The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-30
PATTERSON
 WARNS 'EM UP
GIVES OUT RED HOT INTERVIEW ON THE WiLsoN-WATTERsoN.
 HARVEY souABsLE.
Tells Inside Facts of Ills Relations to Wilson's Candidacy and the Dis puted Campaign contrihu.
 ton of Ryan.

Washington, D C.. Jan % Col. i onel Henry Wattersou in statement issued tonight and intended to bring a 'distasteful episode" 10 an end so far as he was concerned, declared the issue between him and Governor Will son was solely as to which one had lied" Colonel Wilson said he had engaged conelnsMely to show that Governor wilson had lied and charged that the New Jersey executive dare not face the facts."
 Colonel Watterson declined to make public any proofs in his possession. He denied that Thomas F. Ryan had ever been approached for campaign tconributions for Governor Wilson, but stated that the matter had been talk ed over with Governor Wilson and the latter had expressed the fear that IT the knowledge of g contrtbu. tion rom MT Ryan got abroad 1t might do more harm than good
 Colonel Wattersons statement ad- dressed to the Democrats of the United States, follows.
 The time limit set upon my stay in line national capitol being about to expire and Governor Wilson having refused my offer as 10 the9 issue oi yeracity he has raised between us tc submit proof of thG truth of my averment to party associates comle tent to judge both of it's character and the expediency of it's publication shall bring this most distastefu episode to a close. as far as l am con cerned
 "The claim that ! must rush int, print with this proof emanates eithei from the perverse or the malignant have it. am ready under proper supervision to produce 1t, and can be asked in reason to do no more. Il should publish 1t, the very men who are demanding that I shall. would be the first to accuse me of reckless dis regard of what they would call party prudence and private rights The sole issue is whether have lied, as Gov ernor Wilson says I have, or he has lied, which have engaged conclu siyely to show lie dare not face the facts.
 with as brief a review as may be ol the circumstances to which l owe the misfortune of having made Governor Wilson's acquaintance not to mention my endorsement of his plausible, but specious pretensions,. shall cease to trouble the public N4tGa controversy no wise Of my seeFiRg
 During the early summer of 1910 I was passing week end-QltA Col; onel George Harvey an old friend, at Dealbach his home. in New Jersey There arrived for dinner, Dr Wood row Wilson, president of Princeton and the Hon. James Smith, JF, late a senator in congress. Dr. Wilson had never met before The talk at table was mainly about the prospective nomination Of democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey Drawn into the conV ersation. ventured the opinion that if nothing more than 2 goyernorahip was in sight t would b, sacrifice for Dr Wilson to quit his exalted station at the head of grea university and get down into the bul ring of politics to struggle for pre- ferment 80 ephemereai and uncertain
 "That was probably what Colone Harvey who seemed under some spel wrought by Dr Wilson, had planned MT Smith declared he wanted roth Ing for himself; oaly to see the stat redeemed that no one but pr Vii sen could redeem 1t and the like J due season, Dr. Wilson was nom mated and elect5d-
 Not long after was eahed t New New York The situation in New Jel sey was explained to me. l was tol that MT Smith wished to return the senate. despite his declaration ths he wanted nothing for himself, tha there had been primary electiol which had gene by default, in whie person by the name of Martir represented as wholly unfit, had o tained a rather meager vote. tGat So ernor Wilson held Senator Smith his bond. and stood by the par ] pledge touching primary elections.
 rtris f1e v-sa clearly right.
 1 The presidential campaign.
 which the gnbernatorial election hi