The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-15
South Carolina Senator in Old
Fashioned TRADE Goes Aft
er Bonaparte and Meyer
With a Vengeance.
GIVEN MEMBERSHIP IN
FAMOUS ANANIAS CLUB
Pitchfork Ben Informs the
Senate He Is Now Pre-
pared for Anything, Even
The Knife of an Assassin.


Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Till-
man yesterday proposed the names OF
Attorney General Bonaparte and POST
master General Meyer for member
ship in the Ananias club. He said they
were eligible.
Mr.. Tillman made these proposals
during his second address to the SEN
ate in connection with Oregon land
charges. He said that these two cab
met officers had departed from the
truth in their ansDers to statements
he made in explaining his plans to ac-
quire title to western tracts of timber
land.
Tillman again defended his action
and said in fighting the ''unscrupu-
lous" men who are determined to des-
troy him he was prepared for any
thing, even assassination" He quot
ed the portion OF Mr.. >Bonaparte's
statement of last Monday in which the
latter said that Tillman had not told
him of his desire to obtain some Of the
lands in question and fatty contra
dicted the head Of the department OF
justice. He declared that he had been
entirely frank with Mr.. Bonaparte and
had fully eplained to him his interest
in those lands.
Claims II "eolsterine Up President"
He attributed the attorney generals
attitude to q desire to bolster mp the
. resident"
Postmaster General Meyer was
brought into the discussion because OF
statement made by him regarding
the investigation of the Dorr case Mr.
Tillman said that Mr.. Meyers effort to
make 1t appear that the inquiry had
been directed originally against Dorr
was not based on the truth. He de-
clared that from the first the inquiry
had been directed against him and not
against Dorr.
Does Not Desire Notoriety.
Il have had enough notoriety al
ready" declared Mr.. Tillman. land I
am not anxious to advertise myself.
but the senate knows the provocation
I am under and / trust will bear with
me-
Mr.. Tillman then sent to the desk
and had read full COPY of Attorney
General 'Bonaparte's statement reply
ing to Mr.. Tillman's former statement
in respect to his contemplated pur-
chase OF Oregon timber land. He then
spoke of the difference of recollection
between himself and Mr.. Bonaparte.
II am ready" he said, ito have my
word put against his In any country in
christendOm and let my record In the
past for truthfulness. honesty and in
tegrity stand against his. I am not
only dealing with President Roosevelt.
but with all the cabinet officers who
are in league. because. according to the
newspapers. they are discussing me at
| cabinet meetings and are determined
to accomplish my ruin II possible
Il was prepared to have the attor-
ney general deny that told him any
| thing about this. was prepared to
have the officers sent TO me from the
postoffce department. and to whom I
explained my reasons for asking for
fraud order against Dorr. deny my
| statement.
Prepared Even for Assassin.
when l deal with as INSCRIPTIONS
men as l do now l am prepared for
anything even the assassin's knife. Ny
mail is being held up. l am satisfied of
! that. l will not say my room has been
broken into. because there are keys
that can open everything in this capt.
tol. They may not have stolen my
papers. but they are gone"
Mr.. Tillman then narrated a conver-
, sation he had over the telephone yes
terday with Attorney General Bona
parte. in which he asked whether
suit had been brought against the
Southern Oregon land company. the
holder Of the military road grant
HE did not know" said Mr.. TILL
man. There had been some CORES
/ pondence and discussion back and
forth as to the method that should be
pursued by the special counsel" he
said. Il pressed him for an Immediate
answer, yes or no. He said he would
make inquiry OF the clerk charged
with that business and let mo know.
In the course Of few minutes he re-
| turned to the phone and said he would
write me q letter."
| Nothing Done Afasr Months.
After having the letter Of the -.
torney general read he declared that
up to this time and after nine months
| nothing had been done in Response
to the order Of congress to bring suit.
Mr.. TfllmAn referred to the motive o6
the attorney general
! I'VE all know how slow the pri.
| cesseS Of Law are. especially against