The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-14

washington, May A-Washington Was
all wrought up yesterday over the SEN
satonal episodes In the senate saturday
eliminating with the statement by Sem
ator Lodge that President Roosevelt au-
thorzed him 10 brand as "a deliberate
and unqualified falsehood' the accusation
OF Senator Tillman that the president mao
told ex-senator William r.. Chandler lhal
Senators Spooner. Foraker ana Knox
were trying TO injure or defeat the rate
bill by ingenious constitutional argu-
ments
1t was generally expected that the pres
ident wouid make n formal response
through the press 10 Mr.. Tillnans ane-
cations. and "Main No. g., the Whlte
House telephone, was kept busy all the
afternoon and part of the evening, py .he
many who wuutec TO md out whether the
president would have anything TO say, but
nothing was forthcoming.
Ex-senator Chandler. however. was out
last night with a prepared statement cor
roborating much that Senator Tillman
said on the floor OF the senate SATURDAY
II was explained that this statement was
only part OF all the ammunition Mr. Cham
dler had in store, and that the rest was
withheld for use II the president repeat
ed formally the denial made for him by
Senator Lodge.
In speaking for the president Mr.
Lodge declared TO be false only that part
of MIR Tillman's speech In which he SAID
that the president had spoken III OF Sem
ators Spooner Knox and Foraker, ana
did not make any statemtnt for tho
president, as he had no authority 90 do
40 I'm regard 10 the allegation OF Mr.. Tlll-
man that the president had made n pact
with the Democrats 10 put narrow re-
view clause I'm the rate bill. and had then
accepted the broad review compromise
without telling his Democratic lieutenants
that he had done SO
'cHANDLER's PLAIN TALK.
Mr.. Chandler. in the statement which
he gave out last night. corroborated what
Mr. Tillman had said In this connection.
He declared that the president had asked
him 10 get in communication with the
Democrats for the purpose OF securing
their help 10 put narrow review clause
in the rate bill.
He fully corroborated Senator Tillman's
statement that the president had told MN
chandler that Spooner. Foraker ana
Knox were trying 10 injure or defeat the
rate bill In fact. Il was asserted by MT
Chandler that the statement read by MT
Tulman in the senate Saturday, giving
detailed account OF the negotiations be-
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Tillman. was
prepared by Mr. Chandler himself.
In other words. Mr. Chandler, In the
face OF the presidents Characterization or
II as "a deliberate and unqualified false
hood" insists that the president accused
the three Republican senators named or
trying TO hurt or ruin the rate measure
by covert means
Mr. Chambers statement was MADE
public after no and Senator Tillman had
had two long conferences. The statement
was prepared Saturday after senator
Lodge had branded as a lie that part or
Mr. Tillman's remarks which related 10
Messrs Foraker. Spooner and Knox,
Mr. Tilman and Mr.. Chandler waited
expectantly yesterday for the president
TO say something over HIS own signature
about Mr.. Tillman's allegations, but when
nothing came from the White House they
decided -ta- Furnish -te-tae press part OF
what Mr.. Chandler had prepared MI.
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Chambers statement was handed TO the
newspaper representatives by Mr. Tiil-
man. Accompanying Mr.. Chambers state
ment was the following by Mr. Tillman
written and signed by the South Carolina
senator:
HAS SOME MORE
Senator Tilman said that on Saturday.
Nav 5. he insisted on having from ex-
Senator Chandler n written statement or
the various conferences by the latter in
connection with the plan Of the president
TO control the railroad rate legislation by
alliance with the Democrats OF the senate
end Mr.. Chandler gave him such state
ment made prior 10 Saturday. May IL,
and signed by Mr. Chandler.
Mr. Tillman said he would give por-
tion of that statement relating TO the IN
terview OF Mr.. Chandler with the presi-
dent on March sl-which had become
subject matter OF dispute-but would re-
tain the remainder for use in case any
other parts OF it's statement In the senate
on Saturday should be denied
The following ia Mr.. ChandlerS $ state
mont as given out by Mr.. Tillman
"On Saturday afternoon March 81. 1906,
n friend OF mime 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 Senator Long and others.
and he told me that the president wished
10 get into communication with the demo-
Gratis and would shortly ask me TO come
and see him. While he was talking.
messenger boy arrived with a letter TO
me from Mr.. Loeb, as follows:
The president requests me to say that
he would be glad to have YOU come TO the
White House to see him at $50 o clock to-
night. Will you please let the bearer
know whether you can conner told the
messenger ! would be there
"At the time and place appointed the
president said to me that he wished
through me TO get into COMMUNICATION
with Mr. Tillman. Mr.. Bailey and other
Democratic senator's.
WHAT PRESIDENT SAID.
'He stated his purpose slowly and care
fully. and in exact substance his state
ment was this: That he had reached
the conclusion that the best plan for
railroad rate legisla ton was TO expressly
grant a court review. but 10 distinctly
limit II TO two points: First. an inquiry
whether the inter-state> commerce COM
mission had exceeded its authority. and
second an inquiry whether the constitu-
tonal rights of the carrier had been vio-
lated.
''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 inture
OF defeat the bill by ingenious constitu-
tlonal arguments. but that he had come
To- a complete disagreement with them
''He made this point emphatic by repeti-
tion said that he would go thus far and
no farther, and that hts decision would be
unalterable. He said that he wished TO
ascertain whether there could be united
action In the senate among the friends
OF tho bill so that 10 could be surely
pa ssed without Injurious amendments,