Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-05-18
Object OF SUSPICION.
This Is What Correspondent Says
OF Senator Bailey.
REPLY OF RAYMOND.
Says II Was Chandler Who Carried
10 white House the Intimation
That the Texan Intended
Blocking, Court Review.

llshes under date OF 18TH telegram
from Raymond" It's Washington cor.
respondent. In answer 10 the attack
made upon HIS veracity by Senator
Bailey. II says In part:
when the Hon. Joseph w. Bailey.
senator from Texas. struck az the pres
ident OF the United States over my
humble shoulder. for that Is all he did
on the floor of the senate. to-day. be
apparently was unaware that there
was documentary evidence IN exist
ence. both In the official Congression-
al Record and In the form OF written
memorandum by former Senator Will
lam 4. Chandler, absolutely proving
that he was an object OF suspicion.
but that his motives and his acts In
the Democratic conferences. In the
Democratic caucus. on the floor OF the
senate and In conference between TIL
man and Moody. and through Mr..
Chandler with the president. gave rise
20 the suspicion that he was not true
20 the principle OF railroad rate legis-
lation. Is clear from the Record itself.
and cannot be successfully oenied. Mr.
Bailey may be as innocent as a babe
unborn. and he says he Is. but the sus-
picions did exist. and they have exist
ed Off weeks, that they have been talk
ed OF In the cloak rooms OF the senate.
on the streets, at the white house and
elsewhere. They have been mntion-
ed IN many newspapers. and II they
have not been justified. Mr. Bailey is
unfortunate, and his character should
be relieved from asperslons.
First Of all. let me quote W. +. Chan
dler, formerly a senator from New
Hampshire. nov the president OF the
Spanish claims committee. He II the
personal friend OF Senator Tlllman.
He was the intermediary between Mr..
Tillman and the president. Whichever
Of the two originated the negotiations.
Chandler certainly conducted them. IL
was his evidence. which has twice been
cited by Mr. Tillman on the floor Of
the senate. and Il Is Chandler who. In
effect has given the lie direct to the
president
In the dispatch sent by me on Mon
day 10 the Tribune. which aroused such /
a tempest In the senate this afterncan. I
and which provoked Senator Bailey 20 /
declare II 20 be a malicious lie. and
10 insinuate II was directly inspired /
by the president himself. | stated facts /
on the authority OF Mr. Chandler him /
self II was he who conveyed 20 the 4
white house the intimation that Bailey 4
was a traitor. and n the Texas sena. /
tor has any one TO blame II must be /
Tillman's friend. William +. Chandler. /
In the very outset OF the nogotia-i 4
flarsa Kas s..WFsHTFNra~ -
pared and left az the white house
written memorandum for the benefit
OF the president ! haven't the text
Of that memorandum before me. but.
quoting from memory. Il says
The railroad senators want the
Bailey amendment. but Tillmnn Is for
the presidents court review amend
ment. and win block their game
This Is nearly a literal quotation
but no one could have the text, prob. /
ably. with the premsSsion OF the presi-
dent
The dispatch sent 20 the Tribune
was teiegraphed on my own authority.
and without the knowledge or consent
q the president. against whom Bailey
etained his batteries to-day. and not
ntainst me. have not seen the presi-
supt since the dispatch was written.
u Il have not asked him for the text
ed. this memorandum OF w +. Chan.
because the text couuid. at best.
Blaonly a few words 20 the quotation
Te given. ! know am correct IN
One tatement that during the'course OF
oHegotiations w. r. Chandler. who
.sota has accused the president OF
-, bod. made an oral reply. either
O"' president himself or some one
inyoNlntinE him. which was more spe-
The puring the week Mr. Chandler.
pining the difficulties in Sc.
Unanimous action by the Demo
W stra"hd in so many words that he
rio. Mahan were suspicious OF abbey.
County he was in an alliance with
with heabnd associating with the
for i0O.00Oil company and railroad
cry crop he senate. but that Tillman
hat Il will ing his maneuvers. and ex.
nsport thele able 20 prevent any evil
90 marketl 1
--re the suspicious % which 1
Tempora the previous dispatch as
sviiie. May fntly existed. and as hav'
i mark backd the administration be-
-th s-u..Htf In drouufun the uQcC- 1