Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1906-05-17
LIVELY DISCUSSION
Senator TiIlman Brings Out
Ills Evidence
SHOWS PRESIDENT HAS CHANGED
New Hampshire Elk Senator S Written
Account of His Conferences With
President as Intermediary Between
Executive and The Senator.

Washington, Special Senator Till
man, who made Il statement in the
Senate Saturday covering the details
of his and Sen"tor Bailcy's negoiia.
TONS, through ex-senator Chandler
with President Roosevelt regarding
The rate bill, made public portion of
u wr1ttcn statement to him br. Chand-
Ter ct the last-namcd' : various con-
fcrcnces with the President on this
subject. The po ton given out by
Mr.. fiilman l. largely Il repetition of
ihc first part of his statement in the
senate. Ii covers. however. that por-
tion where Mr.. Tillman had quoted
Mr.. Chandler ~ saving that the Pres
idcrt had stated that he had come TO
Il complete disagreement with the sen.
aturiai lawyers who were trying To de.
Feat or niurc the bill. naming Messrs.
Knox, Spooncr and Foraker, regard
ln% winch statement Senator Lodge
subsequently SAID he was authorized
to say from the White House that il
was an unqualified falsehood On this
subject Mr.. Chandler, referring to the
'Nt'4'Nh' Sdhi III HIS Ntliitil Stulc-
ment: "IIe said that he had been
much troubled by the advocacy of an
uniirnited court review by some of the
lawyers of the Senate. naming Scna-
tors Knox. Spooncr and Foraker as
trying TO injurc or defeat the bill by
lrgcniuS constitutional arguments. but
that he had come 10 complete dis
agreement with them. He made this
point emphatic by repetition. The
statement given out by Mr.. Tillman
follows:
Senator Tillman said that on Sat
nrday, May .. he insisted on having
i'roin ex-senator Chandler a written
statement of the various conferences
by the latter i'll connection with the
plan OF the President To control the
railroad rate legislation by alliance
With Democrats of the Senate. and
Mr.. Chandler gave him such Il state
mcnt made prior 10 Saturday, May
II. and signed by Mr. Chadlcr Mr..
Tlilman said that lie would give out
portion of that statement relating TO
lhc interview of Mr.. Chandler with
The President on March 81. which
had become subject matter of dis
putc, but would retain the remainder
Tor use III case of amy of his state
ment3 III the Senate Saturday should
he denied
The following is the portion of Mr.
handlers statement given out by
Mr.. Tillman:
ION Saturday afternoon. March 81
1906, friend of mine came into nv
Office and told me of the White House
conference of that day in which nm
understanding IL 10 Il limited court
review had been reached with Sena-
Tor Long and others. and he told me
that The President wished tG get into
communication with the Democrats
and would shortly ask ne 10 come
and see him. While he was talking
messenger boy arrived with letter
to me from Mr.. Loeb as follows:
The White House. Washington
March 81, 1906.
My Dear Senator Chandler =
The President requests me to say ,hat
he will be glad to have You come ia
lie White House at $50 o'clock to-
night. Will yea please let the bearer
Nnow whether you can come!
Very truly yours.
WILLIAM LOEB, JR..
Secretary to the President.
80 Hon. W. h. Chandler, 142l ]
street
81 told the messenger | would be
there
HAt the time and place appointed
Tie Pres;den. sa:;. & lie ;!,a; Ia
wished. through me, to get into com
nunication with Mr. Tilman. Mr.
Bailey and other Democratic Senators
lie stated his purpose slowly and
carefully, and III exact substance his
statement was this: That he had
rcaGEad the conclusion tha. the best
plah for railroad rate legislation was
10 expressly grant court review. but
10 distinctly limit it To two points
first an inquiry whether the inter.
State commerce commission had ex-
ceeded its authority. and second, an
inquiry whether the constitutional
rights of the carrier had been violat.
ed.
"He said that he had been much
troubled by the advocacy Of an un.
limited cour, review by some of the
lawyers If the Senatc-naming Scna.
etors Knox, Spooner and Foraker as
trying to injuc or defeat the bill by
ingenious constitutional arguments
but Chat he had come TO complete
disagreement with them. Hc made