Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-14
STATEMENT By Mr.. TILLMAN
South Carolina Senator Reiterstes His
Charges Against President Roosevelt,
QUOTES LETTER FROM Mr., CHANDLER
Secretaries Root and Taft and SEN
stor Lodge Hold IN Extended
Conference with Chief
Executive.

( WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator TIL
man, who yesterday made a statement in
the senate covering the details OF his and
Senator Baileys negotiations through ex-
Senator Chandler. with President Roose-
Welt regarding the rate bill, tonight made
public a portion OF written statement
made to him by Mr.. Chandler of his vari-
Gus conferences with the president on this
subject The portion given out by MFR.
Tillman is LARGELY repetition OF the irst
part of his statement in the senate yes
terday. It covers, however. that portion
where Mr.. Tiilman had quoted Mr.. Chand-
Ter as saying that the president had stated
that he had come to complete disagree
ment with the senatorial lawyers. who were
trying to defeat or injure the bill, naming
Messrs. Knox. Spooner and Foraker, re-
garding which statement Senator Lodge
subsequently said he was authorized to
state from the White House that it was
an unqualified falsehood. on this subject
Mr.. Chandler referring to the president,
said in his written statement He said
that he had been much 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 to injure defeat the bill by in
genious constitutional arguments, but that
he mad come to a complete disagreement
with them. He made this point emphatic
by repetition"
THlman ReiterateE Statement.
The statement given out by Mr.. Tillman
follows:
Senator Tillman said today that on Sat
ex-senator Chandler a written statement
Of the various conferences by the latter
I In Ian, h. -
dent to control the railroad rate leglsa-
tion by alliance with the democrats of the
senate and Mr. Chandler gave him such
IL, and signed by Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. Till
man said that he would give out a por-
terviews of Mr.. Chandler with the presi-
dent on March 31--which had become sub
ject Of dispute, but would retain the re-
mainder for use in case any other parts OF
his statement in the senate on Saturday
should be denied.
MIR. ChandIer's statement
The. following is the portion of Mr..
Chambers statement given out by Mr.
| Tillman:
"On Saturday afternoon, March 81. 1905,
a friend of mine came into my ONCE and
told me of the White House conference OF
that day in which understanding as to
a imlted 1 court review hsd oeen reeched ed
me that the president wished to get into
communics tion with the democrats and
him While he was talking a messenger
boy arrived with a letter to me from Mr..
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON.
d. c., March 81. 1s06.-My Dear Senator
Chandler: The president requests to
come con to to the he White White House % to see s him at
$50 o'clock tonight. VIII you please let
the bearer know whether you can Gomez,
WILLIAM LOEB, Jr,
Secretary to the President.
Hon. w. E. Chandler, 1l2l ! Street
At the time and place appointed, the
president said to that he wished
through me to get into communiestion with
cratic senators. He talked slowly and
carefully. In exact substance his state
ment was this: That he reached the con.
clusion that the best plan for railroad
rate Legislation was TO expressly grant
court review, but to distinctly limit 1t to
Interstate Commerce commission had ex-
ceeded it's authority, and, second, an IN
the carrier had been Violated; He said
that he had been much troubled by the
advocacy of unlimited court review by
| ing Sena tors Knox Spooner and Foraker
as trying to injure or defeat the Dill by
ingenious constitutional arguments, nut
that he had come 10 a complete Disagree
ment with them. He made this point em-
phatic by repetition; said that he would
20 thus far and no farther, and that his
decision would be unalterable. He de-
clared that he wished 20 ascertain whether
| there could be united action IN the senate
among the friends of the bill so that IL
! could be surely passed without injurious
amendments, and he named various re-
publican senator's who; ne thought, lS ;, were IL
would take nearly all the democrats 70
carry the limita ton and defeat all OBJ
After he president had made his state
ment replied that had reason 10 beheVe
that most Of the democrats IN N tbs the court
powers, but that / was sure that Mr..
| fniiey and Mr.. Tilmau would insist upon
| coupling with the limitation some re-
! striction upon the power of the courts to
/ issue injunctions against the orders OF the
commission. Before ! had hnlshea my
! terrupted me, saying that [ need not eX-
plain further because he was warmly In
/ favor of some such restriction.
/ That evening | saw Mr.. 11llman ana told
him what had occurred
Topic of Discussion.
! Senator Tillmans statement In the senate
Yesterday was the principal topic OF dis
cussion in oficial circles today. The sena-
tor had q number OF callers at his apart
ments with whom he talked freely about
the matter, among whom were Senator
/ Bailey and ex-senator Chandler Mr..
1 Chandler has been urged by some OF his
friends to make public a statement over
| his own signature regarding the denial
by Senator Lodge of the accuracy OF the
! presidents remarks in reference 10 Sena-
| tors Spooner, Knox and Foraker. He de-
| clined however to be further brought into
/ the controversy at this time, saying he
would let the matter for the present rest
on the statement made public by Mr.. Till-
/ man 1t was with Mr.. Chambers consent
/ that the portion Of his written statement
/ 20 Mr. TIllman of his conferences with the
| president was made public.
! Attorney General Moody, whose partici-
I pa ton In the rate uill conference was rC-
/ ferred 10 by Mr.. Tillman. was in New York
( today He is expected back in Washington
! tomorrow.
Conference at White House.
Senator Lodge called at the White House
! this evening and took dinner with the pres
/ ident. subsequently Secretaries Root and
/ Taft arrived at the White House and
| joined the president and Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge and Secretaries Root and
Taft remained with the president until late
tonight Al the conclusion OF their visit
none Of the parties present would discuss
] the visit and all OF them declined TO answer
any questions regarding the subject under
discussion.
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