New-York tribune., 1906-05-14
TILLMAN TRIES AGAIN.
QUOTES DIR. CHANDLER.
Statement Purports to Tell of Inter
Uie1g soith President.
TF-on ~ g7rIlune pu-oau-I


President and some OF the ablest leaders OF Ms
party in the Senate have been the talk Of the
town to-day. but as the excitement which flrse
attended the Bailey and Tillman attacks Of yes
terday dies away. a calmer view Of the situation
is taken. and it IS generally felt that the Oc-
currences Of the last two days have merely served
TO demonstrate the extent Of the Presidents
victory and his ability as a party leader. for,
unlike Mr.. Cleveland. he has achieved his victory
without disrupting his party.
Senator Tillman made public to-day a suppIe-
mental statement. in which he quotes a state
ment prepared and signed by AIr. Chandler. but
OF course. furnishes no additional evidence in
support OF the assertion which the President has
pronounced "a deliberate and unqualified false
hood" Il has been recalled to-day. however.
that all the Senators mentioned by the late
Senator from New Hampshire as having heer
criticised by the President are men toward whom
the New Hampshire statesman has long cher
ished intense antipathy and whom he has beer.
in the habit Of criticising IN unmeasured terms
for several years.
Il Is generally commented to-day that. even
accepting Senator BaTey's own version OF oc-
currences in connection with railway rate legis-
latiOn, he has been guilty Of gIaring inconsls-
tency. Not only within the last few days. bue
throughout the debate. has the Senator from
Texas condemned in unmeasured terms what Ia
was pleased to call Executive interference.
and yet yesterday Mr.. Bailey assured the Senate
that had the President carried his ''ExecutiV.
interference 20 the point OF warning the Re-
publican Senators that unless they passed a,
rate bill which was acceptable to Mr. Bailey and
his party colleagues he would veto Il. he would
have written his name with the names Os Jsf-
fersOn and Jackson and Lincoln among his IL
lustriOus predecessors" Within hour after
delivering himself Of this assertion. Mr.. Bailey
was again warning the Senate against "Execu-
tive Interference protesting his hatred Of such
a thing-he did not call attention to the fscs
that he had been striving for Executive inter-
ference" which would have created political
capital for his party-and finished his remarks
with the assurance:
would rather see this bill defeated until a
new judgment could be taken from the people
ment as broad as the English language can
make Il. and that would not Be broader than
you gentlemen have made 1t now: would rather
suf1er any single evil, than to the great sep
arate and independent departments OF this zov-
ernment brought under the domination of q sin.
gle Will
When Mr. Bailey made these remarks he muse
have forgotten the numerous conferences which
he and Senator Tillman had enjoyed with the
Attorney General and with Mr.. Chandler In the
last few weeks
MEI TIIAANLANS STATEMENT.
The statement which Senator TiIlman gave TO
the press this evening is as follows:
Senator TfIlman to-day said that on Saturday.
May 3. he insisted on having from Ex-senator
Cnandler a written statement Of the various
conferences by the latter in connection with the
plan Of the President to control the railroad
rate leBlSlauOn Dy alliance with the Democrats
OF the Senate. and Mr. Chandler gave him such
a statement made prior to Saturday. Nav -
and signed by Mr. Chandler Nr TiIIu1an aafT
mi a of that ufo
ment relating to the interview Of Mr.. Chandler
with the President on March S1-which had be-
retain the remainder for use in case any other
parts OF his statement In the Senate on Satur-
day should be denied.
The following Is the portion Of Mr. ChandIer'S.
statement given out by Mr. Tillman:
'On Saturday afternoon. March 81. 1906. a
1rlen0 OF mine came into my Offce and told me
Of the White House conference OF that day in
which an understanding to a limited COURT
review had been reached with Senator TI,n--
and others, and he told me that the Presidents
wished to get into communication with the,
Democrats and would shortly ask me to coma
and see him. While he was talking messenger
boy arrived with a letter 20 me from Mr.. Loeb
as follows:
My Dear Senator Chandler: The Presidene
requests me to say that he would be glad to have.
you come to the White House TO see him ae-
$50 o'clock tonight. VIII you please let tho
bearer know whether you can come?
Very truly yours,
"'WuLLAM LOEB. JR.
&" Secretary 70 the President
'THOn. w. E. Chandler. No. 1871 street.
Il told the messenger would be there
eat the time and place appointed the Presto
dent said TO me that he wished through me tn
get into communication with Mr.. Tillman, Mr..
Bailey and other Democratic Senators. He
stated his purpose slowly and carefully. and IN
exact substance his statement was this; That
he had reached the conclusion that the best plan
for railroad rate legislation was 20 expressly
grant court review, but TO distinctly limit tt to
two points; first. inquiry whether the Inter
state Commerce Commission had exceeded its
authority. and, second, inquiry whether the
constitutional rights OF the carrier had been
violated. He said that he had been mucIK
troubled by the advocacy OF an unlimited court
review by some Of the lawyers OF the Senate
naming Senators Knox. SpoOner and Foraker as
trying 90 inture or defeat the bill BY ingenious
constitutional aTguments-out that he had come
20 complete disagreement with them. He
made this point emphatic by FepetitiOns said
that he would 80 thus far and further. and
that his decision would be un0lteTable. He said
that he wished 90 ascertain whether there could
be united action In the Senate among the friends
Of the bin. so that IL could be surely passed
without injurious amendments. and he named
various Republican Senators who. he thought.
were true friends Of the BILL but said that n
the limitation and defeat all obnoxious pro-
visions.
after the President had made his statement
replied that had reason TO believe that most Or
the Democrats in the Senate would sustain his
Limitation OF the courts powers. but that was
sure that Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Tillman would IN
sist upon coupling with the limitation some re-
strictiOn upon the power Of the courts to issue
in1unctiOnS against the orders OF the commission
Before had finished my statement on this point
the PRESIDENT interrupted me, saying that need
not explain further because he was warmly In
favor OF some such restriction
THAT evening ] saw Mr. Tillman and told him
what had occurred"
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Senator Lodge called az the White HOUSE
this evening and took dinner with the President