The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-31
e overnor Wilson De-
cllnes to Reply to
Watterson.
ROOSEVELT BRANDS
BUT ONE LIAR.
Says He Never Gave Interviews
to Representative of Chicago
Evening Post, and Urges
Public to Wait for State
ment Over His Gown
Signature"
Especial to The r,mes.n,,n,, !,

Especial to The Times-pispatch.,
Sew york, January 3p.-It was an
otuay IN the Contributing Editors
department at tho OUTLOOK TO-DAY and
never a Governor came prcund ~ aaI
himself to Colonel Roossyelts collec
tlon' To he sure. Governor Stubs IF
hansas' called, but ne was a repeater
having told the Colonel several days
before how Kansas longcd for him.
HoHerhor Stubs said he'd dropped
IN TO say good-by before going to
washington and then tc Kansas to
reiterated his belief that Colonel
Roosevelt would be the candidate for
the presidency. that ne Will accent, and
mat he will be elected u
me Governor said that he would
IKE TO see President Taft but sun
posed the President would be absent
from Washington during hIg visit To a
suggestion that, in view ot his Roose-.
Feit enthusiasm. he might be cons!d-
cred political enemy to the Presi.
dent, Governor Stubs SAID: '
just for Roosevelt.
oh I'm not thinking of lighting
Mr. Taft. ! haven't time for any.
thing like that. I'm Just for Roose.
Welt. $500,
me only comment on affairs politl-
cai that Mr. Roosevelt would make
was denial that he had given an in
ht,
Evening Post to the effect that he
would take the presidential nomina-
ton II the people declared for him in
uhniistakahle terms. lie had never
seen a representative OF the Chicago
Evening Post, SO far as he could re-
.un' ana he said he was sticking to
ms previous announcement that when
ne had anything to say abou. the
nomination he would say It publicly
anu over my own Signature,
colonel Roosevelt took late after.
non train for Oyster Bay. He doesn't
eApeet TO be in town again before
liaas' re wouldn't talk about pros
IT Is understood that there will ba
several political pilgrims TO Oyster
bay IN the next few days. -1lE
Getting In Line.
New Jersey proaresslves, among
mem eNcGovernors Fort and stokes,
Everett Colby. Senator W. ]. Bradley
of Camden; Sheriff Hoterlcks. Of Mon.
mouth county and William LLOYD,
vice cha rman of the Essex Country
Republican Committee. met al "a.
enion Club here to-day and perfected
an organization, which has for Its pur-
pose me capturing of the New Jersey
delegates for acknowledgements 1t was
announced at the close Of the meet
ms mat an aggressive Roosevelt CAM
palSn would be started at once Abour
thirty New Jersey Republicans were
present at the meeting
Wilson Is Slicn:.
Governor Wilson conferred with =
number of his political advisers al
Trenton to-day, and then reached tho
conclusion that II would he the parr
OF sound discretion TO make no reply
to, the latest broadside of Colonel Nat
terson. published this morning. IA
statement like that admits of no con,
t,t., ~ u
of the Governor when h.: gave audi
ence TO the waiting newspapermen,
who were seeking interviews
Upon being urged TO mako some
further comment upon the charges, the
Governor, speaking with the utmost
| deliberation. said:
Il am sorry to have 10 regret a
friendship which while IL lasted vas
certainly most interesting and agree
able" -
Some one suggested 20 the Governor
that perhaps he meant 20 say he was
sorry TO regret the loss of such a
J friendship, but he repeated that he had
intended exactly what ho had said.
| that he must speak sincerely. and
therefore, could not say that he re-
GREETED the loss OF that which proved
to be only ashes.
Later in the day the Governor was
Informed of the publication of cor
i'NspohNEitt winch pissed between
him and Colonel George Harvey fol-
lowing the incident which resulted in
his name being taken trom Harpers
! Weekly as presidential candidate
Inasmuch S he had given his con-
| sent 10 the publication Of these LETT
| ters. ard was informed that Colonel
| Harvey had done the sa;rc the Gov.
crnor said that further comment upon
| his part seemed Unnecessary. He de-
tclined to make a statement