Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-19
WATTERSON HITS WILSON
Schoolmaster, Not Statesman, Indi-
Gated by Actions.
STORY OF BREAK WITH HARVEY
Governor coIdIy Told Man Who
Brought Him Ont support of
weekIyE Magazine Was
Doing Him Injury.
!, Bud" Fisher

| LOUISVILLE, KY. JAN lS-That he.
had hoped 10 find in Woodrow Wilson
another Tllden. but had FOUND rather
schoolmaster than a statesman, was the
declaration OF Henry watterson, the
veteran Kentucky editor and southern
democrat. In a statement made here last
night in connection with the break be-
tween Governor Wilson and Colonel
George Harvey
"Regretting that / must appear either.
as witness or party to the misuiider-
standing which has arisen between Col
onel George Harvey and Governor Wood
row wilson, reads the statement, Il
shall have to speak. ~
| The confer ence between us in my
apartment at the Manhattan club was
held 10 consider certain practical meas
ures relating to Governor Wilson's candl-
dacy. Colonel Harvey stood toward Gov
ernor Wilson much as I had stood five
and thirty years ago toward Mr.. Tilden.
This appealed to me. Colonel Harvey
had brought the governor and myself to-
gether in his New Jersey home eighteen
months ago and as time passed had inter-
ested me in his ambitions.
u was hoping might find in Governor
Wilson another Tilden. In point of in
teilect and availability ! yet think Col
onel Harvey made no mistake In his
choice OF a candidate. but the circum-
stance leading to the unfortunate parting
OF the ways between them leads me to
doubt whether in character and tempera-
ment-it may be merely in the habits OF
the Northumberland Wilson Ia rather
schoolmaster than statesman.
Nothing Of a discourteous kind-even
! Of an unfrlendly kind--passed during an.
Interview of more than an hour. From
the first however. there was a certain
constraint in Governor Wilson's manner.
the absence of the cordially and candor
which should mark hearty. confidential
intercourse. intimating the existence OF
some adverse influence. His manner was
sutocratic IL not tyrannous. did not
take this to myself. but thought It re-
lated to Colonel Harvey. and when Col
onel Harvey, apparently overcome by
Governor Wilson's austcrity. put the d.
rect question TO Governor Wilson whether
the support OF Harper's Weekly was
doing him an injury. and received from
Governor Wilson the cold reioinder that
It was. was both surprised and shocked.
Il had myself as far back as last oc-
tober, suggested to Governor Wilson that
in view OF his supposed environment IL
might be well for Colonel Harvey to
moderate somewhat the rather aggressive
character Of Harper's Weekly In the VIII
son leadership. / am not sure that I
had not said as much to Colonel Har-
vey himself, but that Governor Wilson
without the least show OF conjunction,
should express or yield to such an opinion
and permit Colonel Harvey to consider
himself discharged from the position. of
trusted intimacy he had up to this mo-
ment held, left me little room TO doubt
that Governor Wilson is not the q man
who makes common cause with his politi-
cal associates. or is deeply sensible of
his political obligations: because Il Is but
true and fair TO say that except for
Colonel Harvey he would not be in the
running at all.
Colonel Harvey was grievousiy
wounded. He had been fighting Cover
nor Wilson's battle for many years and
had localized hfs chief"
Wilson Loses Supporter.
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 1.-THE break be-
tween Governor Wilson and Colonel
George b. Harvey has brought out the
leader Of the old Bryan strength IN Wis
consin against the New Jersey man.
Matt ], Regan. one OF the strongest Of.
the old democratic leaders in the state.
tonight issued letter to John A. Ayl-'
ward Of Madison. head OF the Wilson
campaign In this state. declaring that
under no circumstances would he now
aid In the campaign of the New Jersey
governor. Mr. Regain was at the outset
a Wilson man.