The San Francisco call., 1906-05-18


Bailey again today took the floor in
the Senate to make a further explana-
ton OF his connection with the efforts
to secure an understanding between
the President and the Democratic SEN
ators on the railroad rate bill, basing
his statement on articles in the Chi
cago Tribune and the New York Trib-
une charging him with bad faith in
that connection and giving Senator
Chandler as authority for that state
ment He had read a series of letters
and memoranda, beginning with a re-
quest from himself to the former Sena-
tor for a copy of any statement that
he might have made that justified
this statement. This was followed by
the reading Of the following letter
from Mr. Chandler:
WASHINGTON, May 16, 1865.
n. Bailey. United States Senator: 1
have your letter of today and enclose
to you a copy Of a memorandum sent
by me to the White House on the
morning Of Wednesday, April IL.
think the memorandum was not dated,
but my retained copy is dated April II.
I did not therein give the President
any assurances as to your attitude,
because had not seen you and did not
man had then said to give any assur-
ance in your name. At p. m. saw
Mr.. Tillnlan and talked with him fully
and he then told me that neither he
nor yourself was entering into games
with the railroad Senators; and at
$50 saw the President and told him
whet Mr.. Tillman had said, and that
he need have no apprehension on the
subject I enclose to you copies from
my diary. On April 1S I saw Mr..
Moody and again on the 14th and ar
ranged With him TO see Mr.. Tillman
and yourself on the next day, Sunday,
the 18th. Yours truly.
WILLIAM Z. CHANDLER"
cHANDLER's NOTE TO LOEB.
Then followed the memorandum to
Secretary Loeb. and that was accom-
panied by an extract from Chandler s
diary. The memorandum was as fol-
lows:
The game Of the railroad Senators
is 10 support Bailey's amendment and
induce him to agree to a broad right
Of court review. What that is TO be
is not certain. but the principal object
is 10 beat him (meaning the Prcsi-
dent). Mr Tillman. however. consid-
ers himself as acting with the Presi-
dent to pass the review clause with
the minimum amount of court power
and viii not enter into any such
game.
The diary extract read:
Diary. April II. at s:15 p. m, saw
Senator Tillman at the Colonial about
railroad rate legislation. Al 9:3o at
White House saw President Roosevelt
alone upstairs Talked of railroad
Il. -
than a hour He was very gracious.
At about 1880 went to Colonial; with
Tillman until 11:45."
Proceeding with his remarks. Bailey
said that the New York Tribune Of
TODAY had put the matter somewhat
differently from yesterdays presenta-
tior. thus modifying the lie He
ouoted an article in which it was
stated that copies of Chambers letter
to the President had been in circula-
ton among Democratic Senator's To
this statement Bailey gave special at
tention, saying that he had made in
quiry sufficient to assure him that
not one Of the Democratic Senator's
had ever seen the document, much less
circulated it.
I did not yesterday know that any
Senator on the Republican side had
seen il, but / am enabled TO say now
that on yesterday the President showed
It to one of them and also 10 mem
Der of the House, and If this statement
Is denied l can call Names" he said.
Bailey then declared that if Chan
der had never spoken another word
there was not a syllable I'm his memo
randum concerning himself 10 justify
the statement that he (Chandler) had
impugned his CBailey's) good faith.
He does not say that / was playing
e game" he went on. but that others
were ! viii say that the game was
played TO catch others, and very sue
cessfully."
HAD PRESIDENTS CONFIDENCE.
Further constituting the memorandum
he called attention 10 the fact that the
effort was to beat the President"
with that" he added. L ought to
have sympathy. but at the time 1 did