The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-01-31
BY Woodrow Wilson, Says
Campaign Manager.
SAYS HE TOLD Mr.. WATTERSON
Declares the Veteran Jour-
naIiSt Told Him Money
Makes Presidents.
GOV. WILSON REMAINS SILENT

New York, Jan. 27.-Suggestion
by Henry Watterson that he solicit
a contribution to the Woodrow vii
son campaign fund from Thomas F
Ryan were met with declarations by
William F. McCombs, Gov. Wilson's
campaign manager, that Mr.. Ryan''
money could not be accepted, as
such contributions were not within
the spirit OF the Woodrow Wilson
campaign" Mr.. McCombs declared
in a statement made public here to-
night. His statement follows
81 have read the correspondence
interchanged between Col. Waiter
son and Senator Tillman, which ap-
, peared in this mornings papers.
had thought that Col. Watterson's
statement of several days ago itself
entirely disposed Of the alleged in
cident. | so stated in an interview
a day or so afterwards.
81 have made no statement with
reference to it since that time. From
the beginning Of campaign for
Governor Wilson, which | have man
aged, l have received all of the con-
tributions made to it.
81 assume responsibility for them
and l know all their sources. They
have uniformly been made by peo-
Vple who had no interest except the
consummation of the idea which he
represents. Not one of them eX-
poets any other return.
ANY communication which has
been had between myself and Col.
Watterson regarding campaign
funds has taken place in personal
interviews between him and myself.
There have been two interviews
only. / intensely dislike to make a
public statement Of private con-
versation and regret very much that
Col. Watterson has forced me to do
20.
I'm October of last year | had
general conversation on Presiden-
tial politics with Col. Watterson
at the Waldorf, where he was stop
ping. | visited him at his sugges-
ton.
I'm the course of that converse
ton he gave it as his opinion that
a large amount of money would be
needed and volunteered the sugges-
ton that he would go and see his
friend, Thomas Fy(N ran, and that
he was sure he coh.Sz- sduce him to
make a very large contribution to
tke campaign.
81 said to him that we could not
take Mr.. Ryan's money and that
such contributions were not within
the spirit of the Woodrow Wilson
campaign. His reply was:
81 have been in politics fifty
years and | know that money and
not patriotism counts in a Presi-
Dental campaign
II repeated to Col. Watterson
that we could not take the money.
Early in December l met him again
and he renewed the discussion of
( Ryan contribution. l made the
SINE answer to him that had
made before.
~ heard nothing further from
Co. Watterson on the subject and
thought no more of the converse
tions. l have not seen him since
that time. If | mistake not there
is an implication perhaps in Col.
Watterson's letter to Senator Till
man-probably not intended-to
the. effect that he secured funds for
this campaign from Mr.. Ryan. No
such contribution has been made,
and this. of course, Col. Watterson
we'll knows.
1.-THE well known assaults upon
Gov. Wilson are rendering a real
service | will specify one respect.
SINCE the beginning of these attacks
] live received in my mail many
small contributions from ali over
the country from people who have
mot been asked to contribute and
whom neither l nor Gov. Wilson
know. Their letters all convey ex-
pressions of resentment at the I'M
fair and concerted attacks that are
being made upon him"
silent on Watterson Affair.
Boston, Jan. 27.-Gov. Woodrow
, rilson, of New Jersey, spoke be-