New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
COL. HARVEY FOE
OF WILSON NOW
Editor May Work for
Hughes Against Man He
Helped Make President.

Colonel George Harvey, the first man
TO advocate the election OF wilson as
President, and for years his chum, is
for the election off Charles Z. Hughes.
An announcement Of this is expected
from the editor when he returns from
his vacation in Canada. To his friends
Mr.. Harvey has expressed his desire
to see the Republican candidate VIC
torious. 1t was said yesterday that ne
would head committee of prominent
Democrats anxious TO help Hughes.
The relations between the President
and the editor for the last few years
hive made one of the most dramatic
and nathetic chapters in the history 0,
American politics. 1t was In lgoo thaI
Mr. Harvey first proposed Woodrow
Wilson as material for the Democrats
nomination for President. Again, III
1908, he tried hard to induce the imen
who pulled the strings IN the pen'; I,
cratic National Convention to see !.
lis wav.. Bryan, of course, won' pu'
the editor kept plugging away
Wins Help from Smith.
EarIv in 1910 he interested his fTlena'
forn,ar limited States Senator james
Snaitb ir. the Democratic boss OF New
Jarsev. in Mr.. wilson's candidacy, anu
Sron, tben on his task became easier
Sro;th nromised to name Mr.. wilson as
IN Dop,ocratic candidate for Governor
~ Now Jersey, despite the protests OF
U1ort If the other Democratic/bosses Oh
The state. and he kept his WORD;
If Tho walls of Room 100 In the lreh-
80, House at Trenton could talk some
ron, inside history would be had as 10
hor Smith controlled the conventloh.
cvHfce 70 say that the night before the
conyention Smith, with Colonel harvey
~ his side. sent for delegate after uelel
cato TO come to this famous room, N, ailu
tbev emerged smiling and happy; "Sou
row Wilson was nominated on the n,s'
ballot the next day, much 10 tne
prise of the group oil ah'i-ih"'i''ie
Defocrats. H. l,,ou,s wh
,orsd 70 Smith after Mr.. wilson's $
nnpp; ip.pe;on as Governor, but Colonel Har:
',nN ei.Id boId his faith. lie worked all the
harder, and his efforts were re""tnru anI
- Wilson was recognized as can
J;d,to for the Presidential nomination
As the Democratic National Conven- wen
tion approached the candidacy OF WI,
con grew stronger and so did Colonel
Harvev's enthusiasm. Then something
bannened. Six months before the dele
rates met the then Governor OF New
Iersev, with a stroke Of his pen' de-
stroyed the friendship of years ne ne
asked Mr.. Harvey in letter to stop
supporting his candidacy, saying tna'
II embarrassed him. 1t was the IA
nous forgive me and forget my man.
ners" letter.
Drops wilson's Name.
Colonel Harvey took the name OF
Woodrow Wilson from the top Oh the
editorial page of "Harper's Weekly
which he then edited. What he SAID
when ne did so has never been printed
He took his medicine without whim-
per. But the wound was deep one; me-,
This all happened in December; l9ll.
In October, 1914, President wilson
grew penitent and sought to heal the
breach. He sent for Colonel Harvey
70 come to the White House., where
thew talked over old times. But the
ediior could not forget, and 1t IS
Saubtful IL he ever will.