El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-30
WILsON-HBRVEY CORRESPONDENCE i
SHOWS WARM PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP

very much to see you in Washington,
but was absolutely captured by callers
every minute I was in my rooms ana
when I was not there, was tuitilllng
public engagements ] saw you at the
dinner but could not get at you, and
after the dinner was surrounded ana
prevented from getting at you L am
in town today. to speak this evening,
and came in early in the hope OF catch
ing you at your office
For 1 owe 1t TO you and to my own
thought and feeling to tell you how
grateful / am for all your generous
praise and support Of me (nO one has
described me more nearly as l would
like to believe myself to be than you
have); how I have admired you for
the independence and unhesitating in
dividuality Of your course and how
far L was from desiring that you should
cease your support OF me IN the week
y. You viii think me very stupid. but
I did not think OF that as the result
OF my blunt answer TO your question.
Il thought only OF the means OF con-
vincing the people OF the real tnde-
pendence Of the Weekly's position You
VIII remember thst that was what we
discussed And now that have IN
Intentionally put you in q false and
embarrassing position you heap Goals
OF fire on my head oy continuing 20
give out interviews favorable to my
candidacy. All that L can say is that
You have proved yourself very big and
that 7 wish I might have an early op-
[ really feel about it all.
With warm regard cordially and
faithfully yours,
1t IS noted in the foregoing that
mention Of the Knickerbocker Instead
OF Manhattan club is obviously a slip
OF the pen.
Col. Harvey's reply was as follows:
No Personal Resentment.
January 16. 1912.
Ny Dear Governor Wilson;
Thank you sincerely for your most
handsome letter I can only repeat
what 1 said before, that there is no
particle OF personal rancOr or resent
ment left in me. And I beg you to be-
lieve l have not said one word TO any
body OF criticism Of you.
L nave TO print a word OF explana-
ton to the Weekly's readers, but it
viii be the briefest possible
Very truly yours,
George Harvey
Wilson "Regrets'' Friendship.
Trenton, y. J., Jan 3O.=eThe latest
statenent Of colonel W'atterson admits
Of no comment from me, said governor
woodrow Wilson today, when asked II
he had any reply TO make to the Ken
lucky editors statement issued last
night
7 am only sorry to have to regret
the friendship. which, while il lasted,
1 found interesting and enjoyable"
Asked II ne did not mean to say the
loss OF friendship, the governor replied
that he preferred to have the state
ment understood as he had dictated It
Someone Lied, Says WattersOn.
Washington, D. c., Jan. S0.-ColoneI
henry WattersOns IN a statement issued
and intended to bring a "dfstasteful
episode to an end. 50 far as he was
concerned. declared that the Issue be-
tween him and governor Wilson was
solely as TO which one had lied" Col
onel WattersOn said he had engaged
onclusively to show" that governor &
wilson had lied and charged that the /
New Jersey executive dared not face
the Sacts."
Colonel Watterson declined TO make |
pubic any proofs in his possession. He .
denied that Thomas F. Ryan ever had
oeen approached for campaign contri- !
buttons Tor governor Wilson but stated ]
that the matter had been talked over /
with governor Wilson and the latter 4
had expressed the fear" that IL the /
knoWieoge Of a contribution from Mr.. /
Ryan got abroad it might do more 1
harm than good.
OF the Ryan story, Col. Watterson 4
The Ryan story, which has made I
such an impression upon the lrnl1novz- 4
ing and unreflecting. was, as far as \
II related TO colonel Harvey a lie ont /
OF whole cloth. Though r-overnor
wilson knows this, he has allowed il /
20 clrculaLe without a word OF contra (
olcuon. Inc attempt which followed /
It's exposure oy me to make It appear /
tnat nave intlmated that application I
same cloth. and Is charscferistie ~ f5S /
dupuctty which attaches itself 10 tina j
entire proceeding OF the governor and /
his publicity agents"