do so, by ceasing to advocate your nomination. That, I think, was
fully understood between us at the time, and, acting accordingly, I
took down your name from the head of the _Weekly's_ editorial page
some days before your letter was written. That seems to be all there
is to it. Whatever little hurt I may have felt as a consequence of the
unexpected peremptoriness of your attitude toward me is, of course,
wholly eliminated by your gracious words.

Very truly yours,
GEORGE HARVEY.

To Colonel Harvey's letter Governor Wilson replied as follows:

(Personal)

Hotel Astor
New York, January 11, 1912.

MY DEAR COL. HARVEY:

Generous and cordial as was your letter written in reply to my note
from the University Club, it has left me uneasy, because, in its
perfect frankness, it shows that I did hurt you by what I so
tactlessly said at the Knickerbocker Club. I am very much ashamed of
myself, for there is nothing I am more ashamed of than hurting a true
friend, however unintentional the hurt may have been. I wanted very
much to see you in Washington, but was absolutely captured by callers
every minute I was in my rooms, and when I was not there was
fulfilling public engagements. I saw you at the dinner but could not
get at you, and after the dinner was surrounded and prevented from