Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-05
70 Run WITH BRYAN
B +. shively, Of >outh Bend, Ind,
Candidate For Vice Presiden.
tial Nomination.
Announcement Made After . Con-
ference With Bryan, His Long
Time Friend.
Believed That ae is the Choice Of
the Nebraskan Other Politi-
cal Gossip.

South Bend, Ind, May 5.-Benjamin
F. Shively. lifetime friend Of William
j. Bryan and den,uclat!a nominee FOR
governor OF Indiana in 1896. announced
his candidacy for vice president after
a nine-ho secret conference with the
Nebraskan here yesterday. The man
ner of his entrance into the race gives
his candidacy the stamp of Bryan app
prevail and it is confidently predicted
that IL he needs assistance from the
free silver leader it will not be lacking.
coincident with the announcement of
Mr. Shively's aspirations to second
place on the national ticket comes the
statement that he has withdrawn as a
seeker for the nomination for governor
again. an honor which had practically
been conceded to him. This. it is be-
lieved. gives Mayor Taggart, OF In
Indianapolis. a clear field for the guber-
material prize.
Politicians see great significance in
the manner in which the conference
was brought about. Mr.. Bryan, who is
not prone to concealing his dOings from
I the public, and especially from news
paper men. tried to keep his visit to
South Bend a secret. Had 1t not been
for his recognition by a newsboy when
he alighted from a Lake Shore passen-
ger train at 5:3l in the morning his
coming and going might have escaped
notice. The news that he had come to
see Mr.. Shively quickly spread and
hi nc
willing to accept the vice presidential
nomination in case it should be offered
TO him the subject under conference
was at once deduced
To an intimate friend Mr.. Bryan
STATED after the conference that he had
no preference as to who should be mis-
running mate, but from his close
Friendship with Mr.. Shively he un-
lsdoubtedly would not object to having
1.-the South Bend man as a co-worker.
| Mr.. BRYAN remained here until 2:S0
when he left for Valparaiso. In that
lefty last night he addressed 1000 per-
sons in the college auditorium.
Mr. Shively has been quoted in Indi-
Annapolis as being opposed to making
fires silver an issue. and 1t was UNDER
/ stood that this subject was discussed
lat length during yesterdays conference
/ Mr.. Bryan madesit plain that he desired
i such an expression on the money ques-
I51ion as would leave no doubt that the
| party was no, taking a backward steI
on that issue.
He said in substance that he did no.
slexpect$it to be the dominant isEue. MS i
WAS in 1896, or to occupy as conspicuou
Ipart in the campaign as 1t did then, blu
i ke was opposed to shelving 1t entirely
Il and expected the national convention I,
8l-spcak plainly upon the subject by reaf
lfr,ning the Chicago platform.
Il MIR. Shively is a native of st. JOSEPH
county. this state. His early life wa:
5tspent on farm, which he left to taxi
iiin course at the Indiana normal schoo
lat Valparaiso. After his graduation h
u took up teaching, to which he devoted
five years. In 1880 he settled in Soutl
Bend. when he was offered the editor
81 ship of the Industrial Era, a newspape
devoted to the interests of the green
II back movement. In this way he 30
II into politics. and he went toscongress ii
LISA as the successor Of w. II. Calkins
4. All that time Mr.. Shively was only 2
years old, and the youngest member o
a the house OF representatives. AT the en-
!. 5of his term he entered the law school o
the University of Michigan and wa
!; graduated With the class of 1856. II
was almost Immediately returned I
l5congress. where he served until 1Sa.
(, Since that time he has devoted his entir
u time to the practice of law.