Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14
CONFERRED An HOUR
Moody and Allison Talk With
the President.
NO STATEMENT TO-DAY
Tillman's Charges of Broken Faith
Discussed.
BOTH CALLERS RETICENT
An Announcement May Be Made at
the White House Tonight or To-
morrow-Capitol Comment.

| So far as the White House is concerned
| It was stated at the executive offices this
morning that there would be no statemen,
| today from that end regarding the charges
| Of Senator Tillman that President Roose-
| welt drew the democrats into an alliance on
the railroad rate problem and then deserted
| them. This statement was made after O
| long conference the President had with At
torney General Moody and Senator Allison
And that conference was notable one
| possibly a historical one if history should
ever get the facts. But the chances are
that history will never be fully aware OF
what took place. Mr.. Moody said he would
nave no statement to make and that if
| any was made it would have to come from
| the White House. Mr. Allison, with quiet
| chuckle that was heard many feet away
remarked that an explanation from him
would take too long.
Just what program was adopted at the
White House will develop in the course OF
a day or two, but there is an impression
| IN some quarters that the whole matter will
oeNdropped SO far as the President and the
| repubhcanS in the Senate are concerned
| There are many good republicans who ha We
come to the conclusion that this will be
the W1sest course. AS to what will be done
| In the Senate will depend upon the initia-
tive of each individual senator but the i'm
preston prevailed today that the word
would be passed along the line not to CON
| tinue to agitate the question, leaving it to
pass away with the incidents of Saturday
The President, though. is understood to
feel that he should like to make state
ment. and this may be given out tonight
or tomorrow.
Both Callers Reticent.
Attorney General Moody and Senator ALI
| the morning, some time before the usual
run or visitors. They remained with the
President about an hour, Senator Allison
coming out first. Mr.. Allison declared with
great seriousness that he had no news To
lmpart to the gathering of newspaper men.
linen they began to ask him questions
can You explain the apparent discrep-
ancy In the statements of Senator Tfilnan
ana otners as to what took place in these
reported negotiations; through Senator
Chandler. between the President and SEM
ators TDlman and Bailey?" a venturesome
man inquired. US
Yes could do So" blandly stated tha
Iowan, but it would take a Ione tina % !.
which caused a laugh in which the senator
was forced to Join.
Then came Attorney General Moody. who
promptly announced that he did not have
single thing to say, and had no statement
to make.
The statement is made, Mr.. Attorney
General" said one of the newspaper men
that you nave been placed in such posi-
ton by the President, In his accepting the
Allison amendment without notice to YOU
after your negotiations with the demo-
Gratis, that you may feel it necessary to re-
sign from the cabinet. What about this?'
III Go not feel aggrieved," stated Mr.
hloody Il see no reason why anybody else
should be hurt. There is complete underl
standing between the President and nv
self,' and this was all Mr.. Moody would
say.
An Embarrassing Position.
Despite the assurance of Mr. Moody on
this point there is a strong opinion that the
Attorney General, II the charges of Senator
Tillman remain undenied, has been placed
in an extremely embarrassing position AS
the representative of the President he was
engaged in negotiating with Senators Till
man and Bailey. and it is pointed out that
they would not have visited him and been
visited by him unless they had supposed
that he represented the President AS this
representative he was not apprised by the
President of the fact that the latter had
accepted the Allison amendment, being thus
left in Ignorance of what was going ON.
But the fact that Mr. Moody Is satisfied is
expected to put a stop to further gossip as
to his retirement
There Were several other senator's to
see the President in the course of the
day, but none OF them talked over The
present railway rate situation with him
senator Long of Kansas, who prepared
an amendment for the radical repubti-
cans at one time, saw the President. but
he did SO merely to present some friends
Senator Alger and Senator Alice of Della
ware were visitors, but their business
was On matters foreign to the rate ques-
tion.
Attorney General Moody returned to see
the President later and remained for lunch
con, afterward resuming his conference
with the President.
The One Topic at the Capitol
In the Senate the atmosphere was sur
charged with excitement today in antlci-
patton of possible renewal of the exciting
incident of last Saturday. The galleries
were crowded with visitors, and there was
at an early hour full attendance upon
the floor of the Senate. All kept their eyes
upon Senator Tillman and Senator Lodge
as il they expected at any moment an out
break. Senator Tillman had a number OF
newspapers before him, which he appeared
to be reading with interest, and Senator
Ledge moved about, talking with other sen
ators In the most unconcerned way. After
waiting until late in the afternoon, no ex-
plosion having occurred, the crowd disap-
pointed. gradually dwindied away.
The Chandler Tillman-R Roosevelt contro-
versy was the one topic Of conversation
among senators in committee room and
corrfcor. They all wondered what would be-
the next move, and were waiting expectant-
ly for word from Attorney General MOODY
as they thought that it was up to him to
have the next say.
some republican senators were inclined tn
the belief that IT would be better politics
for the executive to let the who..s afralr
drop without further comment Many SEN
ators knew enough of the negotiations that
have been going on at the White House to
be convinced that ex-senator Chandler and
Senator Tiliman truthfully represented the
scope Of the Presidents attempted dicker-
Ing with the democrats.
They have known Tor some time that this
Was going on In general way and most
of them were inclined to accept the state
ment that the proceedings had gone so Tar
as to result in an agreement between Sena-
tor TiIlman and Attorney General Moody
upon the form OF an amendment which
would be acceptable alike TO the President
and the democrats together with the radI-
cal republicans
When Senator Bailey and Senator Ti.lman.
assured their colleasees Ia private that