Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-30
Election of Wilson a Calamity
(continued from Paae one.l

wilson Does Not r ace the Facts.
1.-THE claim that | must rush into
print with this proof emanates either
from the perverse or the malignant.
have it, am ready under proper SUI
pervision TO produce it, and can be
asked in reason to do no more. If
should publish it the very men who
are demanding that l shall would be
first to accuse me of reckless disregard
Of what they would call party pru-
dence and private rights. The sole is
sue is whether ] have lied, as Govern
or Wilson says / have, or he has lied,
which / have engaged conclusively to
show. He dare not face the facts.
Misfortune of Wilson's Acquaintance.
with as brief review as may be
Of the circumstances to which l owe
the misfortune of having made Gov
ernor Wilson's acquaintance, not to
mention my endorsement Of his plaus-
fble but specious pretensions / shall
cease to trouble the public with con-
troversy noWise Of my seeking.
His First Meeting With Wilson.
During the early summer Of 1901
was passing a weekend with Colonel
George Harvey, an old friend, at Deal
Beach, his home, In New Jersey. There
| arrived for dinner Dr. Woodrow VIII
son, then president of Princeton, and
| the Hon. James Smith, Jr.. later a. sem
| ator in congress. DIR. Wilson L had new
er met before. The talk at table was
mainly about the prospective nomin-
alton Of n democratic candidate for
/ governor of New Jersey Drawn into
| the conversation, l ventured the opin-
! ion that II nothing moro than a gov
! ernOrship was In sight it would be q
| sacrifice for DR.. Wilson to quit his ex-
allied station at the head of a great
/ university and get down into the bull
ring OF politics to struggle for prefer
ment so ephemeral and uncertain.
Wilson the Man to Redeem New Jsr.
sey.
THAT was probably what Colonel
! Harvey, who seemed under some spell
wrought by DR. Wilson, had planned.
| Mr. Smith declared that he wanted
nothing for himself; only to see the
! state redeemed that no one but DR..
! Wilson could redeem it, and the like.
| In due season DR.. Wilson was noInin-
ated and elected.
One Time When Wilson Was Right.
Not long after I was called to New
York The situation in New Jersey
! was explained to me. I was told that
| Mr.. Smith wished to return to the SEN
ate, despite his declaration that he
| wanted nothing for himself; that there
had been a primary election, which
had gone BY default, in which a per-
son of the name of MARITIME, represent
! ed as wholly unfit, had obtained a
| rather meagre vote; that Governor
| Wilson held Senator Smith to his bond,
and stood by the party pledge touch
ing primary elections. In this he was
clearly right.
In Confidential Relations With Wilson.
THE presidential campaign. to which
the gubernatorial election served as a
prelude began. In a manner l had
been dragooned, l will not say decoy-
ed, into the service of Governor Will
son and Colonel Harvey. The succeed
ing ten months brought me into con-
ildential relations with Governor Will
son. Letters passed between us. Upon
lis invitation and on his business l
visited his home in Princeton. He was
good enough last = winter to come to
the steamer to see me off for Europe.
We We're caught by the inevitable ko-
dak 1iend and pictorialized in the ri
bald press, side-by side, making quite
TOUCHING group.
A Nest Cordial Intimacy.
Il found him man of polished
manners scholarly attachments and
undenlable tallG,s. On my return from
abroad the governor met me in New
York. Again in November and De-
cember We fOregathered there. In short
nothing was wanting to the most cor
dial and unrestrained intimacy l
make this detailed statement because
the public might well fancy from the
governors present attitude and tone
that | had in some way thrust myself
upon him, and that my friendship and
support had not been desired by him.
Urgent Appeal for Money
The fortnight Immediately preced-
ing the interview at the Manhattan
club, of which ! have been at pains to
say at little as was needful to Justice
between man and man, had done
what l could in the interest of his
campaign. l was met on my arrival
in New York by most urgent appeal
4 FOR money from a gentleman of dis
tinction closely associated with, if moi
actually directing, the Wilson organ
ization and in answer to this l was
able at once to secure a considerable
sum of money. The meeting at the
Manhattan club was designed still fur
Their to push forward and perfect the
work of organization. else why and fol
what was the governor there?
Seeks to Cloud the Issue.
ITO confuse and mislead the public
he has latterly adopted policy of al
ternate silence and sneering. GIVING
the lie direct to my statement that
was asked to help the financial end oil
his campaign, and declining my offel
TO submit the proof Of its truth to q
body of gentlemen and democrats
equally concerned with ourselves fol
the well being of the party, he. thinks
TO cloud the issue and escape it's men.
ace By utrning upon me the irresponsi
bic chatter Of a literary bureau which
claims to live off the immaculate con.
tributlons of subscribers having wings
harps and halos, and which las fo
weeks been flooding the country will
every manner of Justification The very
existence of this, to say nothing of tn,
I sources of its being, should set homes
people to thinking.
Said UnciviI Things of Ryan.
The Ryan story, which has mad
such an impression upon the unknoW
ing and Unrehecting, was, as far as /
! related to Colonel Harvey, lie out o
, whole cloth. The suggestion of MI
Ryan was eagerly caught up by thee
agerts. Fancy a political promoter re
fusing money from anywhere or any
J body! But when l spoke to Governo
; Wilson about it, he said some uncivi
J things Of Mr.. Ryan, expressing a fea
that if the knowledge Of such a con
tribution got abroad it might do NOR
: harm than good-an opinion wit
which Colonel Harvey promptly con
curred-and the matter went no fur
Their / might have asked Governo
Wilson how he could reconcile his oh
lection TO Ryan money, which had nc
vet been offered him, with his deman
for Carnegie pension money. Mhic