Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-18
SENATOR I|LLMAN
DENIES Statement
lsAXs INTERVIEW IN coNNEo-
UIoN WITH RATE BILL CON-
TRoVERsY rs FALSE.
PRESIDENT GIVES HIS
SIDE OF THE MATTER

Did Not Pledge Himself to Any Par
ticular Amendment - Assert
South Carolinan First Sought Con
ference with Him.
Washington, May 16-There WIN,
general expectation about the senate
mat Tuesday would witness some re
vival Of the discussion of the presf
nent's relation to the railroad rate
Dill and the galleries were early flled
IN expectation of the event. There
was no immediate reference to the
president, but the business had no,
proceeded for more than 10 minutes
sMhen Senator Tillman took the foo,
20 correct statement concerning his
conferences with Senator Aldrich
Ae called attention to an article
printed in Washington paper Mon.
nay the purport of which was that
Ehe South Carolina senator had said
fhat Senator Aldrich had sought to
make an alliance with him rather
chan with the president.
Senator Tillman said: ut is not
my habit to give out for publication
private conversations with other sen.
etors, but / talk worry freely with
{ newspaper men. In this statement
Il snere are errors OF fact and of state.
ment and I desire to say that 1 never
gave out any such statement"
III senator Aldrich contented himself
Win expressing his satisfaction over
she faot that the correction had been
mace. never saw so many mis-
statements gathered in one small
paragraph as are made in this short
article" He said.
&Ies1dent Charged with Bad Faith.
Z senator Tillman later presented a
placement, q memorandum from ex,
oenator William E. Chandler. regard
nag the court review amendment tn
Lne railroad rate bill. It was the
anne statement made by Senator Till.
man on Saturday last. He then "a.
lerred to the letter addressed by the
president to Senator Allison. He said
ne hoped that Senator Allison would
put the letter in the Record and that
Sometnfng would be said in reference
9 the question Of veracity. Senator
H1llman said that the president was
ingenious and not ingenious.
senator Ttllman declared emphss.
scaiiy thAt he. had never made .ny
P 2 70 the president.
h,a 4 Tllmsn speaking now. b.
bald. and a wave Of Laughter wsAt
over the senate end gallerSss,
sThs charge ! make. be- said, "is
hat the president y guilty Of bad
Faith.
Senator Tnlman stated that he had
Hever sought an interview or any COM
enunication with the president. ssna-
TOR Allison then said that he had re-
eetved letter from the president and
said he thought 1t ought to be placed
On the records Of the senate. He had
been waiting patiently for an opportu-
nifty to present 1t, but had not had
IN opportunity. The letter was read
When the words: II saw the news.
paper men In mass" were read
there was roar Of laughter in the
senate and IN the galleries.
AS soon 90 the presidents letter and
Mr Moodye letter had been read.
Senator Nelson moved to lay the pend-
ing smapdment on the table. This
MAS carried by q viva voce vote. tax.
ing the Lodge amendment and colla&-
eral amendments with It, Such was
ehe close Of the Tillman-presidsnt IN
hidsnt.
Il 1Tssidsue Tells His Side.
The sensational rate bill INCIDENT IN
me senate Saturday, during wn,oh
Senator palman, on the authority a.
Former Senator Chandler, made STATE
ments regarding the presidents eoursa
e connection With the railroad rata
Dill, some Of which statements we era
denied By Senator Lodge or. behalf Of
khe president, had Its sequel Mondan
essnins when an ofacial statement 40
yasued ~ the White House giytne an
account Of the subject on the pa1 on
fhe president and Attorney General
Moody. The statement comprised twn
hNsNass, ope from the president to Sem
etos Allison, ana the other from
attorney General Moody to the prasI
Ident. The president says:
e I'm no 'caSa. either In the case "a
~. Chandler or any one else ,wss
theFe the slightest opportunity for an
0onese misooncsption Of my attit,,ds
pr any belief that pledged mysals sne.
slnoa1ty % one end only one amend.
mene or set q amendments or that ! /
YOU'D not be- satisfied With any amend
nent which pxsssEyed the essential
features q Vie Hepburn bill as It cams
erom, The A1Nse. s,ss. = ~
j says 1liman First Sought H,m II
The pGssadent disagreea with Ca.
-, AtAman ~ saying that it vas
Mluman Who fpst sought to open ne
sotations with him through M
Chandler. wy
The president says further that, q.
g many OF the amendments. tnclu6hne
fhe so-called Long. Overman. Bai,on
sna spooner amendments, he had said
e should be sntisely satisfied to nave
aem 10 the bill. and suggested me,dia-
taons a. to other amendments. mt
af as 70 none (of the ameudmants,
va ever say either TO Mr.. ChaS die,
q 70 anyone else that should fhsist
1pon having them IN the bin fas
condition OF my approval" and that.
r. the contrary he (the prestAsnt
Ras careful to state that he was not
5zlng TO dictate any particular pro-
Famine o. action