The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-05-19
PRESIDENT ACCUSED
SENSATIONAL INCIDENTS IN RLn
BILL DEBATE.
Bailey and Tillman Charge Pres.
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Through Lodge, Denies that He
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Him.

Washington, May 14.-In one Of the
bitterest attacks that have been made
upon President Roosevelt during the
debate in the senate on the railroad
rate bill, Mr.. Bailey, Of Texas, charged
that the executive had surrendered his
position advocating Fan effective
measure and had abandoned his de-
mands for tariff revision. The Texas
senator charged that the president
arraignment of trusts had been made
after his election, and that before that
time he had been as silent as the
grave" on the subject of regulating
the railroads. The senator closed with
this statement:
'sBut let us have no more talk in
the senate and talk in the aoountry
about this iron man. He Is clay. and
very common clay at that. -
Senator Tillmanlalso made q state
ment charging the president with
wavering, and recited negotiations
which the Democratic senator's had
had with him through ex-senator
Chandler.
During the course of his statement
Senator Tillman gave extracts from q
statement made to him by Mr.. Chand-
Ter Of the results of his interviews
with the president.
Some little time after the statement
Of Senator Tillman Senator Lodge
reported to the senate q conversation
which he had just had with tho presi-
dent over the telephone. After Q pre-
liminary statement, Mr.. Lodge said:
II read the sentence to tie presi-
dent, and he said in reply that the
statement which had read to him
attributed to him by Mr.. Chandler
was . deliberate and unqualified false
hood; that Senator Foraker's name
was mover mentioned at all in the CON-.
versation; that Senator Spooner was
only mentioned by him to express
cordial approval of Senator Spooner's
amendment. As to Senator Knox, he
had said that he did not agree with q
portion Of his proposed amendment,
but thought that he made . very
srtong argument for granting afhrma-
lively the jurisdiction or the author
ity Of the court.
Nh. Tillman Makes Additional Statement
Sunday night Mr.. Tillman, who Sat-
urday made statement in the senate
covering the details of his and Senator
Bailey's negotiations through ex-Sen-
ator Chandler with President Roosevelt
regarding the rate bill, made public
portion of written statement made
to him by Mr.. Chandler of his various,
conferences with the president on this
subject.
The portion given out by Mr.. TILL
man is largely q repetition Of his state
ment in the senate Saturday. Il COW
err, however, that portion where Mr..
Tillman had quoted Mr.. Chandler as
saying that the president had stated
that he had come to complete disa-
greement with the senatorial lawyers
who weret rying to defeat or injure
the bill, naming Messrs. Knox, Spoon
or and Foraker, regarding which state
mont Senator Lodge subsequently said
he was authorized to say from the
White House that it was an unquali-
fed falsehood.
Senator Tillman's statement in the
senate Saturday was the principal
topic Of discussion in official circles
yesterday. The senator had number
OF callers at his apartments, with whom
he talked freely about the matter,
among whom were Senator Bailey and
ex-senator Chandler.
Refuses q Further Statement.
Mr.. Chandler has been urged by
some of his friends to make q public
statement over his. own zaignature re-
garding the denial of Senator Lodge Of
the accuracy Of the presidents re-
marks in reference to Senators Spoon
or, Knox and Foraker. He declined,
however, to be further brought into
the controversy at this time, saying he
would let the matter rest for the pres
emit on the statement made public BY
Mr.. Tillman.
It was with Mr.. Chandler's consent
that the portion Of his written atate-
ment to Senator Tillman as to his con-
ferenoes with the president was made
public.
Senator Lodge called at the White