The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-16
.Gx.sENAToR cALpKEL1.

ENsSENAT0k CALDWELL.
rhe scribe and .LittIe AI.r-The Rx.sena.
tors Answer 20 Sherlir Tingles STRIFE.
lures,
Imam interview with Sheriff Tingle pub.
ished 10 the INrELLioExcER the other day,
L will be remembered that The Warwick.
an Sheriff impeached the standing Of
ex-senator Caldwell asa simon.pure Dem.
ocrat These being troublous times, In a
political sense Of the word, among our
brothers Of the Democracy, q representa-.
tive Of this paper yesterday determined to
investigate still further, and ascertain, II pos.
sible, the truecause Of such animadyerslon
patriots and politicians, The l,er.
son to bcplaced upon theinterviewer's rack
was ex-senator Caldwell, better known as
little AL" by Ills colleagues. Little
AL" Is perhaps as gentlemRnly q public
man as ever submitted to the tortures OF
an interview; Is OF small stature, as his
pseudonym would indicate; has pleas.
ant, smiling face; wears handsome nous.
tache Of an almost modern strawberry
blonde color; hair Of about the same hue,
and Is one the impression Of whom Is not
quickly forgotten. We found him in the
bosom Of his family, enjoying that domes.
tic bliss which adds 80 much 10 the happi.
ness Of mortals In this world, and lends
such charms to the Preside Of home.
Apologizing for the intrusion, the scribe
with Q cruel smile placed
CATTLE AZ" oSTHE RACK
and at once proceeded to extort from him
such knowledge OF the present disruption
In the ranks Of the Democracy as would
be Of interest to our readers, and sum.
mary Of the interview Is thus given.
Scribe-Senator seeing that your politi.
cal character has been assailed by mem.
beers Of your party, ! would ask why this
rupture In your ranks?
Senator-Ti you refer 10 Sheriff Tingle's
barney, that's nothing.
sOrIhe-Aut why the war among your
senatOr-well, Tingle and one or two
others are trying to run things to suit
themselves, and Of course those who are
honest enough to refuse TO join them arc
denounced, '
sprlhe-rhen you have not deserted the
Democracy and joined the Nationals or
Mollie Maguires, or anything Of that sort?
Senator-Not that ! know Of. / am q
Democrat, although ] have on one orr two 90
Gasians SCRATCHED" alittle; hntthat wasf for
tho public good. Look at Ifnqle'a action
against Shallcross, and make comparison.
Scribe-Well, how is il then that Tin
gle and you are on the outs, and that he
should attempt to subject you to Demo-
cratic ostracism?
coNING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
senatarzThat Is easily enough explain.
cd. You SEQ, when dick Brown was elected
Sheriff the collection Of the city school tax
was taken away from him and placed in
the hands Of the City Collector, Sheriff
Brown died, you know, and Tingle was
appointed 10 fill the vacancy. At that
time was in the State Senate, and Mr..
F!ng!e and myself we're On the best terms
duties ftbe office The Sheriff attempted
ta again have change made iu The eQllec:
Hop'qt the city school t44Ses, aud have the
same put in his hands, Ny action in tile
Senate Ii on record as having opposed the
measure, which did, and since that date
t ts.c Sheriff ceased snsak:t;1gt 10 me, except
on business matters.
Scribe-Did you not take the position At
that time that II there was u NECESSITY TO
put the school tax collections in the hands
Of the City Collector when a Republican
was Sheriff that the same necessity pre-
vailed when Democrat was Sheriff?
Senator-I did. But had a more po-
tent reason. There was such differencei in
the percentage for making these collec-
tons that 1t saved tho city about s., 500 por
annum by keeping them out OF the hands
OF the Sheriff. do not see now, nor did
see then, any reason to rob the city to
gil the purse Of private individual.
Scribe-Then that Is why Jingle gave
Porter Smith the Sergeantcy, and had up
pointed y Senatorial eo4lerGe in his stead
d man who would vote against you?
senator-That is one reason.
Scribe-And also the origin ofTingle's
disinterested kindness in working to keep
Smith in office?
SangtoF-ExaptlY.
scribe-Will' yo6 giyeany other reasons
that you know Of?
Senator-I will give you one other-a
very palpable one. Tingle fixed up the
pins to elect Handlan Mayor at tho com.
ing charter election, in return for which
HRndlan was to do the wire-pulling for
Jingle t9F some otttpe IN ths l4tgse. HAND;
lan's defeat 81 COURSE kills Tipgle. ''''
Scribe-What Office is Tngle after? He
is ineligible for reelection as Sheriff,
Senator (hesitatingly}- ~eil, I won't
say. ny re .''!.
Scribe 1t is not the Presidency, is it2
The place now occupied by Mr.. Hayes
and sought after by New Yorker naIaed
Tilden?
Senator Qaughingly)-I willno commit
myself on that point. ~ " - '
"N4IoRIENswEESEY" 1pESrTFEEp.
The conversation, after repeated at
tempts to draw from the Senator COM
initial on the last question, which he
avoided, turned more directly
to the present municipal disorder, and the
Senator was asked what he had 10 do with
running" thatfellow "majorjimsweeney,
and II "maioriimsweelpY" was in any way
with Major james W. Sweeney,
who served in the Contederatescrvice2
Senator (duhlously )-No, | have nothing
10 do with running the Major; ]. have
nothing to do with municipal politics,
and further l don't believe the Major
would "run" for anybody. l believe the
two names are very closely connected with
New Election Jim" as both served to.
yeLAer In the Conied. army. +. Il
scrine-mHSS!i!!, Won. the fec. Ct :Iim's !
having served In the Conied. service being
made too public cause many Democrats to
vote against him2 -n. Il-|..
senator1(smilingly)- no; that
matters all forgotten. tIi.H
scribe-How about Smith and his
senator-I have nothing further toyay. !
Taxing the hint the scribe departed,
lttcr bidding the Senator cordial good
night, and renewed the search after the
sixth Ward ballot box and contents.
The CouHrs. . CouSrY CouRr-Julqe
Boyd.-1n this Court yesterday the follow
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