New-York tribune., 1912-01-31
WILS0N-HARVEY DISPUTE
Record Of Incidents After Meet
ing with Colonel Watterson.


after the meeting between Colonel Waiter
son. Colonel Harvey and Governor Wilson
on December : throws an interesting light
on the Wilson Harvey letters:
December 7-Goyernor Wilson and Colonel
Harvey met In tho afternoon I'm Colonel
Wattersou's rooms in the Manhattan club
oy invitation Of Colonel Watterson. The
two succeeding issues OF "HaTpcrs Week
ly." on salo December IL and December q,
contained no mention Of Governor wilson
name.
December 2l-Govornor Wilson wrote 10
Colonel Harvey from tho University club
Colonel Harvey lcft New York on that, day
FOR Borryvilc Va, where he remained as
The guest Of Paul Kelley during the holt
days. He received Governor Wilson's letter
upon his return on January and replied
on January I.
January 5-Thc morning newspapers
printed rumors of n break between Gov
crnor Wilson and Colonel Harvey The
evening newspapers published the follow
inG Associated Press dispatch:
Trenton, y. j., Jan. 5-Govcrnor Wood.
row Wilson "t New JcTFey In an author
izcd interview to-day said that so far As
his Information went the spcculations CON
tanned IN newspaper dispatches that
breach had come between Colonel Harvey,
of New York, and himself were entirely
without foundation.
My attention" he said has. Of course.
been drawn TO the fact that the last two
numbers Of 'Harpcr's Weekly have made
40 mention ~ my name. but this Is Ger
tdiny not due Ia any breach OF any Kind
between Colonel Harvey and myself Colo
mel Harvey runs the Weekly entirely on
his own judgment"
January The following dispatch from
Trenton appeared IN The Sun:
Trenton. Jan 6.-Governor Wilson dis.
claimed to-day that he was In any way
responsible for the recent change Of front
on the part Of "Harpers Weekly" which
FOR two successive ISSUES has ignored in
stead OF advocating his Presidential candi-
dacy lie made a positive statement that
there had been no breach In the friendly
relations between Colonel Harvey aud him
SELF and that he knew OF nothing which
could have given rise 10 such a report
When Informed by q Sun correspondent
that IL had been definitely reported that AT
a recent meeting ne had said I'm the pres
cuce Of Colonel Harvey that the advocacy
OF "iiarper's Weekly at this time was
damaging To his Presidential aspirations
the Governor specifically denied the truth
OF the report.
When / said that there had been no
breach between Colonel Harvey and myself
| meant II literally" he added There is
y,
never made any such remark as that which
you say has been attributed to me
The Governor also said that he failed 10
recall the occasion which could have given
rise to such an impression.
January ll-Governor Wilson wrote y sec
end letter to Colonel Harvey from the Hotel
Astor. 10 which Colonel Harvey replied ON
January l6, nclosng an advance proof
sheet OF the editorial announcement sub
s,quently published I'm "Harpcrs Weekly"
January lS-Cooncl Henry Wattcrson is
sUed statement concerning the interview
Oh December T.
January 2i-Mr. Bryan ISSUED a statement
approving Governor Wilson's course in
breaking with Colonel Harvey. closing as
fellows:
II must pain Governor Wilson To brea X
with old friends, hut the breaks must nee
csSarily come unless he turns back or they
go forward "A man is known by the COM
parry he kceps"-aud he cannot keep com
pany with those going I'm opposite directions.
Governor Wilson must prepare himself for
| other dcsertions-they Will distress him, but
| there is abundant consolation In the con-
! sciousncss Of duty done. 1t should matter
| little to him whether he reaches the White
| House or not-that depends on Circum-
/ stances which he can but partly control.
| The Joy that comes from the faithful rendi-
| that one can derive from the qualification
of political ambition, a JOY that makes one
! strong enough to endure even the severcst
/ of strains-namely, the breaking of the
| bonds OF friendship.
January Ex-senator Tillman in an inter
view declared
| Instead OF Wilson's showing a lack oi
! gratitude TO Harvey, as we have been led
| TO suppose. he saw through the scheme
! measured Harvey and Watterson correctly
| and refused to be lassOed and tied n
| Thomas f. Ryan. This fact should and will
make him stronger with the masses of the
people.
January s6-Colonel Watterson issued a
second statement declaring the Tillmar
story "a lie made out of whole cloth" Gov.
ernor Wilson was interviewed In New York
city on this subject and was reported to
| have denied that he or anybody authorized
10 speak for him had asked Colonel Wat.
! terson TO raise money.
| The Herald after quoting him thus
published the following ON January q:
This was all Governor Wilson would say
| on this subject, but with equal promptness
/ he fatly denied report from Washington
| In an evening newspaper that he had writ
| ten a letter OF Cancellation TO Colonel
| George Harvey TO correct what were de-
/ scribed as public misinterpretations OF his
purpose I'm declining the further support OF
| 'Harper's Weekly.
| II have had no correspondence with Colo.
nei Harvey since that which was made pub.
| lie in connection with the 'Harper's Week.
! ly' presentation OF my name as Presi'