The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-26
ONO WHAT do me- sherifI,s friends attri.

"To what do the Sheritt7s friends attrl'
butte bis deieat2" we asked.
"There are various considerations which
worked to his disadvantage. One OF these
was the idea that II an Ohio county man
were in Congress, in case Of Hancock's
election the appointmentst to federal offices
would be bestowed principally upon az.
pirants from other sections Of the district.
This, OF course, made 1t TO the interest OF
every candidate for appointiye positions
to oppose Tingle's nomination. Then
these lawyers who have been trying TO beat
Ben Wilson term after term, and failed, did
not care to see man not in the profession
succeed where they could not. This gain:
ed additional force from the fact that II
Tingle were nominated, he would prob
ably hold the Office for six or eight years,
at least, and at the expiration OF that time
the Office would have to go to other coun-
tieR in rotation, so that all Ohio county
aspirants would be debarred in this gener-
alton. But aside from all this, there were
influences at work Of which l do not care
10 speak publicly which contributed more
largely to Tingle's defeat than these have
referred to. The campaign was a bitter
one, and no means were allowed to go un-
availed OF by the opposition" =.
"Of course you will work for Wilson II
he is nominated?" suggested by-stander.
"Well, sir, when | come 10 that bridge
/ will cross It, said Mr.. Pendleton, II am
a Democrat, and I vote for the Democratic
nominee; but whether l shall exert my
self much in his behalf on the stump de.
ponds upon how l feel at that time. v
This was about all that could be gotten
out OF Mr.. Pendleton that he was willing
to see in print, so after a short chat about
other matters the scribe left him TO seek
whom else he might draw out on the sub
ject.
]. HANSON GOOD AS A CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Good was found at his home in Eas
Wheeling last night and being asked abou
his opinion OF the results OF the primaries
expressed the greatest astonishment a
them, saying he had expected that Sheriff
Tingle would have come of much stronger
"If what Wilson claims is true he is as goot
as nominated, for he said when he (Wil
son) came here that he only needed half o
this county to be nominated. Tingle, how
ever, claims that he is strong enough IL
the district outside OF this county TO maxi
good showing in the convention"
Saturday morning last there appeared
an item in the RegiSLer to the effect that ]
Ii, Good, ESQ.,, had consented to run 10
Congress and twas in the hands of hi
friends"
Our reporter, while talking with MI
Good last night, asked him about the mat
ter. swell, sir, | was approached Las
week by W. 7. Chambers and James Rus
sell, OF Elm Grove, who asked me to ALLOW
my name to come before the people as {
candidate for Congress. They assured m
that could carry the county unanimousl.
aud with this as a nucleus would prot
ably be nominated. They said the.
wanted me TO run, as many persons dit
not want to vote for Tingle and man.
more were hostile to Wilson. | repre-
sented TO them the impossibility OF such
course; that it would put me in a ba'
light in different senses, and that unde
the circumstances l could not be n candi
date" Notwithstanding this almost,
not altogether preemptory declination
Saturday an announcement appeared u
the Register that Mr.. Good was a bona I'D
candidate, and tickets would be circulated
with names OF his delegates upon them
To emphasize his refusal to become tn
candidate OF Messrs. Chambers and Rus
sell, Mr.. Good wrote letter addressed Il
Mr.. j. L. Bedillion, OF Triadelphia town
ship, reasserting his determination not L
come before the Convention as regula
candidate, aud copies OF this letter wer'
scattered through the country districts, a
the "AGood boom" appeared to be rura
altogether. A Register reporter also toll
our representative that Chambers ant
Russell had brought the noice to tina
Office and requested its publication, AM
that these gentlemen and not the ofiic
were the responsible parties.
Mr., Good said 10 the INTELLIGRNcR
reporter last night: 81 in company witt
E. G. Cracratt got buggy and we tw'
went out into Triadelphia township, Il
order to counteraCt the effect Of tn
Register announcement. At Triadelphia
told my friends not to vote my delegat
ticket. Many Of them insisted on dom
so, but expostulated with them and the.
finally agreed not to. I did the same 0
Leatherwood, and sent word wherever
could to persons not to vote for me-"
Sheriff Jingle also felt very indignan
toward the gentleman who originated tn
movement and, until he understood tn
matter, toward Mr.. Good. He soon saw
however, that the name Of Mr.. Goot
was only being used to cloak a Wilsol
movement, as the names upon MIR. Good
ticket were all Wilson men.
The little scheme caused good deal o
comment favorable and unfavorable, Blu
as it did not win 1t was allowed to rest.
COL. JAMES sPEYER.
Col. Speyer was rather nervous yester
day over the circumstance that he ha'
come within one vote OF being elected a
one OF the sheria's delegates in Clay dis
trict, The Colonel was little sore owe
his defeat, but was very good natured owe
| it, and in reply to our inquiry said: "Bee
and money beat us. The other side wa
too many for US in regard to money
Ben.'s barrel got away with US" Tn
Colonel then went on to detail the indu
cling causes OF defeat, or rather to expant
upon what we have already given as hi
expressions, and concluded with thi
rather remarkable expression:
81 tell you, my friend, conhdentially, !
will be now mere question OF money a
to who shall be our nominee. The mar
who has the most will come out ahead"
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