New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-17

President OF the United States over Ely nuiilols
ssenIseTs Tor that is all he did on the floor OF
80. sS-e'o Va documentary evidence in ex-
tstence both On the official SOias tsssaS S,.
Record ana in TIE form Of written Elesiloi
~ CORNER Senator William r. ShanQiets Aps9-
95talv rrovgns that he was an Object ol sus-
oclon 70 the real friends OF the PresioenVs tai1-
s,1,s e not 70 say that 3Ir. Bailey deserved
sta SUSPICION. but that his motives enc ms acts
sn the Democratic conferences. - ne D 's a.
,1o-1fererlce between Tilln1an ana Moody ana
fi1rongh Mr. Chandler with the President gave
Tise 10 the suspicion that he was not true 10
.e r,rSrei,le OF railroad rate regulation is clear
Sronl the record itsef and cannot be successfully
NJ Paney may be as innocent as a babe un-
,.oTn and he says no Is. but the suspicious did
exist. they have existed for weeks they have
been talked OF IN the cloakrooms OF the Senate
son the streets, az the White House and else
where They have been mentioned in many
newspapers and Il they have not been justified
should be relieved from esDersion.
First OF all, let me quote William y. Chandler.
the president OF the Spanish Claims Commission
He is the personal friend OF Senator Iiliman.
nc was the intermediary between 1dliTnan and
the President. Whichever OF the two originated
the NEGOTIATIONS. Chandler certainly conducted
them It was his evidence which mas twice Deen
cited by Mr.. Tillman on the moor OF me SENATE.
and II is Chandler who, in effect, has given the
lie direct TO the President.
In the dispatch sent by me on Monday 10
The Tribune which aroused such tempest
an the Senate this afternoon and which provoked
Senator Bailey TO declare &c 70 be g malicious
lie ana TO insinuafe IL was directly inspired by
the President himself, ] stated facts on the
authority er Chandler himself II was he who
conveyed 20 the White House the intimauon
that Bailey was traitor, and IL the Texas Sem
ator has any one TO blame 1t must be Humans
friend. william T. Chandler.
In the very outset OF the negotiations ne was
conducting Chandler prepared and lett at the
White House a written memorandum for the
benefit OF the President. I have not the text OF
thar memorandum berors nne. but quoting from
memory Il says: "The railroad Senator's want
the Bailey amendment, but Til.man IS for the
Presidents court review amendment and will
block their game"
This is nearly a literal quotation but no one
mission OF the President
The dispatch sent 20 ''The Tribune" was
Eelegraphe6 on my own authority, and with
dent. against whom Bailey trained his batteries
to-day, and not against me- have not seen
the President since the dispatch written,
and have not asked him for the text OF this
memorandum OF william e Chandler, because
the text could az best add only a few words 20
the quotation have given. I know am cor
the negotiations William y. Chandler, who since
has accused the President OF falsehood, made
an oral report either 20 she President himself
or 20 some one representing him. which was
1n explaining the difficulties in securing united
action by the Democrats. stated in so many
words that he and Tillman were suspicious Of
Bailey, believing ne was IN an 2lliance with AL
drich and associating with the Standard Oil and
railroad crowd in the Senate, but that Tilman
was watching his manoeuvres and expected TO
be able 10 prevent any evil effects.
These were the suspicious 20 which alluded in
the previous dispatch as having constantly exc
sisted and as having influenced the admlnistra-
Tion beyond all doubt in dropping the negotia-
lions with Tillman through Chandler, and re-
newing the efforts to unite the Republicans on
q reasonable basis of compromise.