New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
ANSWER TO ROOSEVELT
Ames Says He Expected Denial
from Ex-PreSident.
LODGE SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN
Walker Says He Is Still for Sen.
ator and Asks Friends Not
to Support Him.

Boston, Jan. 15.-Congrsssmsn gun..
Anes issued a reply tonight to ex.prs..
dent Roosevelt. who Last night made a W,
orous denial Of certain statements at,ribu,.
ed 10 Mr.. Ames regarding the alleged con.
nection Of Senator Henry Cabot Lo6,.
with an effort 10 sell some colliers TO ~.
Navy Department Congressman Ames N
his statement says In part:
do not question your denial Of the CON.
yersation between yourself and SenatOr
Lodge and the Secretary Of the Navy Ia
fact ! expected you 70 do So and Cabl.
net officer cannot be expected 10 verify The
accuracy or inaccuracy Of conyersation
with his chief.
was authoritatlyely informed that yo.
did use the words have credited you with.
but whether you did or not Is Of minor In.
portance, and this particular part Of the
controversy may safely be left 10 some
future time.
Has il occurred 10 You that the denial OF
those charges or an explanation thereof
should have been made by Senator Lodge
himself and on the floor OF the Senate Tor
the fair name of Massachusetts, II noe for
his own?
Has il occurred to you that the tine and
place for you TO have come 70 Senator
Lodges rescue was even before YOU cam.
to speak in his behalf al the arena N Boz
ton Just before election?
Has II occurred 10 you, or 10 Senator
Lodge that TO thus rush 20 his defence IN
tho press on the day before the caucus IN
the LEGISLATURE on the Senatorial election
in this state was 10 lay yourself open TO
the charge, in the minds OF some unchar.
liable people az least, or trying 70 suppress
full information In the matter, ana your
choice OF time makes the delicate comph-
ments you pay me in your telegram 70
Speaker Walker take on political rather
than a personal complexion?
Speaker Joseph Walker Of the Msssacau-
setts House tonight issued eommunlcs-
ton in which he, further emphasized his
stand against those who would place him
in nomination against Mr.. Lodge for the
senatorshlp. GIr. Walker says, in part
Early in July last Mr. Lodge asked ms
II 1 would support him for re-elecuon 70
the Senate. ! gave the mater Gste!o, e..
thought and decided that II was my duty
10 sijppoTt him. When I told him Of my
decision l said 10 him that ! mad s detss.
mined the question purely on PUBIC
grounds and that l should never ask Or
expect from him polltiea! supRo[t OF o'ns'
favor That Is our understanding
On July Il. 1910 stated in public speech
that believed Mr.. / odge should oe electeo
and that IL | were member OF tne Legs
lature l should vote for him l meant mean tnen
and I mean now exactly what ] said.
II must be apparent 10 all OF my real
friends that under the circumstances can
not now with honor become candidate
against Mr.. Lodge. I cannot encourage 0T
pernit so far as I can control the matter,
any member Of the Legislature 70 vote foV
me / therefore request members not ~
vote for me.
Senator Lodge. in a telegram from Wash
ington tonight to The Boston Post" says:
never had any conversation OF any kind
with President Roosevelt as 10 co.lleIs.
Conversation with him as stated by NJ
Amas IS pure invention. The whoie lrans'
action was entirely pubic under ALoyislon'
of the naval appropriation bill. Ihree cor
Tiers, not two were offered by ne SeS I
England Gas company among other oid,
derq The price az which they were ortret
was less than cost. aud was only %aW, %..,
more than those contracted tor. whlcn Iooh
two wears to build Such facts as are c9n
tanned in Mr.. Ames's statement are garo.ed
ard misrepresented. AL the rest Is pVre
Invention. All the details are In lette,
from Admiral Powles, which | understanl
has been given 10 the press.