The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-23
MR.. WOOiFORD'S CASE SETTLED.

Unrorhy 10 associate .oiM honest men,
Mr.. Senator Earle has written letter to
the Baltimore Gazette from which we pub
lsh the following extracts:
Owing to Col. Woolfords nomination on
the Democratic ticket, have noticed none
of these statements in the papers of the
day, and abstained from doing So because
l desired to avoid doing any thing which
might, by the possibility of association,
impair the strength of the other portion of
the ticket, and this course | should have
continued to observe had not the remarks
of Col. Woolford in his speech at Upper
Marlborough made it necessary for me to
remove self imposed silence. The whole
subject will now be best understood by a
statement of what did take place on the
occasion referred to. Within few weeks
of the close of the Legislative session of
IA denounced Col. Woolford on the floor
of the Senate Chamber as unworthy to
| associate with honest men.
Some Of Senator Earle friends suggested
that the language was supplementary,
and he determined to make statement of
the facts on which he based the language
This statement we give in Mr.. Earle's own
words:
"In that session 1872 bill had re-
ceived the favorable action of the Lower
House to give Il pension to man from
Somerset county; that on being received
Committee on Finance of which then, as
now, was Chairman; that on running over
this bill there was something about it which
induced the remark from me: Gentlemen
of the Committee, let us lay this bill over
for further consideration While the bill
was in this condition, l was asked by Col.
Woolford on the floor of the Senate during
recess, if there was not such a bill, REFER
ing to it by title, in my committee. | re-
piled that there was, and did he know any
thing of it. He said that he knew all about
it; that it was to give pension to man
from his county for services in the war of
1912. Could he have an opportunity of
explaining the subject before the commit
tee l replied, certainly, Colonel. We
always desire to have information, and at
your convenience, will be pleased to hear
you On some early day, after this inter-
view, Col. Woolford made his appearance
in our committee room, when the commit
tee being in session and all present, think,
except Colonel Stephenson from Hartford.
The bill referred to was taken up, and Col.
Wooford invited to make his explanation.
He had not progressed very far before some
thing in his manner excited my suspicion,
and caused me to put to him the direct ques-
ton: Col. Wooltord, was this man ever in
the army? His reply was, No, Colonel.
He never was in the army, but he is good
Democrat, and we can't very well get along
without his services in that part of Somer-
set county | at once said, closing the bill,
which lay open before US, Col. Woolford,
that is au end OF that bill, to which an
nouncement the members of the committee
gave assent. Col Woolford's embarrass-
ment increased very much, and he retired
from the committee room in great confu-
sion.
On concluding this statement of facts to
the Senate, | further remarked, that if
Colonel Woolford felt himself aggrieved
and that l had done him an injustice, he
could call upon the members of my COM
mittee and by their certificates correct the
statement | had made, if not substantially
| true in its several particulars. Senators
could now form opinions for themselves of
| Colonel Woolford. l had withdrawn the
language complained of, but could not in
honesty, say had changed the opinion
had expressed to the Senate"
Mr. Carroll was on the same Committee,
was present when Woolford confessed his
| fraud, but continues to associate with
him, and by his silence strives to cover up
the Ubiquitous conduct of Woolford.