Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-23
The CONSPIRACY,
Entered Into Between Jayhawker and
Governor Foster,
To Invent and Give Prominence 90 a
slanderous Falsehood Con-
cerning Judge Hoadly.
Cincinnati News.l

DELEWARE. w., august lD.-l Iounu
Dan Flanagan, Of the Delaware Her.
aid, to-day with his coat of, and busi-
ly at work in his new Office, opposite
the court house. Prior to the assem-
bling of the Democratic convention,
Dan was strong advocate of the
nomination of General Durbin Ward,
but when Judge Hoadly was declared
the nominee, he had no warmer or
more enthusiastic supporter in the
State than Mr.. Flanagan.
In a conversation with him to-day
got at the true inwardness of the
Foster-Jayhawker falsehood about
Judge Hoadlys spending $4,000 TO
secure the nomination at Columbus
The mere tracing of this falsehood to
It's source was a sufficient contradic-
tion of it to satisfy the honest men of
both parties, but 1t is probably due to
the truth of history to say something
further about it, to show Governor
Fosters disrepu.able instrumentality
In giving currency and momentary
credibility to lie which no one would
have believed coming directly from
Jayhawker. Mr.. Flanagan in his
conversation with me to-day gave such
plain and concise statement of the
facts, showing conspiracy in which
Governor Foster and Jayhawker we're
the principal actors, as to leave no
doubt about it.
The fact that Mr.. Flanagan was a
warm friend and supporter of General
Ward led Jayhawker and the men be.
hind him to believe that he was the
enemy of Judge Hoadly, and led him
to make pilgrimage hlther directly
from Governor Fosters Office with the
view of either enlisting Mr.. Flanna-
gans support or trap him into the con-
spiracy. But as subsequent events
proved, the mission was signal fail
ure.
Jayhawker was a total stranger to
Mr.. Flanagan at tie time, and the
latter, one day upon entering his Of.
fee, found the former awaiting him.
After a self introduction Jayhawker
stated that he was engaged in travel
ing over the State to get the drift of
public sentiment concerning the nom
ination of Judge Hoadly, and began
to sound Mr.. Flanagan as to his
views. The gentleman knew his in
terloculor by reputation and played
him very adroitly. Instead of Jay
hawker drawing oot Mr.. Flanagan,
Mr.. Flanagan drew out Jayhawker
until he had him dead to rights, and
then he gave him piece of his mind
as to the dispicable business in which
he was engaged.
During the conversation in the Her
aid Office Jayhawker said that he had
been sent to Judge Hoadly to get him
to say something that could be used
against him in the campaign and Sc.
cme his defeat Jayhawker told Mr..
Flanagan that he had trapped Judge
Hoadly into saying something that
would ruin his chance for election.
What was it7' Mr.. Flanagan in
quired. '$50,00O to secure the nom-
ination. When that gets out it will
ruin him
But how did Judge Hoadly come to
make this statement to your
'Oh! he did it in confidence, and be.
cause he looked upon me as personal
friend who would not divulge it.
And, of course, you are not divulg-
ing and would not divulge it?' sarcasti-
cally suggested Mr.. Flanagan.
i have told Governor Foster the
whole thing, and he regards 1t as fa-
tai to. Judge Hoadly's chances was
Jayhawker's reply.
have thus given briefly, in colo.
quial style, the substance of the
lengthy conversation as repeated by
Mr.. Flanagan, If there was any
doubt in that gentleman's mind that
Jayhawker was retailing a loose and
infamous falsehood about Judge
Hoadly, it was resolved as soon as he
said that he had made Governor Fos-
ter the keeper of Judge Hoadly's al
legged misplaced confidence.
Looking Jayhawker squarely in the
eye, Mr.. Flanagan asked him if he
didn't know that all he said was base.
ly and indefencebly false, and after
moments hesitation, Jayhawker ad-
mitted that it was, and further admit
ted, inferentlally, that it was part of
the scheme to injure, if not defeat
Judge Hoadly.
Then why do you come to me with
such base self confessed talsehood and
treachery?' demanded Mr. Flanagan.
4 do not believe a word of it, and no
honorable gentleman would give it
credence for a moment.
Hold on" said Jayhawker, "and
you will see. Within three or four
days this whole thing will come out
in an interview from Washington City
and the whole country will be full of
it. The next day Mr.. Flanagan had
Jahawker repeat his conversation, as
above epitomlzed, in all its essential
parts, in the presence of Mr.. Sim Don
ivan, of this city Mr.. Flanagan was
so indignant at Jayhawker's unsolicl-
ted betrayal baseness that he gave
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