The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-27
COL. WAT 7ERSON
SOUGHT RYAN'S
AID FOR WILSON
Appeal for Campaign
Funds Is Cause Of
Break.
HARVEY KNEW
NOTHING OF IT
Kentucky Editor Gives Out Cor.
respondence With Senator Till
man, Which Throws New
Light on Governors Dis
missal of Harper's Weekly
From His Support.

Washington. d. c.. January 2s.--ln.
tcrest In tho controversy between
woodrow Wilson and Colonel George
Harvey and Colonel Henry watterson
over MI Wilson'S aspirations for tha
democratic presidential nomina ton was
ttVlVi!icd tonight, when Colonel Wat
terson gave out correspondence that
iIHd passed between himself and Senator y
HenJamln H. 1illman. of South Caro-
ma, yesterday and to-day. The corre-
spoadcnce, In which the name "a
follows: - 'e ute
washington, d. c., January o5 1919 M
My Dear Slr.-Rcferrinr 70 ,be co.
called Harvey Watterson incident.l
nnn you quoted by the newspapers
TINS morning to the following effect:
had given Henry Wntterson credit
LOT more sense than TO try 10 foist OH
- IKE this with the materiaI
incts concealed The man who makes
u public statement with the material
facts concealed Is little other than !,
scoundrei l have the right, therefore.
10 demand o: you upon what warrants
or authority YOU make this serious ac.
eusatlon against me, and to ask n re.
ply through my friend. the HonornbIe
- ~ iNSIliIchS. .
With great respect.
HENRf WATTEESON.
y "Prcsidcntinl Groomcr"
United States Senate
.ashinston, D. g., January IS, la1..
MY Dear Sir,-In your note OF Jan.
uary 10Th, handed me by the Hon Sv.n
Sur Sherley. sou call my attention n,
an interview which had given out In
reference to the Harvey Wutterson
ilson incident. in Which ] say I had
given Henry Wattcrson credit for more
sense than to try to foist on a story
ilke this with the material facts con-
ccaled.' eoi'-
You demand TO know. .upon wha,
Warrent of authority YOU make this
serious accusation against me,
In your statement to the press you
described In detail the rupture lie
tween Governor Wilson and Colonel
Harvey. but said nothing as to whnt
caused IL. All the leading papers ~
the country sccin to know why Gov
ernor Wilson severed relations with
colonel Harvey and YOU as a leading
newspaper man and scIt-confesscI eX-f
pert Sroomer of presidential can
diuates must have known ii at the
timo Your statement WAS published /
very properly concluded that you
knew the reasons for the rupturc nnd
winch II occurred without giving tho
causes YOU We're unquestionabIy con-
ccalinS the material facts
Very respectfully yours.
b r. TlLI,AI.NN
Colonel Henry Watterson,
Washington u. c.
Sense Of Party Duty.
Washington. D. c., January &c. 1912.
My Dear Sir:
II nave never pretended TO be a
grooner OF presidential candidates. exl
pert or otherwise. Blu. desire vou,.
good opinion and wrote with that. an
well as the truth OF this matter, in
mind. Is
Il am with you. Senator, In wishing
n Democrat and not IA pseudo Rep,1b.
lican for our presidential nominee Ii
was no less from q sense of party
duty than OF justice AS between man
and man that made the statement to
whtch--upon total misapprehenslon
OF the facts-you take exception
week that recognized spokesmen for
Governor Wilson were tndustriousIva
circulating the story that the real
reason why Governor Wilson hroEs
with Colonel Harvey was that r,oioneI
Harvey had tried to bring Mir. Thomna
r. r. Ryan into the Governors campaign.
story, 1t could not be invested with
any responsible authority. Its origin
was mysterious, its circulation sur
rcptitious. Consequently there has
been UP 60 this time nothing either
to deny or recognize. IS 3
Now, Senator, know, Of my own
knowledge. that that story Is a lie &
made out OF whole CLOTH Ii any per-
son ventures 10 question this asser-
ton l have in my possession proof
conclusive which hold myself ready
to place before your honest and TRUTH
seeking mind.
Docs Not accuse Nyflson.
II do not accuse Governor Wilson =
OF originating or circulating this in-
vcntion. manufactured to make hero 3
who has most emectually served him.
| do not assume that he Is aware +
OF the dastardly work being done by
his alleged gents, but the fact remaIna Is
tint Governor Wilson knows as weYiF4
as do that tho story Is false. EIe !
may. or may not. feel that he owes i
any obligation to Colonel Harvey. That
is Il matter of which he must be the
Judge. But do insist that he owes x
ii 10 his own honor TO rcpud!ate that 5
story and 10 dsavow those who are &.
striving TO inject he caumny into n
the public mind "a
:" AZ Governor Wilson's instance I had
managers in raising tho considerable 8
sums OF money ncedful TO the prescott sS#
ton OF his campaign. and In this N.Y.
efforts were not wholly upfruitfuf.s IA e
the business proceeded the name OF
Taomas +. Ryan. not unna,uraliy,. carlo 81
is II Eirglnian. lie Is my friends$s
Knowing him to he q disinterested 81
man, having no axe TO grind, hoped.$
TINT might induce hin, ro help oie
what believcd worthy causc. Goys5G
ernor Wilson's managers were de,s
Ia ~ th.su Il