Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-27
WATTERSON SHEDS
NEW LIGHT ON
CONTROVERSY
ASKED THOMAS f. RYAN
TO HELP OUT WILSON


lBy Morning Journai Special ieused Wire
Ndshiugtuu Jan. 20 Interest in
the controversy hctVc'n Woodrow
Wilson. Colonel George Harvey and
Colonel Henry Watterson, over MI.
Wilson's aspirations for the dcmocra-
tic presidential nomination was re-
vivcd tonight when Colonel Waiter
son gave out correspondence that had
passed hctWccn himself ana senator
benjamin K Tllmau of South Caro-
lima yesterday and today.
The correspondence in which the
name of Thomas +. Ryan of New
York appears, follows
Washington. y. G., Jan 20, 1912.
My Dear Sin referring TO the
so-caucd Harvey -WUtcrsou incident.
find you quoted by the newspapers
OF This morning to the effect that 4
had given Henry Wattcrson credit for
more SENSE than to try 80 foist off a
story like this with the material facts
concealed The man who makes a
public statement with the material
facts concealed - little other than a
scoundrel | have the right, there
fore to demand of you upon what
warrant Of authority you make this
serious accusation of me and to ask
a reply through my friend the Hon.
Swager Sherley of Kentucky.
with great respect.
CSigneD HENRY WATTERSON."
Hon. h. X. Tillman, L. S. Senate,
Washington, -. c.
Washington, Jan. 26. 1912.
MY Dear Sir.-ln your note of
January 20. handed me 10y the Hon.
CIfptaN-
ton To an interview which | had Civ
en- out in reference TO the Harvey
Watterson- Wilson incident in which
say 4 had given Henry Watterson
credit for more sense than To try to
foist off story like this with the
material facts concealed
''vOu demand to know upon what
warrant Of authority you make this
serious accusation of me.
In your statement to the press
you described in detail the rupture
between Governor Wilson and Colonel
Harvey but said nothing az to what
caused it. All the leading papers of
the country seem to know Why Gov
crnor Wilson severed relations with
Colonel Harvey and YOU as Il leading
newspaper man and selfscanfcssed
expert groomcr of presidentth can
didates must have known IL at the
time your statement was published. |
very properly concluded that you
knew the reasons for the rupture and
when YOU made public the manner
in which it occurred without giving
the causes, you We're unquestionably
coneealing the material facts.
VERY respectfully yours,
eSiencd) "B. Il. TILI.MAN."
"CoL Henry Wattcrson. Washington.
H. O.
Washington. y. c., Jan 90, 1912.
My Dear Sir.-l have never" pre-
tended TO be a groomer of presiden-
tial candidates. expert or otherwise.
but ! desire your good opinion and
wrote with that as wen as the truth
Of this matter. In mind.
am with you, Senator, in wishing
a democratic and not a pseudo re-
publican for our presidential nomi-
nee. ID was no less from a sense of
party Justice than from justice be-
tween man ana man that I made the
statement to which upon total
of the faCts--yuu
take exception.
n have been aware for nearly
week lh'I i''"-hl@'d sp"h'slnen Tor
'"t'in"r wilson were lndustriousY
circulating the story that the real
reason why '"Nrfn"r wilson broke
WIN colonel h'rN'> was mat colonel
Harvey tried iu hrins Mr.. Thomas +.
Ryan lui" lh" governor y 'ampalsh.
'hl unul you gave 'rcdence 10 the
.i"i} 10 h'd not been Invested with
h} Responsible authority. It's origin
'"N WN Nslrfi'us, ll- circulation sur
'rpiiil"us. Consequently there has
.'rn up q" ini@ uh' nothing either TO
.'n' "r recognize
N"N- senator ! KNOW OF my own
n"Nl'd-' mar story is a lIe. made
ui "i ih' Wh"l" ,l"th. II any person
'niir's q" question this assertion |
awe DO my possession proof cnnclu-
'N' Nhl'h h"ld myself ready 10
ii'r h'i"I' your honest aud truth
KING "ihd.
Oh" NOT accuse Governor Wilson