Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-07
SENATOR SCOTT
SAYS BUT LITTLE
Washington Much Interested in
His Sunday Visit.
CONGRESS is PREPARING
FOR THE ADJOURN MENT

Colonel Grosscup, of Charleston, and
Congressman Gaines, of The Third
District Talk Matters Over-Grant
Hall Mentioned As Candidate For
Gaines Position-Other Notes From
Washington.
Washington, D. c., August 4.-Sen-
ator Scott early Sunday morning was
asked by phone to have breakfast at
the White House with President
Taft An invitation from the
ruler of any nation lis the same as a.
command, and Senator Scott fastened
to obey. No one else was invited to-
the breakfast table and they had a.
genuine teta-a-tete time of it. The
President insisted that the senator go
in the presidential automobile to the
Unitarian church. We all know that
Senator Scott is a Quaker aud he
generally goes to the modest little
when asked to go with the President,
why of course the senator was pleased
and listened to the sermon attentively.
Then our friends at the Willard re-
joiced to see the presidential auto
stop at the north entrance and to see
President Taft say good bye to Scott
as he alighted. Altogether there was
something interesting in this courtesy
of the President towards an old
friend and of course there were those
who insisted that there must be some
politics in it--that the PRESIDENT
wished his old friend Scott to feel
easier about the tariff bill, ETC.. but to-
tell the truth it was only one of Taft'sI
informal methods of showing how
much he values the friendship of
those who have stood by him in other
days. While Senator Scott appreciated
this unusual courtesy he was modest
about talking Of it.
On his return to his tavern Scott
found the Hon. Fred Paul Grosscup,
of Charleston, waiting along with Con-
gresham j. Holt Gaines and there
was a subsequent discussion of Third
district matters without any sugges-
tions of worry or distress. According
to Col Grosscup there was never al
better feeling i'm West Virginia
towards a congressional delegation
than at present Col. Grosscup recited
as many another visitor has done that
the efforts of Scott have been special
Iy commended in the Kanawha region
and that all intimations of an oppos-
ing candidate for the senate had long
since passed into thin air. 1--WE are
proud of ourN entire delegation" said
Col. Grosscup. land we have learned
wisdom like the Republicans of states
like Maine, Iowa and others that
might De named-states that pick
good men for the senate and house
and then after trying them out term
or two and finding them capable, keep
them in congress.
LOCK at the power of Maine and
even little Rhode Island in the last
session. New York state by keeping
a big able chap like Payne in the
house for nearly thirty years has him
at the head of the tariff making COM
mittee. Rhode Island by sending
Aldrich here term after term rejoices
in the fact that her senator has been
the controlling power in legislation
that is of moment to millions. Our lit
tie state of West Virginia has had
much more to do with the tariff battle
than the great state of Ohio simply be-
cause we have kept our senators and
house members here after finding
them worth while
"Over in the Genate our two states
men, Scott and Elkins, stood almost
alone at the start to prevent free coal
and free lumber. They have won a
notable victory. My impressions COM
ing directly from West Virginia are
that we will see Scott come back to
the senate with no opposition in his
own party and merely a bluff of oppo-
sition on the part of the Democrats"
Congressional Fight.
1.-THE attention of Col Grosscup was
called to dispatches sent out from
Charleston TO the effect that Grant
Hall might take turn at the Congress
siolal game against Congressman Joe
Gaines. To this Col. Grosscup replied
that the Third district was very well
satisfied with Gaines and more than
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