The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-15
POOR OLD BILL
BE Made Feol Of Himself in Refusing
to See Representative.
CALLED OFFICIALLY

CALLED OFFICIALLY
Congressman Harrison. Democrat, ot
New York, Was the Innocent Vii
tim Of Taft's Bad Manners, Whcr
He Called to Introduce Some o!
CONSTITUENCIES to the President
On last Thursday President Taft
declined to receive Representative
Francis Burton Harrison. Democrat.
OF New York, who called at the
White House. in company with two
other Representatives to introduce a
number Of Jewish rabbis. who took
up with .Ae President the question
OF the expulsion Of Jews from Rus
sia
The President received the deleGa
ton and chat;ed with It's various
members for ffteen minutes or more.
| Representative Goldfogel. OF New
York acted as spokesman for the par
ty and. so adroiily had the situation
been handled by Secretary Norton.
that no one OF the callers knew
anything Of the incident until Repre-
sentative Harrison returned 10 the
Capitol. and there made statement
TO the ef,ert that he had been re-
buffed by the President.
Mr. Taft based his refusal to see
Mr. Harrison on statements. attriou-
ted by newspapers to the Represen-
.atire, in connection with his res
oiu.ion in the House. calling upon
Attorney General Wackersham for
full Information as to the connec-
ton OF his Office with the Ballirger-
Pinchot episode. Mr.. Harrison. &C
cord;ng to the White House version
OF the matter. charged the President
and the Attorney General with hav-
Ing w,lHully attempted 70 mislead
Congress in the 5ack-dating OF the
Attorney Generals summary OF the
Claws charges against the Secretary
Of the Interior.
Il was the arst time Mr.. Norton
had ever met MT Harrison. and when
the two were alone. the Presidents
desire having been expressed private
IL. the secretary said he was extreme
~ sorry tia, the FIRST meeting should
be the occasion Of disaGFesaoie
duty. He told Mr. Harrison the Pres
ident would not see him. MI Har-
rison. according 20 Mr.. Norton. said
he thought he knew why II was
the s,a,emen; he had made r'Gard-
ing the connection Of the President
and the Attorney General with the
Ballincer-Pinchot controversy.
Mr. Harrison was quoted on May
l3 as having said of the back-dating
Of the Wickersham summary:
The confession Of the Attorney
General amounts to conclusion that
the President and Attorney General
had agreed to furnish to Congress
misleading information to supply an
Official document as Of one date.
which was really many weeks later.
Representative Harrison was very in
disrant, when be returned TO the
CAPITOL. over the refusal Of the Pres
ident to see him. inasmuch. he said.
as he had made the appointment with
presiden: TAFT ten days ago. and had
received nc warning that he vas 10
be publicly humiliated. He deciin-
ed to comment upon the incident fur
ther than to give brief statement
OF what occurred.
When | reached the White House
with the delegation. said MT. haE-
rison. II informed Secretary Norton
tha. We desired to see the President
The secretary went TO the Presi-
dents private Office and returned
with the information that the Prssi-
dent could not see me. then toid
Mr.. Norton that had made an ap-
poin:ment ten days ago for the dele
cation accompanying me 10 see the
| Pr sident, and Mr.. Norton again con-
ferred with the President
When he returue4. he Informed
! me ,ha, the President would see tn,
delegation accompanying me. but
would no, see me- admit was
surprised almost beyond expression.
Immediately left the White House
Mr.. Harrison said he knew OF no
reason why the President took the
action ne did. as their pr rious rela-
t!ons had always been pleasant. IL
was suggested that perhaps the Pres
!dent had refused 10 see him beca use
OF his introduction in ;he House some
davs ago Of the resolution calling
upon the Attorney General for Hior-
nation bearing upon the preparation
Of the Presidents letter. o! sep'em-
Der Is, last. generating Secretary
Raliinger. Mr.. Harrison replied that
ne d.d not know whether that was
the cause or not
Mr.. Harrison is Democrat and
is serving his second term from ;he
New York district. which he :epos'
sents.
Representative Harrison made 'h'
following statement:
II; is unfortunate for the Presi
den, that ne cannot stand criticism
il is unfortunate for the country taa
he cannon stand the truth. Ny news
,arer statement. at which he take
offence. was merely an expos!t'o" y
the scandalous fac, that the PreSi
dent had $ n, 10 the Senate OF th'
Tinted States an official docummeh
in rhe Bal:!nS.r-Pincho; controversy