The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-28
WILSON MANAGER
MAKES STATEMENT

NEW YORK. Jan. 2G-Susgestions b.
Col Henry Watterson that he soliCite'
TO the Woodrow Wilso
fund from Thomas T.. Rys
Sero met with declarations by William
:. McCombs. Governor Wilson's campaieI
that Mr.. Hyan's money woul'
lot hc accepted. "Such contribution
we're not within the spirit OF tho Wood
-ow Wilson campaign Mr.. McCombs de
,Iared in X statement made public her
onlght. Ills statement follows.
| have read the correspondence in
terchsnged between Colonel Waiter
son and Senator Tlllmau. which ap-
pcared In this mornings papers.
had thought that Colonel Waiter
sons statement OF several days ago
Itself entirely disposed OF the alleged
incident ] so stated In m interviow
a day or so afterwards. | have made
no statement with reference to ii
since that time. From the beginning
of the campaign for Governor Wilson,
which ! have managed ] have re-
ceivcd all OF tho contributions made
10 H. assume responsibility for
them, and | know their sources. They
have uniformly been made by people
who had no interest except the con-
summation ot the ideas which no rep
rcscnts. Not one OF them expects any
other return.
Any communicate which has bocn
had between myself and Colonel Wat
tcrSon regarding campaign funds has
taken place In personal interviews
between him and myself. There have
been two interviews only. | intense
ly dislike 10 make n public state
mcnt OF a private conversation and
regret very much that Colonel Wat
terson has forced mo to do 40. In
October OF last year I had general
conversation on presidential politics
with Colonel Wattcrson at the Wal
dorf, where he was stopping. 7 vls-
-
course OF That conversation he gave
il as his opinion that large
amount Of money would be needed
and volunteered the suggestion that
hc would 20 aud sec his friend,
Thomas T.. RYAN and that lac was
sure he could induce him to make
very large contribution TO the cam
paign.
said To him that We would not
take Mr.. Ryan's money and such
contributions were not In the spirit
OF the Woodrow Wilson campaign.
lis reply was:
II have been i'm politics tfty years
and I know that money and not pa
triotism counts In presidential
campaign"
repeated To Colonel Wattcrson
that we could not take the money.
Early In December ! met him again
and he renewed the discussion OF
RYAN contribution. ! made the same
fore.
| heard nothing further from Col
oucl Wat,crsou on tho subject and
thought no moro OF the conversations.
have not seen him since shat time.
n ] mistake not. there Is an impii-
cation, perhaps. IN Colonel Waiter
sons letter TO Senator TIlman-prob-
ably not lntcnded-to tho effect that
he secured funds for this campaign
from MT. Ryan. No such contribution
had been made and this, ~ course.
Colonel Watterson well knows.
Tho weli-timcd assaults upon Gov
ernor Wilson arc rendering q real
service. I viii specify ono respect
Since fhe beginning of these attacks
I have received In my mail many
small contributions from all over the
country from people who have not
been asked 70 contribute and whom
neither | nor Governor Wilson know
Their letters all convey expressions OF
resentment A. the unfair and con-
certNd attacks that are being made
on him.