The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-09
WHAT TINGLE SAYS.
Confident he can Garry Ohio County, am
Hopeful ofObtainiBE the Nomination.

Confident ne can carry Ouio SSeAsSl -.
Hopeful of obtaining the Nomination.
Shortly after the adjournment oil the
Democratic County Committee yesterday,
an IYrrL1IoEScRR man hailed Sheriff
Tingle on the street and propounded to
him the query:
"Well, what Is the committee going to
do about the delegates 10 the Congression-
al ConventionP" =,
II do not know, sir, and / do not care"
was Mr.. Tingle's reply, and he went on 70
sxplain: al the committee calls o new
convention, / will not only secure ma
jority OF the delegates, but will make
| The delegation solid for Tingle. 1t makes
no difference what course they take, l
propose to stay right with them, and meet
their every move with counter move
that will still leave me master oil the
field so far a. Ohio County Is concerned"
"As the delegation now stands, you are
the frst choice OF majority, l believe"
Decidedly so. There arc few Camp
bell men among the delegates, and think
q Wilson man or two, but l have seven
eighths Of the delegates, at least; me
people seem to be perfectly satisfied with
the delegation chosen by the County Con-
yention, and perfectly convinced Of the
legality Of their appointment. It - only
a few friends Of Wilson who object"
"Aud you think II the calling oil q new
delegate convention alters the relative
strength OF the candidates at all, 1t will be
In your favor?"
~ have no doubt oil 1t at all. /"
"Then suppose you would be perfectly
willing to have new convention called,
and fight the battle over again."
altogether willing. ! don't believe !
can be beaten in this county. The bust
ness men all seem to favor me. Why,
only to-day, prominent Democrat-lt
was" and the Sheriff named one OF the
most prominent Democratic business men
in town,-"said to me that he believed
from his observations 1t looked as II
were going to receive the nomination, and
be added that he would be very well
pleased II l should. Now he, you know
is Wilson man." =,
The reporter did not know 1t, but he
, thought perhaps he ought TO, and 30 as
scented, and again applied the pump.
"How is your strength outside the
county growing, Sheriff."
swell, as TO that cannot speak with &C
much confidence, but have every assur
ance that my prospects become brighter
every day." He went on to refer to one
element OF his strength throughout the
district which either bis opponenu
underestimate or his partisans overrate
That Is his personal acquaintance with g
large proportion Of the business men Q
the district, and his long association viii
Them in social way. Just after our tall
with Mr.. Tingle, one Of his adherents sale
TO US that he didn't think there was an
other man in West Virginia who had al
equal number OF personal friends wht
seemed so warmly attached TO him..
While talking, Mr.. Tingle took from
desk IN his Office, tn which we had gravi
.ated, a package OF letters, and selecting
me from Calhoun county allowed thu
man Of the quill to read it. 1t was from
prominent politician, and stated that Their
had been a County Convention held, ant
delegates who favored Wilson had beer
appointed. The letter alleged, however
that that convention had been packed 3!
Wilson's friends; and an effort Is beinl
made to have q new convention, when
/ | is claimed that there will be no trouble II
securing set OF delegates whose choice l
Jingle. Says the letter: There are II
this county Today three men for Tingle u
, every one for jackson when he got thu
nomination; and jackson carried thi
county"
other letter. sis the way they talk in vii
sons own county. This letter wasalso iron
a prominent Democrat, and was as favor
able to Mr.. Tingle as the one from Gal
houn, only, however, referring 70 ont
district OF Harrison county, that OF Bridge
port.
Mr.. Tingle expressed his appreciation o
the fairness with which he had beer
, treated by the INTELLIGENCE. He die
not seem to have the same cordial feeling
for his own party organ, but on the con
trary, said that "Lewis Baker had treatet
him very shabbily indeed" But we die
not understand him TO be surprised o.
mystitied by this course on the part Of thu
proprietor OF the Register, the "barrel-or
GAM Of the West Virginia Democracy.