The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-18

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by Attorney General Moody-Sena-
/ tor AIdrich's Surprise on Examining
the Original to Find it Actually
Written on Paper Stamped With
the Watermark Seal OF the Depart
ment of Justice.
Especial TO Baltimore SUM-
Washington, May bit is under
stood that President Roosevelt has pre-
| pared a statement in reply to the ex-
posture by Senator Tillman and Bailey
and former Senator Chandler, but is
in doubt about making it public.
Mr.. Chandler, in a signed statement
furnished TO Mr.. Tillman, confirms
what Mr.. Tillman said on the floor Of
the senate yesterday.
A question of great Importance now
arises as o what Acknowledgement
Moody will say and do. His immedi-
ate retirement from the cabinet may
be involved. L has long been known
that Mr.. Moody intends 70 retire as
| o Is he has disposed Of the trust
cases now in hand, but that would be
in the somewhat distant future. The
/ present sItG2iiOu 10 lIhcis W uidAG II
impossible for him to remain to COM
plete his work. The suggestion is made
that it is the consideration of this
contingency that is holding back the
| presidents statement, which might
and in al probability would-lead tC
serious complications between him and
his encouragement. A statement by
the president, which in any way con-
1 %ral;~4oI -L F1~-- ";tIoo~ DosI~-
and Chandler have said about the ne
| gotiatiOns between them and the pres
ident with reference TO the rate bill
amendments would seem to render it
imperative, on a point of honor, for
Acknowledgement Moody to make pub
lie what he knows about the matter.
In the absence of any denial from the
| White House this might not be neces-
| sary, and it is believed that the pres
| ident hesitates to draw Mr. Moody's
| fire and is DESTROYS of adjusting mat
tiers in that quarter before saying any
| thing further.
HE CORROBORATED TILLMAN.
The statement which ex-senator
| Chandler has furnished to Senator
| Tillman corroborates in the minutesu
| detail everything that Mr.. Tillman as
serted in the statement ne read to the
senate yesterday afternoon. Neither
the president, Attorney-Geenral Moody
nor anyone else has attempted to deny
| the duplicity of the president set forth
in the statement Mr.. Tillman made.
The only thing denied by Mr.. Lodge
in the senate after his telephone con-
| versation with the president yesterday
afternoon was the assertion contained
in one paragraph of Mr.. Tillman's
statement that Mr.. Chandler had been
| told by the president that he had been
much troubled by the advocacy of an
| unlimited court review by some Of the
lawyers of the senate, and that Sena-
tors Knox, Spooner and Foraker were
trying to injure Or defeat the bill by
ingenious constitutional arguments.
In view of the denial of this portion
of Mr.. Tillman's statement; MI. Till
| man, with the consent and approval
of MIR. Chandler, today gave u that
| portion of Mr.. Chambers written state
ment, which was the basis OF what
Mr.. Tillman said respecting this de-
tail.
Senator Tillman said that on Satur-
day, May 5, he insisted on having
from Mr.. Chandler a written statement
of the various conferences by the for
mer senator from New Hampshire iI
connection with the plan of the pres
ident to control the railroad rate leg
islation by alliance with the Demo-
Gratis of the senate, and Mr.. Chandler
gave him such a statement made prior
to Saturday, May II, signed by Mt.
Chandler.
CHANDLER GIVES DETAILS.
- L. -x~.xlI OS1yo nJ.f
a portion of that statement relating
to the interview of Mr.. Chandler with
the president on March 81, which had
become a subject matter Of dispute,
but would retain the remainder for Use
in case any other parts Of his state
ment in the senate On Saturday should
be denied.
The following is the portion of Mr.
Chambers statement given out by Mr..
Tillman:
"On Saturday afternoon, March 81,
1906, a friend of mine came into my
Office and told me Of the White House
conference of that day, in which an
understanding as to a limited court
review had been reached with Senaso
Long and others, and he told me that
the president wished to get into com
munication with the Democrats, and
would shortly ask me to come and see
him. While he was talking a messen-
ger boy arrived with a letter to me
from Mr.. Loeb, as follows:
""The White House,
Washington, March 81, 1906.
".My Dear Mr.. Chandler:
1.-The president requests NE to say
that he would be glad to have :oU
come to the White House to see him
at $50 O'Clock tonight. Will you
please let the bearer know whether
you can come? Very truly yours,
"sWm. Loeb, Jr.,
Secretary to the President.
Hon. w. E. Chandler"
I told the messenger I would be
there.