The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-18
Marse Henry Tells Why He
AbandOns Candidate.
Found Him Autocratic and Also
TyrannOus.
HE MADE A MISTAKE
Action Toward Col. Harvey Re-
garded With Disfavor.
Bryan Leader Also Shifts His
Allegiance.

Louisville KY. Jan. 1s-That he had
hoped to find woodrow Wilson another
Ttlden, but had found rather a school
master than a statesman" was the
declaration of Henry Watterson, the vet
eran Kentucky editor and southern Dem
ocrat, in a statement made here to the
Associated Press in connection with the
break between Governor Wilson and Col
onel George Harvey.
Regretting that I must appear either
as a witness or party to the misunder-
standing which has arisen between Col
Onel George w. Harvey and Governor
Woodrow wilson, reads the statement
Il shall have to speak with some par
ttcularity in order to be just alike to the
public and the principals.
The conference between us in my
apartment at the Manhattan club was
held to consider certain practical meas
Ires relating to Governor Wilson's can
dtdacy. Colonel Harvey stood toward
Governor Wilson much as I had stood
five and thirty years ago toward Mr..
TIlden. This appealed to me. Colonel
Harvey had brought the governor and
myself together in his New Jersey home
IS months ago and as time passed. had
interested me in his ambitions.
II was hoping I might find in Governor
Wilson another Tilden- In point OF in
tellect and availability, I yet think Col
onel Harvey made no mistake in his
choice of a candidate; but the circum-
stance leading to the unfortunate part
ing of the ways between them leads me
perament-it may be merely in the habits
Of a acknowledgements Wilson is not
rather a schoolmaster than a statesman.
Autocratic and Tyrannous.
Il have from Colonel Harvey and Gov
ernor Wilson statements according to the
memory Of each, touching what did &C
tually happen and was spoken on the oc-
casiOn named. These do not materially
differ. Nothing of a discourteous kind
even of an unfriendly kind-passed dur
ing an interview of more than an hour
tain constraint In Governor Wilson
manner. the absence OF the cordially and
candor which should mark hearty, con-
fident1al intercourse, 1ntinnatIng the ex-
fstence OF some adverse influence. His
manner was autocratic If not tyrannOus.
I did not take this to myself, but thought
it related to Colonel Harvey, and when
Colonel Harvey, apparently overcome by
Governor Wilson's austeTity, put the di-
rect question to Governor Wilson whether
the support of Harper's Weekly was do
ing him an injury and received from
Governor Wilson the cold rejoinder that
it was, I was both surprised and shocked.
Colonel Harvey was gTievously wound
ed. He had been fighting Governor vii
sons battle for many years and had
idealized his chief Although was given
no reason to suppose myself. included in
the disfavor which had fallen upon Col
onel Harvey, 1 experienced a sense of
some thing very much like Indignation.
but on reflection I could not rid myself OF
the impression that Governor Wilson had
been receiving letters from Kentucky
written DY enemies OF mime VINO seek 10
use his name and fame to gain some ends
of their own. warning him. against me
and that to all intents, I sat in the
same boat with Colonel Harvey.
II am in receipt of Governor Wilson's
sverment to the contrary. I wish this
mad reached me earlier
Bryan Leader Drops Wilson.
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 1S-The break
between Governor Wilson and Colonel
George B. Harvey has brought out the
leader of the old Bryan strength in
Wisconsin against the New Jersey man.
Matt J. Regain, one of the strongest Of
the old Democratic leaders in the state
has issued a letter to John A Awkward,
of Madison, head of the Wilson cam
paign in the state, declaring that under
no circumstances would he now aid in
the campaign of the New Jersey gov
ernor.
Mr.. Regain was at the outset a Wilson |
man. In his letter to Mr.. Awkward how |
ever. he declares that he can no longer |
aid in this campaign He says the Will |
son movement at first appeared to be |
demonstrated that his policies are not |
those of the modern progressive Demo- |
cratic party spirits
Collapse of the Boom.
Omaha, Neb.. jan 1S=A confer |
ence of several leading Nebraska Dem
ocrats considered the action of the edi- |
tor of Harper's Weekly in taking from |
the head of its columns the name of /
NTONEAAOE W OOQIOW w llSOn as a CdnQl- /
date for the Democratic nomination I
for president The meeting was held |
IN the office of Mayor Dahlman of this
city, and was of an executive nature
Mayor Dahlman, after adjournment /
gave out a statement in which he ad-
mitted that the action of Editor Har- |
vey was the cause of the meeting
The action of Mr.. Harvey is the
collapse of the Wilson BOOM declared
the mayor. Mr.. Harvey is by no
means the first Of leading Democrats
who have been supporting Governor
Colonel Watterson. Colonel HemphiIl
and others have fallen out of the Will
son ranks
Nebraska Democrats have no can
dfdate to propose but are generally op-
posed to Mr.. Wilson, having long ago
taken a stand against his pension pol
Icy. am not authorized to speak for
Mr.. Bryan, but I know he is opposed
to many CT the policies advocated by