The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-29
ATTEMPT BEING MADE To BUY
OFFICE Of PROSECUTOR, IS
CHARGE Of CARL {. BACHMANN

Hill ~ HsASA
! session and swear to your testimony timer Of
over 2500U. houses Of prostitution are
under the control Of the city. II am
wrong about it then don't vote for me-
vote for my opponent.
There is a candidate for sheriff who
Is the mayor Of Wheeling. am not the
prosecuting attorney OF ONO county
am only his assistant: Inc mayor ~
don't the Democratic candidate for
sheriff clean up the disorderly houses
and hell-holes in the city II II Is 80
corrupt" 49,.
hear relatives Of his. Let's see who
they are: John was saloon Keeper
Jim was saloon keeper; Tat was q
saloon keeper and Andy ran inc mos
corrupt place in the city at the corner
OF Sixteenth and Chapllne streets IL
was n place where men and women
Protecting HimBalf
Now, ladies and gentlemen, l did not
want to get IN ID mudslinGing campaign
but when they attack my character ahe
their charges are brought to the ears Oh
my wife and children. then l must pro
have an uncle who does not do right
that is not my fault ! stand on my
own acts. Neither is my opponent re-
spons!ble for the acts OF his relatives
He too must stand on his own acts.
The other evening at Democratic
meeting In the Market Auditorium, the
chairman in introducing my opponent
said he enlisted in the world war "hIis
! remained at home. There IS CARPET.
Dagger in the Eighth ward who has been
here eighteen months. who Is not known
who is spreading the report that my OPP
ponent enlisted and that had
wealthy father who with his money pre-
vented my being indicted into the SER
vice
My opponent did not make an elors
to get in the service at tho outbreak OF
the war: he did not get In until me
either had to get in or would be dralteu.
II that is not correct then let him assert
himself. He was only IN the army ABOUT
four months when the armlstlce was
signed II you don't ind that TO pc rue
then you vote for him on November :.
l would not say word about MS army
record If he and his Democratic friends
had not made the attuck on me that
they have. ,,,o,s ~,
\ so-rnlrl committee OF Republican and
Democratic men of this city. You prop
ably have received one OF those ieltsEs
which, urge the support OF the voters LOT
my opponent The man tnaI stS"r 49, 80 OF
YOU. I say that when d man can go OUT
and raise $4,000 for candidate LOT o.
flee in Ohio county, then he is trying ~
huy that Office. He wants 10 BUY the o..
nee OF prosecuting attorney. can say
Something else on that suoject put
am not going to tonight. He is client
OF my Democratic opponent
The Executive Board
Look in the corner OF that letter
head and scan the members or the eN-
ecutiys committee. One or them Is the
varpctbagger Of whom l nave spohen,
one is Il young Democrat. honest IN ms
convictions. who hopes 70 DC my ONE orr0Ii is
Il Democrat OF the old southern TYPE,
Another is L distinguished lady ~n" Is
honest in her belief. but "Ho mas peen
misguided Another IS ceth ~ -, "a.
office of the man who signed the letter
Another is L new arrival VINO Is known
as Captain. At the time he was il cup
tain in the United States army ne uIem
the salary as secretary 10 co"s'
man. ,,,o ~ tbs
neonle Of Ohio county ii l am elected
i VIII do my duty honestly ana ehiT!ent,
". l don't want the office Tor pollltai
reasons. don't want II for inc MONEY
II NAYS, I want Il for the experience II
yves a young attorney so that some Gay
y may rain tho position that sucn
former prosecutors OF TINS county DO
Judge HcsI5tt. Charles j. Scnuck' y, ID
have asp:red 10. They have all made a
success in their practice 81 the bAT' l
ask YOU to make 4 thorough lh'SStiS"-
lion Of my record and that OF my op.
poncnt before casting your vote on heN'
Tucsday." .ss
Mrs, Julian q. Iearnc presided al the
meeting and in opening told the women
She believed that they were gong 10
revoiutionize politics. She, told OF DC,
Ing informed there were eleven wGmrh
in T. tchie district who said they wo4In
nc, rr:ister. Calling on them she m
Juced them all TO register ana votS
and ten OF them said they Wouiu '0'o
Tho straight Republican ticket.
The chairman urged the women not 10
hclieye the propaganda of lies being CIR
r,Jintcd against certain Republican can
dIdates but to investigate Tor thsm-
selves, II they do not like certain Re-
publican candidates. she said, they mus:
remember that they arc as Eooo me" az
those on the Democratic ticket
Attorney oBrisn Talks.
Attorney Frank O'Brien spoke on IN"
.coycnart Of the League OF Nations say
ing that he would rathcr see anolneI
Fnnr yerrs Of Democratic mtsrule ana
cox elected, rather than sec his Kcpuo-
Ican friends all go down to defeat than
70 see the League OF Nations ratified;
Austin Woods spoke on the necessity
or protective tariff for the protectioh
of american industries and for the pro-
tection Of American workmen ,-.
Harry r. Clouse, nominee Tor sherllI:
1obn 7, kinghorn. nominee for clerk or
the circuit court: Capt. Otto. leslsia-
tive nominee, and other county candi-
dates, spoke briefly.