Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-30
CHARLES P. TAFT ASKS
RA|NEY TO RETRACT
Brother Of President-E|eCt Denies
That He Ever Was Associated
With Cromwell.
BUT REMARKS ARE NOT WITHDRAWN
Congressman Sarcast.ea''y Suggests
That Ohioar's Name Ma Have
Eeen Used on lsthmus Without His
Corsent-Offers Advice as to How
Greater Service May Be Rendered.

! WASHINGTON. D. G.. Jan. %
Representative Raincy of Illinois to-
day read to the hCuSe cail"gram
! he received from Charles =. Taft in
/ which the brother Of the President
! elect denied that he has ever had
any business association with vii
liam Nelson Cromwell or any interest
at any time in the lSthmus OF Pan
ANA
He askoI Mr.. Rainry TO retract his
statements regarding him.
Mr.. Rainy said that he had not
tn" slightest desire to ctmrovrrt tho
statement <of MIR. Taft but that 1t
I was not necessary for him to rrtrHct
anything he SAID in his speech from
which he quoted his references TO Mr..
Taft
How Taft May Be Useful
The country will bc plaj TO know
! that Mr. Taft'S name Is being used
t Herewith without his consent" he
said ~ desire to say in this con-
ncction that Mr. TAFT could render
great service and his denial would
! he Of greater value il he should with,
out delay address, telegram to the
general assembly of Panama. deny
, ing his connection with the scheme
! I have described and repudiating Mr..
! Cromwell OH the lslhmrs CT Pana-
| ma with as much enthusiasm as his
telegram TO ME repudiates all connec-
| ton with thar gentleman.
: II think ! might with prOp:fety
suggest that the Prcsilent-clect can
at the present time render no greater
service to his country than he can
! render by Withdrawing his frequent
| public endor sements of william Mel
| son Cromwell At the present time
Mr. Cromwell and Mr.. Farnham are
| proceeding under certificates CT good
character given them in the past by
the President elect
! Mr. Rainey declared that as pres
! ident Mr. Taft should remove both
Mr.. Cromwell and FarIham from their
+! official positions.
c. p. Taft's Message.
| Following is the text of Mr.. c. =.
Tafts telegram to Mr. Rainey:
Cable Message. Havana. Jan. %.
1903.
Congressman Rainey. House Of
, w
Il assume vou. have been misled
into uttering The sheer and absolute
faIsehOods concerning me as yOn are
reported to have spoken yesterday.
have not had any business associa-
ticn Ct any kind. knowledge or de-
scription. past. presen or prospective.
with William Nelson Cromwell. or any
interest Of any kind or with anybody.
past or prospective. on the isthmus
of Panama. and ! cOnIldetnly rely mp
on ~Orr loyalty 10 the truth to retract
what YOU sail about me- in the same
high place where YOU made yourself
responsible for these misstatements.
CHARLES p. TAFT.
Another Letter Read.
NJ. Raincy ais had ready letter
printed in newspapers from Randolph
lG Ward of New YOrk reiic-ng Mr..
Cromwell CT responsil' lity for the at
tenn, 20 obtain the mucb-criticised
railroad franchise from Panama.
Representative lowering Cf Massa-
chusetts read the following letter I"
him from Mr. Cromwell under date
iof New York January 2s:
Although tho affairs Of the rana-
ma government are rot property a
isubi'Ct OF consideration nv the Amor
icar congress wish to waive ail tech
nicali;v and say AZ ono" that ] never
hav" hid and have not now any in
ltcr"st Of anv kind. direct or indirect
present rr prospective. in any coHrcS-
sion. contract pronnSiiicn Cr ciher
~ ness affair in any part nj the 70
public nr Panama saw" only small
.tn~t In IN" local electric iiCh' rom
pany nT Panama CITY. which ! Joined
Iy0m" wars ag~. AZ the request 81
Panama citizens to encourage local
infu~,ry. The conditions of which In
Iy,sfn NJ were fully stated by N" 10
for" H., so-calIed Morgan inquiry
Mr |, "rin- I'D cv"ry"n" kr"w
That VI mad been filled up
With MAJ: from a worry well known
sn"rrC.
| Mr.. Raincy demanded what this
= TrcC wa.
| Tho Hcw York Word" responded
NJ. lowering
Mr.. Raincy stated hat he had n"v.
or rcceiv, =. FROM ;hr Worlc OF an
Iothrr pcw<papsr aysisi1Bcr IN hin
search for information regarding tic
purchase Of tho canal