Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-07
SHADOW ON T|LLMAN
|South Carolina Senator Trail
ed by Secret Service.
BUT HE is NOT AFRAID
No Developments He Would Con-
ceal, He Asserts.
Interested in Company, Say Col
leagues Who Have Advance
News of Presidents Report.

The report that President Roosevelt had
sent to the Senate information that
senator from southern state had been
caught In the tolls of the secret service
has aroused the membership of this body
to a pitch of indignation not often wit
messed.
The information is supposed to be con-
tanned in report to Senator Hale COW
ering the activities of the secret service
under the various executive departments.
Senator Hale has not made the. report
public. SO far as can be ascertained
no senator not even he, has read 1t in
detail.
1t has been learned from source which
cannot be doubted that Senator Tillman
of South Carolina is referred to in the
Presidents communication to the Senate.
In the absence of the publication Of the
report it cannot be stated positively that
Tillman is named. 1t is admitted that he
is characterized by description, if not
actually by name, as one whom the Presi
dent had found it advisable to have shad-
owed.
Senators Had Advance News.
Several senators had advance Informal
ton of the character Of the report sent
to the Senate in response to Senator
Hales request for a statement of the ac-
tivities Of the secret service operatives
under the direction Of heads Of the diff
ferent executive departments. They knew
that the President believed he had in
formation rejecting upon Senator Till
man and were told Of the manner in
which the Information regarding the
South Carolina senator had been obtained.
About a year ago Senator Tillman
introduced a resolution directing the
Attorney General to institute and prose-
cute suits against the Central Pacific
Railroad Company. which received land
grants for line from California points
to Portland, Greg. In speech on that
resolution Mr.. Tillman declared the use
of his name had been without authority.
AS result several persons interested
in the land grants became angered. 1t
is said they sent to President Roosevelt
copies of letters written by Senator Till
man showing the latter's interest in the
company, which was endeavoring to OBJ
tain possession from the government Of
extensive grants in question.
What Secret Service Found.
When President Roosevelt received
this alleged evidence, it is said, he
caused secret service operatives to I'M
dertke an investigation. According to
the senator's who obtained the advance
information Of the report sent to the
Senate, the secret service operatives de-
clared that the investigation proved that
Senator Tillman was interested in a COM
pany which proposed to exploit the land
grants in question.
1t is known that the secret service had
prepared Photographic copies of Senator
Tillman's correspondence. Whether these
copies have been sent to Senator Hale is
not known.
When asked today to make public the
communication which he had received
from the President, Senator Hale declined
to do so until it had been considered by
a subcommittee Of the committee on APP
preparations, which is to consider the
Presidents message relating to the whole
secret service controversy.
Senator Tillman said he was not alarm
ed by the report that the President had
had him Swallowed" He added that there
could be no development which he would
| desire to have withheld from the public.