Evening star., 1924-03-06
The True Story of
Woodrow Wilson
BvDAVID LAWRENCE.

because it gives me an opportunity
to tell you how happy and proud
L have been to win your friendship
and support. how deeply 1 have ad-
mired the f1rmness, the good feel
ing, the courage, and the unhesitat-
ing following of conviction with
which you have always acted. 1t
has been a tonic and a blessing to
ME to have such friend. 1 want
to express my deep gratitude and
admiration.
L cherish a sneaking hope that
the thing may not, after all, come
off: but 1 fear from present indica-
tions that it will
L hope that you and your daugh-
ters are having a splendid vacation.
Mrs. Wilson joins me in warmest
regards.
cordially and gratefully yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
Classmates OF Wilson.
The MEN mentioned in the letter
are Cleveland H. Dodge of the
Phelps-Dodge copper interests, Cyrus
II. Mccormick, president of the In
ternational Harvester Company; Ed
ward d. Sheldon, president of the
United States Trust Company. all
four of whom were in Mr.. Wilson's
class of 1879 at Princeton; David
Jones (since deceased) and Thomas
ID. Jones of Chicago of the class of
1876, twin brothers, who became
prominent in business affairs in the
middle west; NJ. w. Jacobus Of the
class of 1877, dean of the Hartford
Theological Seminary, and Charles
Mclivaine of the class of 1856, a
Chicago lawyer and also alumni
trustee.
These men We're in the aggregate
very wealthy and they were In a
position to finance a campaign if
need be. Some of them did con-
tribute to the campaign Of 1912. All
OF them remained Mr.. Wilson's per-
sonal friends throughout his entire
life although two-Mr. Thompson
and MIR. Jacobus-did not support him
politically In his last term
The story of this little group whose
support enabled Woodrow Wilson to
cast off collegiate ties and take
plunge into the dark of politics is
one of the episodes which point
clearly to the fact that while he
had many breaks in official life he
never really abandoned the close
personal ties of earlier days.
1t is fact that none of these
men had official business or political
ra tI-jtI
nothing. He endeavored to make
Thomas d. Jones governor of the
federal reserve system just after the
federal reserve act was passed. but
a controversy in the Senate prevented
confirmation.
Personal frtendships-not political
or officlai-they were. No differences
of principle or policy could arise to
cause friction. There were others,
too, like Robert Bridges. associate
editor of Scribner's. another class
mate; Dean Henry B. Fine of |
Princeton, who was offered the am
bassadorship to Germany, but de-
and Prof. William NJ. Daniels, |
who subsequently became one of the
most valued members of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission-all of |
whom should be classed as among
the really intimate friends of Wood
row Wilson. So was Prof. Stockton
Axson of Princeton, brother Of the
first Mrs. Wilson. Until the very
end they were close to him, always
in his thoughts as the unwavering
friends of a lifetime.
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corp0ratedD.
(TOmOrrOw's chapter tells of the !
steps leading up to Woodrow Will
sons nomination and election to the |