New-York tribune., 1920-06-23
Charges Were Unbecom.
ing and Unwarranted,
He Confesses in Tele-
gram to Colonel Proctor
Lays Outburst to
Convention Strain
Same Retraction Is Sent
New York Lawyer, ker-
mitRooseveltandOthers

Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia University, who, on his re-
turn from the Chicago convention,
where he thought he might be nomi-
mated for President. issued a bitter
attack on the followers of General
Leonard Wood apoogzcd publicly
yesterday to Colonel William Cooper
Proctor. who led the Wood pre-conven
ton fight. A telegram to Colonel Proc
ter said:
Answering your telegram of June
Is, am convinced that my words,
spoken under the strain, turmoil and
fatigue of the Chicago convention,
and in sharp revolt against the power
of money in politics, were both un-
becoming and unwarranted, and that
| should-and do-apologize to each
and every one who felt hurt by what
| said
The apology was sent by telegram tc
Colonel Procter's home il Cincinnati
Proctor Answers Apology
Colonel Proctor sent the following
telegram to DR.. Butler:
liHN~ yONI WIZ ttj!l VI llilS Ad-S
saying that the statements ref1ect-
ing upon the character Of those con
ducting General Woods campaign, to
which you gave wide publicity, were
unwarranted and rendering your apol-
ogy to me and others who were af-
fected thereby. I assume that YOU
are taking steps to tnaure equal puo-
licity to your retraction Of same and
await your wire to that effect"
DR.. Butler, in answer to this, wirec
as follows:
Answering your telegram this
date, have no personal part in wide
publicity given my original state
mcnt, but shall now give my tele-
gram to you to the press. Entirely
willing to have you publish it in
Cincinnati also"
To this Colonel Proctor replied:
Telegram received. accept your
apology"
Two cther, apologies BY Pr, Bptlen
came to light Yesterday on Monday
he sent letter to Grenville Clark
lawyer, of 81 Nassau Street, which
was Identical in language, except that
it began with "Gn answer to your letter
of June 49," Mr.. Clark had written
protesting on behalf of a number OF
E-SerVlCe men.
On the. same day he wrote to Lang
don P. Marvin, who vas one of sever
signers to d letter-all Plattsburg mer
attacking DR.. Butler for his recorc
on the war. The letter signed by Mr.
Marvin was also subscribed to By J
Lloyd Derby, \. L. Boyce, Paul Ham
mond, Monroe Douglas Robinson, Ker
NIT Roosevelt and George Emlen Roose.
welt. 1t ended with this line:
The least you can do is to apologize
abb and publicly''
IN his letter to Mr. Marvin the crst
while candidate for the Republica,
nomination for President merely said
that he was inclosing COPY of q letter
he had sent to Grenvillc Clark.
Hurt Gubernatorial Boom
In political circles last night it was
said that his "unbecoming and un-
warranted" attack had punctured
whatever was left OF his boom fol
Governor, and that those who used
him at Chicago for a stalking horse
would have to revise their plans tc
make him the temporary chairman of
the unofficial state convention at Sara
toga.
Republicans who followed General
" ood were not alone in their counter
attacks OIL DR. Butler, for Democrats
jumped to the defense Of General
Wood. What particularly incensed
politicians was Buffers charge that
Wood was supported b. "motley
group of stock gamblers, oil promoters
and munition makers. who. with reck
less audacity, started out to buy fol
him Wood the Presidential nomina-
ton.
1.-THE strain. turmoil and fatigue of
the convention to quote Dr. Butler
does not explain why he should nave
made such charge" said prominent
Republican yesterday "The strain
turmoil and fatigue Of convention
are nothing compared to what gov
error of this state has TO undergo. and
what would the good doctor say if
he we're suffering from greater strain
turmoil and fatigue ~
While the condemnation OF Butler
is almost universal among Republicans
his attack on Wood, in the belief of
many Republicans, brought temporary
solace to William Barnes. United
States Senator WadsWorth and the
other two o" three who bossed the
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