The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-28
FROM WEST To EAST
Judge Henry w. Scott Former
Iy Of Oklahoma Here.
LEADING EWY0RKLAWYER
Talks of Gigantic Deals Po'it-
icaIIy and Financially
LEADING NEWY0RKLAWYER


and Cuba direct f-on California
There are perhaps Jew Of the early Pub
lie men Of kansas and Oklahoma ,1cIe
widely known than Judge scott, for in
both these communities some years ago
he was a unique personality and know q
10 every one. During the past few days
all the leading papers Of the west have
had columns about him, both in regard TO
Z gigantic ranch combine promotion deal.
and in interviews with him on leading
/ political topics Of the day. It was none
other than Judge Henry w. Scott who in
( the memorable Chicago Democratic con
/ vention Of 1896 at q critical moment made
4 it possible for VIM. Jennings Bryan 70
/ become famous; 10 step from comparative
obscurity into the dazzling sunlight Of a
world wondering searchlight-in other
! words, for Mr.. Bryan to become twice a
/ a candidate amid pyrotechnic display,
! for the exalted Office Of president Of the
/ United States. Judge Scott is the man
7 who started the rush and stampede for
/ Bryan, and he has already told the pub
/ lie in eastern views how it was done. lie
! claims the nomination OF Bryan was not
due to the magnificent speech which ne
/ delivered. entirely. but TO an organized
/ effort on the part Of his friends led By
I Judge Scott himself TO create such en-
thusiasm that the entire convention
would be caught by its contagion.
Within the past few days whole col
umns Of newspaper space have been used
/ in interviews with Judge Scott wherein
/ he declares that Governor stone OF Mis-
souri, is the strongest available candidate
for the nomination of president by the
Democracy next time. 20 an Eagle re-
I porter last evening he repeated this dec
laration, saying in part:
"Stone seems to be the most promising
man. AS far as other material is con
cerned, Olney would 5e q good man were
it not for the fact thar ne Is connected
with corporations and is a Ncw England
man. Hin mas lad two chances and de-
clined to accept elmer Of them. He sin
clined to accept either OF them. He sign
ed away his day og grace upon each IA
vorable occasion. Outside of Stone, no
the Republicans, there is \ airbanks OF
Indiana and ates Of Illinois. II the lat
ter conducts himself properly he may cut
considerable OF ugure. am an east
ern man now. but I still have large inter
ests in the west, and expect TO nave
something to 40 with the nomination of
the next Democratic candidate.
Judge Scott came to Wichia last night
direct from Lyons, where on Tuesday his
aged mother was buried. she having died
very suddenly. While in this city he re-
ceived a telegram from Lodi. Cal, which
city he had just left few days ago, adj
vising him to stay his progress southwark
and await valuable mail. This mail, he
explained - the Eagle reporter was in
relation TO a suit which has attracted
wide attention and in which he was lead
ing counsel. This suit at law was one
known as THE Springfield case" and in
voIved $4,000 and the whole order Of
odd Fellows and Daughters Of Rebekah
were directly interested. It was decided
favorable to Judge SCOTS clients.
Another important enterprise which
brought Judge Scott west after five years
absence, was a gigantic ranch combine
deal in which there VIII be formed
company with S2.0o0 600 capital which viii
control 81. 600 acres Of land The deal in-
wolves the syndicating Of this large tract
OF cattle ranch land in the Panhandle Of
Texas, and the principal property to be
absorbed is the famous Goodnfeht ranch
in the northwestern end of Texas and
many thousands Of acres Of ranch prop
erty adjoining it.
II represent mainly the people who are
to buy the bonds. said Judge Scott The
deal has been on foot several months and
the final formation Of the syndicate has,
/ believe rested mainly on the possibility
of floating the bones. That matter has