The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
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Especial to me Times Dispatc
New York. january 27.-The fol.
lowing statement by William L. Nc
Combs. campaign manager of Wood
row Wilson, was mado public by Mr..
McCombs Tonight:
81 have read the correspondence In
tcrchanEed between Colonel Watter-
son and Senator ,rlllman, which ap-
peared In this mornings papers.
had thought that Colonel Watterson's
statement OF several days ago. itself
entirely disposed of tho alleged tuci4
dent. ! so stated IN an interview a
day or SO afterwards. 1 have made no
statement with reference to 1t since
that time. From the beginning of tha
campaign for Governor Wilson which
have managed. ! have received all of
the contributions made to It, 1 assume
responsibility for them, and I know
all their sources. They have Uniform
~ boon made by people who had no
interest except the contamination OF
the ideas which he represents. Not
one OF them expects any other res
turn.
Any communication which has been
had between myself ana Colonel Wat
terson regarding campaign funds has
taken place in personal interviews he-
tween him and myself. There have
been two interviews only. I intense-
~ dislike TO make n public statement
OF private conversations. nnd regret
very much that Colonel Watterson has
forced Inc TO do so, In October OF
last year [ had n general conversa-
ton on presidential politics with Col,
oncl Wat,erSon at the Waldorf, whera
he was stopping. 1 visited him at
his suggestion. In the course of that
conversation. he gave it as his opinion
that Il large amount OF money would
be needed. and volunteered tho suE,.
Scstion thdt he would SO and sec his
friend, Mr.. Thomas T. Ryan, and that
lio was sure lie could induce him to
make very large contribution to the
campaign.
Could Not TnIte II.
II said to him that we could not
take Mr.. Ryan's money. and that such
contributions were not within tho
spirit OF the Woodrow Wilson cam
raisn. Ills reply was
" i have been in politics fifty years,
and ! know that money ana not ma.
triotism counts in q presidential CAM
paiSn.'
II repeated to Colonel watterson
that We could not take the money.
Early in December l met MIN again.
and hc renewed the discussion of n,
Ryan contribution. made the same
answer TO him that | mad made be-
fore.
q heard nothing turther from COZ
r1"i NdtttlSOn OH the SUBJECT, and
thought no more OF the conversations.
have hot seen linn since that time.
If | inistuke not thore is an inplica-
ton. perhaps. in Colonel Wattersdn'at
letter to Senator Tillman--pro babsyr
not intonded-tu the effect that he Sc
cured funds for this campaign from
MIR. Ryan. No such contribution has
been made. and this Of course, Colonol
Wattcrson well knows.
The weli-'med assaults uron Cow
ornor Wilson ave rendering real SER
vice. ] Will specify one respect. Since
the beginning Of these attacks I have
received In my mai! inany small con-
tributions from all over the country j
from people who have not been asked
to contribute, and whom neither I nor
Gavernor Wilson know. These letters
all convey expressions OF resentment
at tho unfair and concerted attacks
that arc being made upon him"
Another Letter Comm Z. ~
Washington. January 27--r4Snother
letter bearing on the now faufotIa