The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-23
D. A. MORGAN COMES
FROM The RANKS OF
THOSE WHO Toll

He isa sheet mill roller and has
bsen so engaged for Ihirty-t0ur years
For twenty-OUe years and since IT'S or
Ranization ne has been the Treasurer
of belmont Lodge No. As OF the \. y.
OF |. s. * T. W. and has been mem
her OF the Amalgamauon for thirty
four years
While candidate at the last election
and a member OF the present council
Mr.. Morgan had absolutely no know!
edge OF any wrongful conduct In tho
election until after the investigation
had started and from the very lncep-
ton OF the Investigation in his very
first public utterance regarding the re.
call declared through the press; II
there was crOokednesS as reported am
a. anxious To have II unearthed as any
one. shall do everything in my
power TO aid them II fraud has been
deliberately praCticed. l do not want
to be q councilman IL any fraud or ir-
regularity was done. l will not oppose
the movement In any way. Nna SineS s
that time every public utterance and
every official act in council has been
10 further tho recall and bring about
another election on an honest basiH'
Standing us MIR Morgan does. as the
only man In this council from tho
lnborlng class OF people. u IL foolish
20 say that no prorited by heing un-
knowingly put on tho substituted Dat
lots In the precincts where r"uu mas
been established or HuHpICioned. nc
cause In those precincts tho majority
OF voters arc men who toll and their
women rcla tiy"s. and men AMI women
who are AFFILIATED with Mr.. Morgan In
tho labor unions II may not he rcmiHS
10 hero comment that In two such pre-
cincts whero II was charged that Mr..
Morgan had benefited by fraud tho re-
count gave him q majority OF thiry
votes over those that had been counted
for him by e',CtiOn officials. and tho
recount was then and there abandoned
as TO him. In addition To these facts
he points to the fact that he ala not
vote for tho appointment OF those who
are accused Of having brought about
the fraudulent election and that on cleo
ton day he MAS opposed by that rae
ton.
The only endorsements Mr.. Morgan
bears are the endOr or the or
RaniZations that know him TO be hon
est upright and worthy. and TO those
endorsements he points with pride. as
being not OF politics. not OF those ~hs
would expect tavOrs OF councilman.
and not Of those who have desire TO
dictate tho policies OF the city. but
rather those ps"plo who endorse MN
because they have IN IN his JudS
ment and rely upon hts integrity. Tie
here refers 10 tho Ohio Valley Trades
n Labor Assembly and an endorsement
from his church In tho following
language:
no Whom II May Concern.
Tho Mems HlGio Class ~ tho Second
United i-TesLy terrain church heartily en-
dOTse tho Caud day "r our iell"W t""n
Nj. -. h"tt"" f"T a "",'het al
council fIuu tho seventh w"Id
Ito has Iucn "a r"tnhoI AMI an ~
fleaf Ia ihis ,hut,h L., tho pact twenty
mo yoaIa nnd has "Iwass tuhon q hoe"
lntsrsat Ia Ell Ia a''tvitioa No h""V
blm az " i"uu 81 lhto''NE ""l """
worthy az sut.t.",t ~ o,u,y .Itls"n NT"
Ia os,h, arno,l I,, ~" boat int"''Gts 81
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- ~ itruHuit"rt
- u EIuErATWl'E
~ eIarlod NJ Morgan viii 100 rrc" !"
no approached l,y orv "i,itou ~ ~" 'liv
OF Wheeling on anything Tor IN" cilE Il
good II viii not 10 necessary '" a..
cure n political leader Or ""umi,'r"
of citizens 20 dIEcuHT with him or IN.
duce him TO vote Tor that which will
DO 10 tho Clty's good. Ills candidacy
IS independent lilo will not bc doing
tho bidding OF n leader or amy GIVE
body. club OF organization.
Ho L. not endorsed 10y tho newspap crS
and has not sought their endorsements
He is not endorsed by tho allied com
mittee: for what good reason. he knows
not. except that he has been advised
by those In u position to know that
certain member OF the committee oi
one hundred were personally determined
TO have the endorsement OF tn" com
nittee 10 TO another In whom they were
unraOnally interested. His position II
Identical with some who have been en-
dOrsed by the ComUIittrc. II cannot
he because OF the election and can only
be viewed Ia the light Of arrogant ac
ton OF some OF the allied committee &c
dictate to tho people OF Wheeling wh'
shall DO their representative from the
seventh ward AMI that Tor persona
renSunH OF some ~ the personnel OF ih'
committee arc determined tholr' choice
mu4t TO your representative
Ito has No ruhllc charge 10 answo.
few COMMUNICATIONS have appeared
la tho rI,rr Width utiEht deserve com
nsut woro Il not FOR tho fat TINT thrj
come from tho unworthy source ar The
Anonymous Iottor wtlt"r
Ia fairncaa I" hlmr"lr anu I" MIR
Ogden he FOOLS that 10 rh"uld nay u
tho public TINT NJ Ogden hnr neither
dirorlly or Indirectly asked "T sought
IN influence bile vote "n any TuortluT
tyhiio n councilman. and that uCithoI
Mr.. Ogden or no have obligations on'
60 tho other
II he haH tho support 81 tho rollC'
nj. FITsmCn. or any part of "'ih"r Or
SapIxatIon ~ any rity official ar on
pIoyea he Gr"lt Tint tho oudprgourU'
is tEnon merl' y Re Without C""rci"r
or pleaKs Ly hin. hVt not without hIs
sense OF uppr"ria'l"n and gratitude
toward them for aiding him In this
HtruEgie lilo has served two term
nrior 10 tho last election md rests his
candidacy on His public record In coun
eli and ne asks the support OF the vot
ars OF wheeling upon that record. his
honesty and integrity Political Adver