The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-07-31
GOV. FOSTER IN A HOLE
And Vainly EndeaVOring o Pull the
Hole AftOr Him.
How He Feels After Being Called
to Account for FatherlDg aud
Fostering a Base SANDER.

How He Feels After Being Called
to Account for FatherlDg aud
Fostering a Base SANDER.
COLUMBUS, July 25 The worst bore6
man in Columbus to-day is Gov. Charles
Foster. and he has no doubt solemn,
promised himself that he will never
again he interviewed-in Washington or
the subject Of Ohio politics.
As is generally known and was related
in these dispatches last night, CIV. Fos.
ter in recent interview with newspa
per correspondent in Wa hineton, re.
pested. as mstter CT fact and history
that Judge Hoadly had adm tied that he
had spent $4,000 corrup,ly for the pur.
pose OF Obtaining the nomination for
Governor.
As long as this statement was made
bv "Ben Ahou." Carson Like, and jay
hawker," Mr. Wood ward, OF the Enqpi-
rer, two Republican hirelings on the R ;.
publican trpadmill OF slander and falsi-
fca,ion, il deserved no attention, and re
received but little, if anv, even among
respectable Republican journalists
That Judge Hoadly should demand
the proof or the retraction at tie hands
OF Fnster-athough he would not dignity
by noticing the story while it merely
rested on the word Of an irresponsible
scribler both natural and proper
This he did in manner both straight.
forward aud embarrassing to the too To-
quacious Governor, as the following Cor,
respcndence will show:
Judge Hoadly's Inquiry.
CINCINNATI. JULY 23.-Hon. Charles
Foster, Columbus, O.: Is it true, as re-
ported in yesterdays Cincinnati papers,
that you said l admitted that bought
the nomination Of the Democratic party,
&c.2 I demand the authority for this
statement, and denounce it as false in
whole and in parts. 1t is not The fact,
and no such admission was ever made.
Answer. GEORGE HoADLY.
The SOn-in-Law's Response.
CoLUMBrs, O., July 23.-Ron. George
Hoadly: The G ,vernor is not here. He
will reply as go IN as he returns.
D MUssEY.
Judge Hoadly's Second and Specific
Inquiry.
july %, iSS3.-Hon Charles Foster,
Columbus. O-Sir: l sent you this NOR.
ming telegram, to which ] expect re-
ply upon your return to Columbus
Mean while / enclose you from the Com
mercial Gazette Of yesterday a copy OF
the interview OF which | made inquiry
in my telegram, and have marked the
passage which IS OF special interest TO
myself. I do not assume, until hear
from you, thst this interview fairly rep
resents you. I only say to you that the
whole statement is fable from begin
ming to end, ard | am entitled to know
from whom it emanated, and upon what
authority it is based. Your opinions
you have right 10 hold, and ] have no
right to complain Of them, no matter
how Extensively they may be expressed;
but the entire statement embraced with
pencil marks is as wicked falsehood as
was ever stated or printed, the only
grains of truth in it being that your
friend Alexander e Sands is also my
friend, and that David R. Paige was a
warm supporter OF my nomination for
Governor, and was undoubtedly efficient
in procuring me the nomination, as his
influence with those Who know him is
deservedly great Awaiting your reply
By telegram or letter, am very respect.
fully yours, GEORGE HoADLY.
Governor Fosters Evasion.
COLUMBUS, O., July 23.-Hoa. George
Hoadly. Cincinnati: returned this eve-
ming, and have just read your dispatch
of this date. If the interview had made
me say "Judge Hosdly has admitted" !"
&C., would have been correctly report
ed, so far as the paragraph to which you
refer is concerned A gentleman who
says he had full talk upon the subject
with you, told me that you said to him
that your nomination cost you $50, 900,
and that Mclean compelled you to pay
one. half Of that sum during the Conven.
ton. / cannot give bis name without
his consent.
Now that the subject is up, permit me
to add that it is notorious that the dele.
gasiou from Cincinnati to the Democrat
Conven ion openly sold their votes to
candidates, and the price paid therefor
seems to be well understood. Would II
not be we'll for you to state publicly
what it cost you to get your nomination,
and whether it is true that Mclean made
you pay more than you would have paid
had he kept out Of the fight? And II
so, bow muchf So that the point reIa-
ting to the cost of your nomination msy
be definitely understood.
The old democracy, am sure, would
like to be informed. suggest this be-
cause your vigorous epithets seem to ap.
plv TO the amount stated, aud not to the
| fact that you did not paw anything
CHARLES FOSTER
He is Again Called to Time.
JuLY "a. 1883 Hon Charles Foster
Cslumbus, o.: l repeat the statement is
false in all its parts, Now produce youl
sinformaut and let MI confront him.
GEORGE HoADLY.
From this it will be seen the contro
versy-if controversy it can be called -
has not been concluded, as Gov. Fnste
has not given the name Of his inforrnan
to Judge Hoaily, nor, in fact, answered
the Judges last communication. At tht
same TIM, Foster has privately admitted
that he received his Information from
"Jayhawker," as stated in these dis
patches last night.
Disastrous Democratic DisaffectiOI
In AuglaiZe.
To the Editor of the News Journal:
WAPAKoNErA, O.. July 23-The Com
mercial Gazette, Goth inst, under tb
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