The Washington herald., 1908-05-10

broke out Young Scott enlisted. His
father. being a peace-loving man,
promptly took him back home; the boy
was under age. For the next few weeks
the boy made the fathers life miserable
with his opportunities to be allowed to
join the army. At last he gained the COW
eted consent and from then on until the
close Of the war Nathan Scott followed
the flag OF his country as a private
After the war ne returned home, found
employment in a glass works near by.
learned the trade thoroughly. went 10
Wheeling. ". Va. secured a place in
glass factory soon became foreman and.
finally. president. This factory is one OF
Senator ScOtts numerous present-day
properties and he takes more pride in Il
than in all mis- other enterprises COM
blned
AS would be expected OF a man who
is proud Of the fact that he has worked
his way up among the rich men Of the
country, Senator Scott is democratic
sympathetic and ahability itself. His
friends say that he has extended the
helping hand and word TO so many strug-
Cling ana deserving young men that the
whole legion is necessary 10 describe their
number.
Cali IL Political sagacity.
McGraw also has q reputation for
being democratic and helpful even
among his political opponents. who hate
him with a hate that is welI-nigh
unspeakable. McGraws friends look
upon this hate as a tribute to his
political sagacity McGraw himself Is
not In the least disturbed by the fact
that every Republican in West Virginia
Is a personal enemy to all tntents and
purposes. He is, in fact one of the
most imperturable men in politics to-
day.
The dramatic moment in McGraw's
political life occurred the day he was
unexpectedly defeated by Senator Scott
for a seat IN the United States Senate.
count Of the legislature had revealed
forty-seven votes for McGraw a like
number for Scott, and seven votes for
Nathan Goff. The Democrats were
jubilant; they were already going about
declaring that Scott, the man they
most feared, was beaten. Then. in
the proverbial twinking of an eye, one
man changed sides when the roll was
called, and just before the result was
annOunced-and Scott was declared
elected. The United States Senate re-
fused to see MCGTaW's point OF view in
the contest that ensued, and Scott was
declared legally entitled to the seat.
As a member of the Republican COM
mittee, senator Scott was one of its
hardest workers in the last camraign.
He was ar his desk early and late. IS he
was IN previous campaigns. It is his be-
lief that hard work never hurt anybody,
and he lives UP to It religiously He is.
also frank talkeT, as Presidents, even.
have learned at first hand. Official Wash
ington is frequently passing around and
smiling at some picturesque utterance Of
the Senator's which never sees wider cir
eulation, because the Senator is a very
approachable man, and the newspaper
correspondents are aware Of the fact.
Civil War Veteran.
Like Senator Scott, former Gov. Muir
ply, also a member of the Republican
executive committee. is a civil war vet
eran. He left school to enlist as a private
in New Jersey regiment; at the end of
the war he was mustered out a lieutenant.
When he became chairman Of his party's
State committee, In 1891. things looked
pretty black for the Jersey Republicans. |
The party has been paramount in the
State for twelve years now. and among
his rivals. as we'll as by his co-woTkers,
he is given large share Of the credit for |
this paramountcy. His wealth is reckoned !
in seven figures, as In the case of not a |
few members Of both committees-Blanch- |
ard. Tom Johnson, McGTaw, Campau, |
Tarpey, CASTOR, Sullivan, Guffey and os- |
borne among the Democrats; and Cor /
nelius n. Bliss, committee treasurer:
Charles F. Brooker, of Connecticut; Frank |
o. Lowden, Senators Crane, Scott, and |
Ankeny, former Gov. Herrick, former /
Congressman Babcoek, Powell Clayton, /
and Frank S. Streeter, of New Hamp- 1
shire, among the Republicans. Practi- /
cally every other member Of the two com.
mittees is exceedingly well supplied with |
this worlds goods-some are millionaires,
undoubtedly-and there is not poor man,
in the ordinary use OF the phrase, to be
found among the entire III.
Among the committeeman who may not |
be in the millionaire class, but who are
well heeled' nevertheless, are Congress.
man Browniow, George A. Knight. Re-
publican member from California, who is
one Of the Coasts best-known lawyers
and has charge OF the Charles L. Fair