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Show SAYS LODGE WAS MISLED. Senator Culberson Gives Out Statement State-ment About President's Letter. WASHINGTON. Oct 22. Senator Culberson Cul-berson tonight gavo out tho following statement: "Senator Lodge, In his speech at Qulncy, Mais., last night, soems to bo misled as to what I said at Carneglo hall In New York City, Thursday night. In rcferenco to the letter of Secretary Hay to Minister Herran. dated January 21, 1S?3, I stated that It was withheld even from tho Senate until February. 19(M, and presented pre-sented them In response to a resolution of tho Senate offered by a Democrat-Nothing Democrat-Nothing whatever was said about withholding with-holding from tho Senate the letter of tho President to Dr Albert Shaw. With regard re-gard to this last letter I said part of It had been previously published, and a copy had been given me with assurances that thero was no objection to publishing It In full. The, partial publication was tlui first Intimation that any such letter had beon written, nnd led to giving out a copy by Senator Lodgi." |