The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-08-08

Told HOadly's Nomination Cost Him
Fifty Thousand Dollars, aud the Lat
ter Declares the Charge Entirely
False-Strange Story Of an Indiscree'
Conversation in Hotel Dining Room
Special to the Commercial Gazette.l
Columbus, o., July 25.-The
Hoadly-F Foster correspondence is the
chief political topic Of the day at the
State Capital. So far as it went, the
special sent at an early hour this
morning, appearing in the second
edition of the Commercial Gazette,
was substantially correct. Governor
Foster this morning expressed sur.
prise at your correspondent getting
the points as straight as he did, he
being under the impression that the
matter was a close secret. The Gov.
ernor admitted that the last shot was
fired by Hoadly, but said that he did
not deem it necessary to reply to it.
Judge Hoadly stated that. he was
willing that the correspondence
should be published if it was ended
if the Governor had no reply to
make to his last telegram. This was
communicated to the Governor, and
he said that for his part he was quite
willing that Judge HOadly should
give the correspondence to the press
The Judge said Call right" and SO
here it is in consecutive order.
Cincinnati, July 23, 1883.
Hon. Charles Foster, Columbus, o.;
Isit true, as reported in yesterdays
Cincinnati papers, that you said ]
admitted that l bought the nomina-
ton Of the Democratic party, &c.i
l demand the authority for this state.
meut, and denounce it as false in
whole and in parts. 1t is not the
fact, and no such admission was evel
made. Answer.
George Hoadly.
July %, 1888.
Hon. Charles Foster, Columbus, O..
Sir sent you this morning a tel
egram, to which l expect reply
upon your return to Columbus, mean
while inclose you from the Com
mercial Gazette of yesterday a copy
of the interview of which l made in.
quiry in my telegram, and have
marked the passage which is o
special interest to myself. 1 do no
assume, until l hear from you, tha
this interview fairly represents you
[ only say to you that the Who'll,
statement is a fable from beginning
to end, and 1 am entitled to know
from whom it emanated and upOI
what authority it is based. You
opinions you have right to hold
and have no right to complain o
them, no matter how Extensively the,
may be expressed; but the entiru
statement embraced with penci
marks is as wicked a falsehood a.
was ever stated or printed, the onl
grains of truth in it being that you
| friend Alexander c. Sands is aIs
my friend, and that David r. Paig
was a warm supporter Of my nOmina
ton for Governor, and was undoubt
edly efficient in procuring me th
nomination, as his influence wit
those who know him is most de
seryedly great. Awaiting your repl
by telegram or letter, 1 am very re
spectfully yours. Geo. Hoadly.
Columbus, o. July %.
To Hon. Geo. Hoadly:
The Governor is not here. H
will reply as soon as he returns.
T, d. Mussey.
Columbus, July %
Hon Geo. Hoadly, Cincinnati:
l returned this evening and hav
| lust read your dispatch of this dat
If the interviewer had made me sa
at is alleged Judge Hoadly has az
mitted," &c, 1 would have bee
| correctly reported, so far as the pa
agraph to which you refer is col
cerned A gentleman who says /
had a full talk upon the subject wit
you told me that you said to hi
that your nomination cost you S5c
600, and that Mclean compellt
you to pay one-half of that sum du
ing the Convention. l can no; gi,
his name without his consent.
Now that the subject is up, pc
nit me to add that it is notOrio
that the delegation from Cincinn;
to the Democratic Convention ope
" sold their votes to candidates, al
the price paid therefor seems to
well understood. Would it not
well for you to state publicly what
cost you to get your nOminatiC
and whether it is true that McLeI
made you pay more than you wou
have paid had he kept out Of L
fght2 And if so, how much
that this point relative to the cost
your nomination may be definite
understood.
The Old Democracy, l am SUI
would like to be informed. l sugg,
this because your vigorous epith,
]; seem to apply to the amount state
d and not to the fact that you did 1
t. pay anything. Charles Foster