New-York tribune., 1922-04-15
Capital Sees Tumulty in
The L dnsing ct al Club
Book and .zIieged Endorsement
OF Cox iNamed tor Kick
Of Last Friend Remainines


WASHINGTON, April 14-W oodrr
Wilson has put Joseph P. TamuItT
in the LansingH, U-Vey- Watterson-M-
Combs Club.
That is the comm ent Of Hashinga
on the reputation BY the former Pfe
ident OF the message gwen TO the II
ferson Day banquet in New ferk
his former secretary.
''TUmulty was the last friend remaf.
ing" said one prominent Democrat To-
day. Frankly, am surprised never
thought Wilson would hHve the hears
to kick such an ardentty worshipins
supporter. | suppose, thou eh,. that sone
one told DIR. Wilson that Pumuity mad
assumed in his book TO haSe been re-
sponsibie for some OF the Wilson poll
cies, or that he had exercised CONSIDER
able influence on Wilson as President
and W. ". would certainly not relish
that.
Political Idea in Affair
The whole incident is taken By on
cial Washington as more personal thaE
political. The only political idea ad-
vanced is that MIR. Wilson did not IKE
the fact that his very InoeuouSiy
worded message was taken by some as
an Endorsement Of Governor Coxs as
pirations for be Democratic nomlna-
tion in 1924.
This view is advanced vigorously D!
some of the Wilson supporters as she
logical explanation. Against 1t there
is the contention that in the nrst place.
construction of the message as mean.
ing an Endorsement OF any candidate :
palpably absurd when one cehs'oeiS
the wording of the alleged message !.
In the second place. i is polneeu Wv
that Mr.. Wilson could have taken
hundred ways OF showing taat ne a.a
not want to indorse any particular can,
didate without giving Tumuity 10Y
over the knuckleS with his ruier.
There is no doubt however, faa' ''e
element in the partr winch ao-oas
still sticking by Wilson mas ueer-
curned very strongly away from CoA -
a possibility for The 1924 nomin a.
a result OF the episode. eufiousN
enough. there is disposition 70 oiam.
Cox, or at least Cox's friends, 10, sns
Wifson-Tumulty break. II 1t had nos
been that an attempt was made 70 fess
into the message an lndorseniehs
Cox, those taking this view coh,sas' .;as
there would have been no repuaia'i0A'
Sympathy for fumulty
sympathy for Tumulty was expresses
by men who have never before ss'a
kind wozd about hin. He has psss
criticized for many things III the ,ass
ten years, but never accused o. VI
faithfuluess 10 " oodrcw " ilson. NV nv
who dislikad him most always spoe.
with rather grudging aafnlratle. us..,. y,
obvious and constant idolatry Of Press
dent Wilson. J..
While Tulnnlty now is treating w
subject as g closed incident. taefs .ss ~
pears to be ho doubt he called ~ ~ ~
Wilson home d week ago to-day ioi .srs ss
express rpose of getting messs sss
for the New York meeting. III srs ~
many years he was with wilson M
he frequently went to Demoessa ssa~
gathering with verbal messages n Sis
Mr. Wilson. Il is said to have beeh sa, -.
custom annually to attend the .ayrs
sen Day banquet in New York ana sa sayty
with hin !. message from the p's
leader. IA
WhetheY the Iumu.ty episode VIZ
have any political effect nat'onssla.s s..a,e.
a question LETT open tor the .a,a na.-
More and more of late the eyes OF LIs =
ocrats generally have been turhea ~
the Wilson home here, looking "a
party leadership. There has besn sone
doubt in any ones mind here 1or s 9he
time that il he woald only give: ~
word Mr.. Wilson would be accialmssr
the leader once more. Signs have III
been lacking that Mr.. Wilson sse. Sss
lend his assistance when tne p'VS
time arrived. o,sy.
Politicians in the Democratic pa;.tia
it is being said to-day, may be a,;,san. na
chary now about following Mr.. "aat;oll
particularly in view of the expAaaesher sher
by SONS of his admirers that wnas ss art
call the affrcnt to Tumulty was tne .on. a
OF 'siek man." If these admirers ;s =
vince the country Mr.. Wilson s,'I Ii
sick man the politicians are bkes 10
decide the less attention they p"s
Wilson the better.