The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-01-08

Washington, Jan. 1.---Hy direction Of
President Rooseveit.; secret service men
Swallowed Senator Tillman, Of South
Carolina, ON the theory that he posi-
bly, was interested In an Oregon Land
grab, ana the result Of that In
vestigation 10 now before the Senate. !.
The information was contained In q
communication. from President Eoose-
Welt, sent In response to q request made
by Senator Hale, to the heads cfe the
executive departments for . statement
Of the activities Of secret service op-
eratfyes. Exhaustive replies were made
by the various departments. and Gil Of
by the President, They have not been
made public. and Senator Hale an
nounced that they would not be given
out until after they had been con-
sidered By. ub-ccmmittee OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations. which will
be charged with the duty Of acting up
on that portion OF the Presidents am
nual message relating to the secret ser
vice and crittcising members of Con-
gress for their restriction OF its use. {
Soon after President Roseveits CON-
munication 10 Senator Hale was receiv-
ed at the Capitol yesterday, II became
noised about that It contained q, re-
nectfon onxa Senator fronnsa Southern
state. The name Of the Senator In
question was not divuiged for . time
and a q result the atmosphere OF the
Senate was surcharged with curiosity
and much speculation. When u maj.
~ became known that Senator TlIman
was the member named. further EFFORTS
to procure information concerning the
character OF the charges, but they were
without avail.
Through the fact that several SEN
atora had advance information OF the
character o3 the report to be sent 10
the Senate. 1t was learned that the ms
vestigation Of Senator THIman FOL
lowed an attack he made In the Senate
nearly Q year ago upon an oregon lang
company. which had used his name as
one OF the persons Interested In the
concern. Previous to thai stack, SEN
| ator Tilinlan had introduced q resolu'
tiof, directing the "A t2orifetE General 80
prosecnfe suits as6insf IN 9raeon ran
road corpora ton which I'D rSce lived
LAND grants hi tine Nste sixties, for
line from . ealifornia pSint y Port .,'i
t tis sise 81 his name YES without an
filority, and as result Il IS declared
that several persons interested In the
land grants became angered.
some Of the interested parties are
reported TO have sent to President
Roosevelt copies OF letters alleged tc
have been written by. Senator Ttfiman
indicating that he had an interest
either In. one OF the land companies
or would be benefited through the
land companies obeytng publication 81
the grants In question. After receiy-
Ing this Information, II IL sad. Presi-
dent Roosevelt directed a secret ser.
vice operative TO Investigate the par'
senator Tillman was alleged to have
played in the land cases. :
Copy Of Letters. "
The report sent to the Senate Is un.
derstood to contain an account OF the
Investigation made of Senator Tillman
II Is known that the secret service men
produced Photographic copies OF, Sena-
tor TiIiman's correspondents, ou'
whether these exhibits were sent &c
Senator Hale Is not known.
Senator TIlluian was not aware OF
the. fact that his name figured In the
reports until late today. He then took
pains to- assure himself that the re-
ports concerning the mention Of him.
self were well founded, but he refused
to comment upon the fact further than
To saw that he would not make any
statement until the fact OF the, use OF
his name had been officially promul-
gated. when he would address himself
to the subject from HIS seat In the Sen
ate. 1t is known. however. that Mr.
Tnlman regards the mention OF MS
name as an attack upon himself by
the President, and he indicated to
friends that he will not mince matters
In his reply. He also had declared to
those with whom he conyersed that he
would welcome the opportunity to ex-
press his views and explain the sttu-
alton.
It is probable that Mr.. Tillman Will
be heard on Monday next.
ON February 10. 1908. Senator TILL
man rose in the Senate to "a question
of personal privilege and said that his
attention had been called to scheme
of swindling in which his name had
been used rather unpieasantly and
without the slightest warrant. The
Senator held IN his hand a circular
headed How to make $1,000 out OF
$780," This CIRCULAR called attention
to certain land grants in Oregon and
to the activity of Senator TiIlman in
having the Senate Investigate them.
It stated that Senator Tillman takes
eleven quarters" and that the law suits
to be instituted in order TO recover
these lands were promised to be press
ed with great vigor. because Senator
Tillman was behind them. Comment
ing on this situation Senator Tillman
at that time said:
GAS matter Of fact. have NOT
bought any lands anywhere in the
West. nor undertaken to buy any. !
have made some Inquiries. as one nat
uralIy would in roaming through the
West. simply want the people OF
the country to be put on notice that
this swindler at PORTLAND has no war
rant, whatever. in endeAvoring to In.
veigie others into his game"