The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-30

COL, EHALLCRosS INTERVtEWEpoa 4tAE
SuDJRCr OF THE SHER1FFA1TY.-:An In,
TEt1dGEscER reporter, having learned
that Col. I. P. Shallcross had returned TO
the city. called At his residence last. even
ing 10 interview him on the subject oil the
shefilalty, his name having been an.
nounced In the city press as an independ-
emit candidate for Sheriff OF Ohio county,
when the following dialogue took place :
ReporteT-Col. s6allcroSs, l see you are
announced rs an Independent candidate
for Sheriff; do you intend to make the
race as an independent candidate?
oh, ST. have heard since my return
home that some kind friend had an
nounced me in the Standard and IsTEILt-
oESCIR, but have seen but few persons
since my return TO consult with, and haye
but a poor idea how matters stand, l
know that before the meeting Of the DEM
ocratic County Convention, heard q
great many Democrats, personal friends
Of mine, say that they would not support
the man that has been nominated by that
convention, and I have good reasons to
believe they were In earnest when they
told me they would not vote for him II
nominated. They gave the follow
ing reasons That when l was
o candidate for Sheriff before the Demo-
cratic County Convention that nominated
Thomas J. Campbell, the present nomi-
nee was appointed one Of the tellers TO
count the ballots CASTOR Sheriff, and that
he counted votes, that were cast for me,
for. Campbell, such was his anxiety to Sc
cure his nomination; and that later, In
1872, when l had received the nomina-
lion for Sheriff in the fairest way any
man ever received a nomination for office
by majority Of the votes Of the peo-
pie latter being cheated out Of it by the
friends OF the present candidate In con-
vention), and was entitled thereafter to
the full and hearty support OF every
Democrat in the county, as thought,
Mr.. Tingle erased my pame from a great
many OF the Democratic tickets and
wrote the name Of r. S. Brown thereon,
and had them placed in the hands Of
Democratic voters, who voted the tickets
thus altered by him. You are aware
that the election Of Mr.. Brown (who was
returned elected by. ITO votes, 1 thinkl
was contested, more for the purpose Of
having an opportunity to examine the
ballots, to discover the traitor, than With
the expectation OF changing the re:
suit; and when the ballots came to
be examined one by one, they
told their own story OF Mr.. Tingle's
treachery. There was my name erased
from many OF the ballots and Browns
written by Mr.. Tingles own hand. !
suppose he never thought Of contested
election, and full marlborough examina.
ton OF each ballot being made after the
election was over, when he was making
these changes, or he would probably have
been smart enough TO have got some one
to perform his dirty work for him. II
will be remembered that after he was de-
tected in counting votes for Campbell,
that had been cast for me, l directed
Benoni Good, q delegate from Triadel-
phia township, who had placed my name
in nomination before the Convention, to
withdraw it, which he did. | refer to
these matters particularly, they being
the reasons why my friends will not sup.
port the Democratic nominee for Sheriff,
II there is any one else they can consist
emily vote for, running against him, not
that 1 have determined TO allow myself
to be candidate.
Repmtr--When Mr.. Good withdrew
your name from that convention, why
did you not announce yourself as an in.
dependent candidate for Sheriff?
Col. ST. could not do that. Mr.. Good,
when he placed me in nomination, pledged
me to abide by the action Of the conyen.
ton and support the nominees. l could
not, therefore, run as an independent can
didate for Sheriff Under the circum.
stances without violating the promise
that Mr.. Good, my firm friend, had made
to the convention, and that l would moi
do. A great many friends came 10 me
and tried to persuade me TO run, and
Berkle, the Republican candidate, agreed
to Withdraw il would consent to run
which would have insured my election
but declined to break the promise made
by my friend Good to the convention.
RepOrtcr-What prospects do you think
you have Of an election provided you con
sent to run independent at the coming
election?
Col. S.-That depends entirely upon
circumstances. If | had the field against
the Democratic nominee, would be will
ing 10 stake my salvation on defeating
him. Ieould,hardly expect TO be elected
running indapendent against him and the
regular nominee of the Republican Con
Repmter-What effect would your run
ming Independent have on the result?
CD. ST. can scarcely tell; it nigh
have the effect Of defeating the Democrat
ic nominee, and it might not.
Repnter-How long do you expect Il
remain at home at present!
Col. S-Only short time. l will b.
off in day or so, but will return soon.
Thus ended the interview