The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-14
CONFERENCE AT
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Lodge, Root and Taft Spend
Long Time With President,
But Refuse to Discuss s
Matter in Any Way.
What Chandler "
Says. i$
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4 fNVASlII NGTON, May Ex-senator Till<s
man, Who yesterday made Il statement
in the Senate covering the details Of his
and Senator Bailey's negotiations through
ex-senator Chandler with President
regarding the rate bill, tonight
made public portIn of a written state-.,,
ment mado to him by Mr.. Chandler 81
the various conferences of the latter wit III
the President on this subject.
The portion given out by Mr.. Tlllmaui
is largely. repetition of the first part
Of his statement in the Senate yesterday.
1t covers, however, that portion where
Mr.. Tillmnn had quoted Mr.. Chnndlera as
saying that the President had stated that
he had come to a. complete dsagreenent
with the senatorial lawyers who were
trying to defeat or injure the BILL, nal:,-
ing Messrs. Knox, Spoorer and F'orak kerr
regarding which statement Senator Lodge
said he was authorized to-
say from the White House that 1t was
an unqualified falsehood. On this uo-
jcct Mr. Chandler. referring to the Presis
dent, said in his written sta tement: Il l$ i
Gle said that he had been much
troubled by the advocacy Of an un-
limited court review by some Of the
\ lawyers of the Senate, naming Sena-|ESl
tors Knox, Spooner and Foraker as Nv.
trying to InJure or defeat the bill 81.
bylngenIous constitutional arguments,
but that he had come to a complete Z
disagreement With them. He made
this point emphatic by repetition" a
Tillman's Statement.
Tho statement given out by Mr.. Tillei
man follows: lajf f ES5i
Senator Tillman to-day said that
on Saturday, May 9Th. he insisted on
having from ok sans--or Il Chandler u 4
written statement$o the various con II
ferences III by THE latter in connection N
{ with the plan Of tho President to- CON al
troll the railroad rate egislntion BY II
5s alliance with the Democrats of the
Senate, and Mr.. Chandler gave him
such statement made prior to Sat-
urday, May 12th. and signed by MI. r.s
Chandler. Mr. Tillman said that heSs
would give out a portion Of that state-s
J. lnent relating to the interview OF Mr.
Z Chandler with the President on March
3lst, which had become a subject II
4 matter OF dispute. but would retain
the remainder for use In case any
other parts of his statement In the 4
Senate saturday should be denied. !"
Statement Of Chandler.
The following Is the portion OF Mn
Chandler's statement given out by Mr..
Tillman: d Ne
con Saturday afternoon, March 81. 1.
1906, a friend OF nIlno came into my 4
office and told me of tho White ID
House conference of that day, la N
which an understanding as to linln {'
tied court review had been reached I
with Senator Long and others, ana
he told me that the President wished sS
to get into communication with the N
( Democrats, And would shortly aslr
me to come and sec him. While ha h
was talking. n messenger boy arrived
4 with a letter to me from Mr.. Loeb
as follows:
'.The White House.
Is sWashingto on, March 81 1906.
"'Nly Dear Senator, Chandler,-T z
President requests me to say that X
he would be glad to have you como
to tho White House to sec him at $3.50 t
o'clock tonight. VIII you please let i
tho bearer know whetlar you can
come?
"'Yery truly yours,
'''NNILLlAAT8 LOEB, JR., 4
Secretary to tho President. sc
'Hon. w. u. Chandler, S
'ld3l / street. 3s2i li ist5 a4f X
''I told the messenger l would be
there At tho time and place ap-
pointed, the President said to mo that
he wished through me to get into sG
communication with Mr.. Tillman, Mr.
Bnlley and other Democratic Senator's.
E lie stated his purpose slowly and care-
fully and exact. Substance of his VI
statement was this.
What President Said
'"rhat he had reached the conclusion
tint the best plan for railroad rate "a
LEGISLATION was to expressly grant a.
court review but TO distinctly limit to
two polnts--hrst, an Inquiry whether e
tho lnterstntc Commerce Commission A
had exceeded Its authority, and. sec-B
ond an inquiry whether the constitu-5
tlouul tights of The carrier had been
violated. He said that he had been NJ
much troubled by the advocacy of an %
unlimited court review by somo of the
lawyers of the Senate. naming Sena- X
tors Knox, Spooner and Foraker ms &
trying to injure or defeat the bill by NJ
Ingenious constitutional arguments, N
but that he had come to complete
disagreement with them
clio made this point emphatic. by re-
petition; said thar he would so thus far
and no farther and t4at Ms deelsion
Wished Ia ascertain whether there
could be united action III the Senate
among the friends of tho bill, so that
It could be surely passed without In, 81
furious amendment, and ne named s
various Republican senator's who he
thoueht were the friends OF the bill.
but said that it would lake nearly az
the Democrats TO carry the Limitation
and defeat all obnoStous provisions. :
AFTER The President had made his AZ
statement replied that ] had reason
to believe that most OF the Democrats IL
In the senate would sustain. his limitA-
ton of the courts powers, but that 4 n
was sare that Alr. Bailey and Mr.. TILL 58
man would Insist upon coupling with Ss
the Limitation some restriction upon @
lions against the orders os HE COM a 4
inission. Before / had finished my se
statement on this point the President
interrupted me, saying that need not
axplain further because he was warm. s3.