White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-11

Europe. We were caught by the in
evitable kodak fiend and pictorialized
in the ribald press side by side, max
ing quite a touching group.
Il found him a man of polished
manners, scholarly attachments and
u~ndeniable talents. On my return
from abroad the governor met me in
New York. Again in November and
December we foregathered there. In
short, nothing was wanted to the
most cordial, and u~nrestrained init
macy.
Il 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.
The fortnight Immediately pre-
ceding the interview at the Manhat-
tan club, of which | have been at
pains to say as little as was needful
to Justice between man and man,
and men and men. l had done what
l could in the interest of his campign
| was met on my arrival in New York
by a most urgent appeal for money
from a gentleman of distinction
closely associated with, If not actual
ly directing. the Wilson organization,
and in answer to this l was able at
once to secure a considerable amount
of money. The meeting at the Man.
haitian club was designed still furth-
er to push forward and perfect the
work OF organization. Else why, and
Tor what was the governor there?
To confuse and mislead the pub
lie he has latterly adopted a policy
of alternate silence and sneering.
Giving the lie direct to my statement
that j was asked to help in the finan-
cial end of his campaign and deelin-
ing my offer to submit the proof of
its truth to a body of gentlemen and
Democrats equally concerned with
ourselves for the well-being of the
party. he thinks to cloud the issue
and escape its a by turning
upon me the irresponsible chatter of
a literary bureau which claims to
live off the immaculate contributions
of subscribers having wings, harps
and halos. and which has been for
weeksfiooding the country with every
manner of classification. The very
e~xistance of this, to say nothing of
the sources of its being. should set
honest people to thinking.
The Ryan story which has made
such an impression upon the unknow-
ing and unrefieeting was, as far as it
related to Col. Harry. a lie out of
whole cloth. Although Gov. Wilson
knows this he has allowed it to cir
culate without a word of eontradie-
ton. The attempt which followed
its exposure by me to make it appear
that | have intimated that applica-
ton was made to Mr.. Ryan, is cut
of the same cloth, and is Characters
tic of the duplicity which attaches
itself TO the entire proceeding of the
governor and his publicity agents.
The suggestion is that Mr.. Ryan
was eagerly caught up by those
agents. Fancy a political promoter
refusing money from anywhere or
anybody! But when | spoke to Gov.
Wilson about it he said some unrivil
tfi.gS OF Mr.. Ryan, expressing a fear
thai l. the knowledge got abroad, 1t
might do more harm than gocd-an
opinion with which Col. Harvey
promptly %concurred and the matter
went no further. | might have ask
ed Gov. Wilson how h. could recon-
Gle his objections to Ryan money.
which had not yet been offered him.
''eH hf9 dtLidhu lOI 1dT1tRlE pen
sion money, which had been denied
him. But, although growing a little
impatient under his sudden change
OF demeanor l did not wish to be dis
agreeable. Certain it is that Mr..
Ryan never heard of the matter
Neither | nor any one else spoke to
him on the subject.
THE effort of the Wilson promo
ters to revive it and bring il to the
front is simply an unprincipled at
tempt to divert the public attention
from the fact that Gov. Wilson has
been rafting around as a hero be-
cause of his indignant rejection of
Ryan, the truth being that Ryan was