The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-01-31
THE STORM CENTRE.
OPPONENTS OF NEW JERSEY
GOVERNOR ACTIVE.
Enemies Claim Watterson Feud Has
Hurt, While Friends Think it Has
Helped.

: Washington, Jan. 2S.-Although
up to this time Senator Tillman has
made good his word that he has said
all he is going to say on the Waiter
son-Wilson matter, at least for the
present, the situation continued to be
the sole topic Of conversation where
ever politicians and public men met
here today.
what the opponents Of Woodrr !
Wilson are now bent upon, it is
declared, is to compel Gov. w @ to
make public the names Of y con-
tributors to his campaign 4. They
are seeking to force him. to reveal
the source Of the money that has
been used to keep Wilson headauar-
ters In New York open, to conduct
q literary campaign, and to form
Wilson organizations in many States.
On the other hand, it is promised that
in the next few days there viii be
rallying to Gov. Wilson on the part
Of his friends and admirers that will
prove he has not only lost no strength
on account Of the break with Col.
Harvey and the attacks of Col. Wat
terson, but that he has gained. In
fuential men in congress, who are
heart and soul for Wilson, and who
believe that he is the one hope of the
Democrats next November, are ex-
, pected to declare for him in such
fashion as will give a great impetus
to his campaign.
Talk is afioat that a letter may
soon be given out which was written
by Gov. Wilson to Col. Harvey at
the time Of the Jackson day BAN
quet. Two versions of this letter are
given. The Wilson men say that it
disproves that Gov. Wilson treated
Col Harvey wrongfully or with in
gratitude. The anti-Wilson men say
3 amounts to an apology to Col. Har-
J. yeyst for the way he. WAS &reated. As
~ SjsuI o~. ssace Col.
watterson gave OH hia statensent say
ing he was authorized to raise cam-
pagin funds rsGov Wilson, and ad-
mitting he conferred with Thomas f.
Ryan.sthese things have happened.
Gov, Wilson insists that the state
ment that Col. watterson was author.
lied to raise funds, for him is ''rhso-
elutely without fopndation."
One manner ia which the op-
ponsnts Of wilson are seeking to use
tie WILSON, IIssvey Incident is this;
They are ppinting won't that Wilson
|used Col Harvey to capture the gov
ernorship in New Jersey ard to get
UP to a certain point in his quest for
The presidency. Then, they say, he
turned on Harvey and threw him
down" when he saw he could no long
er use him.
In the light Of this, say the anti
Wilson men,, what will happen to
Bryan? VIII not Wilson use Bryan
to get into the White House and
then turn against him, not, merely
with personal ingratitude thet is
said to be sharper than serpeht's
tooth, but with a disregard for the
progressive policies. the advocacy of
which has Bryan 10 support viii
+, SON?
This sort Of argument has been ap-
piled cleverly ami with some effect
by the opponews of Wilson in quar-
ters where aPniration for Bryan is
intense. BuHthe difficulty about get
ting permfhent advantage against
Wilson with this sort OF talk is that
Bryan Hmself is plainly stronger
than eyfr in his support of Wilson
and IN his belief that Wilson is the
Moss to lead the Democratic party
out If the woods.
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