The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
HIS SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT FOR
DENOMINATION REGARDED 9
AS SIGNIFICANT.
L HIMSELF
Controversy Between Wilson, Harvey
and W~atterson Is Revived by
Senator TiIlman Of South
>.
Carolina.

John L. Wilson of Washington in IA
vor OF the denomination of the presi-
dent, constituted the chief political
points brought out in connection with
the presidential campaign here yes
terday, in addition to the renewal OF
the agitation of the Wilson-Harvey-
Watterson controversy.
The special interest attaching to
what Representative Longworth says
at this time is on account of the fact
that he has just returned from a visit
to Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr.. Longworth does not attempt to
speak for his father-in-law, saying
merely that "Mr. Roosevelt is able to
take care of himself" but the son-in-
law is emphatic in saying that as for
himself he is for the denomination Of
Mr.. Taft. This makes the politicians,
here believe that Colonel Roosevelt
will soon find some way to take him
self out of the presidential limelight
which he is largely occupying just
now.
John L. Wilson, former United
States senator from Washington, own
ing the leading Republican paper, in
Seattle and regarded as one of the
strong men of the Pacific Northwest,
as he left the White House declared
that the Republican party must re-
nominate President Taft or it will be
disorganized and beaten for fifteen
years to ome '"--
Watterson Gives Out Letters.
Interest in the controversy between
Woodrow Wilson, Colonel George Har-
vey and Colonel Henry Watterson
over Mr.. Wilson's aspirations for the
Democratic presidential nomination
was revivified when Colonel Waiter
SON gave out correspondence that had
passed between himself and Senator
B. r. Tillman of South Carolina. The
correspondence, in which the name of
Thomas F. Ryan figures, follows:
washington, D. c., Jan. 25, 1912.
"My Dear Sir: Referring to the
so-called Harvey-Watterson incident, I
find you quoted by the newspapers of
this morning to the following effect: L
had given Henry Watterson credit for
more sense than to try to foist off a
story like this with the material facts
concealed The man who makes a
public statement with the material
facts concealed is little other than a
scoundrel. I have the right, therefore,
to demand of you Upon what warrant
OF authority you make this serious &C
cusation of me and to ask a reply
hro11Oh NY frior1 %h1 IJo-o~,l1.
swagar Sherley of Kentucky.
with greatest respect,
HENRY WATTERSON.
"Hon. B. r. Tillman."
Jan. 26, 1912.
United States Senate, Washington.
MY Dear Sir:
"In your note of Jan. rs, handed me
by the Hon. Swagar Sherley, you call
my attention to an interview which
[ had given out in reference to the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. incident, in
which l say, I had given Henry Wat
! terson credit for more sense than to
try to foist off a story like this with
the material facts concealed You de-
Adouu W huOW OpOu WudL Warrant OF
authority you make this serious ac-
%cusation against me-
"In your statement to the press you
described in detail the rupture be-
tween Governor Wilson and Colonel
Harvey, but said nothing as to what
caused it. All the leading papers of
the country seem to know why Gov
ernor Wilson severed relations with
Colonel Harvey, and you, as a leading
newspaper man and self-confessed ex-
pert groomer of presidential candi-
dates, must have know it at the time
your statement was published. livery
promptly concluded that you knew the
reasons for the rupture and when you
made public the manner in which it
occurred, without giving the causes,
you were unquestionably %concealing
the material facts.
very respectfully yours,
"B. R. TILLMAN.