Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-01-29
The BREAK WAS
A WISE MOVE
Woodrow Wilson Strength
ened Himself by Breaking
With Harvey
WAS POPULAR IN WEST
Democratic Leaders in Seat
tie interviewed on the
Subject Recently
WAS POPULAR IN WEST

SEATTLE, Jan 27.-That Woodrow
Wilson has strengthened himself with
the masses by his break with George
Harvey. editor of Harpers, was the
opinion expressed generally among the
Wilson supporters in Seattle-, i.
I. d. Folsom. jr., president of the
King County Wilson club Hugh G.
Todd. the state organizer of Wilson
clubs and William Hickman Moore,
members of the Wilson Club, unite in
expressing the belief that Wilson has
not injured his chances for the demo-
cratic presidential, nomination Bo
Sweeney said that the Wilson cause
was not helped by the break with
Harpers
Says Break Good Move.
Mr.. Todd, who appears to be stalking
his chances for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor in the Wilson
cause, says: Gov Wilson's refusal of
the support of Col. Harvey, editor of
Harper's Weekly, will strengthen his
| candidacy among the democrats Of
Washington and will mean the added
support of progressive republicans"
Mr. Folsom says: Gov. Wilson's
break with Col. Harvey, according to
Col. Watterson, was right in fact. but
wrong in form only. Fortunately the
American people who think, care not
SO much for the form as the substance.
and those who support him form prin.
ciple will approve his break"
Strengthens in West.
Judge William Hickman Moore said
that the turning down of the support
of the editor of Harper's Weekly oy
Gov. Wilson would strengthen him in
the West, although he was not pre-
pared to say what effect his course
would have in the East.
with respect to Col Wattersons
part in the affair, and before We take
him too seriously. it might be we'll to
ask ourselves these questions who
owns Harpers Weekly?' Whom did
Watterson support for president in
1896" What was his course in his
own state in the matter OF the elec,
ton of Gov Bradley, when he bolted
the expressed preference of his party?'
"Oh, no, Gov. Wilson's candidacy will
not suffer by his recent action i'll re-
jecting the support of Col. Harvey and
~ IDr n,,'- xr-,11 ,,,Irr
ment, strengthen him as the facts in
the case become better known by the
masses of Americans"
Sweeney Is Sorry.
Bo Sweeney, delegate from Colorado
to the democratic national convention
of 1896, which nominated Bryan, and
one of the active workers of the local
Wilson club, said:
81 am sorry" said Mr. Sweeney,
that Gov. Wilson had any misunder-
standing with Col. Harvey. Just what
effect it will have am not prepared to
say, but it will certainly do him no
good. There can be no question that
Col. Harvey has done more than any
other individual to bring Gov. Wilson
into prominence as political force.
but l understand that the policy of
Harper's Weekly has undergone a
change during the last few months,
hence compelling change on the part
of Gov. Wilson. The statement of Col.
Watterson published today in the Post
lntelligencer must, however, have it's
effect upon Gov. Wilson's candidacy.
for it will be accepted as the entire
truth by the friends of the veteran
editor and it must be conceded that