Evening star., 1909-04-20
Second Visit at White House in
Fourteen Years:
CALLS ON FRIEND, HE SAYS
No Favors to Ask and No Advice to
Offer, He Declares.
WOULD TALK TO WASHINGTON
South Carolina Senator Wants to
Discuss Race Question With
Tuskegee President.

Senator Tillman OF South Carolina to-
day paid his second visit to the White
House during his fourteen years Of SER
vice in the Senate.
The first visit was over seven years
ago. just after President Roosevelt came
into cfflce. Then he and the President
had falling out the bitterness Of which
continues on both sides to this day
The trouble arose when President
Roosevelt withdrew an invitation to the
dinner to Prince. Henry of Prussia ex-
tended to Senator Tillman. Senator Till
| man was a member OF the Senate COM
mittee on foreign affairs. Because OF that
| membership, not because of any personal
friendliness with Mr.. Roosevelt. he was
invited to the dinner.
Then he and Senator John L. McLaurin
OF South Carolina said mean things to
each other on the floor of the Senate.
Senator Tfllman angrily rushed for his
colleague.
The affair was a nine-day wonder. the
Senate suspending both members pending
an investigation. In view of the contro-
versy President Roosevelt withdrew the
invitation he had sent Senator Tillman.
From that day Senator Tillman has
never been inside the White House. His
previous and only visit before that time
had been to witness the pressing OF a
DultOI Uy IISSIucHl ISOCScNcil 10 opcI
the Charleston exposition early In 1902.
Came to See Friend.
Senator Tillman went to the White
House unaccompanied. but left with
Senator Beveridge OF Indiana, riding to
the Capitol in the automobile Of the In
diana statesman. The call OF the sena-
| tor was purely social.
II came" said the senator. ito see II
the office seekers had fried any fat Off
the President. But they haven't fried
a pound"
'It's not necessary to make nine days
wonder of my visit to President Taft.
said Mr.. Tillman, after his return to the
Capitol. I'VE have always been good
him as Secretary Of War.
Il have no favors to ask of the Pres
ident and no advice to OFFER" said Mr..
Tillman. II would have gone to see him
have been out of the city. 1 have taken
the first convenient opportunity to call
upon him"
| While at the White House Senator TILL
man saw Booker Washington for the first
| time. Asked what impression he formed
of Mr.. Washington. Mr.. Tillman replied:
Booker Washington is considered a
great negro, and he has great intellectual
powers. If he had not been engaged with
a lot of people about him should have
II would like to discuss the race ques-
tion with Booker Washington. I would
like to ask him a lot of questions"
Washington q Visitor.
Mr.. Washington was an early caller at
| the White House today. The head of
Tuskegee said he had called to see the
President about appointing the third men,
ber Of the Liberian commission.
w. Morgan Shuster of the District Of
Columbia declined an appointment as q
member of the commission. The other
| to sail for Liberia from New York Sat-
| urday.
The new member will be announced this
afternoon.
Booker Washington denies report in
circulation among Alabama represents
| tives that he is backing X. II. Dryer OF
Birmingham for judge of the northern
district of the state. Prof. Washington
said he supposed the report originated
from the fact that Mr.. Dryer had once
been a citizen Of Tuskegee.
The Alabamans say they understand
that Washington has been giving his sup
port to Dryer. and declare that If Dryer
should be appointed as result of this
backing it would Offset all the good the
republicans might expect for long time
to come.
They declare that while Washington is
held In esteem as an educator of his race
HIS Pal tiCipdliOI III pOullCS HdS uCNCI
helped him or the republicans.
Senator Bankhead saw the President
for a few minutes in the morning. He
and other Alabama democrats do not re-
gard Mr.. Dryer as possessing extraordi-'
nary legal abilities.
Negro Wants to Be Minister.
Albert White, dean Of the Central Law
School. at Louisville, KY, wants to be a
minister of this country at some of the
missions given to negroes. He was pre-
sented to President Taft this morning as
an applicant for a mission. Senator
Bradley introducing him.
Mayor des Planches. Italian ambassa-
dor this afternoon introduced to the
President the Italian artist, Ximenes.
The President also received large
number Of school children who are in
Washington on spring vacations.
Otto Gresham. son of the late Walter
@. Gresham, paid his respects to the
President today. He is a practicinS law
yer In Chicago.
j. G.. Schmiddlapp, the Cincinnati mil
lionaire was a guest of President Taft at