Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-02
SCOTT WILL BE BUSY
MEMBER or COMMITTEE on THE
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
AS Chairman Of Public Buildings and
Grounds He viii Have Much 70
Look After.

Scott. OF West Virginia, eturned from
his Mexican trip he finds he viii be
very busy man for some time, he is
member OF the senate committee on
military Affairs and that committee
viii have a session beginning Novem-
Der is, to finish up the Brownsviile
Investigation Senator Forake~ viii
return vigorous and probably venge
ful in spirit and the White House Mil
have something to think about when
Foraker puts in some new testimony
tending to exouerate the negro sol
diers who were dismissed by an ex-
ecutive order. While Senator Scott
has taken no side in the controversy,
he has paid close attention to the
hearings and is disposed to give .
very impartial decision when the roll
is called on the report that will be
submitted to the open senate.
This viii take some Of the tine Ok
| the West Virginia senator, but he VIII
be kept more busy with the work OF
his own committee, that of public
buildings and grounds. of which he IS
I chairman There is great demand
in Washington for the erection or new
government buildings. The work Of
the various divisions has increased 50
rapidly that the offices have to be in
rented buildings, sometimes far from
the head department, and the country
is paying out nearly half million a
year for rent. All this could be saved
by putting mp new structures. to say
nothing of the convenience. The de-
.partment Of commerce and labor Is
scattered all over Washington NJ
less than eight widely apart buildings
are used for this ppw cabinet bureau.
Senator Scott as chairman of the
committee having to DO With new
buildings the country over. Viii take
up the matter at an eaiIy date and he
jee1 during the time that he mas been
chairman Of the cummittee. 1t migiT
be added that he VIII have 10 spend
some time telling just how he stopped
the runaway horses IN Mexico and
saved the lives of the Senoritas.
Efkins For Swisherl
The Wheer ing Register of MondaS
contains the foF4owing spectral from
Washington
Governor Dawson WAS ioineu yester-
day by Swisher, Sam Mathews. Post
|, masters Denham and Fleming, Of
Clarksburg and Fairmont, and later
Fish Commissioner Bowers went into
conference with the bunch.
Dawson slipped out long enough for
a private talk with EMfns, and then
Swisher. with the Others in toS, went
to Ekins' hume. A few hours later
Swisher and Mathews appeared at
their home radiant and exuberant.
They reported that Elkins has openly
announced his desire to see Swisher
the next governor and would be for
; him. Swisher now claims his nonlina-
ton as good as made, AND West Vir-
ginia republicans need not hold aeon
vention next year, save TO ratify the
ticket fixed up in the E'kins home. AS
Senator Sect viii be here Monday the
Swisher plotters hurried through their
work of making Elkins declare for
Swisher.
Not On the Band Wagon.
The Wheeling lntelrgencer OF Mon
day had the following special from
Washington:
Senator Scott arrived Yesterday
from Mexico and surprised the coterie
of West Virginia republicans who did
not expect the senator untll today
Although Swisher sought an early
conference with Senator Scott. il Is
evident that the latter remains nom
comittal or the governorship. Even
the announcement thst Eilxins had de-
c Jared for swisher, did not stampede
Scott into similar declaration There
were many talks between the senator
and swisher during the day ana
tSwisher'a smile is less animated than
Saturd night.
TO bunch OF newspaper men Mr..
Scott pleaded that tired feeling and
promised to talk later. He called at
tention to the fact that the repub ican
national committee is called to meet
on Friday. and urged that the begin
ming of national campaign should
not be on hoodoo day, also that two