Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-14
TILLMAN MAKES
DETAILS PUBLIC
TELLS OF AGREEMENT MADE
WITH ROOSEVELT
Portion Of Senator Chambers State
ment Given Out at Washington.
South Carolina Man Invited
to White House
BY Associated Press,


tions through ex-senator Chandler with
President Roosevelt regarding the rate
bill. topight made public portion of
the written statement to him by Mr..
Chandler of his views on this subject
to the president.
The portion given out by Mr.. Tillman
is largely a repetition of the first part
of his statement in the senate yester-
day. 1t covers, however, that portion
where Mr.. Tillman had quoted Mr..
Chandler as saying that the president
had stated that he had come to COM
plete disagreement with the senatorial
lawyers who were trying to defeat or
injure the bill, naming Messrs. Knox,
Spooner and Foraker, regarding which
statement Senator Lodge subsequently,
he said, was authorized to say from the
White House that 1t was an unqualified
falSehood
On this subject Mr.. Chandler, refer
ring to the president, said in his written
statement:
Could Not Agree
"He said that he had been much
troubled by the possibility of an un-
limited court review by some of the
10 WY tIo Ill tHt Stlldle-Ildn1l1R
Knox, Spooner and Foraker-as trying
to injure or defeat the bill by ingenious
arguments, but that he had come to a
complete disagreement with them. He
made this point emphatic by repeti-
ton"
The statement given out by Mr.. Till
man follows:
Senator Tillman said today that on
Saturday, May 5, he insisted on having
from ey-Sppqfor Cthap apf1or or
statement of the various conferences by
the latter in connection with the plan of
the president to control rate legislation
by alliance with Democrats of the sem
ate and Mr.. Chandler gave him such
statement made prior to Saturday and
signed by Mr.. Chandler.
Gives Portion of Statement
Mr.. Tillman said he would give por-
tion of that statement relating to the
interview Of Mr.. Chandler with thA
r president on March 81. which had be-
come a subject matter of dispute but
would retain the remainder for use in
case any other parts of his statement
In the senate on Saturday should be
denied.
The following is the portion of Mr.
Chambers statement given out by Mr..
Tillman: w
"On Saturday. March 81, 1906, a,friend
of mine came into my Office and told
me of the White House conference of
that date in which an understanding as
to limited court review had been
reached with Senator Long and others,
and he told me that the president
wished to get into communication with
the Democrats and would shortly ask
me to come and see him. While he was
talking messenger boy arrived with a
letter to me from Mr.. Loeb, as follows:
Invited to White House
1.-THE WHITE HOUSE, Washing
ton, March 31.-My Dear Senator
Chandler: The president requests me to
say that he would be glad to have you
come to the White House to see him at
$3.50 o'clock tonight. Will you please
let the bearer know whether you can
come? Very truly yours,
WILLIAM F. LOEB, JR.
Hon. w. E. Chandler, 1921 I street,
II told the messenger I would be
there
''At the time and place appointed the
president said to me that he wished,
through me, to get into communication
with Mr.. Tillman, Mr.. Bailey and other
Democratic senator's. He stated his
purpose slowly and carefully and in
exact substance his statement was this:
Wanted Review Limited
THAT he had reached the conclusion
that the best plan for railroad rate
Legislation was to expressly grant a. re-
view but to distinctly limit 1t to two
points-frst, an inquiry whether the
interstate commerce commission had
exceeded its authority. and second, an
inquiry whether the constitutional
rights of the carrier had been violat ted.
'He said that he had been much
troubled by the advocacy Of an un-
limited court review by some lawyers of
the senate-naming Senators Knox.
Spooner and Foraker as trying to in
jure or defeat the bill by ingenious
constitutional arguments, but that he
had come to complete disagreement
with them.
"He made this point emphatic by
repetition; said that he would go thus
far and no further, and that his de-
cision would be unalterable.
Asked for United Action
"IIe declared that he wished to as
certain whether there could be united
action in the senate among the friends
of the bill so IT could be surely passed
without injurious amendments, and he
named various Republican senator's
who, he thought. were true friends of
the bill, but said that II would take
nCditJ lllt lJGlttOlIdt6 10 Gritty llt
limitation and defeat all the obnoxious
provisions.
:'After the president had made his
statement ] replied that had reason
to believe that a number of Democrats
In the senate would sustain a limita-
tion of the courts powers. but was sure
that Mr. Tillman would insist upon
coupling with the limitation some re-
striction upon the power of the courts
| to issue injunctions against the orders
OF the commission.
Before / had finished my statement
on this point, the president interrupted
me by saying that / need not explain
further because he was warmly in favor
OF some such restriction.
Informed Senator Tlllman
''That evening L saw Mr. Tillman and
told him what had occurred"
Senator Tillman's statement in the
senate yesterday was the principal
topic of discussion in official circles to-
day, The senator had a number Of
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