Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-17
A Newspaper Correspondent
Makes Singing Reply to
Texans Structures
SAYS BAILEY WAS SUSPECTED
Whether or Not Uniustly the Fact Ro-
mains That Other Senator'S Suspect
ed Bailey Was in League With Al
drich and the Railroads on tho Rate
Bill.

CnlcaEo, May IT, ne lliptiie to"aa
publishes the following from Ray
mond," its Washington correspondent.
acity by Senator Bailey.
when Hon. Joseph w. Bailey, SEN
ator from Texas. struck at the pres
ident of the United States over my
humble shoulders. for that is all he
did on the floor of the senate today.
he apparently WAS unaware that there
WAS documentary evidence In existence
both In the official congressional
record, and in the form of written
memorandum by former Senator Will
lam T.. Chandler, absolutely proving
he was an object of suspicion to the
policy.
Tins is not to say that Bailey de-
served the suspicion. but that his mo-
tlNeS and his acts in the democratic
conferences in democratic caucuses, on
the floor of the senate and in the con-
ference between Tillman and Moody
and thru Chandler, with the president
gave rise to the suspicion that he was
not true to the principle of railroad rate
regulation is clear from the Record
itself and cannot be successfully de-
MED.
Bailey may be innocent as babe
unborn and he says he is. but the
suspicious did exist, they have existed
for weeks; they have been talked OF
in the cioakrooms of the senate, on the
streets. at the white house, and else
where. They have been mentioned in
many newspapers, and If they have
not been justified Bailey is unfortun-
ate and his character should be relieved
from aspersion.'
Raymond" declares that in the dis
patch in the Tribune and which yes
terday caused Bailey to make the at
tack, he stated the fact on the author
lily of VIM. L. Chandler himself. 1T
was he" says Raymond" who con-
veyed to the white house the intina-
ton that Bailey was traitor and IL
the Texas senator has anyone to blame
1t must be Tilman's friend, VIM T.
Chandler"
ler's memorandum beforo him, Ray
mond" quoting from memory, says
memorandum was:
The railroad senators want the Bal
ley amendment. but Tillman is for the
presidents court review amendment
and will block the game"
This" says Raymond" Is nearly a
literal quotation, but no one could give
the text probably without permission
OF the president"
Raymond" declares his dispatch to
the Tribune was sent on his own au-
thority and without knowledge or con-
sent of the president
Raymond" continues. Il know
am correct in the statement that during
the course OF the negotiations VIM. T..
Chandler, who since has accused tn"
president of falsehood, made an oral
report either to the president himself
or to someone representing him, which
was much more specific. During this
talk Chandler in explaining the diff
culties in securing united action by
the democrats, stated in so many words
that he and Tillman were suspicious
of Bailey, believing he was in alliance
WllH AlullCll anu SiSSpsi'ieiiis, WIN ~ p"
Standard Oil and railroad crowd in the
senate, but that Tillman was watching
his maneuvers and expected to be abe
to prevent any evil effects.
"These were the suspicious to which
I alluded in the previous dispatch as
having constantly existed and as haV-
ing influenced the administration be-
yond all doubt In dropping the nego-
tiations with Tillman. thru Chandler,
and renewing the efforts to unite the
republicans on reasonable basis of
compromise"
Text Of Note is Given.
New York, May 1.-THE Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Tribune, commenting in the Tribune of
the senate incident give the memoran-
dun mentioned by the correspondent Of
the Chicago Tribune. The text fol-
lows:
"ro the President: The game of the
railroad senators is to support Bailey's
amendment and induce him to agree to
a broad court of review. What that Is
to be is not certain, but the principle
object is TO beat him meaning TIE
president. Tillman, however, considers
nlmSelI Us dCllllS Will lIlS Pl CSluSIe w
pass a review clause with the minimum
amount Of court power and will not en-
ter into any such game"
(Signed) VIM. r. Chandler"
The correspondent says "he had not
seen or communicated with the
president or with anyone connected
with the white house for more than a
week" He also says report was cir
culated on the democrats precisely as
stated by the Tribune and considers 1t
surprising that Bailey did not hear
it."
ut is further fact" says the COR
respondent. that copy of the mem
orandum alleged to have been signed
by Chandler, which is printed above
had been circulated among the demo-
Gratis in the senate and it was on this
copy that the Tribune's correspondents
assertions We're based"