The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
CALLERS ON !. PRESIDENT. Railroad Question Was
 Discussed.  NO STATEMENT GIVEN OUT Governor Deneen and James Speyer
 at White House.
  Letter was Also Received From Presi- dent MclIen And Conference wIii Be Held With That om-
 ciaI Tuesday.
 

Washington, March 16.--Questions affecting the railroad situation con sumed more or less of the attention of President Roosevelt.
 During the morning there were in- formal talks with some of his callers on the subject. A dispatch was re- ceived from President MeIfen of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad, asking when fr would be convenient for the President to see him. and in the afternoon there was visit. from Governor Deneen of Illi- nois and Attorney General Stead from the same State.
 semi-ofilcial denial was made that the Governor and the attorney general talked either finance or railroads. From statements. however. which have come from authoritative quarters pre- cedinE the Governors visit, the infer once is drawn that there was soma reference during the talk with the President to the Chicago and Alton deal which figured prominently in the recent Harriman investigation by the interstate commerce commission.
 The President Is known to be avail ing himself of every opportunity to be- come acquainted generally with the railroad situation and specifically as 1t exists in certain directions and the impression Is general that this ques- LlOn was touCuGQ on tO SbiuS eAlSHI at least in the conference with Gov ernor Deneen. The latter would make no statement on the subject.
 A rumor gained circulation during the morning that the President intend ed to issue a statement defining in positive Language his attitude on the relations of the government toward the railroads. An impression to this effect apparently got abroad from the fact 4nt MDrnGtdpnf h0A fra of his callers extracts from speeches he had made and letters he had writ ten bearing on some features of the railroad question. All reports of this character, however. proved to be groundiess and later 1t was acertainad on the best authority that the Presi- dent would not issue such 4 statement today nor did he have any such idea in contemplation
 One Of the Presidents early callers today was James speyer of New York the head oR the firm of Speyer and Company. TO many. his call looked significant as it closely followed on to ascertain either from the White House or from Speyer the purpose of the latter's visit.
 Governor Deneen,s Call.
 Governor Deneen and Attorney Gen eral Stead were with the President for fully an hour. The Governor was at the White House at the Presidents request to discuss certain questions" the nature of which he declined to dis close. After the conference. the Gov ernor left on an afternoon train for Chicago. Neither the Governor nor Mr. Stead would make any statement regarding their interview with the President. The Governor admitted only that nothing had been agreed upon Al. II I4rsNa okfA
 Governor Deneen gave the newspaper men who saw him to understand that he expected the President to make a statement about the interview. but nothing in that form was given out at the White House. It was explained there that the arrangements with the Governor for his visit to Washington had been made before the recent furry in Wall Street.
 Tuesday next the President Is to have a conference with President Nal len of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The interview is to be had at MT. Mellen's initiative Mir Mellen is one of the railroad presi- dents whom J. F Morgan asked Mir. Roosevelt to confer with as to what steps might be taken to allay the pub lie anxiety as to the relation between the railroads and the Government. As far as ascertained at the White House. Mir. Mallen Is the only one of the presi- dents who has asked for an interview. and it is not known there whether he represents himself alone or all -four of the presents named by Mfr. Morgan. The conference is to take place at gao o'clock in the afternoon.
 Mir. Mellen is well-known to the Pres ident as usually when he comes to Washington he makes social call on Mir. Roosevelt.
 It was said at the White House late today that nothing had been heard from E. IT. Hartman as to his pro posed second call on the President.