The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-23

| West Virginia Coal Operators associa-
tion and coal operators OF the state"
At this meeting II was agreed. the
! petition charges. that they would a.
nance the campaign OF Judge E. r.
Morgan To the extent OF $3.50. 900: that
| AT a later meeting Of these parties and
other coal operators and supporters OF
the said E. F. Morgan. four certain
persons each agreed TO contribute $751;
| 600" for the purpose of aiding the cam
| paign Of Judge Morgan. ..
Enormous Expenditures.
There WAS paid over directly or indi.
rnctly 10 Grant p. Hall $50 200 more by
two Of the parties aforesa i'd" the petit
failed to contribute to the general fund
the sum OF $4,000 each as they had
agreed 10 do. but In lieu thereof each
expended in the counties Of Mcdowell.
Mercer and surrounding counties, the
sum Of $4,000 which they agreed to
contribute.
These sums OF money. the petition
claims. were augmented by other large
state which found their way to the diff
fercnt counties and was expended cor.
ruptly and Illegally"
Among those named as being among
the persons believed to have contrtbut-
ed large sums OF money in behalf Of
Morgan through Grant P. Hall are T. z.
Houston. J. +. Jones. w. NJ. Ritter, W.
d. Ord. Floyd Cunningham. 8. w. Pat
terson. \. II. Franklin. A. d. Rice, Isaac
T. Mann. J. r. Thomas. Quinn Morton
and others.
wheslius Men Named
Among those charged with the dis
tribution Nf this money are: Moses
Kindleberger and Louis Buckwald Of
Bert Brown, New Cumberland: James
r, Meredith. Fairmont: J. A. Hughes.
Huntington; NJ. J. Cullinan, Wheeling;
Lucius HoGc. Clarksburg; II. o. Hit
shaw. Parkcrsburg: Max Mathers. Nor
Highland. New Martinsville; A. J.
Hcarne Bluchcld. and others.
At least s2J.on0 was spent in Kama
wha county. ii is charged in the petit
tion. II is further claimed that s. 2.
Smith. formerly state banking commits
sIoner. expended $1,000 at South Char
lesion on the day Of the primary in the
purchase Of votes. Twenty thousand
dollars were paid {or debts contracted
It is claimed. by th" Morgan MANAGERS
In whole or part by loan and no state
mcnt Of this has been filed.
Tho petitioner further AYERS that at
many precincts In the coal fields OF the
state many persons were prevented
from voting because sufficient num-
Der ~ ballots was not furnished Tho
charge is also made that coal operators
entered into a conspiracy and comoina-
ton 20 defeat Montgomery.
Many TO Be Summoned.
The petition closes with request ask
Ing that the proper process be issued
for the following named persons ito
appear as witnesses and testify in sup
port Of this petition" Grant p. Hall,
r NJ. Staunton. s. p. Smith, c. L. Top
ping. ChareSton: y. H. Franklin. Elk
horn: NJ T. White. Williamson; Elliot
Northcott and r. E Smith. Hunting
ton: F.. F.. White. Glenwhite; George
Wolf. Beckley: virgil l.. Highland.
Clarksburg and W. N. Ritter. Wash.
inEton. y. c.
It Is asked that in addition to thb
Grant r Hall nc required to produce
all cAcks. check stubs. drafts. vou6h-
crs bills. hooks Of account and all pa
rrr< showing amounts spent In con.
nection With the campaign and make
full statement of the amounts paid
var .ls newspapers OF tho state for
advertising.