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Show Fernuiiflo Wood on (he Kuutli-cru Kuutli-cru liaruiu. Chicago, 31. The Times Washington Washing-ton t-.iys: Fernando Wood in an interview to-duy said that he could not understand tno mystery attached to this so-called southern compact business. He said it was hard for the country tn give public men credit for any motives above pelf interest. He considered this whole nensalion a bit of uonseime, as he con-nidertd himself in the past and still considered himself him-self the leader of the anti-fiilibuBters in the house. Until the publication ol the story of this compact he had never heard a word of itd existence. He cited this fact merely to show how huie it must have entered into the icii c-ntt:st nf the hnuss. Ho had ;ict d us he did solely in the interests ol the; country, and hoiu no understanding under-standing or agrerruent. He had no favors to ask. He regarded tho task ol breaking up party lines in the Muullurn states and of the administration adminis-tration securing the organization ol the houau as absurd. |