The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-28
REMAND ZOE TEMPORARY p1sMs-
SAL OF INDICTED CITY oFf1-
GALS NOT PRESENTED.
RESOLUTION 1AD BEEN PREPARSO
CALLING FOR SUSPENSION
UNTIL. TRIALS OVER.
nrrANp OF WOMEN VOTERS LEA
CUE FOR RECALL OF ALL THE
COUNCuMEN HALTS PLAN.


SPONSORS OF a resolution which calls
FOR the suspension OK Ctiy Ma"aSeT
Hor,er Z. Crago. city Solicitor J. :.
O'BrIen and Fra Chief y. NGT'"H
SThonpsoa. owing 20 the tr:o .: officials
being indicted ~ the receU; grand 1H'F'
baked at the action taken BY the ONO
County League OF Women Voters In tHat
orEanizac,on'S meeting yesterday aver
noon. Consequently. the resolution was
not presented IN council! last Hish'. ana
TO mention was made dur rs the ''G&'',
session OF suspension OF the !n"' ie1
officials.
The League OF Women No'ers acton
which resulted In the decision not 20 al,
tempt unsea:.nB OK CraSo. Ob r'eN ''"u
Thompson. councilman wh" r''f'' {,
the resolution sad. WAS the ADOPTION -
the resolution calling for the reS'Sn"'
ton OF The entire council as wc.. as tHo
city manager,
Objects TO Action.
IT Rad pr"?aied resolution 'h'N
councilman sad. asking FOR the sNs-
pension OF the three officials. nut IN
view o: the action o. the League -
won,ea Voters. n which they went on
record as tavoring the recall o, al MEN,
bers OF council as we! "a n" Cl'! MAJ
aver, ! did not feel TX" i2;rod"c!nS any
such resolution. taaS;nUc" as l an"
thoaa members % council who would
have supported a'e in ;h!s action 20 Su>,
D.nd the tndic;ed officials. are Included
n me d.nanH oc he Women Voters Tor
. recall and We are regarded as holding
our seats In council Jus, as Illegally
as Councilman Thompson. whose mans
has been continuously mentioned In the
G:u!gan-Thompsoa contest.
"It the League Of WC'aea Voters had
asked tor the suspension or d!sm!SSai
OF the three indicted officials. thHa
there would % a different light on rho
subject; but as tho League members.
nv their resolution. intimate that ali
r,eu,bsrs o. council are equally as
guilty. I believe they have acted win
out looking at the question from both
sides" declared another.
The council chamber was packed to
capacity last night with spectators e1-
Meeting 70 see some action taken re-
gord,ng. rho suspSrstoa OF Mr.. Crago
Nr. O'Rrlea and NJ. Thompson. but In
view OF the situation created by yester'
DAVIS development tho expected did ao'
happen.
Resolutions was Ready.
TIE following resolution would nave
been Offered las: nigh: and supported
by several members OF council had not
tAc wo":ca taken the SIPS t"ey diH yes
,erday, II was tDt.H>ated.
~ hc",irS. W. Va.
-Sept.mber rs. 1927.
ITO the Honorable. Mayor and Members
OF City Council:
"C;"r'.":u"a.--
"Inasmuch as tho c!ty manager ci,S
solicitor and Arc chic: have been Ia
etcted BY grand jury. l personally be-
hey. -. : shot ld he suspended.
They may DO guilty. and again may
not b.. under the law. q person is pr
R:Incd 10 DO Innocent unti proven
guilty
Under these circumstances. don I
believe chev should be asked 20 resign
becaus~ they may he Innocent.
~ do he,.-vc. however. II they vii l."
given a trial p. this term Of court, taat
council >hoU'd suspend cHsm temporal
Nv. II FOUND % % !u@oceat then they
can BE- relDs;ated-
re We cannot have any ASSURANCE
thar they VII be gIveu a hearing "S;"-
c,2Mv he c.,y ;uanage-. because OF ho.d-
ing Tie ms: Important position &C the
tho, AZ tU:S 'cr'0 OF court then =
ryou.s r.. 49, ,r...-': Q u have them siN-
p~nGS.. .-.i ''.~.'' or four terms 90
ro,,r, .,.... sc chen their innocen."
t. pR''''
To !. wore Evidence.
rh".. .Gr.rnmert os coUCcii
MAYOR wi.l.l .Nicd that the members
....,.,.. r,n.G meet as an tnves'!S"
,i.r c.r,r!,.ae to continue hearing -
DIR. IN the Giu!gan-Thoupson cor
test.
Following the roll call. In which a.!
,.r-,}hrs RESPONDED 70 their names.
MAYOR Thoner stated he was advised on
Monday by Attorney Carl o. Schmids
,ha, the attorneys on both sides had
tr-esd not 20 hold al .nvestigatlo FOL-
lowing the regular meeting and WON
-. yyln: council 20 Wr"t 70 continue on
u the investigation until October !.
He asked that q motion 70 this effect be
made.
floor and stated that among other
things tina. he understood that the
League Of Women Voters had met In
the g,r,ernoon and among number or
nat.e-s taken up concerning city coua-
ell they went on record as not APPROX
leg OF tho way council conducted n"
Cnllraa-Thomasou investigation lie
s.a."I - did not want TO criticize tho
y
feared TO person or persons in his ac-
lions and that he was willing to set
avery night 10 hear evidence. TT was
no, the fault OF council that this invcs-
rga.!un ia dragging along hut OF the
attorneys themselves" no Declared.
Says Council Not at Fau1t-
CounC.'rau Ctto then took the floor
and said: council Is being condemned
for :het- action IN this invitation but
n ,he ,.r;hi!.. wiil look at this from both
sides ,hey Wi! md out that every In
ves,Gart'n meeting that was postpone'
vas duo 20 The attorneys with tho eN-
cSp.tcn Of TWO OCCASIONS once wh"n p~.
Rlppus pas III. and another, when C"un-
,,Irrcu l,ears was out % tho CITY. -
Travelled over 900 miles on two occa sio'.,;
70 attend a meeting "r tho Investigate
committee 10 prevent t. delay" CAPITA"
ot'u stated
Counc!, man Cunningham also sH"l>"
briefly on ;he action Or the w"TueT
voters yesterday. He sa.t he lost tiir~