The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-05
Observation-Disclosures
win Our aerman Prlend, Hans Hooker
splieer.

AN INTEREsTINGINrERyIEw
Win Our German Friend, Hans Hooken.
splieer.
For the intelligence.
Calling on ourleutonic friend, the follow
ing coloquy ensued:
Reporter-Good morning, Mr.. Hooken.
splicer, how's business this morning.
Hookensplicer-" Veil, peesness eese
shoost SO goodt ash pevore der boom, but
not quidt ash profitable"
Reporter-Hows that, Mr.. Hooken.
splicer2
HOOkensplicer-"vell, you zee dOtvhen
der boom comes along, eiery weller dot
thinks hish peer leafes me heese fife cent
biece, put now When der ppom Goes town,
l moosht leaie i'd NIT him. vendt 20 you
sees dot makes a goodt pit oie tiieronce."
Reporter-You mean to say then, that
you have to trust out good deal?
Hookensplicer-"Yaw, dot vas der same
votI means.n
Reporter-well, Mr.. Hookensplicer, l
came over to know L YOU had any OBJ
jections to being interviewedP
Hookensplicer-"Inte interview
ed, loie me see. Fot makes you mean Ion
dot"
Reporter-Why, to get your opinion on
any topic. On any question oil interest,",
that we may choose TO talk about Poll
tics, for instance.
sthandunder you. Coe ride along undt !
will dell you mein mindt 20 blain ash
SA Reporter-well, Mr.. Hookensplicer,
what do you think of the Democratic out
'' Hookensplicer-"vell, 1 tink dot dey
moosht look leedle oud ole dey nod get
Tilden."
Regeneration you think that Tilden
stands good chance Of being nominated
at the National Convention?
Hookensplicer-''No, | dond toll you
dot. means dot he makes dem vellers
goot pit oie droobles town dere eeie dey
nod look leedle oud. Put ole ] peleiye
dem Repooblican bapers. mindt dot l
means dem machine vones, den gay tey
geets Tilden, put ole belief what knows
Indt rheadts meinself, den l say he geets
peat like dee tiyel." ,
Reporter-Then you think that Ttlden
stands slim chance, after all2
Hookensplicer-"Yaw, dot eese vot l
pelieve SEIZURE. Dot rhag paby dot he
pulLaroundt nit heem der wrist dime he
rhun, undt dot leedle pill yot he owes
heese name FAKE, will keel heeme 20 tead
ash dee tiyel." -,
Reporter-Admitting all you have said
to be correct, but don't you see that it takes
vast amount OF money to run a presi-
dental campaign. And this, you know,
Mr.. Tilden has abundance OF.
kensplicer-"Yaw; sees dot.
Unndt may pc dot vas shoost yot keeled
him pevore. Ole tey geet all der money
eene vail streed togedder, dey meier garry
Newy York for Sammy. Meier, mein
| friendt, never. Undt eefe day tondgot heeme
elected dere, den it will pc all nixcoma-
rouse NIT heeme, Tond you see now dot
Hookensplicer oxblains heemzelt rightd?"
Reporter-WelI, who do you think tVil
win?
Hookensplicer-"oh yaw, now, tond
dold you dot. only oxblain to you Why
old Sammy nod geet dere."
Reporter-Well, what do you think OF
General Grants chances at Chicago?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dot makes me
laugh. A creatd many peoples pelieve
dot shineral Crandt geet ride away nomi-
mated. tond polieve dot. "
Reporter-Whyn not, Mr.. Hookensplicer?
Hookensplicer-'I ride away tells you.
Elm der blaze Wrist. Reporter, correcting
him, You mean 10 say in the first place.
Hookensplicer, resuming, "Yaw, dot eese
vot mean. Ash l said pevore, eene der
blaze firsd, der deitchen peoble tond want
Shineral Crandt. Undt Why? shoost Pc
cause tey left Shermany to scape der pond
age ofe q meelidary coferment. Oh, no,
der ditch beople cotd enough OF dem ras-
gals at home. ley meier fote on Shineral
Urantd, szhure."
Reporter-For all that, Mr.. Hooken-
splicer, you are aware, presume, that
certain persons will shove him before the
convention regardless Of consequences.
HookenspliCer will never pc,
undt / dells you more spoud dot. Every
dime dot q yellow peen nominated pefore,
yedder he been plack mare or not, i'd
has always peen goostimary TO make heese
nomination unanimous. Now l gooms
to der boint. Toes anybody sbeck dot
Sheneral Crandt pc got off dot way? Meier,
mein friendt, meier. Shoost 20 veil mide
you nominade Keiser William on dot blan.
Dot eese poody blain, ttond it?"
Reporter-That is pretty good logic,
Hans, but in spite Of all that, what If they
still persist?
Hookensplicer-"oh, no, meien goodt
friendt, dey never perzhist dot shure.
Undt II dey would, do you sbeck dot der
old var horse would pc 20 leedle to accept
ofe It pc nod unanimous. Now dot makes
me laugh sgin."
ReporterSWell, Hans, who do you
think will be nominated in case Grant is
thrown overheard?
Hookensplicer-"oh, will meier told
you dot. only told you who will not pc.
sbeck, dough, II will peen tark mare,
pud ole he only makes as white as one ash
Meester Hayes, all will pc ride, syhure."
At this juncture your reporter took his
leave, being as much edited, perhaps, as
though he had been interviewing United
Statpa CONGRESSMAN