Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-17
A POSITIVE DENIAL.
Judge HoadIy on the Woodard-Fos-
ter Story.
THE PROGRESS OF THE CANVAS
What "Jayhawker" Came to Ohio for, and
What was Said in the Interview
Between Him and the
Nominee.

New YORK, July 16-The Herald this
morning publishes the following telegram
from Cincinnati giving an account OF an in.
terview between Judge Hoadly and its cor
respondent there on the conversation
Hoadly had with "Jayhawker" just after
the adjournment OF the convention:
The Campaign opened.
CINCINNATI, August 15.-Judge Hoadly,
the Democratic nominee for Governor,
spent yesterday and to-day in the city after
a weeks absence at hard work in the cam
paign operations in Southeastern Ohio.
During the last week he made speeches in
Portsmouth, Ironton and Chilicothe, and
paid a visit to Columbus. Tonight he
leaves for a trip in Northeastern Ohio
where he will make several speeches. Dur
ing his two days stay here his office has
been besieged by political visitors from the
southwestern portion of the State, and
every moment OF his time has been occu'
pied. The Herald correspondent to-day
sought and obtained an interview with him
on the subject of Mr.. Woodard's allegations
as to what ii cost him to secure his noml-
nation.
The Interview.
The following is the exact language OF
the interview:
respondent-Judge, the statements
made in print by the correspondent,
Woodard, known as "Jayhawker," in con-
nection with Governor Fosters interview
and the correspondence between you and
him have called out great deal OF news,
paper comment, especially since Woodard
has admitted that he was the informant TO
whom Governor Foster referred as having
hot Ton n q
YOU $4,000.
Judge Hoadly-It seems singular to me
that my position should be
MiscOnstrued and MisunderstOOd
to the extent that politically hostile news.
paper comment would indicate that 1t had
been, when denied the whole thing so ex.
piCitly in my correspondence with Gov
eGnOr Forster.
Grant all that yet in your correspondence
YOU demanded the name OF Forster IN
iOrmant. Forster at first refused, but after
ward, when the bond of secrecy was re-
moved, he gave his informants name.
Then the question naturally arose, in the
newspaper mind at least. if not with the
general public, what is Hoadly going to
do about II now?
But have answered the slander already
in my correspondence with Governor Fos-
ent of the New York Herald the only
newspaper in the United States that has
called on me for an explanation, that my OBJ
ject was sufficiently 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. Besides, jay
hawker" had failed to support Foster s
statements, and felt that there was moth
ing to answer.
Have you had any conversation with
Woodard or with any one in WOOdard's
presence since your nomination?
Yes. Woodland come TO see me on the
1st day of July here in my office and told
me the purpose of his visit to Ohio, and
lad some talk with him about that.
The Talk With Woodland.
What did Woodland have to say?
He told me he had come to spend three
weeks in Ohio interviewing Democrats on
the nomination for Governor so as to as
certain the probabilities of election. | told
him | regarded his mission as aimed TO
injure me, as believed he would seek dis
appointed Democrats and get Unfavorable
reports out of them before the wounds in
ilicted by the convention could have time
TO heal.
And you were sure that disappointed
men could be found by dillgent seeking as
they always can right upon the heels OF
any political convention?
Certainly, and there never was conven.
ton in the world Immediately after which
men smarting under disappointment could
not be easily found and tempted to say
things which they would regret aiterward,
and which they could not be induced to
say after cooling OIL time had been allowed.
He is a republican, as well know. and his
coming at such time on such a mission
naturally made me feel that his purpose
vas mischief TO me, and | told him so.
a Positive Denial.
Did you say anything to Woodard at that
time or to any one in his presence or in his
hearing about your nomination costing you
$4,000 or any other sum?
Not = word, not a single word; nothing
OF the kind. Nothing was said on any 9TH
er subj. ct than of his purpose to spend
three weeks in Ohio seeking out Demo
cratic dissatisfaction, which looked on as
hostile to me and the Democratic party.
This is the only time | have been Jay.
hawker" 10 speak with him for months,
and this conversation lasted only few mo-
n. ents.
AT This point the interview ended, and
Judge Hoadly went into another apartment
OF his office to meet visitors who were
waiting for an audience with him. Every
moment OF MS time is occupied and he
passes from one topic to another with the
well, talks Cheerfully and shows no wear
from the ardUOus work he has been en-.
gagged in siRce his nomination.