The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-20
Ewing's Statement

Nashville, January 19.7Robert Ew- ing, middle Tennessee representative of the state Woodrow Wilson organ ization and related by marriage to both Governor Wilson and Henry Watterson, today gave out a state- ment relative to the Harvey Wilson incident.
 "It so happens" says the statement, that l am prepared to give what believe to be a substantially correct account of a meeting which took place in New York city some three weeks ago between Colonel Harvey, the edi- tor of Ilarper's Weekly, Henry Wat terson, editor of the Louisville Cour- fer Journal, and Governor Wilson,"
 Judge Ewing says that the publish ing house of Harper and Brothers. which is parper's Weekly, was the publisher of Wilson's History of the United States. Some years ago it was reported that J. P. Morgan furnished that house with more or less financial stood with any political purpose in view.
 The statement continues:
 Colonel Harvey's intimates knowing his nature well. knew that his editorial ut terances were wholly untrammelled. and that whatever he wrote had as It's in- spiration his sincere conviction of what was fDtSl HUT lllt tOuHlTy. lie nadF been. years before, brought into intimate con neetion in fact close friendship with Woodrow Wilson, and had conceived the highest estimate of his character and capabilities as every one who enjoys like opportunity is bound to do.
 Harvey Presented Wilson's Name
 When the time seemed ripe to him he in series of editorials in T[arper's Weekly presented Woodrow Wilson's name to the democrats of the country as the man in his judgment in every way fitted to be nominated as the democratic candidate for president. These editorials continued to appear with each isue, grow Ing stronger and stronger until the atten- tion of ali readers everywhere was drawn to them.
 Many not knowing the real indepen- dence of Colonel Harvey and seeking to harass the Wilson cause began to indulge in all sorts of conjectures as to what could be making the weekly publication to so ardently champion Wilson's nomina- tlon while others did not hesitate to put these eonjectures into unfound intima- tions.
 AS a result, a goodly number of Will sons friends began to be of the opinion that perhaps the weeky's constant and earnest support was initiating against his prospects"
 The statemen says that Governor Will son himself was of the contrary opinion appreeating that Colonel Harvey had brought him to the front.
 Ewing's Version
 At this this juncture the meeting in New York was held in the rooms of Col one Watterson,' reads the statement As Governor Wilson arose to leave Colonei Harvey Is accredited in the statement with saying Governor Wilson I wish 70 ask you a question and I expect from you a perfectly frank answer; Do you believe that the booming character of my articles In Harper's Weekly is injuring your cause reads the statement
 "Governor Wilson thus appealed to was greatly embarrassed. He told those pres ent the impression was being created by the intensity of his editorials that there was something wrong Colonel Harvey said, I'll put on the soft pedal <" reads the statement, and 1t continues: 'All parties in. apparent perfect cor | diality, but Colonel Harvey may then have been disappointed and perhaps | wounded by the reply Thinking over | the matter since has obviously tended | to increase this feeling