Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-03-06
TEDDY VAIN AND SENSITIVE

Washington, March 6.-The New
York Times has published a denia
by President Roosevelt that he said
what he is reported by that newspa-
per to have said rejecting upon Sena-
tor Carmack Of Tennessee in III I
presence Of several Tennesseeans who
called at the White House to intro
duce William S. Morgan OF their state
and urge him for appointment as one
s.; of the isthnzian canal commissioners.
| Tie president yesterday sent for Mai.
/ J. NJ. Carson. chief of the Times bu-
reau in Washington, and the latter
: lad the denial published brieil:.
When Senator Carmack saW the
denial lie had this to ssE:
: Ny knowledge Of the matter. Of
course. is secondhand OF hesr9ay
Tne incident referred TO occurred
some DAYS age. instead Of at the time
J mentioned. heard OF il Gay o. two
J afterWard and went to 1Iessrs Rich
ar@7aen and Gaines s.itarately and
asked lem about it.
Statement CorroboFatecs
NJ. Richardson said that he had
not intended to .neak cf il. ami that
Mr.. Gaines proposed after they left
the White House that they should
net mention Il. said u air. tia #
IT was true. oss.it to 9;ae9 II aa6
that While | had never asked any
Thing of the president aad h5d not
troubled bin with my presence at
me F-di5a Horse. tho'.gi.t he eou 4
see tha- Il vas important TO rle as 9
senator 70 know Whether er NET the
Yrasideaf hal used Tie language 50
cA'ensir. a.i.; i..sal1ing concerning HsE-
- trat Jllpre vas no hard faaiing
a,5aut tho matter, as | cared nothing
for the presidents opinion of ne,
but it would be a fact to guide me in
my future relations with the White
House.
Mr. Richardson then said that the
president did not call 1nF name, but
that he and all the rest had under
stood that he referred to ne. and
since lad heard of it. he thought
that il Was due ne that hear the
true storv. He then told me OF the
incident substant tally as it had been
published in the newspapers, except
that after the president had nearly
got the word hell out Of his mouth
he checked himself and changed 1t to
'faGeH, and tl.at lie lid not call my
NaT5e.
:! afterHarts saw Mr.. Gaipes ana
asked him about the stor". and he
told il iu.t about as Mr.. Richardson
had. Mr.. Sims said tnat his attention
has' been nomentarily diverted, and,
wHile he heard tie latter part of the
statement. I @euld 500 him IN la les
before would 10 ANYTHING for him.
be did moi at the tine nnder2tand
that he referred t. any member of the
Tennessee Delegation.
Carnfack Believes Friends.
of course. know these gentlemen
told the truth and no mans denial
can make he believe otherwise. The
president is. of course. at liberty to
say that lie referred to some other
senator or representative from Ten
nessee, although the gentlemen pros
eat had every reason to believe that
Ely feelings is the same whethcr tie
reference WGS to me or some OF NJ
Qlleaguos in either house II Voc
and uaprovoked and entirely gratui;-
aus asfront to the whole state for there
IS no man in the whole delegation.
Democrat or Republican who does not
hear the character Of an honest man
and a gentleman and who has not
conducted himself as such in al his
relations with the administration.
For myself. ! accept the mterp~o-
tation that the pre- idenI refe rcd -
me. The gratuitousness of tie COW
boyish ebullition appears in the fact
that Mr.. Morgan asked me to go with
the delegation to the White House.
| told him plainly that could not do
SO, as did not desire to ask any ia.
vors Of the president, but that if | |
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