The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-31
Faithfully yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
COL lin


In reply Colonel Harvey wrote IL
Govcrnor Wilson as follows:
Ny Dear Governor Wilson:
Nepiying TO your note from the Uni
rersity Clup, think II should go with
out saying that no purely personal ia-
sue could arise between you and me.
Whatever anybody else may surmise.
you surely must know that, in trying
10 arouse and further your political
aspirations during the past few years.
nave been actuatcd solely by the be-
lief ,hat ] was rendering a distinct
public service.
The real point st the time OF OUT
interview war, as you APPLY put 1t. one
simply o: fact and OF business. and
my support was hurting your candidacy
aud that you were experiencing diff
Guilty in tlndinS way TO counteract lta
harmful effect the only thing possible
ior me TO do. in simple fairness to you.
no less than in consideration OF my
own Self-reSpcct. was TO relieve you
81 your Embarrassment, SO tar as II
lay within my power TO do so, by
GcuslnS 10 advocate YOUR nomination.
That. think, was fully Understood
between us at the time, and. nctIng
from the head OF the Weekly's odlto.
rial page some days before your let
ter Was written. That seems to be I'll
there is Of It,
Whatever little nurt may have
felt as a consequence of the uneXpect-
cd peremptoriness OF vour attitude to-
ward me u.s. OF course. wholly elm
mated by your gracious words
VERY truly. you're.
GEORGE HARVEY"
UiIsc- StlII Uneasy.
Governor Wilson replied under date
OF January J / az follows:
My Dear Colonel Harvey:
Generous and cordial az was your
letter written in reply TO my note
trankness, it shows that i did hur,
you by what J SO tacuessl ~ said at
the Knickerbockcr Club. l ON very
much ashamed ot myself Tor there is
nothing I am moro ashamed Of than
hurting Il true friend, however unin
territorial the hurt may huVc been.
wanted very much to see you IN Wash !,
ington. but was absolutely captured
by callers every minute ! was in my
rooms. and when l. was not there was
you at the dinner bnt could not get
at you. and after the dinner was sur
rounded and prevented from getting
at you. J am in town to day. to speak
this evening, and came in early in
the hope Of catching you at your
office.
own thought and feeling. TO tell you
how grateful ( am for all your gen :
crous praise and support OF me (no
one has described me more nearly as
Than you havcp. how ] have admired
you for the independence and unhcsi- :
,atinS courage and individuality of
your course, and how far I was from
desiring that you should cease your
viii think me very stupid hut ] did
not think OF that as the result of
my blunt answer 10 your question.
thought only OF the means OF conVinc.
Ing people OF the real independcnce of
the Weekiy's position. You Will re-
member that that was what was dis
cusscd. And now that ! have unin-
tentionalIy put you in false and en-
barraSsing position you heap Goals OF
fire on my head ny continun" to give
out interviews favorable TO my can
didacy. All that can say is that you
have proved yourself very big, and
that wish / might have an early
opportunity to tell you face TO face
how l really feel about IT all.
with warm regard. cordially and
"'N'' '' WOODROW WILSON"
II is noted In the foregoing that