The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-18
Editor of Harper's Grievously
Wounded When Jersey Gov
ernor Colby Tells Him He
Is Being Injured in His
Race for Presidency by
Papers Support.

Louisville, KY. January l7-l'hat he
had hoped TO find in Woodrow Wilson
another Tilden. but had found IRA Their
, schooimnstor than Statesman" %ag
the declaration OF Henry Watterson,
the veteran Kentucky editor and
Southern Democrat. in a statement
made here Tonight to the Assoc:a ted
Press in connection with the break
between Governor Wilson and Colonel
George Harvey.
,ReCretting that must appear
either as Witness or a party to Tie
! misunderstanding which has arisen
between Colonel George Harvey and
| Governor Woodrow Wilson," reads the
statement, II shall have 10 speak with
some particularity In order 10 be Just
alike TO the public ana the principals.
THE conference between us in my
apartment at the Manhattan Club was
held TO consider certain practical
measures relating TO Governor vii
sons candidacy. Colonel Harvey st bod
toward Governor Wilson much as I
had stood five and thirty years ago
toward Mr.. Tilden. This appealed 70
me. Colonel Harvey had brought The
Governor and myself together in his
New Jersey home eighteen months ago.
and as time passed had interested me
In his ambitions. was hoping !
might ind In Governor Wilson another
Tildcn. In point OF intellect and I'D :
visibility, ! yet think Colonel Harvey
made no mistake In his choice Of a
candidate. but the circumstances lead
ing TO the unfortunate parting OF the
ways between them lead me I, doubt
whether In character and temperance
1t may be merely In the habits OF u
l!fetime--Governor Wilson is rather q
schoolmaster than statesman.
Gets Cold ReJoinder.
II have from Colonel Harvey and
Governor Wilson statements, accord
Ing to the memory of each. touching
what did actually happen and WAS
spoken on the occasion named. Tanse
do not materially differ. They CO.
incidc with my own recollection. Moth
ing OF n discourteous kind-even of
TN unfricndly kind--passed during an
interview of more than an hour. From
the first. hobgever. there WAS Ger
tain constraint in Governor Wilson's
manner. the absence of tho cordially
and candor which should mark hearty.
CONFIDENTIAL Intercourse. intima;irg the
existence of some adverse influence.
His manner was autocratic IL not ty-
rannous. ! did not take this 10 my
self bat thought II related 10 Colonel
Harvey, and when Colonel Harvey, ap-
parently overcome by Governor VII
sons n,sterity. put the direct question
TO Governor Wilson whether the sup
mort Of Harper's Weekly was doing
him an injury, and received rom Gov
ernor Wilson the cold rejoinder that 1t
was | was both surprised ana shocRed.
~ had, myself. as far back as las
October suggested to Governor WI
son that in view OF his supposed en-
vironment II might be well for Colonel
Harvey to moderate somewhat &C the
rather aggressive character OF Hsrpers
Weekly in the Wilson leadership.
am not sure that ! had not said rs
much to Colonel Harvey himself: but
that Governor Wilson, without the
least show OF compunction. should eN-
press or yield to such an opinion, and
permit Colonel Harvey TO consider
himself discharged from the position
OF trusted intimacy he had up te this
moment held, left me little room to
doubt that Governor Wilson Is not j
man who makes common Gauss his
political associates, or is deeply sensi-
bic of his political obligations: pc
cause 1t is but true and fair 10 say
that except for Colonel Harvey he
would not be In the running a. all.
Harvey previously Wounded.
Colonel Harvey was r:evously
wounded. He had been fighting Cover
nor Wilson'S battle for many years
and had idealized his chief. Although
l was given no reason to suppose my
had fallen upon Colonel Harvey. ] ex-
perenced sense of something very
much like indignation, but on reflec-
| tion could not rid myself of the inn
preston that Governor Wilson had
been receiving letters from Kantucls ;
written by enemies OF mine, who seek
| to use his name and fame to gain some
ends of their own. warning hin, against
me AMI that to all intents, I sat IN the
same boat with Colonel Harvey.
~ am In receipt of Governor Will
sons everment to the contrary.
| wish this had reached mo earlier.
have during the weeks OF newspaper
importantly refused to print a word or
the subject in the hope that no public:
ity might be required. and that soma
understanding could be reached.
have reason to believe that CoIone
Harvey withheld his statement for the
| same time and with the same hope. Z,
being no longer possible to suppress.
the matters at Issue. this full! state
| ment which I make most reluctantly
seems. needful to q full and impartial
knowledge by the general public blu,
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