| Show KEPT OUT south carolina senator refused to comply with a request and had to be served with a notice to stay away washington feb 24 there was a sensational sequel to the decision of alic president to eliminate senator tillman from the list of dinner guests the president sent for senator cockrell of and asked him as a friend and democratic colleague of air tillman to suggest to the latter the propriety of withdrawing his acceptance of the dinner invitation the explained his attitude in the matter and said in view of the contempt proceedings air tillmans presence would not only be an affront to the senate but a discourtesy to prince ir cockrell accepted the commission and telephoned to the president that sir absolutely refused to withdraw hii acceptance in re to the presidents Pres identa the president immediately cancelled the invitation in ft note he dispatched directly to clr tillman shortly before noon today in this not which was acry brief and the president stated he regretted that lie was obliged to withdraw the invitation simultaneously senator martin of virginia was invited to take mr tilliana Till mana place at the dinner as alie next ranking democratic member of the senate naval affairs committee |
