The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-02
Wheeling Lawyers Employ
ed Bring Proceedings
In Federal Court.
TIILESIATTAGK ANSWERED! !!
People Want To Know Who
Is.Behind Reuben Ander-
son, Complainant.

mat a great fund, probably equal
ia amount to the slush fund used at
tie last election in this county mas
been provided to fight the new Guy
ei1arts Is evidenced by the fact that
the obstructtonists and bosses nave
afnnioyed. not only local attorneys to
6rffsfhe case in the local courts, but
6Syes gone to Wheeling and employed
IohnI a. Howard to bring the same
nroceedinEs in the Federal Court be-
lore Judge Dayton.
The Complaint before the Federal
Court isa that 1t violates the Feaerai
constitution In abridging the rights Oh
voters. The section OF the eharter
Complained sof Is in force in Dayton,
ONO. and Dayton, o., is in the United
Stafes az America, and Is under Fed;
erai 3ufisdiction. II there was any
thinE unconstitutional in this provi-
sion whySliayef not the people OF Day.
fon taken sit intoIt Federal Courts?
The long and short of 1t is that the
Democratic bosses do>not want to give
m nfhefricontrols of the city, which they
know they must do II the new char
ter proyid ding; for tregistrati OF voters
ana fair elections, is put into force.
That what Is causing so much pain
md any ietySfor! the poor; down itrodden
yf,ters around 3 the stony heart OF the
unsefiipulous political boss, who. has
@fRan Il aiTInont and Marion county a.
svofss poi iitieaf name abroad than
sperfe Haiite; Ind, whose mayor and
s q eeiatess saresnow 5lapguis shingf insth
Fedetai priso at Eeavenworth for
ii lection frauds IL Fed deral auth ority
is To Be invoked why not ask these
authorities to ,inyestig ates the eorrup1
don IN this county, carried on openly
aud brazenly in the, court house last
NoYembeI2s
The Times this morning says the
pRying liens are unconstitutional, but
they are In the present charter. It
complains that the new charter grants
itduor liSonse. The license section is
copied from the present charter with
out the Changing of single word or
syliable The statement of the Times
IS misleading, as 1t knows the license
provision says that licenses may be
granted only when. they are author
ized BY the state law. II LIQUOR II.
csnsefcould sbe granted under the new
chaftergt hey can be granted under the
present charter. which is identically
thesame.
1E$EaySs Ine QeDte IDllL 10 uhSohSklbu-
fional, but this is exactly word for
word the same as the old charter pro-
vtdess and is copied from. it. Many
seefions of the new charter are the
sameHas the old and they are all al
ieFed to be unconstitutional by the
very people who are responsible for
foisting this diabolical. political-twin
monstrocity, upon the people OF this
city.
The Injunction case will be tried on
itsFmeritsS and not be decided on the
motion of the collusionists who are
representing both sides Of the case.
attorneys Harry Shaw, Senator w.
s. Meredith and Judge John W. Ma.
son will see that the people, who are
tie ones who are directly interested,
fet a fair and reasonable hearing on
tisis case. Work to this end Is now
under way and decision on the mer.
its cfs the case Is all that the people
want. But this Is not what the OBJ.
stfucttonists want. They want to tie
the case up In court and prevent the
holding of the coming election, which
meansSth death knell to bossism in
FsiTmont,
Whoisf behind Reuben Anderson, the
danItors OF the court house, who is com.
pfaining? Who is hiring his array Of
iegaIf talent and who is paying the
bills? These are important questions
for the people to ask themselves and
help to determine.