The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-15
KHAN CONDEMNS
DELAY IN PROBE
KU KLUx OF WHEELING SCORES
COUNCIL FOR IT'S ACTION IN
ELECTION CASE.
Says I. Amounts to obstruottng jug
teo-Ttne TO Gdvo Facts 30
Grand jury.
Wheeling. w. Va. Aug Is. 1871.
To the Citizens OF Wheeling.


To the Citizens OF Wheeling.
Care OF Wheeling In,elligcncNr:
C'Itizcrs--Th~ action OF our CITY eoun-
eli at their regular meeting he'd Tues
day last. ia which il waS decide" That
Hrlde nee covering the election prone
would cu,, hc heard each Tuesday
H!sht tand after IN" regular business
OF council WAS c"Ghr!c'rhN. cannot be
rondcmned IA too strong t'CnHs. Tor If
,..uncI had i"''"w,d TIT. SUGGESTION ut
Mr. Conir. or had considered the rul-
I'll. - ct, e,I:,.,.,r .,'It-,,u. Il way nHt
VAS secured IN wiz, n ih:s probe might
1..>c been ended by ;Hr defense putting
oa ;hc!r rchTttal testimony. For II
:,"kS TO Us a. n;ld!>h and trivial to re-
cure 4 Thousand evidences of fraud TO
hc proven. wherein hIt ono instance OF
fraud which is alleged and proven
should be SUIT T. lnt"rp0Sc Seri-
Gus obstacle 10 IN" present cnunciimcn
Of tho city OF Wheeling acting as such
until such persons. under fire. are un-
seated and substitutes provided.
The action OF council really amounts
TO obStructtng justice. in the sense that
these hearings VIII be prolonged incch-
n;tely, and 1T least covering 4 period OF
over a ygar. during all OF which time
This present council Is PASSING laws,
making appropriations. closing con-
tracts and spending tho peoples money
when, apparently the very purpose OF
the extreme activity. large sums OF
money which were spent. and alleged
frauds which some NJ these c"urriimrn
INDUCED themselves in. in getting their
present POSITIONS as counriImcn ut the
city Of Wheeling. were not done alone
Tor the small sum Of ton dollars ($lo)
a..
per year (which is the amount our city
charter provides couacilrnen shall be
paid. but for some other advantage.
Logic and intelligent thought only
convey the idea that such councilman
are not unSelfShly administering the
city's business. but made the fight both
fair and unfair 20 set their finger in
the pie" and participate in selfish ad-
vantageS foreign 10 the best interests
Of the citizens OF Wheeling. taken rs
whole. At least it appears the evidence
that has =" far been adduccd indicates
tho last city election was fraudulent.
affecting many ballots ~ that the in
tent Of many voters was lost and selfish
interest SO nraH"uycred affairs with
reference u the total votes counted that
they elected their own council
A Serious oHense.
This interfering with the right Of
franchise guaranteed by tho conStitu-
ton Of the United States is a criminal
and serious OirenSc. striking at the very
vitalS OF our government. and both as
members Of this asSoria ton and as ctti-
zens OF the city nf Wheeling VIC are
getting sick and tired Of lengthy arEu-
m"nts and mere words We want action
1t is time the county authorities. as
headed by Prosecuting Attorney Carl
I&achman. should order a special CON
vening Of the grand jury and place be-
fore such body all facts with reference
to this election probe which has - far
been adlucrd. SO that it things are AS
they appear certain parties. II guilty
as charged. mag he indicted and brought
10 proper trial. where procedure Is gov
crned entirely not by Interested per
suns. hut the laws Of our land.
Red hloodrd and true Americans can
only look with contempt and Scc-n on
any person persons who interfere
with tho right of proper franchise. for
this Is what our rCr"rath"rs fought for.
and can only rrrl''T in the strongest
terms those who. Will" they may not b"
personally responsible for such alleged