Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-18
This is Way Col, Henry Wat
terSon Sizes Up Governor
Who Seeks Democratic Nom
nation For President.
! OUISVlLLE EDITOR
OUT WITH STATEMENT
Candidates Break With Col,
George Harvey Who Started
His Boom, May Eliminate
Him From Race,

,p, Moaning journal Special Leased Wire
Louisville Ky, Jan. III llat he
had hoped to find in woodrow w ha.'i
another Tilden, but had fouhd fatu-
81, ., school master than Statesman
was the declaration of Henry waiter
son. the veteran Kentucky eultor anu
southern democrat, in a stateihci,
,,,ade hero tonight to the Associated
Press in connection with the break
betWeen Governor Wilson ana ColoHNi
George Harvey. ,,.
"Regretting that | must appear
.tber ms "A witness or a party to the
Notwithstanding which has arlsei,
between Colonel George Harvey ana
Governor Woodrow Wilson, reads the
statement, 81 shall have to speak WIN
some particularly in order to be JUS
alike to the public and to the pril-
cipals. =, ,,,.
orartment at the Manhattan Club
was held to consider certain practicai
measures relating to Governor VIII
sons candidacy. Colonel Harvey stooI
reward Governor Wilson much as
had stood five ana thirty years ago
toward Mr.. Tilden. This appealed to
me. Colonel Harvey had brought the
governor and myself together in ms
New Jersey home eighteen months
ago aud as time passed ne hau m
terested me in his ambitions.
f was hoping ] might find IN GOV
ornor Wilson another Tilden. In point
of intellect and H'ail' hihty / Yet
think Colonel Harvey made no mis-
take in his choice of candidate, bu.
the circumstances leading to the un
fortunate parting of the ways be-
tween them leads me to doubt Wheth-
cr i'm character ana temperament--lt
may be merely in the habits of a life
time-Governor Wilson is not rathef
schoolmasi er than statesman.
"I have from Colonel Harvey ana
Governor wilson statements accord
ing to the memory of each touching
what ala actually happen and was
spoken on the occasion named. Thesd
DO not materially differ. They coin
eide with my own recollection. Moth
ing of a discourteous kind-eNen Ci
am unfIiendly kind-passed during an
interview OF more than an hour. From
the first however, there was certain
constrlint in Governor Wilson's man
ner, the absence of the cordiallty ana
candor which should mark hearty
confidential intercourse, intimatlng
the existence of some adverse niiu~
once
His manner was autocratic if not
tyiannous. | did not take this to my
self but thought ii related To Colonel
Harvey ana when Colonel Harvey, dp-
parentiv overcome by Governor VIII
sons austcrity. put the direct ques-
uuu To- Governor Wilsod whether the
support of aarper's Weekly was doins
him an injury and received from Gov
ornor Wilson the cold rejoinder that
il was 1 was both surprised and
shocked.
- had myself, as far back as LAST
october. suggested to Governor VIII
son that, in view of his supposed en-
vironmeuL it might be well for Col
onei Harvey to moderate somewhat
the rather aggressive character ol
Harpcrs Weekly in the Wilson lead
trshp ! am not sure that | had not
fid as much to Colonel Harvey NM
self, but that Governor Wilson with
out the least show of compunctlon'
should express or yield To such an
opn.un and permit Colonel Harvey
I'd consider himself discharged from
tle position of trusted intimacy ne
had up To- this moment held, left me
little room to doubt that Governor
Wilson is not a man who makes com
mon cause with his political assocl-
aieE, or is deeply sensible Of his po-
hucal obligations; because ii is but
TRUE anl fair TO say that except Tor
colonel Harvey he would not be N
lh' running at all.
"1Cl lionel Harvey was grieVously
wounded. lie had been fighting Gov
ernor Wilson's battle for many years
and had idealized his character. Al
though I was given no reason to sup
pose myself included in the disfaV3r
which had fallen upon Colonel lt@r-
hD., ] experienced "a sense Of some
lhit- very much like Indignation hut IN
rejecting ] could not rid myself OF the
impression that Governor Wilson han
been receiving letters from Kentucky
written hy enemies of mine WI"
sou-ht through his name and fame.
lo gain some ends cf their own. warn
He him against me and tnat To All
lltert- 7 sat i'm the same boat with
colonel Harvey.
] ann in receipt Of Governor VIII
SONS aFerment 10 the contrary. ]
Wish this had reached me earlier. ]
nave during three weeks Of neWsua-
per opportunity refused To- print a
Nafd on the subject in the hope that
no publicity might De required and
Niai some understanding could De
itttled. / have reason 90 believe
'iti Colonel Harvey withheld his
..aitment f"r the same cause and with
'Ne same hope. II being no longer
p'--inle Go suppress the matter al IT,
r.- This full statement which I make
n.st reluctantly. seems needful tc
'Nti and impartial knowledge bv the
-thtfal public. but more especially by
..e mass and body % democrats who
r So earnestly seeking "a leader in
ile coming contest.
'Ssnedp HENRY WATTERSON.
WILSON TISES GTRnNE
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