The Portland daily press., 1883-08-02
Reform is NECESSARY !,

There is sequel to the teegraphic cor
respondence between Judge Hoadley and
Governor Foster to which alusion was made
the other day. j. III. Woodford Democrat,
personal friend of Judge Hoadly, and a
journalist connected with the Cincinnati
Enquirer of which Mr. Mclean is editor has
written letter to Governor Foster which
the latter has forwarded TO Judge Hoadlv.
In this letter Mr.. Woodford after saying that
he regrets that Governor Foster had made
public what was said to him in confidence,
goes on to give the following version of the
conversation he had with the Democratic
candidate.
81 believe that the judge was being robbed and
would continue to be robbed and the reason gave
you for chat opinion that on the evening OF July
called at the office of Judge Hoadly in Cincin-
natl, and had hale hours talk with him. and in-
formed him that was then starting on a trip over
the State to gather democratic opinion on his cand
dacy. He spoke at once with regret that the En-
quirer seemed to be opposing him and then went on
to say that on the evening before he was nominated
between 10 and II O'Clock. he had seen Mr. Nc can
OF the Enquirer, who had promised that he would
not further oppose him, but that Mclean had con-
unued he opposition. And the judge said: sAIy
only ground of complaint which have right to
use Is that Mclean made my nomination cost me
too much m 1uey, but ! have the satisfaction of
knowing that he wasted his own money | then
said, have heard that it cost you $50 ooO' We'll,
that Is too much for any spend for the Office
to say nothing of the nomination. The Judge then
went on to say that after his evening conference
with Mr. Mclean he went to he'd satisfied, but that
at SIX O'Clock the next morning word was brought
him thar Mclean had spent the whole night with
the delegations and had captured the convention BY
paving as high as $500 for votes, and .hat the
friends who brought him this word told him that he
must defead himself Judge Hoadly did not tell me
directly that he paid $4,000 for his nomination
but be did say that Mclean bad made it cost him
great deal money than it ought to cost him,
and when stated the reported amount he did not
say that it was not correct leaving the impression
on my mind that that was the sum-
Mr. Woodford was justified in inferring
from such conversation that the sum paid
was $4,000, and it is not improbable that be
told Governor Foster that the Judge had ad
mitted that it cost him that sum to secure
the nomination, although the admission was
not explicit. This however is clear that the
nomination was purchased by large expen-
diture of money, so large thut Judge Hoad-
ly complained about it to his friends Unless
he denies and repudiates this conversation
narrated by Woodford, he is self-convicted
of procuring bis nomination by corrupt
means, and he is stopped from pursuing his
favorite theme of accusation against the
Republican party.
Judge Hoadly is typical reform Demo-
erat." He is a follower of the sage Of
CIPHER Alley, he is one of the kind the New
York Sun would have put in when the Re-
publicans are turned out, he is in state OF
chronic shock over the corruption of the Re-
publican party, on account of which be felt
compelled to join the Democratic party.
Like General Butler he took his talents and
his money to market where they would
purchase what he wanted after they had been
rejected by the Republicans. Now that
General Wards friends have discovered
how they were be4ten in the convention
they are not likely to rally to the support of
Judge Hoady with irresistible enthusiasm.
In this connection the following list of
contributions to Judge Hoadys campaign
fund is Interesting and suggestive. A prom
inent Ohio Democrat furnishes it TO the
Chicago Tribune. The fund amounts so far
to s2o9, 800, of which Judge Hoadly put in
$4,000, and the o.her candidatel from
$500 to $4,000 each. Samuel j. Tilden puts
in $50, 900, Senator Pendleton $4,000 and ex-
Senator Thurman $1,000. The whiskey in
terest is credited with $4,000 How much
do honest men think they will gain by Civ
ing over the country to the control of par
ty in which Judge Hoadly is the bright and
shining example of NOBLE aims and pure
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