Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-10-30
SENATOR SCOTT'S BREAK.
Declares that Trusts Are Good
Things.

Things.
He Believes in Them sensational be-
yelopments at Belshazzers Feast Ia
New York National Committeeman
Gives the Game Awey--Desperate At
tempts to Suppress the News.
NEw YoRk, October 80. Surround
ed by leaders of the republican party,
State and National, United States
Senator Nathan Il. Scott, of West
Virginia, made remarkable speech
Friday evening. Heepenly applauded
trusts and expressed his unqualified
approval OF them. 1t was at the din
ner of Governor Roosevelt at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Besides the republic
can candidate for Vice President there
were present Senator Thomas G. Platt,
General Francis V. Greene, B. h.
Odell, republican candidate for Gov
ernor; National Committeeman Fred
eriek Gibbs, Cornelius n. Bliss, Jos.
Manley, OF Maine, and a dozen others
But one newspaper man was pres
emit, and he had been chosen TO repre-
sent all the newspapers. There was
much speaking, and In turn Senator
Scott was called upon. Tie made a
lengthy address, devoted To the com
mercial advantages of republican
victory,
West Virginia, exclaimed the
Senator, "has been great producer
of coal and iron for the last three
years, second only to Pennsylvania.
Likewise, lots of oil.
fright here | want TO say that
trusts are all right, and | believe In
them They are Of great benefit TO
the country. The Standard Oil Com
pany put in its pipe lines to all the
small towns where oil Is produced, aud
If IL were not for the Standard OIL
Company this prosperity which we are
enjoying would not he with Us.
Senator Scott was interrupted.
Platt gave one look at 0dell, and the
Republican State Chairman sprang up,
/ In moment the speaker was SUR
rounded by a group of excited men.
They fairly gagged him, and forced
! him into bis seat, where they whisper
ed TO him e1eitedly for i've minutes.
During this time the newspaper man
sat not ten feet from Scott. He was
pointed at several times by the protes-
tors. At last Scott arose, and, point
| ing toward the reporter, exclaimed:
at that newspaper man puts that
| in will make trouble for him.
The statement Of Senator Scott Is d
great annoyance TO the republicans,
who are making every effort to deny
that it was ever made.
! Mr.. Ira Leveen, who reported the
dinner for the New York City News
Association, made the following state
ment to-day:
The story | wrote about the dinner
given by 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 reporter, represent
ing all tie newspapers and newspaper
associations, / regarded it, as die ey
cry newspaper man, who waited out
! side to receive my report, as public
dinner. / was instructed by the other
newspaper men to get all the details.
| reported all that | deemed interest
ing. | repeat that the story as re-
ported is correct in every particular,
and Senator Scott did say what re-
ported him to have said.
Senator Scott has 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 Leyeen overheard and distort-
ed.
1t is generally conceded, however,
that the representatives. story is true.
w. j. Bryan was asked what he
thought OF Scott's remarks, and said
Senator Scott represents the senti-
ments of his party leaders who regard
trusts as good things because they
benefit the favored few
ssScott 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
Scott's bad break at the Roosevelt
| banquet last night. 81 know Mr.. Lee
veen, who reported the affair" contin-
ued Mr.. Croker, land | would rather
believe him than any OF Scott's crowd. !"
/ Chairman Mcclure said: 1.-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
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