Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-15

Talks Frankly at Cedar Rapids
About the Situation Roberts
Mentioned.
Governor Shaw Thinks He Would
Do-Hls Decision Not Yet
Made.
Cedar Rapids, Aug. Ex-Governor
4 Shaw, who was here yesterday for the
purpose OF reviewing the Forty ninth.
4 regiment, talked with apparent frank
ness concerning the senatorial situa-
ton to a reporter. He asserted that
the field of candidates vas still intact
and that the dates which had been set
upon when an appointment by him
might be expected We're too early. In
fact, he insisted that he was far from
/ The governor first told his kitten story.
He had already told it on the road
4 from Des Moines to Cedar Rapids.
/ Then he said: zone of the very best
papers in the west printed this morning
the statement that j had already
drowned all Of my kittens but two.
4 That statement was not correct. Not
one of tte litter has been disturbed.
4 Seriously, no candidate has yet been
4 eliminated from consideration.
Is the statement that you will make
4 an appointment Friday or Saturday OF
this week correct
1T is not. Senator Gear died July IS.
One month only will have elapsed on
saturday. 1t would be unseemly to
4 announce the appointment of his sue
1 cessor Immediately upon the expira-
ton of thirty days of official mourning.
4, There will be no appointment before
A the first of the week and perhaps not
until later. II wish to confer With a
) number of republicans concerning the
senatorship before reach conclu-
i sion. They are men whose opinions
are entitled to consideration, and IScer-
q tanly shall not take final step until
4 have met them.
The Leaderswas correct this morn
ing in stating that wished to make an
4 appointment which will be satisfactory
4 to the legislature. certainly desire
4 that whoever is appointed be elected
Il later On tina t score, however, l haven't
any fears. Lam satisfied that Gummins
a or DoiliNer or Hepburn. or in fact. any
of the men who have been mentioned
a for the senate with possibly one excep-
4 ton would be honored bys an election
4 following appointments. All of the cam
didates are good men, all are strong
men. could hardly make a selection
which would not honor the state.
II am satisfied my appointment will
be accepted by the people and by the
Legislature. Not more than per cent
a Of the voters of Iowa are intensely
partisan on the senatorial question. Nc
Il more than / per cent belonged to the
b genuinely partisan class even at the
height of the contest last winter. Ter
per cent more are interested in the
eontest, but would willingly accept any
good appointment made. The other IS
per cent of the people are apathetic
Attention has been called TO the fact
a that my appointment of Mr.. Rood was
s not confirmed by the senate. 1 am glad
satorship Is different. Members of the
&, legislature are expressing their choices
: to me and making known their objec-
q tons to candidates, when they have
any. Not one member of the senate
made any objection when his appoint
e ment was under consideration"
In the course of a general discussion
q of the senatorship Governor Shaw said:
TO
q for life. or during good behavior, and If
Z no opportunity existed to interfere with
the selection by the executive hardly
s think better man for the senate could
be found than George E. Roberts, OF
Il Fort Dodge. | do not say l would app
8 point Kim; I simply say he would make
IAN admirable senator. He possesses
81 many of the attributes of statesman
ship. He is nota mere politician. He
runs ahead of the hounds. He does not
follow his party; he leads it, He was
). safe and sound on the currency uues-
ton when many republicans wavered
Z When the Porto Rican question first
came up he wrote for his papar an
q analysis of the situation so complete
81 and accurate that no subsequent dis
l4cussion threw any new light on the
subject
Speaking Of Maj. conger, Governor
Shaw said:
d, Iowa is we'll represented in congress.
and has been weil represented in the
Il past. but no IoWan ever made i better
a record in congress than did Conger. So
q long ago as the Harrison administra-
\ ton he made a record on the currency
a question which is unassaila bic"
& Governor Shaw spoke a length of the
different men who have been mentione!
= for the senate, analyzing their abilities
& and finding something TO praise In each.
Speaking of the campaign Governor
8 Shaw said: Il have tried good many
law suits to jures wherein i endeav-
81 ored to make the jury understand that
q some issue was paramount. Frequent
$Islyl dwelt upon the one issue because
there was another or others of which |
s. wished the jury TO lose sight, but ii
a generally happened that the jury or
tsome member of it would discover the
:. other issue in spite of all my efforts.
d The situation is somewhat similar this
a fall The declaration of the Kansas
q City platform that Imperialism IS the
paramount issue does not make it para
mount. The jury of the American peo-
pie Is passing upon the issues and am
satisfied that I'm their opinion the cur
rency question will be made para