Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-28
IS SENATOR NIB. SCOTT
M'kNEY'S bURCHARD?
A REMRKADLE UTTERANCE ATTRI.
BUTED TO THE WHEELING
STATESMAN.
SAYS HE BELIEVES IN TRUSTS.
ASSERTS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
THE MAKING OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

NEW YORK, October 27.-Surround-
ed by leaders of the Republican party,
State and National, United States Sen
ator Nathan B. Scott, of West Virginia,
made a remarkable speech last evening.
He openly applauded trusts and ex-
pressed his unqualified approval Of
them. 1t was at the dinner Of Cover
nor Roosevelt at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Besides the Republican caLdi-
date for Vice President there were
present Senator Thomas c. Plat, Gen
eral Francis v. Greene, B. B. Odell,
Republican candidate for Governor;
National Committeeman Frederick
Gibbs, Cornelius N. Bliss, Joseph Man
ley, of Maine, and a dozen others.
But n newspaper man was present,
and he had been chosen to represent all
the newspapers. There was much
speaking, and in turn Senator Scott
was called upon. He made a lengthy
address, devoted to the commercial ad-
vantages of a Republican victory.
West Virginia" exclaimed the Sen
ator, has been a great producer Of
coal and iron for the last three years,
second only to Pennsylvania. Like
wise, lots of oil.
Right here | want to say that trusts
are all right, and l believe in them.
They are of great benefit to the u
try. The Standard Oil Company put
in it's pipe lines to all the small towns
where oil is produced, and If 1t Were
not for the Standard Oil Company this
prosperity which we are enjoying woulu
not be with u.s."
Senator Scott was interrupted. Platt
gave one look at Odell, and the RepuD-
lican State chairman sprang up. In a
moment the speaker was surrounded
by a group of excited men. They lair
Fly gagged him, and forced him into his
seat, where they whispered to him
excitedly for five minutes. During this
time the newspaper mar sat not ten
feet from Scott. He was pointed at
several times by the protesters. At
last Scott arose, and, pointing toward
the reporter, exclaimed:
"If that newspaper nan puts that in
l will make trouble for him."
The statement of Senator Scott is a
| great annoyance to the Republicans, who
are making every effort to deny that 1t
was eve made.
Mr.. Ira Leveen, who reported the
dinner for the New York City News As
ISOLATION, made the following state
ment to-day:
The story I wrote about the dinner
given to Governor Roosevelt at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel is absolutely cor
rect in every detail and particular. 1t
was not a private dinner. Having been
admitted as a reporter, representing
all the newspapers and newspaper asso-
Citations, l regarded it, as did every
newspaper man, who waited outside to
receive my report, as a public dinner.
| was instructed by the other news
paper men to- get all the details. l
reported all that l deemed interesting.
l repeat that the story as reported is
correct in every particular, and Senator
Scott did say what | reported him to
have said.
Senator Scott tor light has a new
version of the matter, and said he was
| having a conversation with Senator
Fairchild about coal, oil and gas lands
in West Virginia, when he remarked
that the State was largely run by
gas, which remark Leveen overheard
and distorted.
1t is generally conceded, however,
that the representatives. story is true.
w. j. Bryan was asked tonight what
he though of SCOTS remarks, and said:
Senator Scott represents the senti-
ments of his party leaders who regard
trusts as good things because they ben
eft the favored few"
Scott is a second Burchard. Hanna
denies that there are no trusts. This
man claims that there are" This
statement was made to-day by Rich
ard Croker in reference to Senator
SCOTS bad break at the Roosevelt ban
| quet last night. Il know Mr.. Leveen,
who reported the affair" continued Mr..
Croker. land | would rather believe
him than any of SCOTS crowd"
Chairman MCGUIRE said: The break
of Senator Scott shows plainly what is
running in the minds Of these trust
Republicans, and indicates the carnival
of trusts that is to be held in the event
of McKinley's election"