The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-02-08

nothing for himself; only to see the
state redeemed; that no one but DR..
Wilson could redeem it, and the like.
In due season DIR. Wilson was nomi-
mated and elected.
Called to New York.
"Not long after, was called to New
York. The situation in New Jersey
was explained to me. | 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 person of
the name of MARITIME, represented as
wholly unfit, had obtained a rather
meager vote, that Gov. Wilson held
Senator Smith to his bond, and stood
by the party pledge touching primary
elections. Ia thisahe was clearly right.
"The presidential campaign, to
which the gubernatorial election had
served as prelude, began. In manner
I had been dragooned, l will not say
decoyed, into the service Of Gov. Wilson
and Col. Harvey. The succeeding ten
months brought me into confidential
relations with Gov. Wilson. Letters
passed between us. Upon his invita-
tion and on his business, visited his
home in Princeton. He was good en-
ough last winter to come to the steam
er to see me off for Europe. We were
even caught by the inevitable kodak
fiend and pictorialized in the ribald
press side by side, making quite a
touching group.
al found him man of polished
manners, scholarly attainments and
undeniable talents.
Met Governor.
son my return from abroad the gov
ernor met me in New York. Again in
November and December We foregath
cred there. In short, nothing was
wanting in the most cordial and unre-
strained intimacy.
81 make this detailed statement be-
cause the public might well fancy
from the governors present attitude
and tone that had in some way thrust
myself upon him, and that my friend
ship and support had not been desired
by him.
"The fortnight Immediately preced-
ing the interview at the Manhattan |
Club, Of which have been at pains to
say as little as was needful TO justice |
between man and man and men and |
men, had done what 1 could in the |
interest of his campaign. / was met
on my arrival in New York by most
urgent appeal for money from gentle |
man of distinction, closely associated
with, if not actually directing the Will |
son organization, and in answer to this |
l was able at once to secure consider |
able sum of money. The meeting at
the Manhattan Club was designed still
further to push forward and perfect the
work of organization. Else why and
for what was the governor there?
Silence and Sneering.
"To 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 of
his campaign and declining my offer to
submit the proof of its truth to body |
Of gentlemen and democrats equally |
with ourselves for the well
being of the party, he thinks to close |
the issue and escage its menace by |
turning upon me the irresponsible |
chatter of a literary bureau which |
claims to live off the immaculate con-
tribu'ions of subscribers having wings, |
harps and haIos, and which has been
for weeks flooding the country with
every manner of Justification. The very
existence of this, to say nothing of the
source of its being, should set honest
people to thinking.
The Ryan Story.
"The Ryan story, which has made
such an impression upon the unknow-
ing and unreflecting, was, as far as 1t
related to Col. Harvey, a lie out of
whole cloth. Though Gov. Wilson
knows this, he has allowed it to circu-
late without a word of contradiction.
The attempt which followed its expo
sure by me, to make it appear that