Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-27
COURT Of HONOR
IS SUGGESTED.
Harvey iIson-Watterson Contro-
yersy-..Lattei Claims He Can
Furnish Proof.
MR.. WATTERSON'S STATEMENT
Claims lie Always Energies With Fly
inc COiOrs In Controversies - Wilson
and TiIlman Interviewed.

! Washington. Jan. pa court o!
honor" today was suggested by Col
Henry W. Watterson. 70 settle the
Harvey sOn-WatterSon controversy
regarding Watterson's authority to
solicit campaign funds for Gov. Wood
row Wilson's boom.
To the United Press. Col. Waiter
son today made the following state
menL 10 the public:
In my letter to Senator Tillman
offered to furnish him proof Of any
disputed statement made by me. If
Senator will do me The honor person
ally 10 call upon me. as ! am confined
10 my hotel and cannot personally
call upon him. | will furnish him
proof not only thai had authoriza-
tion 10 raise money for the Wilson
campaign. but That | did in fact
In case Senator Tillman's aver
ment after inspecting this proof is
deemed equivocal or insufficient.
propose that Gov. Wilson name TWO
confidential friends. | to name TWO.
the four TO name a fifth. and this
court OF gentlemen thus established,
determine The issue between us.
Il musr insist that this be done
AT once. as must leave Washing
ton next Tuesday TO fiji important en-
gagemenrs.
With this statement. 'Marse' Wat
lerson declared he has The goods"
10 back up and exhibit TO the gentle
mems court" He stands ready 10
display them insianter. II was made
whea the doughty Colonel was shown
GOV. Wilson's statement passing the
direct lie that Watterson was auth
orized TO solicit funds. TO which Thos.
Fortune Ryan is said 10 have contrib
ujed.
Il have never yet entered Il public
controversy that ] did not come out
with colors flying" said the Kentucky
warhorse, And when | make seri-
GUS public statement Of momentous
import as this. have proof 10 back
it up"
Senator Tillman declined TO be in
lcrvicwed on Watterson's court Oi
honor" plan. or TO make any State
ment in regard to the controversy.
There was no longer any isuc re-
tween Col. Watlerson and himself, he
said, that issue now being between
the editor and Gov. Wilson.
For my part. the incident is clos
ed. Tillman declared.
Boston. Jan. 21.-At his hcadQuar-
Lers in the Hotel SomerseI Governor
Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey, max
ing his initial trip into conservative
New England. received an almost
constant stream OF callers today. The
publication by Henry Waltcrson Of 4
letter TO Senator Tillman, in which
the Kentucky editor said he was ask
ed by the governor TO raise funds for
his campaign, and in the capacity OF
collector tried to interest Thomas
f. Ryan. and the mediate repndia.
| ton Of the statement by the governor
has itensifed the interest in the gov
ernor's stay.
Wilson's reputation Of the Waiter
son statement gave the lie direct &c
the Colonel. He said:
so far as am concerned the state
ment that Col. Watterson was re
1uested to assist in raising money il
my behalf is absolutely without foun
dation. Neither I nor anyone author
lied to represent me ever made sucl
a request"
The governors plans for the da.
included his address before the Har
ward Democratic club this afternoon
and speeches before the Massachu
sets Real Estate Exchange.
Relation Of business and politics
will be the subject Of the address de
livered here tonight by Gov. Wilson
at the Hotel Somerset before the Bos
ton Real Estate Exchange GOV
Foss was guest of honor at the Bos
i ton City Club at noon.