Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-27
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n DEMOCRATIC ROW
WAfTERSoN rlLLMAN WILSON
ouxRREL CALLS FOR RESORT
70 EXTREME MEAsuREA
WATTERsoN HAS PROOFS
SOME ONE ELSE ls LIAR
gditsr Admits hs Solicited Funds For
Wilson From Rysn-ssriss Of cuas-
tje Lsttars Passing estvssn Prinei-
pale IN h,stsd Controversy and
Drsaeh Midsns.

pale Ii hsatsd Controversy and
Drsaeh Widsns.
Wilmington. Jan. 27.-The Tillman-
watterscn-aarH,ey-W episode held
the attention Of all Washington today.
aria the South Carolina senator's reply
to the kentucky editors challenge"
was awaited with interest. Senator
Tillman did not reach his office until
late, when he indicated that an an
swer soon would be Forthcoming. In
the meantime Colonel Watterson added
fuel to the ire with an additional
statement in which he said:
I'm my letter TO Senator Tillnaan
promised proof Of any statement made
by me that might be. disputed. Gov
erDor Wilson denies that had any au-
thorfxation from him or any agent cf
il;s to raise money for his campaign.
have the proof that not only have
the authorization but that I actually
raised considerable sum.
Wants Arbitration Board.
II hold myself ready to furnish this
proof, to Senator Tillrnan at once If ne
will do me the honor personally to call
en- me, as am confined to my hotel
and can not call on him. If Senator
Tillman's single averment after In
specting his proof will be either
euuiyocal or insufficient, propose that
Governor Wilson rame two confidentiaf
friends, I naming two, the four to
name a fifth and this court Of gentle
men establish to determine the issue
between US.
II must insist that this be done
without delay. 40 shall have to leave
WASHINGTON next Tuesday night to fill
important engagements elsewhere"
senator Tillman later dictated the
following:
.,Senator Tillman declines to be IN
teryiewed further An regard to the
incident. saying there was no longer an
I is.uo between Colonel Watterson ana
himself. The issue Is cow between
4 s0overnaf WnSon ana sCofonef Watter-
- ga they must settls ~ for them
selySG ~ sNAf ~ he was concerned he
considered the matter settled and end
ed" ,
Series Of LISTERS Published.
The, woodrow Wilson Harvey inct-
dent had as its climax the publication
Of a series Of letters which passed be-
tween Col. Henry Watterson. OF Louis :
vile. and Senator B. r. Tillman. OF
south Carolina, which showed still an
other breach In the democratic ranks.
The correspondence revealed the fact
that the breach between Colonel Har-
vey and Colonel Watterson on the one
rand and Mr.. Wilson on the other was
due to the efforts OF the Kentucky edi-
tor to. get financial aid for the Wilson
campaign from Thomas F. Ryan. OF
New York. Colonel Watterson admits
this. but says the Wilson managers
know of the plan and were delighted
with IT, Colonel Harvey. he says, knew
nothing about 1t.
The correspondence. as given out by
Colonel -Watterson, shows that Colonel
watterson and Senator Tillman didn't
mince words in referring to the con-
cuct OF each other.
asassnrent Which Started Trouble.
The first letter, It appears was writ
ste,, b; the louisville editor to the SEN
ator. In II he says he found Tillman
quoted In the newspapers as saying:
Il had given Henry Watterson credit
for more .sense than to try to foist on
I story Hike this with the material
facts concealed"
Colonel Watterson says this makes
hfrne appear little other than q scoun-
\ ilrel and demands that Senator TILL
!: man explain.
u IA repiy to this Senator Tillman
.You described in detail the rupture
between. Governor Wilson and Colonel
Harvey. but said nothing as to what
causedk All the leading papers Of the
\ country seem to know the cause and
you, . q leading newspaper man and
self cont fesDed expert groomer Of pres
identi6l, ,candidates. must have known
T II. Z properly concluded you knew the
reasons for the rupture and when you
made public the manner in which 1t
occurred without giving the causes.
you were unquestionably concealing
the material facts"
HCatsd Reply by Wattsrson.
THIS brought from Colonel Waiter
SON the following:
~ have never pretended to be
eroosSsr Of presidential candidates. ex-
ueff, ~ otherwise, but desire your
rooA obenion- and wrote with that as
wen q 4hs truth Of this matter in
mind.
ri, am with you, senator, in wishing
:. d4n1ocrstic and not a pseudo repub-
lSr6n flasidential nominee. It
was no Sa sense Of party jus
tice III Ice between man and
man III he the statement to
which 9otal Misrepresentation
81 the - n take exception.
= hs aware for nearly .
week nised spokesmen for
s (yov were industriously
circul btory that the reason
!. ,yl,y "a kilson broke with Col
y onel T. > that Colonel Harvey
stys1ll +. Thomas F. Ryan to
the = kmpaign. But until you
fax9s the story It could not
Is any responsible au-