Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08
Standard Oil Magnate Insults the
Democratic Standard Bearer.
THE PEOPLE ARE lNcENSED.
Refused to Let MIR. Bryan's Car be Attach
ed to Regular Train-A Discourtcous
Answer to n Reasonable Request
Change Thousands of Votes MIR. Bryan
Desired to Leave Wheeling for Chicago
and Keep His Route Secret, But Failed
toDo So.
(By Telegraph to virginian-pilot)

(By Telegraph to Virginian- PiloO
Cambridge. O.. Sept. Wv. ]. Bryan
left Wheeling for Chicago at 1880 this
morning. He had endeaYorcd to keep
his route a secret, but at Cambridge
there was assembled Il crowd of seve-
raj hundred people, who demanded a
speech of the candidate. Mr.. Bryan
spoke for three minutes, combining him
self to the trusts along the same lines
he has used in former speeches. He
said that no one could expect remedial
Legislation from the Republican party,
which depends to a large extent upon
these combinations for campaign CON
tfiDutions. He said that if the work
ing man did not know how to vote in
order to hurt the trusts. he should
watch the way the trust magnates
voted. and then vote the other way. He
was cheered and applauded during his
remarks.
SHOWED IT'S TEETH.
Wheeling, w. Va. Sept. 1.-The
Standard Oil Trust showed its teeth
to-day.
Stung by the great sensation which
Colonel Bryan by his magnificent
speeches against the trusts, Imperial
ism and other Republican idols is
making among the voters of West Vir
ginia, III. II. Rogers. OF Virginia. a big
man in this State and Il close friend
of Stephen b. Elkins, head of the
Standard oil Pipe Lines. and president
OIL the ohio River railroad refused to
let the Bryan private car be attached
10 regular train, as he was requested
To do. and forced the standard bearer
or Democracy to travel in an ordinary
car.
No such extraordinary insult has
ever been put upon the candidate of a
great party. 1t is no figure of speech
to say that the people OF West Vir-
gina. irrespective OF party, are furious
at the high-handed proceeding 1t
! Shan1es the reputation of the State for
hospitality. 1t was moreover, an act
grossly illegal, for under the charter of
the railroad as common carrier IL had
no right to refuse the car the trans
portation asked for.
CHANGES THOUSANDS OF VOTES
1t is believed that this Rogers mi.
sode Will carry thousands of voins
from Mckinley TO Bryan not only in
this State, but in others The Ren,,b-
lean managers admit that 1t is as un-
fortunate an incident as the lannon's
speech of II New York clergyman. who
unwittingly helped TO elect Grover
Cleveland and defeat James c. Blaine.
The Bryan party has been touring
in special car supplied by the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at cost TO
the Democratic Committee OF this
State OF S44l In mapping out Colonel
Bryan's itinerary, Colonel John Mc-
Graw, National Committeeman fienred
that he could send the special car on
the regular Ohio River railroad train
leaving P2rkersburg in the afternoon
o'clock
The committee having charge of the
/ ~ ff,N.r
Manager Burt if the car could be put
on the regufHr rrdirr.- Wis a request
which would have been answered in
the affirmative for any railroad man
IN the country no matter il it were
mere director in some back-country
by-road forty miles long
/ II see no objection" said Colone,
Burt; u will ask the President
ROGERS GIVES WAY TO ANGER
1T Is said that the atmosphere in
the Office of II. H. Rogers grew lurid
when he received the request and that
his language was unfit for publica.
| ton. He had been greatly stirred I'M
as ali the Standard Oil magnates are
over the straightforward. unanswer-
able arguments Of Mr.. Bryan against
tneir great throat-grasplng combina-
ton. Here was a chance to get even.
he thought. And the answer went
back. monosyllabic, but plain as to
its meaning:
MI. ii. rogers, President"
| The whole thing is looked upon as
such petty. childish bit of malice
that the Republicans are amazed that
a man OF the supposed good sense of
| Rogers should be guilty of ii. He
! laughed and said it was one of the
best campaign arguments against
Republicanism and Trustism he had
ever known Trust Republican to
utter. 1t was as good as whole
trainful OF stump speakers.
II could force him to haul that
car" said Committeeman McGraw.
| NO: don't do that. Ask him no
| favors." was the wise response. And
the contemplate act was left to do
its work on behalf of the Democratic
party
So Mr.. Bryan's coach was side
tracked at Parkersburg. and Colonel
McGraw bought a ticket for Wheel
! ing on the ordinary train. for the
candidate, who was almost over
whelmed by the crowd which tried to
get at him and shake him by the
hand. and which said things about
Rogers and Eilins which they would
not have liked to hear.
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