The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-24

could not be ignored. hundreds OF votes
ras. for these candidates had not pesn {
accounted for.
Distributed In Advance
II took but n slight investigation 20
ascertain that the orncial ballots, Whicn
uuuer our present system. which ny hW
shutIlI be held in the CUSTODY OF cot
tain officials, had been disutoutsd IN
puyancr of the election, anu were 1ouu4
In the pOssessiUn OF persons VINO WetOsi
not entitled to nave them; that cIeFko
had been selected To perpetrate tEau3
and had IN certain precincts In aoVAocs
nI the Gle, ton. prcpaI ed the paliote u
advance IUr CeI tain candidates anu ktAS
. certain Slate by nook or crook WouIA
be elected 1T the election. puth ~ tuN
use OF these fraudulent ballots and ~
;r,.,dItcnt returns on election day..
Added TO these matters It was sA5tly
a scrrtalu.d tuaL persons who were 70 %
henchlied by the election OF certain
ccuucluucn were bLsy throughout the
,lly cAactLns from Cet, a.n clIy ompIcyeh
unucr their control, speclhc SUMS Ok
. money % he used tor the above purpose.
These cxactions wee made under CIR.
CuIn-I:tnccs wiliCn made II Gear 10 theso
elupluye, that II vas conultion ok
their employment that they shouiu put
10 tltts money. those who dld not con-
ILdte were given to understand mat
r,rir tnDs wv...d pe jeop.It.Led ny their
refusal l..r pl..n 10 carry OUT "! thess
cnrrui,, ,irs .rms VAS pretty we'll Formed.
Tic yn:k IN. 20 have been divided
up syS -c!.nt.,&.ty. pom some oe'ol'eo
tie ...tlcr q. u.strI3u ms and mixing up
fr,udrll,ntIy The ba..ots in advance OF
,hr ,....tUu. pom others deVolVeo the
matter o. .cic, nag where tt coulo Do
G..!e. .lnd Ln4.nE corrupt officials VINO
wJuII ssh tee D~iiots IN aoVance'
ui,n others ueyo.ved the duty OF seeing
that tie Lal.O.s i"audGientiy prepared
rcA..f1i tie h,l;"t boxes at the proper
time on &c ton day; upon others De-
volred the ta.;H OF seeing tnat, AT tne
.c,pJy,un4 tile. everybody was expelled
tr.n tie voting place on some pretext
49,, .untIcr. which would leave the field
cIe,r to these corrupt officials so they
could carry out their part in this cor
rupt plan.
schems worked well
, The scheme worked we'll. Those select
ed for these d.iIcrent purposes seemed
To nave done mir part VII. Inc VIII OF
,,c u,,,ulc as to certain candidate had
h..n Overturned by this clique. But
what should be done ABOUT thisT Those
whose advice was sought, being IuAS
sJtlsued Of the truth OF ali these thines'
wee not so dali that they colio noS see
tu..l Notwithstanding these Things wcre
uusululc.y true, there was a pracucal
i, nc,,liy in the way when It came 70
,:uAilIa t.r truth OF these charges TINS
- Y.,ay., t:o1u!esome. 1t Is difncult 10
uruyc these things because the proof
must come from the perpetrators OK
these crimes. as It rule
E,ye.yuoGy in the City Of Wheeling
Who is reasonable and talr, knows that
frauds Of the most sturendous character
were rervetraied in the recent city elec-
ton. One Jury disagreed, one jury con-
yicted. another jury was directed ny tho
court TO find the defendant not guilty.
In the fourth t.ial, IL was Impossible lor
the state 10 besn the trial because Il
witness deiicd the court refused to nke
the oath as a witness. and the court an
nounccd that /, found itself helpless TO
net otherwise than II did. and the state
was REQUIRED TO nolle the indictment. In
the trim LOT one Of the officials, the court
reached the conclusion that ballots cast
at the election could not be produced az
evidence at the trial. so that the Jurors
n,Irht determine from the examination
of thc ba lots themselves whether they
bore any evidence OF fraud on their
faces. In the trial Of Nall. who was
convicted. there We're many ballots,
which on their face. showed without
onest!on that they had been made out
by the Same person and the jurors had
no difficulty in reaching this conclusion.
: Al That II Required
II YOU will wait until convictions may
= be had under the law, I predict that you
will have to wait unit! a long time after
Gabriel has blown his horn. ana IN the
meantime those who perpcsrateo the
4 late fraud will continre with impunIty
70 repeat these frauds Il. their pleasure.
= To recall officials, all that you are re-
;, ouired to do in exercising this privilege
. {, to make up your minds as reasona bic
pcrsons that YOU are satisfied that Ger
- tain officials in the council Of the city
/, of Wheeling. or the city mana ger. AS the
/ case may be, either participated IN the"e
l. frauds or were the bene9ciaries Of these
frauds; all you have to do IL TO make
up your minds as reasonable pertons
a that the will Of the voters Of this city,
= as expressed at she last city ELECTION
a has been thwarted: all you have 70 DO
= Ia to make up your minds that PAD
a;mosphere surrounds the whole city
|, elcctlon OF iaHt has "IiN s''-.S ~
= Gilman or other official Of the City OF
n W-heelin. should, under tho circum.
a stances. hesitate to 80 back to the peo-
q pie as promptly as possible, and RISK
= them whether, under the circumstances
: they have a right to remain In ornce
-, held under such a cloud. And In reach
- inv this conclusion you Will take into
>. ronsidera ton all the circumstances
- which have referred to, as we'll a. 9th.
~ err things which have come under your
l. observation.
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