Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-17
Mr.. Chambers Reply.
SPANISH TREATY CLAIMS

May 10, 1866
Hon j. w. Bailey, United States Senator:
Dear Sir l have your letter of today and
] inclose to YOU copy of a memorandum
sent by me to the White House on the
morning Of Wednesday. April II. / think
the memorandum was not dated but my
retained COPY is dated April H. I did not
therein give the President any assurance as
to your attitude relative to the so-called
game. because / had not seen you. and did
not feel authorized by anything Mr.. Till
man had then said to give any assurance in
your name. At 9:15 pm. l saw Mr. TILL
man. and talked with him fully and he
then told me that neither he nor yourself
were entering into games with the rail-
road senators: and al 9:30 / saw the Presi-
dent. and told him what Mr.. Tilman had
said. and that he need have no apprehen-
sion on the subject. / incose to you copies
from my diary. April 10 l saw Mr.. Moody;
and again on the 14th. and arranged with
him to see Mr. Tillman and yourself on the
next day. Sunday. the 18th.
Yours. truly.
VIM E. CHANDLER.
Memorandum.
Following is the memorandum furnished
the President by Mr.. Chandler:
The game of the railroad senator's Is to
support Bailey's amendment. and induce
him to agree to q broad right of review
What this is TO be Is not certain; but the
principal object is to beat him." meaning
the President. Mr.. Tillman. however, con-
siders himself as acting with the President
to pass the review clause with the minimum
amount of court power. and will not enter
into any such game.
Mr. Loeb: Please hand this to the President
privately. / am hearing an important case
all day today but could see him If he wished
to see at l o'clock.
WIN. E. CHANDLER.
April IL 1906
Following is Mr.. Chambers diary OF the
days doings:
The diary:
April II. at 9:15 pm, saw Senator Till
man at Colonial about railroad rate legfs-
lation. AT 0:30 at White House saw Presl-
dent Roosevelt alone upstairs. Talked of
railroad rate and many other things for
more than an hour. He was very gracious
At about 1890 to Colonial with Tfllmau
until II AS.
N. Y. Tribune's Modification Today.
He then referred TO statement in the
New York Tribune OF this morning, which,
he said. modified its lie in the paper Of
the day before. He said he read this
statement. which said that signed state
ment by Mr. Chandler impugning the mo-
tives of Mr. Bailey had been circulated
but that no statement by Mr.. Tillman had
been passed around, as stated on the day
before II said that 1t was on the state
iHtill OF many UefhoCFdtS VINO Eiad seen tnis
Chandler statement in relation to Mr..
Bailey's motives on which the Tribune had
based Its correspondence. The Tribune
also said that the Chandler statement ID
now In the hands OF the President.
Senator Bailey declared that he had made
inquiry of senators on his side of the cham
Der. and had not found one OF them who
had circulated that statement or who had
seen II. and he declared that not one Of
them was base enough to circulate such a
slander behind the back of another SEN
ator. No matter what his relations might
have been with them, he was sure he would
never suspect any one on that side OF the
chamber.
President Showed the Statement
II say now that the President showed
that statement to a senator on that side"
(referring to the republican side) yes
terday, and he showed IL to member of
the House of Representatives. and II de-
sirable car call the name OF the senator
on that side to whom the President show
ed it himself" declared Senator Bailey
But IL there had never been another word
written or spoken by Senator Chandler
except this memoranda, asserted Mr.. Bal
ley, there Is not a syllable that would
1ustlfy charge that he impugned my
good faith.
HE said the game of the railroad sena-
tors is to support Baiiey's amendment"
declared Mr. Bailey. and to induce him
to support broad review. He does not
say that ! played that game but say
the raiioad senators played 1t more sue
csssfully with another person whom /
know. They played II so we'll that they