The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-29
SCOTS PRO-TRUSH TALK
Denial of the Endorsement of
Monopolies Falls Flat
Efforts of Republicans TO Discredit
the Report Of the Senator's Re-
marks Having No Enect - STATE
ment From the News Bureaus Rep
resentutive Who Was Threatened.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-Politicians are
still discussing the declaration in favor oil
trusts made by Senator Scott OF west VIZ
ginia. at the Roosevelt dinner, FRIDAY
night J. H lie Veen, who represented the
New York City News Bureau at the din
ner, enjoys the full confidence OF both his
employers and his associates. The efforts
of the Republican leaders to discredit Mr.
lie Veen's account of Mr.. SCOTS remarks
are not having any effect, as everyone
recognizes that a denial by them at TINS
time is a political necessity. Mr.. lie Neen
has made the following statement:
Governor Roosevelt was not present
when Senator Scott made his pro-Tust
statement The dinner had reached the
ice cream stage and the Governor did not
arrive until about seven minutes after
ward The diners sat about the table Cos
siping. Senator Scott leaned back in his
chair and laughed and joked with his as
sociates / distinctly heard him say:
Right here / want 10 say believe in
trusts. They are a good thing. Inc
Standard Oil Company put in its pipe lines
to all the small towns where oil is pro-
duced, and II it was aot for the Standard
Oil Company tbs prosperity that We have
wouldn't be there today
''Of course 1 heard his threat to me, be-
cause he spoke directly to me. His threat
ian precisely as / wrote it last night:
II that newspaper man puts that down
I'll make trouble for him.
After the dinner was over / went to the
Hoffman House. While / was there a mes
senger, one of those attached to Mr.. Lit
ties room in State headquarters, came to
me and said that Chairman 0dell wanted
to see me. / went back to the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel and found Mr.. Odell in room
No. Is, where he lives when in town.
'.Also in the room we're Senator Scott,
Frederick s. Gibbs, Edward c. Riggs. and
Harold Anderson, reporters of the sun,
and George Edward Graham, of the AS
ISOLATED Press.
Il was asked: What about that story?
Il replied: I've got il here. Do you
want ne to read it?'
Riggs broke in and told ne to read it.
! asked him what business he had 10 in
terfere in the matter.
Turning to Odell, / asked him if
should read all that l had written about
the dinner He said:
No; only read that part about Scott
Then Scott said:
"'Oh. no! Let lin read the whole thing
$50 / began reading my story. When ]
came TO that part OF it telling of Scott's
statement concerning coal and iron in con-
nection with his native State. Scott said:
That's a d lie. l never said a
word about iron, and you all know ]
Didn't
''Odell interrupted, and said:
Let him read the statement. and
cont interrupt him.
=. when / read that part about SCOTS
pro-trust statement they all got very an
Cry Scott cried:
I" It's d. lie, and you know it.
Il replied:
=" 4 don't know anything of the kind
Gibbs spoke for the first time:
1T was private dinner he said, at.
tended by private guests. and You had nj
right to say anything about it
II read on. When / got to that part o
my story telling of SCOTS threat to max,
trouble for me in case I put down hi.
ftster>ar> ecacerpirg trusts and the Ssa1.
dIfd ON Company. Scott said:
- Z didn't mean that. / meant that you
shd1lfr't print statements made in prf-
te+conversation. If you are going to
tell anything why don't you tell my story
about the yellow muller
81 then read the rest of my story. Riggs
asked:
Didn't you make bet o, $1,000 for
Mr.. Croker!'
Il told him / had not made any such
bet, and that Mr.. Croker would bear NE
out in that statement. Then Riggs re-
torted:
YOU'RE pretty thick with the Demo.
cratic party!'
II asked him what business he had "a
interfere in the matter, and he reptile.
that he was interested in it. as an Amsri.
can citizen who loves the truth. / aska(
him:
Then why don't you write some o.
it,
''Scott asked me why / always made II
q point to abuse him.
This isn't the first time he said
you have done it.
Il told him that IL he kept making
breaks couldn't be held responsible for
them.
This made him very angry. and Odel
had to quiet him. Then Odell looked a,
the manuscript in my hand. He talked
for a minute with Graham and then h;
asked me to tear UP the manuscript and
] did so. But 1t was only copy. Tit
moment Scott saw that the manuscript
was destroyed he grew violent and de-
nounced me in strong terms for writing
what had occurred at private dinner
''Odeli said to him: oh, it is all RICH,
now
II had previously sent the story to m,
once, having nrSt Querleu concerning IL
and having been ordered to write TIT
facts without regard to anybody. wa.
told that It was my duty to give The
news OF the dinner. and this did. VIVA
I wrote was the truth absolutely"
Senator Jones. Chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Committee. In statemen
published today, has the following to sa
regarding Senator Scott's declaration:
The Roosevelt dinner seems to hav
been another Belshazzar feast. Senate
Scott's frank declaration in favor OF trusts
OF what the Republicans mean, was for
tunate for the country.
Every man who now votes the Repub
lican ticket does so with full knowledge
from high official source that it is vot,
for the trust. He knows absolutely tina
such a vote is for lower wages for EN-
ployes. for lower prices fn- all raw mate
rial, and higher prices to consumers fo
StOD0 the Cough