The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-10
Taf t Refuses to Re-
ceive Francis Burton
Harrison.
LATTER WROTH
OVER r EBU F r
President, Angered Over Recent
Insinuation as to His Action in
Ballinger-Pinchot Row, Bars
New York Man From His
Office Despite Having
Made Engagement.
Made Engagement


wnshingt on, ID. c., June 9.--Presi-
dent Taft to-day declined TO receive
Representative Francis Burton Hnrri-
son, Democrat, of New York, who cnll-
cd nj the White House, In company
with two other Representatives, tn
Introduce number of Jewish rnbhis,
who took up with the President the
question OF the expulsion Of Jews from
HussIn.
The President received the delega-
ton and chatted with its various mem
bers for fifteen minutes or more. Rep
resentaiive Goidfolgle. OF New York.
acted as spokesman for the party, and
so adro!tiy had the situation been
handled by Secretary Norton that
no one OF the callers knew any
thing of the incident until Repre-
sentative Harrison returned TO the
Capitol and there made statement
to the effect that he had been rebuffed
by the President
Why lie Refused.
Mr. Taft based his refusal to see
/. 3ir. Harrison on statements attributed
by newspapers TO the Representative
In connection with his resolution In the
House. calling upon Attorney General
Wickersham Tor full Information as
TO the connection OF his office with the
Pinchot episode
Mr. Harrison, according to the
White House version of the matter,
charged the President and the Attor-
ney-General with having wiifully at
tempted TO mislead Congress in the
summary of the CLAWS charges against
the Secretary of The Interior
Mr.. Harrison was FIRST quoted as
having declared that he could assign
no reason for the Presidents action.
lie said ne had made the engagement
With the President some ten days ago,
and had received no intimation that
his presence at the White House was
undesirable.
Secretary Norton was at first un-
Wiling TO discuss the incident in any
way Later, when he was informed
Of the positive statements made by
Mr. Harrison, he told the story of
what happened. He declared that th.,
President had no purpose OF publicly
hur1iltating the Congressman, as had
been charged, and that nothing woule:
nave oeen said regarding the affair IL
ME- Harrison himself had not made,
the matter public. Mr. Norton said IL
was his understanding that Mr.. Har-
rison expressly desired that nothing
should be said.
MI Norton said that during the
congressional receiving hour thi.
morning he noticed Representatives
Harrison and Goldfogle, of New York,
ana Representative kelliher. of Mas
sachusetts, with the party of rabbis ar
the head Of the line awaiting adn,iss
sion to the Presidents office.
He spoke TO all of the ms t,,hers NJ ~,
Iarly ana Few minutes later Informed
LHs fresldent of the presence of the
1e a1eiexat,9n. es19 Mr- Taft announced that
ber of the delegation but Mr. Harrisnn
he declared that because of the news.
paper statements made by Mr.. Harri
son ne did not desire to speak with
Secretary Norton thereupon invited
Mr.; Harrison into his office, saying he he
iad some affairs to discuss with him
me esHse prnaidnet ne had a the party shown into
hour, and asked Mr.. Goldfogle to in in
troduce the callers in Mr. Harrison's 6
absence. o1' :
Secretary Tells Him.
~ was the f1rst time Mr.. Norton had
two We're alone the secretary said he
was extremely sorry that the first meet
Ing should be the occasion of a disa-
greeable duty. He told Mr.. Harrison
the President would not see him.
Mr.. Harrison. according to MI Nor.
ton, said he thought he knew why ii
Was--the statement he had made re.
saadlns the connection of the President
Ballinger- -Pinchot controversy. Mr.
Norton said he had not seen this state
ment and consequently was somewhat
N the dark. He asked Mr.. Harrison tc
Mr.. Harrison asked If Representatives
Goldfogle and Kelliher and the others
n the party knew that the Presiden,
nhd barred him out. Mr.. Norton re-
n ~ a l.,,- L., "lAt-
Mr.. Harrison said he thought ii unnsc.
essary for the Others to know anythinr
about 1t, and thereupon left. saying
that he was going to the Capitol.
dent himself ha1 no previous knowl-
edge that Mr.. Harrison was to be one
OF his callers to-day. The engagement n,
had been made in the routine way
tary's Office.
Mr.. Harrison was quoted on MAJ 81
as having said Of the back dating OF
the Wickersham summary:
This confession of the Attorney
General amounts to conclusion thai
the. President and the Attorney Gen
era! had agreed to furnish to Congress
misleading ms Information to supply ar
ott1cial document as OF one date which
was really many weeks later"
Renresahtatise Harrison HallGann Indignant, -, i !
Capitol over the refusal Of FIJI the i presi. i.
dent to see him. inasmuch. he said. as
he had made the appointment wifi
President Taft ten days ago and nae
received no warming that he was to b@
publicly humiliated. He declined tc
comment upon the incident further tha ar
TO give brief statement of what oc.
CURED.
''When I reached the White House
with the delegation" said Mr.. Harri,
son, ~ informed Secretary Norton tina
n we desired to see the President, The
secretary went to the Presidents pri
yate Office and returned with the in,
formation that the President could