The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-01-16

Washington, Jan. II. - Presiden
Roosevelt's determination to force thu
confirmation Of his favorite, Leonard
Wood, as major general of the
United States army bids fair to spill
the Republican party in two. Senate,
Hanna and all his followers are bit.
ter against Wood and the president
attempt to force him into line for the
highest place in the army, and now
comes that staunch Republican, Sena.
tor Scott, of West Virginia, with the
most scatt.ng denunciation of the
whole affair that has yet appeared.
Senator Scott is member of the
Senate committee on military affairs
and as such has submitted to the Sen
ate in executive session a review of
the evidence against Wood and rea-
sons for opposing his confirmation. He
quotes many points brought out
against General Wood, particularly
those in connection with charges that
Wood accepted gifts from the Jai Alai
company, gambling institution of
Havana, and was guilty of completely
with Major James E. Runcie in the
preparation and publication of an arti-
Gle rejecting discreditably on Major
General John R. Brooke, his ranking
officer.
Senator Scott makes strong per-
sonal argument to the Senate in op-
position to the appointment. He pre-
faces his re1narkes with the statement
that confirmation to so high position
as that of major general should be
made with due deliberation and the
person to be confirmed should be high
1y qualified and in every way worthy
and above suspicion.
Commenting on a statement in the
brief of Senator Foraker, calling at
'tention to the fact that it was Presi-
dent Mckinley who jumped General
Wood over hundreds of officers in the
army, Senator Scott says: eve are
told that Augustus boasted that he
found Rome of brick and left it OF
marble, and so, perchance, may Cen
eral Wood lay claim to the boast that
he found Cuba den of filth and dis
ease and left it with a sewerage sys-
TEN. This, however, goes to his credit
as physician and as sanitary officer
and does not in any sense show his
A6tness to command body of troops
The testimony of General James H.
Wilson concerning the advancement oi
General Wood is quoted at length, in
Guiding that portion which asserts that
General Wood was not in the battle
OF San Juan. In reference to this the
review says: "This statement of Gen
eral Wilson shows clearly the natural
resentment that will exist if this great
wrong is perpetrated upon the army
OF the United States by the confrma.
tion of General Wood and its injuri.
Gus effect must necessarily be yer,
great, affecting as it does the ambi.
tions of scores of young men, which
must be nipped in the bud because o.
the youth of General Wood and the
long time that he may remain at the
head of the army"
In reference to the support given by
General Wood to gambling game:
played in the Jai Alai company's "fron
ton," Senator Scott says it is showr
+ by the testimony that General WOOD
!. was an habitual attendant of the
games, especially spending his Sundays
there, on which days the betting reach.
ed as high as $4,000.
In closing his review Senator Scott
says: cat the conclusion of the evi-
dence of General Wilson the junior
senator from Ohio, Mr.. Hanna, asked
that General Wood be brought before
the committee Of this body having this
investigation in charge to the end that
he might answer the allegations and
accusations made against him and re-
1ieve himself from the unjust Gas his
friends claim to be the case) imputa-
tions and criticisms made against his
character and quite colloquy ensued,
it being claimed by some OF his cham
pions that there was no reason for