| Show S SENATOR TILLMAN ISSUES STATEMENT II I I I Quotes Senator Ex-Senator Chandler in Support of His Previous Previous Previous Pre Pre- Statement NO REPLY FROM PRESIDENT Tillman Gives GI of or bother Another Impending at il at Today's s Sl Session Jn of S Washington May ra 13 The The Theor question of or veracity that has arisen between PaI President Roosevelt elt and Senator ex Chandler Chandl r was the leading topic of or conversation con con- here hero toda today In official circles The President Intended to issue a n formal formal formal for for- mal statement but decided to defer 11 it The following statements were wele given Riven 11 out out tonight b by Senators Tillman and Chan Chandler ler Senator Tillman said Eald that on Satur Sat Sat- ur a May In 6 5 ti he In Insisted on op oft ha having vi ng from Senator ex Chandler a n written statement of ot the various conferences I Iby by the latter laUN in connection with the plan of or the President ent to control the railroad rate Jegi legislation legislation- by alliance I with the Democrats of the Senate and Mr r. r Chandler gave a him such a statement statement state state- ment made prior to Saturday May ny 12 and anel signed by br Mr 1 Chandler Mr r. Tillman Till- Till man said that he would give out a portion of oC that statement nt relating to th the he Int interviews r iw of Mr Ur Chandler with the tho President on March 31 U which had become a subject matter mattel of or dispute but would retain the remainder fort for reference In cai ca case e an any other parts of or his statement ment In the senate enate on Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day should be bl denied The following is the portion of or Mr MI handlers Chandlers statement given out by hy Mr MI Tillman Sent Sall tot for Ci Chandler in let On Saturday afternoon March arch 31 n 1 1000 1906 lOG a n friend of ot mine came into my office and told me of or the White House conference of that day In which an understanding n as to a n limited court review had been reached with Senator Long ong and others and he told me that the he President nt wished to get into communication communication com- com with the Democrats and would shortly ask me to conic come anti and see sel him ilm While h lie he was talking a n. messenger messenger mes- mes enger bo boy arrived with a u. letter to tome tome tome me from Mr rl Loeb as follows The White House Hom e. e Washington toll Marcia March 31 31 1906 My J Dear Deal Senator Chandler The President requests me to say MY that hat h he would he be glad to have ha you ou come ome to the the- While hile House e to see ee him himat at t 8 30 o'clock tonight Will Till you youl I IJ phase l ae oMe let the bearer know whether you OU u can come Very trul truly yours YOUl'S I William Loeb Jr 11 secretary to the Pr President I i lIon Hon William E E. Chandler 14 1421 1 1 I street treet I I 1 to tol tol 1 the messenger I h bo be u Nee 3 I l 1 I lat h hAt At At the time line and place appointed the Pr President l ent said to me that he wl wished he through me mC to get g-et into Inlo communication with Mr fl Tillman Mr 11 Bailey y and other Democratic senators He stated his purpose I slowly and carefully and In Inexact Inexact Inexact exact substance Ms his statement was this That Thal he hn had reached the con- con Ion cluE that the best hest plan phin for railroad rate legislation was waR to expressly ly grant giant granta gianta a court COUlt review re but to distinctly limit It to two points points first first t an Inquiry whether the interstate commerce commission com con mission had exceeded I it authority and awl second an Inquiry whether the tho constitutional rights of or the carrier canler had been violated He lIe said taid al l that he had been much troubled by the advocacy of or an unlimited court review re by hy some of the lawyers la of oC the senate senate naming naming Senators Knox Spooner and Foraker as trying to Injure or defeat the bill billhy by hy Ingenious Ing constitutional arguments ar but bul that he ha had come to a complete disagreement with them He lie ma made e ethis this point emphatic h by repetition sal said that he hI would go O thus far and no nn farther and that his hiM decision would be he unalterable He lie said ald that he wished to ascertain whether there could b be united action In the tho senate among the thc friends s of or the bill hili so that hat it could be he surel surely passed without In Injurious In- In jurious amendments and he lie named va various various va- va rious rlou n Republican senators who he I thought were true Crl friends of or the bill but hut said it would take tale near nearly all the I Democrats to carl carry the limitation an and defeat all obnoxious provisions Fa Coin Coui- Jm Limitation lion After fter the President ent hn had ma made e his statement I replied that I had reason renson to believe that most of or the Democrats in the senate senat would sustain his limitation limi limi- II tation tatTon of oC the courts' courts powers but hut that I was sure Mire that Mr fr Bailey an and Mr Ir Tillman would insist upon coupling I with ith the limitation sore some restriction upon ulon tho the powers of or the courts cours to Is Issue issue is- is sue uc injunctions a against aln t the orders of oC tilt tile commission Before Defore I had finished finished fin fin- Ishee m my statement on this point the President interrupted me saying that I need not explain further because ho he was warmly in favor ol a of or some such re- re let Ion Senators nalle Bailey and tad Tillman and anti Senator ex-Senator Chandler held a long JonA consultation con con- tonight and d determined that as the reference to Senators I Knox nox Spooner an and Foraker was the tho only portion tion of the statement made yesterday yesterday yester yester- e lr da day day- In the senate h by Mr 1 Tillman which had hall been dente denied the reply should be le confined to that one point When hen other portions are repudiated titan than additional replies will be he given shen out Senators Silent Senators Kno x Spooner and anti For Foraker Foraker For For- aker refuse to discuss the matter for Cor publication They all seem to 0 feel that they are not deeply concerned In tho the thoa a affair Hall and that the question of oC veracity veracity ve Vl between the Pl President and Mr 11 Involve 01 them Chandler fines does not It Is expected that tomorrow there will be Je a r resumption of or debate on the subject in the senate President Roosevelt elt this afternoon went hOls horseback riding with Secretary Root loot ane and afterward had a conference with Secretary of oC War ar Taft Tonight Secretaries Hoot Root and Taft and Senator Senator Sena Sena- ena- ena tor tOI Lodge were at the White lIou House e until a late JIle hour It is bJ understood the question of or what action shall shaH betaken be betaken taken tallu IJ by the President in r regard to the statements made mocIe IJ by Senator Tillman Tillman Till Till- man luau and Senator ex Chandler ChamBer was considered Senator Tillman announced tonight ht will tomorrow make male a speech ch chIn I In which he lie will In lay before the senate enate additional data lata furnished by J Mr Ir Chandler bearing on the thc negotiations s shet het between weon the President and the Democratic Dem senators senator's r regarding ar the rate tatu hill bill |
