Intended TO run for sher-
! III and told him 1 did not He said
wish I had some body that is not
candidate to whom 1 could give this
postmastershtp. 4 asked him why ne
aidn' give Il TO an outsider" That was
al that was said concerning Mr. Neil
roys candidacy for the office ''Rilr'
1 Is satisfied to be city treasurer. How
ever, the conversation OF Mr. NeeIv
would leave the Inference that ~ he
were n candidate for the office. Mr.. Mo
Elroy could have had H. IL ~ a knoVvn
fact that Mr.. McEiroy was a hard work
I er Tor the congressman during the Re-
cent campaign.