The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-03
DECISION AS TO NEXT STEP IN
RBcALL MOVEMENT HELD UP.
CITY CLERK CAN'T BE LOCATED
AND HAS Pc rTTIoNs LOCKED UP.
FRIENDS or CLERK NOT WORRIED
Say rKEY KNOW WHERE HE IS.

Attorney s ". NoyeS. chairman Of
:he recall committee. told Tho Intelli-
Renca- last night that he and other at
-1rneys interested IN tho movement to
recall the present members o. council
and city Manager Homer :. rag VII
make another attempt early t1!s morn
:nB TO get IN touch with ,"ty tier~
Howard i Lane and Sc. tie recall petit
tons which were rejected ~ the clerk
Thursday might. CntN IN" attorneys
see ire petitions. Mr.. Moves declared,
no decision will be made as to the next
step that will be taken n an EFFORT Ia
secure the recall election.
According 20 sponsors Of the petitions.
ire city clerk did no. return them yes
ssrdaS morning 70 Attorneys Moves and
carl y. Schm.G: as they said he Should
have done under tho LAW. The clerk. Il
was stated. did not put In an appearance
Il: his orflce all day yesterday and when
attorneys called a; the city clerks Of
ace they were told that Or. Lane was
not in. that employees a. the Office did
not know his whereabouts ana that the
petitions were locked up AMI other en-
p!oYeS in the Office could rot get to
chem.
Unwilling 10 proceed without arst see
ing the clerks rapport and certificates
seeing the petitions themselves attor-
neys in charge OF the petition were COM
pslled 70 wait while the search fo~ TIE
city clerk went on. Mr.. Soyes said that
ne srIed until nve o'clock last evening
20 get In touch with pr Lane or 70 as
certain hts whereabouts. without avail.
Friends of Nr. Lane last night. how
ever, said that the city clerks dtsap-
pearance Is not SO much OF a mystery
ns 1t had been proclaimed and several
OF his more Intimate acquaintance de-
clare that they know where he Is
w will not take any action until
We see the petitions" said Attorney
Moves, this thinS Of hiding the petit
tons from US and tho disappea ut
the city clerk. has ot course made us
all the more determined. The public
may rest assured that the gang that
- trying 10 defeat the will OF the voters
must answer TO the people. There are
several lines OF action open 10 us. We
90 course at this time. can't say wheth-
er We will start new petition or resort
70 the courts 10 force action on the pet
ton just filed. This would DE a ter.
r!ble state OF affairs II We did not have
recourse 10 the courts. The time is
passed when the citizens must stand
BY and See lot OF officials who are
holding ottlce by virtue OF fraudulent
election. thwart the VIII OF the public
"Whiie | don't like e. attempt IL
Rnalyze the reasons for declaring the
petitions insufficient until can &c; the
petitions out Of the city clerks SAFE.
can say that some OF the grounds re-
ported in the papers are the h:mSi'
est anyone could imagine. The
claim that the carrier OF petitions
should have signed their names on all
the pages Of q petition are ridiculous
The law makes no such requirement. and
the whole thing IS silly and the city
clerk nor anyone else connected with
the city administration had any right
20 throw out petitions bodily on any
such grounds. The other reasons given
are ridiculous and won't stand IN any
court OF justice.
Excuses Given.
The petitions. as submitted vher
amended purpOrted To bear SSH sigma
lures on the petition involving the coun,
Clluen. and $3.50 on that for the city
manager Sufficient names were re-
ccted by the clerk % reduce the totals &c
1918 n the one and lj62 on the other
Signatures described as doubtful but
approved boosted the totals to 2.OSl :on
the CounCilmauic petition and @.U%+ on
the o,hcr. \ total Of $3.50 signatures
would be required TO secure an election