The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-05
HOADLY AND JAYHAwKER.
An Opinion of the Two with an Aneedu
of the Latter.

An Opinion of the Two with AN Anecdote
of the Latter.
Judge Van Brunt, of Cincinnati, who
was delegate to the Democratic State
convention, writes to the Philadelphia
Times as follows concerning the fellow
Jayhawker and his $4,000 yarn:
In your edition of Thursday you state
that Judge HOadly, the Democratic CUB
ernatOrial candidate in Ohio, has denied
the fifty thousand dollar story and Opine
that his dentalwas supererOgatOry. Those
who know Judge HOadly can fully ap-
preciate the correctness Of your opinion.
Having had personal relations with him,
as well as political, speak none too ar
IDENTIFY when L assert that he is the
ablest of attorneys in active practice in
Ohio, the recognized leader of the Gin
cinnati bar, by far the best in the State.
He is not only profound and accom-
plished lawyer, but brilliant wit and a
fine stumper. The Republicans, seeing
the position in which the Pond, Scott
and Smith laws have placed them, at
tempt to ALLEVIATE the old line Democrats
by the cry of New Democracy" and by
besmirching the character of HOadly by
the charge OF purchase" l have heard
many Republican members of the Gin
e1nnati bar severely censuTe Foster for
the assertion he made. None know
better than myself how false in every
particular it was. 1t was my fortune to
be member of the State convention
and to cast my vote for Judge HOadly.
If, as alleged, most of the $4,000 was
spent in the convention l was in posi-.
tion to hear the bargain, had there been
any, for between the first and second
ballots was sitting with the Hamilton
county delegation in conversation with
HOadly'S nearest political friend Mr..
Edgar Johnson, his law partner, and
know no bargain" was made. But it
was not my purpose to speak of this, for
HOadly Is in the position in which Mac
Veagh asserted he was in his cOntrO-
versy with Ben. Butler. Those who
know HOadly will not believe what
"Jayhawker" says and those who know
"Jayhawker" will not believe anything
he says.
But his assertion brought to my mind
little incident which occurred during
the Indiana campaign of 1880. "Jay-
hawker" has for years been the cores
pOndent of the Cincinnati ENQUIRER at
Indianapolis and is known as Stall
waTt Republican. One day Supreme
Court Reporter Martin, together with
several others and myself, were sitting
in the State central committee room
and were talking of an interview in the
Enquirer which was reported to have
occurred between General Rice, then
secretary of the committee, now Auditor
of the State, and "JayhaWker." When
Rice came in and we began to Joke him
about having gotten into the claws of
''Jayhawkar," he said it was not so, and
we showed him the Enquirer. He re-
piled: Il have read that and Just saw
Woodward (Jayhawker) and said to him,
Woodward, what an Internal liar you
are.' Woodward laughed and said:
What's the matter, General?' 7 said TO
him: You published an alleged inter
view with me in this mornings EnquiT-
er, which you knew was a lie, for |
have not seen you and no such inter
view took place, and you know it," He
said Woodward laughed and replied: 81
know l didn't see you, General, but
looked for you until got tired; then
wrote what L thought you would have
said had | seen yOn. That was all right,
wasn't itp" The General concluded by
saying that Woodward was the biggest
liar in Indiana dorsey was then there)
This is but single illustration of the
character of the man whom Foster gave
as his informant and between whom and
Judge Hoadly there is question (O of
Yeracity. II. 8. VAN BRUNT.