Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-21
Iowa Will Present His Name for tho
Presidency.
TALK WITH EX-GOVERNOR SHERMAN
Silver Will Cut No Figure in That
State.
IT'S PROSPEROUS CONDITION


Ex-Governor B. r. Sherman of Iowa is at
Wizards. He is as active and energetic as
in the days when as a lieutenant in the
thirteenth Iowa infantry, to which rank he
had risen from that of a private, he Sc
cured fame, a promotion to a captaincy
and wound which came very nearly kill
ing him at the hattie of Shiloh TYrne has
da.,+ ..,,I,, til IT,
80 ' anu oesonu VIM.
enine OF the hair ne Is unchanged, except,
perhaps, he Is not quite SO fieshy as when
he struck terror to the hearts of the saloon
keen.r. ana mo. a,,,,,,t a,,e.s -, - -.
f 80 oAo0' U.ou ny .ne .ein
ieramce people ior MS enforcement OF the
prohibition law in Iowa.
He is here to attend the Supreme Council
of the Tttrtv-tb;rd Degree Anciont ora
A,,,,to. DE e. ~. -,
iH-es, iol 'he southern 'urisoic-
tion OF the United states. being one Of tho
twenty-seven thirty-third- degree Masons in
the southern Jurisdiction. which embraces
fhe Territory south Of th. Mor,,,na IT..
ana tha Oh;o -. ~, eae .aiy va iaiu uno
the Mssissnni liver Tn ,ay,r a,,is, n;s y.
the hotel IN nnIitic., atF.;r ~ VIZ ~ mn, & a.
he y-as .s,aa h.L aal ~ ene west
lson was an active nendido1e fn, tha r,aa; ~,
Genital nomination AVA LAG pASs1-
VIII Present Allison's Name.
iowa delegates will present the name Of
senator Allison without consulting him."
ne said, and very strong effort will be
niaoe TO secure the nomination And
m!gnt aod that ne Is not and will not be
cahoioa1e Ior the vice presidency. Iowa
"ouio prefer TO leave him In the Senate to
represent the interests OF the state than
10 nave MIN elected to any office except the
PRESIDENCY: so that any combinations with
-. ana .ta iDl & seeonu pace VIII pc 1ru1tiess
matter of right and policy the nominat III tion .
should go west of the Mississnni riverSs
1.-THE matter of loca tjon ts hnt ,;ttIo ,;s
cussed in Iowa We do not Janand ,n".
thing, We nresent NJ A,,son or 10. 10y, ans
of his peculiar fitness for the Office his Ione
and distinguished nuhJic services ava nc
eminent ability He ts Mt ross.saa S S
meteoric brilliancv nor those amaii,ies thot
make the masses shout ubsnovar his ,o,.,a .nas
is mentioned. He is what We term in n,ast
arn narIonca =. sto VIVA we Term IN west
and successful lawyer before he became O
he has held he has entoweI the cnnSSane.
of the people to the fullest extent Safe
conservative. reliable and able, he would
of 81 He u ~ h,s one In nus parry ana OUT
almost ali of the states and bsv;ne incmrrea u
the ermity of no clioues or FACTIONS. and .he
determined opposition of no one. his chances
are netler tnan IL ne was now the most
prominently mentioned candidate
that Gov. Boies will be urged for the presi-
dency or vice presidency by the democra,s-
Is there anv truth in +ba+,"
..rhere 60 not 1n taa.
- MT III idc1 shouio the demo-
crdts OF iowa present any name it would not
be his The governor was formerly one Of
the most radical republicans In the stot.
He u,os . ,roo..,e,, , - 'Ae ..a'e.
.,,'.s sueeessiui lawyer with political
o-oi'iohs, anu the repuolicans refused to
aoVance MIN In that direction. The next
heard or him was that the democrats had
nominated him for governor. His Opponent
was Mr. Hutchinson of Ottumwa, who was
H,s nS.rs' rauicai prohioitionist, while Boies
the strength of his democratic victory would
Semoorats r.ouse Sc oppostion among the old line
what f1enre will the senSraiy sif,,a ,
IN Iowa?" A S0'
Silver VIII 6,ut NJ, r.
,,..o.e.ts he people OF iowa are not
-, M o'' IL vote was taken
n.a.a,,t,. peop.e "ou,o vote by large
M 'ionai currency such aa
we nao just a1ter the war. in preference
to silver as circulating medium, and an
to the theory of gold or silver or t,.,,
thew care but ,itt,e a.. L.. y. oo.hs
contracticn of tha cir.,,Iat5; 5 as tnere rs no
''Will the tariff he an inerortant t..
thereY' an 'npof'a 'aht ISSUE
mo. Iowa ia distinct,ve,v n,o....,..
state but the Voters a., ~ ~ q P,otecuon
cles the tariff is placed mon so ahat aI =.
accords with the nrotec,iva ~ r;na,a, ina. II
Those Questions are bnt LITTLE ts,kad at,l''e
1 suppose, because the state is composed
are no great money centers and comnara'
lively very little distressing poverty. Tho
state is out of debt, all the counties Of
WI. WHICH KNOW are OUT OF dept, and anairs
So far as those ,ssues sre concernod th.
republicans of Iowa will accept whatever
platform the wisdom of the national con-
vention may cause to be adopted"
Result of Prohibition,
"What is the result OF prohibition In the
state?'
THE statistical results I do not know.
tho no,;tic.I ros,,t. h.ya .ho,,t s
nc -. ~ a'e aoou' passea
away. During my terms as governor and
subsequently 1t was very much agitated.
I found the law when 1 became governor
and enforced IT. II is one of NV nr;no,n,..
,h.t ,,,har ,.,, .v;st, .. -. ~.
'na' "nun "a" es's :. hust oe exc
cuted. Ihe only proper relief. II 1t be con-
trary to the popular will. is to have it re-
pealed Now TIE law allows cities to vote
upon the question. imposing certain re-
strictions upon the business of selling