The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-18

you were going into some Other inqui-
- tlere l. not much sense in NJ re-
naming here during that. a. the 9th
y senuemen are 80 much more IA
n-ll4ar Nith Il than ]. be said. a.
Dressing Mr. Well 1t seems We are
soout 10 quit on the executive inter
ference Tor time az least Under
these circumstances. since Mr. Am
bler has engagements. Mr.. Price has
engaEemeuts. and the rest OF u have
ensagemenus. II Ne are 10 20 into the
matter Of rates next. would Il not BE-
Vel 70 arrange a pOstponement until
seine more convenient day. along the
Inc OF your suggestion yesterday,
Mr.. Price replied for the Eas COM
pany and said that he felt that IL
would be inconvenient 20 all TO con
unue with the case now. especially
since the rates were 20 be gone into.
He then asked what was the time suE-
gested. II was then agreed 20 Eo into
conference TO select the date for the
continuance.
Afternoon.
Frank c. Dudley. another one OF
the long list Of disappointed Office
seekers who had been called by the
Manufacturer Light q Heat com
pany to testify TO Governor Hatheld's
influence In securing appointments
under the public service commission.
was a witness In the gas case yester-
day afternoon. Dudley had started
TO Wheeling in response TO a sum
mons and having arrived. was put on
the witness stand by the plaintiff.
Dudley testified IN effect that be
had been an applicant for a position
on the public service commission. He
met Commissioner II. ". Ogden on
n train hat EaHwr-s ~
gantown, and had some talk with
him. ogden told him plainly that he.
Ogden. had very little power to Sc
cure for him. Dudley. or for anyone
else. a position under the public serv-
ice commission. He said in effect
that Governor Hatfield was practical
ly making all these appointments ana
that the thing for Dudley to do was
TO see Governor Hatfield. Dudley
mentioned the fact that he had the
promise OF Mr.. Bronson to support
him. and Ogden told him tht he
would support him. Dudley, for the
office II Bronson did, and the gov
ernor endorsed him.
Q. What did Ogden say TO YOU "a
TO whether or not he would support
or be directed by the governor?
a. He said that he wanted the Do
sition which he held. He hoped he
would be able 10 continue 10 hold Il.
and would attempt to hold Il as long
as he could.
Efforts were made 20 draw out 9th
er statements from Dudley, but the
witness had no clear recollection OF
any further conversation. He stated.
however. that Mr.. Ogden said at least
twice that he would like 20 have some
clerks under him in the commission
who had some brains and would like
particularly TO pick some OF the clerks
himself, and seemed to be much irri-
tated because some OF the clerks an
pointed were not. in his opinion, ef-
hcient or fitted for the work that was
TO be done.
oss-examined by Judge Holt.
y. Your conversations with Mr.. Or
den related entirely 10 the subject of
appointments by the commission or 10
the subject OF dams on which Mr.
ogden was then conducting a hear
ing?
A. Yes. sir. they related entirely
TO those two subjects. That's all.
The defendant stood aside and after
considerable discussion and argument
between the attorneys, the date OF
March 18th. in the Federal building
In the city of Wheeling. at $3.50 a. m
was fixed for the continuance OF tho
hearing.