The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-08
SHADOWED BY
ORDER OF THE
PRESIDENT
Secret Service Men Put on Trail
of Senator Tillman OF
South Carolina.
REPORT ON MATTER
NOW BEFORE SENATE
,oosFvELT THOUGHT SOUTH
ssNER MIGHT POSSIBLY BE
INTERESTED IN LAND GRAB.

7-as1iugton. Jan. by direction of
r-.si5eur Roosevelt. secret service men
.ssdowed Senator Tillman of South
,a,ol;ns. on the theory that he possibly
-ss interested in an oregon land
,s.b" and the report of that investga-
toB Is now before the senate.
The Information was contained in a
,.,r,munication from President ROose-
rs,t sent in response to request made
bv senator Hale for a statement of the
.rtivities Of the secret service opera
lives Exhaustive replies were made
Nv the various departments, and all of
NOSE were forwarded to Senator Hale
sv the president. They have not been
.rsda puhIiC. and Senator Hale an
rounced that they would not be given
amt until after they had been consid-
sred bv a subcommittee of the commit
lee on appropriations, which will be
charged with the duty of acting on
hat portion of the presidents annual
message relating to the secret service.
Curiosity Excited
soon after President Rooseveit's COM
munication to Senator Hale was read
al the capitol it was said that it con-
tanned a reflection on a senator from a
southern state. The name of the SEN
ator in question was not divulged at the
time, and as a result the senate was
surcharged with curiosity. When it
finally became known that Senator Till
man was the member named. further
efforts were made 10 procure informa-
ton concerning the character of the
charges, but they were unavailing.
Through the fact that several sena-
tors had advance information of the
character of the report, it was learned
that the investigation Of Senator Till
man followed an attack he made in the
senate nearly year ago on an Oregon
Land company which had used his
name as one Of the persons interested
in the concern.
Order Given by Roosevelt.
Previous to that attack Senator Till
man had Introduced a resolution direct
Ing the attorney general to prosecute
suits against an Oregon railroad corpor-
alton that had received land grants for
a line from California points to Port
land. ore. Mr.. Tillman had said that
the use Of his name was without au-
thority, and as a result il is declared
mat several persons interested i'm the
land grants became angered. Some of
the interested parties are reported to
have sent to President Roosevelt comics
Of letters alleged to have been written
ny Senator Tillman. indicating that he
had an interest either in one of the land
companies or would be benefited
through laRd companies obtaining pos
session of the grants i'm question. After
receiving this information. il is said
me president directed a secret service
operative % investigate the part Sena-
tor Ililman was alleged to have in the
land cases.
Letters Photographed.
The report is understood to contain
an account of the investigate IT is /
hnoWn that the secret service prepared
Photographic copies of Senator TIL
mans correspondence, but whether
,9ese exhibits were sent to Senator
hale is not known.
senator Tillman was not aware that
Iis name figured in the reports until
.a l'e ~ the day, He then assured him
S mat the reports were well founded. /
oul sad he would not make any state |
. .,.enl until the fact of the use of his
,'9lle mad been officially promulgated. /
W., 5l.el ne would discuss the matter in |
ny. y hnoWn, however, that Mr.. TIL
.''l regards the mention of his name 4
&c al attack upon himself by the presi- I!
~, - ana ne has indicated to his friends
- "s VIII not mince matters in his /
, Nh, lie has also declared to those l
,.. ~ Nnom he conversed that ne would /
ZEN ''-e ,iie opportunity to express his /
~ ~. ana explain the situation.
senator Hale viii probably Iav the an
, ',o matter before the committee on an
~ ~. IONS on Saturday. and in chat 4
r1i IL is probable that Mr.. TfIIman
n. heard on Nor Jay.
MS e Z eo,ruary 10, 1908. Senator TilIman
.o7sI 7. me she senate TO a question of per
p'i'leSe' and said that his atten- 1
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