Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-30


Henry Watterson.
ITO Hon. B. r. Tillman."
New. York, January 26.-Gov. Wood
row Wilson, on his departure for Bos
ton, on the midnight express tonight
made the following statement In ref
erence to the Watterson- -Tillman cor
respondence given out in Washington
In so far as am concerned, th'
statement that Col. Watterson wa
requested to assist in raising none!
in my behalf Is absolutely withou
Foundation. Neither I nor anyone au'
thorized to represent me ever made
any such request Of him."
| New York, January 27.-Suggestion.
by Col. Henry Watterson that he 80.
licit contributions to the Woodrow
Wilson campaign fund from Thomas
F. Ryan were met with declarations
by William F. McComb, Gov. Wilson's
campaign manager, that Ryan's money
could not be accepted, as such con.
tributions were not within the spirit
OF the Woodrow Wilson campaign
Mr.. McComb made a statement az
follows:
Il have read the correspondence in
terchanged between Col. Wattersor
and Senator Tillman, which appeared
in this mornings papers. l had
thought that Col. Watterson's state
ment of several days ago itself en-
tirely disposed Of the alleged incident
so stated in an interview a day OF
so afterward. 1 have made no state
ment in reference to 1t since that time
From the beginning of the campaign
for Gov. Wilson. which / have man
aged. / have received all OF the con
tributions made 10 1t. ] assume re.
sponsibility for them. and / know all
their sources. They have uniformly
been made by people who have had
no interest except the contamination
of the idea which he represents. Not
one Of them expects any other return
ANY communication which has
been had between myself and Col
Watterson regarding campaign funds
has taken place in personal interviews
between him and myself. There have
been two interviews only. / intensely
dislike to make a public statement OF
a private conversation, and regret
very much that Col. Watterson has
| forced me to do so. In October OF
last year had a general conversation
on presidential politics with Col. Wat
terson at the Waldorf, where he was
stopping. visited him at his sug-
gestion. In the course of that conver-
sation he gave 1t as his opinion that q
large amount Of money would be
needed and volunteered the sugges-
tion that he would go and see his
friend, Thomas F. Ryan, and that he
was sure he could induce him to make
very large contribution to the cam
paign. -. ..--. .---
| II said to him that we could moi
take Mr.. Ryan's money and that such
contributions were not within the spir-
It of the Woodrow Wilson campaign
1 HIS reply was:
81 have been in politics fifty years
and / know that money and not pa
triotism counts in a presidential cam.
paign.'
II repeated to Col. Watterson that
we could not take the money. Early
I'm December met him again. and
he renewed the discussion Of Ryar
contribution. / made the same an
swer to him that l had made before.
II heard nothing further from Col
Watterson on the subject and thought
no more of the contributions. l have
not seen him since that time. If
mistake not, there Is an implication
perhaps, in Col. Watterson's letter to
Senator Tillman-probably not intend
ed-to the effect that he secured funds
for this campaign from Mr.. Ryan. Nc
such contribution has been made and
this, of course, Col. Watterson well
knows.
THE well-timed assaults upon Gov
Wilson are rendering a real service.
will specify one respect. Since the be-
ginning of these attacks, l have re-
ceived in my mail many small contri-
buttons from all over the country from
people who have not been asked to
contribute and whom neither | mol
Governor Wilson know. Their letters
convey expressions Of resentment al
the unfair and concerted attacks that
are being made upon him.