Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

/ Dental battle in November.
1t Is borderland between the democratic
south and the republican north. 1t is the
| Rome of Henry G. Davis, the remarkable
| Old man whom the democrats have nomf-
rated as their vice presidential candidate.
III mas enjoyed tremendous business boom
since the last national election, with an in
| crease in population estimated at quarter
| Oh million. Its sever electoral votes are
claimed. with apparently absolute conf
dence, by both SIDES. The men who are in
charge of the fortunes of the two great
parties in the state are personal rivals, and
both are leaders of marked personal char
acteristics
| cleveland carried West Virginia every
tine he was candidate for the presidency.
put u turned against the democratic partv
| in 1896, and In 1900 II gave McL-iria,, y
plurality of 10000. Attracted by its IiberaI
laws many great corporations have made
.neir nome In the state. Its tremendous re-
booI IN coal. natural gas and oil have
peen exploited with an accomnarvin., -.
oI business activity Thousa nds of p,i,,on
nave peeneattracted into the state fror,
nrIti.ilsylVan!a, workmen have come in from,
G frn,I, ana ana lumEermea have been brought
mean stronghOlds, and the leaders of ~.
pa'ty belleve that the influx will nrove ON
e,ee ION day to be composed mostly of re-
~NA 'NdJ VOTERS.
Personal Popularity.
1"i' laws popularity is largely relied
upon py the democrats to give them the
victory. He is credited with having dono
more than any other one man to rive tho
state the prosperity that 1t boasts and be
IS closely allied with its business interests
~ ase ,,i numbers his friends among republicans
as Wei as among democrats Trnited ctn.
senator Stephen b. Elkins is bic 90 ; ;,
ia~' ana senator Elkins has ALWAYS bear
N NJ. ~ tne republican powers of the state
:, ~ S bay Scott, Mr.. Elkins' colleague
III the senate, is in charge of the renuhiieo,,
campaign in the state, while John r. Nc
ora" IS the democratic leader.
senator Scott was elected to the Senata T.,
;TSo,o o szi Mr.. McGraw by one vote.
mere was a bitter contest over the eIac
,on. A count of the members of the Iegis-
iatuie showed forty-seven votes each for
sou 9u9 ana McGraw, with seven votes for
Juose Nathan Gof. The democrats believ-
ed that they had Mr. Scott beaten hn+
Wheh the roll was called and just before
ne result was announced one man changed
S s.oes. II was done so quickly that the Nc
GraW men had no time to protest. and Sen
ator Scott was declared elected Mr. Nc
Graw disputed his right to the seat. but his
objections We're thrown out by the Senate
30 no'n n, senator Scott and Mr.. McGraw are
very flch men, having profited largely from
the opportunities afforded them Both men
are deeply interested in the industrial de-
eeiophieht OF the state. Both are unas-
stunning ana democratic in their manner
The Republican Leader.
Senator Scott is not a native of West
virginia. He was born in Ohio, the birth
place of so many men who have achieved
success in political life. He is now sixty
two years old, and he fought his way I'D
from the bottom of the ladder He is a
man of large frame with thick irop-grav
Half and a beard of bp olC II
one OF the most genial and approachable
men in public life.
1t has always been his custom to work
hard, and a member of the reuuhlican
national executive committee he is the first
man at his desk in the morning, remaining
longer than any OF the others. He has an
active mind, and his interests cover wide
range He always has something interest
ing to say on every topic that is engaging
the popular attention, and he does not hest
tate to say it, This frankness more than
once has been the means of getting him in
to trouble.
Toward the close of the national cam
paign Of four years ago the republican man.
ayers assembled at dinner in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York city. The demo-
Gratis were then pounding away at the
trusts, seeking to show that they were fos
tered by the republicans, and that there
was secret alliance between them and the
republican leaders On the morning after
the dinner the newspapers came out with
big headlines, declaring that Senator Scott.
while speaking at the dinner had openly
declared his approval of trusts His speech
was reported follows:
Right here / want to say that 1 believe
in trusts. They are a good thing. The
Standard OIL Company put in its pipe lines
to all the small towns where oil is produced
in my state. and if it was not for the
Standard Oil Company this property that
we have would not be here today"
This report caused a sensation. The dem
ocratic managers eagerly seized upon it.
hailing Senator Scott as the "Burchard" of
the campaign. 1t afterward turned out that
only one reporter had been admitted to the
banquet Senator Scott insisted that his
words. which had been spoken in private
conversation and not as speech, had been
garbled
"It is not true that I said I was in favor
of trusts, he explained afterward. 81 d
say that the Standard Oil Company had
been a good friend to the owners of poor
and remote farms in my state, because, by
means of its pipe lines, 1t had provided
sale for oil and made many farmers rich
This explanation was accepted and the
remark had no appreciate effect uEon the
result of the election
His Start in Life.
Senator Scott is fond of telling of the day
when he made his first start in life on his
own responsibility. He was born in Quaker
City, Ohio and brought up in a Quaker
community. AS a boy he worked for a
shrewd old Quaker who always had fund
of good advice. He was sixteen years cd
when the gold discoveries in the west
cited the entire country, and pixies Peak
or Bust became the watchword among the
caravans that turned westward across the
plains. Young Scott determined to strike
out for himself and make his fortune.
ION the day I went away he says in
telling the story, 1.-The old Quaker for whom
l worked called me to him.
Nathan he said, thee has been good
boy. Remember that 1t is not what thee
reads that will make thee smart, but what
thee retains; it Is not what thee eats that
will make thee fat, but what thee d:gests;
it is not what thee earns that will make
thee rich but what thee saves Farewell.
II have never forgotten the old mans
advice
He was then sixteen years old. When he
reached the place where Denver now stands
he found that the reports of abundant god
had been exaggerated. He went TO work
driving an OK team for an Iowa man, and
one day he saw three men-a father, son
and acknowledgement for stealing. IN
less than a year he was back again with the
old Quaker in Ohio.
Senator Scott prides himself on the fact
that he never has been beaten in political
contest.
Il have been In politics ever since was
a bow" he says, "and 1 never lost hight
vet do not intend to begin now. we
shall carry West Virginia by 2o.Uoo. ana