Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-14
F1atly Repudiates His Best
Friend and Former
Secretary
COX MESSAGE DENIED
Democrats See Refusal to
Tie Up With Boom For
Ohio Man
United Press Leased Wire

w -ttpiIi IO->3 'iA Al ~ OoNe'c''
Wilson and former secretary and de,
voted friend, Joseph r. Tumulty, have
come to q parting of the ways Owe,
Wilson 8 population Of the nov famous
message delivered by Tumulty to the
.Jeffersonian banquet in New York last
Saturday.
The big question in political circles
today is whether Wilson in the near
future will regret his curt letter dis
owning the message and take public
s.cps to restore their long standing
friendship
sTumulty today said that he intended
til do nothing more about the matter
but his friends believe Wilson will not
permit tho Misunderstanding, ,Li
iIhmulty calls it, to continue.
The dinner developed into something
of launching Of 4 boom for Governor
James NJ. Cox in 1924. Cox was CHEZ
epeakcr at the banquet and the pu--
ported Wilson message WAS interpreted
as Signalling the re-entry Of the
former president into politics and as An
Indication of the possibility Of HIS sup
port Of Cox.
The message which Tnmulty gave the
banquet as coming from Wilson said
the former president would support
any man who stands for tho salvation
Of America
The New York Times published q
story casting doubt on the authenticity
Of tho message. ..see ..s
Wilson wrote tho Times as follows:
~ write to say that there need no
no doubt about the matter. ] did not
send any message whatever TO that
dinner Or authorize anyone to convey
a message.
When informed Of the Wilson letter,
Tumulty said:
"If Mr.. Wilson says the message w;,s
unauthorized, | can only say ! deeply
regret the misunderstanding that has
arisen between us. l certainly would
not have given the message if had
not believed it TO be authorized" "
Democratcs opposed to Governor
Cox = nomination as presidential eandi-
date looked upon the reprdiation as the
baking OF an attempt to tic Wilson
up with the Cox boom.
The "brcaks Of Wilson with George
Harvey, the late Colonel Henry Wat
teison, ex-Sccrctaries Of State Bryan
and Lansing, Colonel =. NJ. House and
former Secretary of War Garrison and
several less prominent political friends
were recalled.
In all these eases Wilson did not hes
itate to east overheard And did not
take steps to bring them back into his
conference.
The keen rivalry between the Cox
Il ". g.. - a
party brought on tho Wilson repudla
ton and the strained relations with his
former secretary.
An ardent McAdo0 chieftain, whose
name could not be learned, protested
TO Wilson against the "message - with.
in q few hours after its publiation.
Tho list OF men who once were
''spOk esmcn' for Woodrow Wilson is
a long one. Among the names promi
nantly mentioned today in this connec.
t:on are:
Colonel George Harvey, now ambas
sador to GREAT Britain.
Colonel Henry Watterson, who broke
with Wilon over the Harvey incident.
William +. McManus, Democratic ma
tional chairman, in 1919, who differc;
with the president on patronage mat
ters.
William Jennings Bryan, who resign
Cd as secretary Of state under Wilson
due to difference over the sinking o,
the Lusitania.
Colonel Z. N. House, peace commits
sioner and Wilson : unofficial advino.
who broke with the president over tor
cign policies.
Robert Lansing, secretary OF state il
the Wilson cabinet after Bryan who
differed on governmental policy.
: Joseph !. Iumulty, former secretary
personal fYicnA and associate of Wifsr
for twenty years.