The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-26
DECLARATIONS OF
RILEY ATTACKED
GENERAL CALDWELL AND ArroR.
NEN coNiFF DISCUSS TIE
TWO CHARTERS
Meeting Heid IN Market Auditorium
By A~esoestss % Greater Wheel
ina" Measure.

Prom : until nearly II O'Clock last
aight General Alfred Caldwell and At.
torney John J. Conir spoke 10 an audi.
enoe OF perhaps $50 men and two
women at the Market Auditorium. on
the great good hat the ratification OF
the Greater Wheeling Charter" will
BRING TO h people OF this city. should
" De approved by the voter at the
municipal election tomorrow.
They also pointed out the alleged
tHults OF the amended charter as they
saw them. General Caldwell. in clos.
Ing his one-hour-Rnd- forty-minute
speech. attacked the stand taken by
General T. : Riley In his published
interview In the local papers. in which
ne told the reason why ne opposed the
6reater Wheeling Charter" He paid
MIN a tribute as a most worthy and
rehable citizen and an able lawyer.
General CRldwell's address was
quite similar 10 the speeches made on
the Island and on the South side
tuesday night He prefaced his re-
marks by telling OF eminent national
men who have declared that they
would rather see that the affairs OF
their home town were conducted prop
erly than TO occupy high national OF.
hces. He hen dwelt at some length.
on the fact that the Greater Wheel
Ing Charter" was non partisan: that
politics cut no figure in the admins
tration under the charter he advo-
Gated. 1T makes no difference wheth.
or one Is a Republican. Democrat. So
cialist or is afiliated with any other
party. so far as the Greater Wheel
Ing Charter" is concerned: II elimin.
ates politics entirely" said he. Then
he explained the method OF the cleo
ton Of the nine councilmen instead
OF eleven under the Amended Char
ter. declared the General. in place
OF two branches OF council OF a. men.
wcn have only nine men to look after
the affairs OF the city" lie took a
hing az the way in which he said he
had been told the other" charter had
been put through the legislature: that
he had been informed that the
Amended Charter" trainers attempt.
ed TO have their charter adopted upon
It's passage by the legislature. denying
the people the right to vote upon IL.
i don't want to reflect on any one
who has taken active part in the
other charter said the General. but
! do want you men who are against
80 NNhAf ~ oh nv ANbln Nluts
Referred to Recalls.
He told about the provision MADE
in his charter which provides pay
OF IS for each councilman when ne
shall have attended the regular week.
ly meetings. which will cost S46 per
week. Then he attacked the other
charter on this point. He also spoke
at some length on the recall feature
or the charter advocated by himself.
saying that he term OF Office OF coun-
cilmen shall be for only two years
n that II any of them do not dis
charge his duties faithfully and salts.
f~actorily that he can be put out or
Office. He said General Riley was
AGAINST this feature of the charter
The other charter provides for four
and six year terms for their eleven
councilmen." said the general. ne
spoke at some length in ATTACKING
General Riley's stand taken for the