The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-27
DECLARES WILSON
knew, BUT HARVEY
WAS NOT ADVISED
Colonel Watterson. Calls on
Presidential Candidate
to Speak Out
EDITOR PROPOSED
SOLICITING RYAN
Governors Managers Were
Delighted and Efforts in
Financing Campaign
Not Unfruitful

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.--In reply
to singing letter from Senator Till
man. In which the senator character
lies him as . '.self-confessed expert
groomer Of presidential candidates"
and demands to know the 'unques-
tionabiy conceaiing the material
facts'' rs to the break between COL
onel George Harvey and Governor
/ Wilson, Colonel Henry Watterson to-
night exploded q brand new bomb In
the Wilson campaign.
Colonel Watterson makes the direct
statement that at the request OF Gov
ernor Wilson, he tWatterson) UNDER
took to raise money for the Wilson
presidential campaign. and that his
efforts were mot altogether unfrutt-
fui''
In this connection the name OF
Thomas y. Ryan came. mot unnat-
nraiiy into my mind" and Governor
Wilson's managers were delighted
with the suggestion. Colonel Harvey
had nothing whatever TO do with II.
and 20 far a. know knew nothing
about It." adds the colcnel.
Asks Tftinlan's Meaning.
In his FIRST letter 10 senator Till
man, Colonel Waiter~on says:
My dear sir.--Referrtnx to the So
called Harvey wRtterscn Incident l
and you quoted ty the newspapers Of
this morning to the following effect:
I had given Henry WattcTson credit
for more sense than to try TO foist OFF
a story like this with the material
facts conceAied.'
The man who makes public
statement, with the material facts
concealed. Is little other than scsun-
slrel. / have the right. therefore. %
demand OF you upon what warrant Of
authority yoa make this serious &C.
rusaaion against me, and TO ask q re-
piy through my friend. she Hon.
Swager EhcsIey. 81 Kentucky
with treat respeet.
tSigned) "HENRY wATTERSON.s
Zion. r. b. Tiliman."
Ttllman Intin,ases Ryan story.
Senator Tiilman Immediately made
the following reply:
United States Senate.
Washington. January IS. 1912.
My dear sar.-ln your note Of
January Is, handed me by tsie Hen.
Swager Sheriey. you cali my attcn-
lion to an interview which was given
OUT In reference TO the Haryey-WAt-
tcrson- Wilson incident, in which /
say. i had given Henry Watterson
credit for more sense than 20 try TO
ierfai facts concealed
..Tou demand TO know. Upon what
warrant OF authority you make this
serious accusation against met
In your statement 10 the press
y0n described In detail the rupture
between Governor Wilson and Colonel
Harvey, but said nothing m to what
caused It. All the leading papers Of
The country seam % knnix-Uhy- Gox.
eruor Wilson severed relations with
Colonel Harvey. and you a. lead
Ing newspaper man and seif-confessed
expert groomer Of presidential can
didates. must have known Il at the
time your statement was published
II very properly concluded that
sou knew the reasons for the rup-
ture. and when you made public the
manner In which It occurred without
giving the causes you were unauea-
uonabiy concealinE the material factA
Very respectfully yours
n. n. T1LI411AN..
Colonel Henry watterson,
The New Willard.
Washington, ID. c.
wsisna Knows u FAInE is'
The New Williafd,
- ( January ~, 1915.