New-York tribune., 1912-01-23
GOV. WILSON GETS ANGRY
RepudiateS Interview Published
in Evening Newspaper.
RYAN'S NAME BROUGHT IN
Candidate Intimates Desire for
Him to Meet Financier
Caused Break.

| (By the Regular Correspondent OF The Tribune J
Trenton, n. j.. Jan. Ex-Governor Wilson
was madder than hornet tonight when he
read a copy Of THE Evening SUM-" in
which was printed an alleged interview
| with him. The Governor called I'm several
newspaper men, some of whom had taken
| part in the Interview" in the afternoon,
and gave them the following statement
II want TO denounce in the strongest
terms the action Of a representative of The
Evening Sun in sending to his newspaper
to-day an alleged interview with me. which
was false from beginning TO end. cannot,
| of course. hold the paper itself responsible,
but feel that the reporter was guilty Of
a genuine outrage. l have just sert to the
editor of The Evening Sun the following
telegram:
Editor Evening Sun" New York City:
I wish TO protest warmly against the al
! legged interview with me published In this
evenings Sun" IL was absolutely false
from beginning to end, and the man who
wrote II ought to be disCredited. ], OF
course hold him and not you responsible
WOODROW WILSON.
"I want 10 add that this is the first time
I have ever been treated in this way by a
representatives of the press. hope and be-
lieve that there arc very few men who
would be guilty of such conduct"
In the alleged interview the Governor
was represented as in a iocose mood,
laughing away questions and referring 10
the break with Colonel Harvey and Colo
mel Watterson as "a tempest in a teapot,
as fine a lot of publicity work as l have
ever seen"
us it true" the reporter is said 10 have
asked the Governor, that the cause Of
your break was that Colonel Harvey want
ed you TO arrange a conference with Thom-
as +. Ryan," To this the Governor re-
piled that he would neither deny nor affirm
it, The reporter gathered from his general
talk. however. that Governor Wilson was
perfectly willing to have the story circu-
lated provided he was not made responsible
for it.
In talking to the newspaper men this af-
ternoon the Governor declined to commen.
on the Watterson statement, although h5
intimated that the desire OF Colonel Har-
vey and Colonel Waterson to have ,him
meet Thomas f. Ryan was the real cause
Of the break In answer to a question as
TO what he thought OF the newspaper
stories giving Mr.. Ryan as the cause of the
interested, but would go no further.
The Governor, however. indirectly paid his
compliments to Adrian II. Joline, when in
answer TO a question by reporter for The
Tribune. he tartly answered: II don't deal
in private letters" The Governors answer
was TO a query as to whether he had any
letters touching on the Harvey incident
and cared TO make them public.
was learned that the constant urging Of
Colonel Watterson that the Governor meet
Mr. Ryan was the real cause of the break
between Governor Wilson and the Ken
lucky editor. William McCombs. the man.
ager of the Wilson headquarters in New
York, was also impOrtuned by Colonel
Watterson to see Mr.. Ryan, 1t is said, and
that the promise of large campaign fund
was one OF the inducements. II is said
that the Governor will make no attempt to
answer Colonel Watterson's attack unless
the colonel has more to say. Then. II Is
understood, Governor Wilson will open up.
THE Evening Sun reporter who wrote
the alleged Wilson interview was ordered
cut of the Governors Office by Or. Wilson
tonight. He was talking with one OF the
clerks when the Governor overheard his
voice, and going TO him demanded TO know
why he had sent such an untrue statement
to the paper. The reporter endeavored TO
explain, but the Governor said: There's
the door. young man" He said IT second
time ana the reporter left the office.
When asked TO reply last night TO Gov
.rnor Wilson's statement, THE Evening
Sun" reporter who wrote the story teie-
eraphed THE Sun" as follows:
Have seen Wilson and was told that he
sent telegram Interview In Evening
sun" absolutely correct He is sore pc
cSmsa I persisted in seeing him, and pc
a,,So have that story Of him not sending
congratuiations ConeT to Hibben when he was
eIecfed president. / was warned after see
ing Wilson to-day he was naple I,,eers Io Sc
rough after seeing questions ana answers
in print My story Is right.