The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-18
BASELY FALSE.
Judge HOadly and the Foster
Jayhawker Yarn.
He Calls 1t Lie from Beginning to End
and Says Ne Never Told IayhaWker
What Jayhawker Says He Did.

NEW YORK, August 16.-The Herald
this morning prints the following inter
view had with Judge HOadly at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, August 14th:
Judge HOadly, the Democratic nOmi
nee for Governor, spent yesterday in the
city, after weeks absence at hard
work in his campaign operations in
Southeastern Ohio. During the last
week he made speeches in Portsmouth,
IrOnTOn and ChillicOthe, and paid visit
to Columbus. Tonight he leaves for
trip in Southern and Eastern Ohio,
where he will make several speeches.
During his two days stay here his Office
has been besieged by political visitors
from the Southwestern portion Of the
State. Every moment of his time has
been engrOssed. The Herald eOrTespOn-
dent, under instructions from the office,
sought and obtained an interview with
him on the subject of the correspondent
WOOdaTd's allegations as to what IL cost
him to secure his nomination. The fol-
lowing is the exact language of the in
teTVieW:
Q.-I judge the statement made in
print by the correspondent Woodland,
known as "Jayhawker," in connection
with Governor Fosters interview and
the correspondence between you and
him, have called out a great deal of
newspaper comment, especially since
Woodland has admitted that he was the
informant to whom Governor Foster re-
ferred as having heard you state that
your nomination cost you $4,000.
Judge HOadly-It seems singular to
me that my position should be miscOn-
stTued and misunderstood to the extent
that politically hostile newspaper COM
ment would indicate it has been when |
denied the whole thing so explicitly in
my correspondence with Governor Eos
ter.
Q.-Grant all that, yet in your cor
respOndence you demanded Fosters in
fOrmant. Foster at first refused, but af-
terward, when the bond of secrecy was
removed, gave his infOTmantS name.
Then the question naturally arose, in
the newspaper mind at least, If not with
the general public, What is HOadly go
ing to do with it nOw?"
Judge HOadly-BuC l had answered
the slander already in my cOTTespOn-
dence with Governor Foster, and did
not say to the correspondent of the New
York Herald, the only newspaper in the
United States that has called on me for
an explanation, that my object was suf-
hciently accomplished by the disclosure
of the name of Fosters informant.
thought that would be sufficient, at
least in the minds of Ohio Democrats,
who know Jayhawker thoroughly. Be-
sides, JayhaWker had failed to support
Fosters statements, and felt there was
nothing to answer.
Q.-HaYe you had any conversation
with Woodland, or with any one in Wood
ards presence, since your nomination?
Judge HOadly-Yes, Woodland came to
see me on the first day of July, here in
my office in Cincinnati, and told me the
purpose of his visit to Ohio, and had
some talk with him about that.
Q,-What did Woodland have TO say?
Judge HOadly-He told me he had
come to spend three weeks in Ohio in
terviewing Democrats on the nOmina-
ton for Governor, so as to ascertain the
probabilities of election. ! told him
regarded his mission as aimed to injure
me, as 1 believed he would seek disap-
| pointed Democrats and get unfav0rable
reports out of them before the wounds
inflicted by the convention could have
| time to heal.
Q.-And you were sure that dlsap-
| pointed men could be found by dlligent
seeking, as they always Gun right upon
the heels of any political convention
Judge HOadly-Certainly, and there
never was a convention in the world
| Immediately after which men smarting
| under disappointment could not be
| elsily found, and tempted to say things
which Jney WOulu regret aILorWafOS,
and which they could not be induced to
say after cOOling-Off time had been al
lowed. He, a Republican, as l we'll
knew, coming at such a time on such a
mission, naturally made me feel that
his purpose was mischief to me, and
told him so.
Odd you say anything to Woodland
at that time, or to any one in his pres
ence or in his hearing, about your nom
inatiOn costing you $4,000, or any other
| sum-
Judge HOadly-NOt a word; not one
single word; nothing of the kind.
| Nothing was said on any other subject
than that of his purpose to spend three
weeks in Ohio seeking out Democratic
dissatisfaction, which l looked on as
hostile to me and the Democratic party.
This is the only timeiI have seen Jay
hawker to speak with him for months
and this conversation lasted only few
moments.
At this point the interview ended, and
Judge Hoadly went into another apart
ment of his Office to meet visitors who
were waiting for an audience with him
Every moment Of his time is occupied
and he passes from one topic to another
with the most perfect ease and with ap
parently the least possible attention
He looks remarkably we'll, talks cheer
fully, and shows no wear from the tedi
Gus work he has been engaged In since
his nomination.