Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-28
SHAW 1O.B|D[ his TINE
Governor Does Not Consider This
His Time to Run For the
Senate.
Will Act Disinterestedly and Care.
fully-Extra Session Talked Of
Objections to It
Cummins Has the Strongest Follow.
.Cummins Has the Strongest Follow.
ing in Present Legislature
Perkins for Appointee.

Perkins for Appointee.
Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, July Ex-Governor Shaw
senatorial problem than he was a week
ago tho he has been in constant re-
lceipt of Information and advice. Some
of the latter has come from the post
masters in favor of their creators, the
congressman. The governor is ans
bilious, it is true, but his chief ambi-
other solution OF the question as will
| be creditable to the state and satisfac-
4 tory to the people. He has put his own
/ personal ambition behind him in this
business and it may be said with au-
4 thority that Governor Shaw does not
| consider this to be his time to run for
| the senate. He occupies a semi-judi-
/ cial position where great and varied
Interests are submitted to him for
Isort of arbitration. He is not capable
4 of being small enough to take advan-.
4 ]tage of the opportunity to further.
/ some scheme of his own. He Will not
/ tr,, his own case in his5own court. The
4 Igovernor's appointments in the past.
4 including the board of control, have
/ been made without any view of build
\ ing UP his personal strength and have
4 been with the single purpose of helping
i the party and securing the best public
I service. If there is any chance for!
4 Leslie NJ. Shaw to go to the senate It
4 will be because the republicans of the
Estate, having had the opportunity, are
unable TO agree upon any other man.
lSome politicians think the situation is
lsuch that this might be the result.
\ Should an extra session be called in
4 November the candidates will be CUM
lnins. Dolliver, Perkins, Lacey, Cous-
ins and perhaps Hepburn tho it is said
s. the latter does not desire to be candi-
date. The governor, while his friends
8 insist that he has a perfect right to do
so if he wishes, is not likely to be a
lcandidate before session OF the legis-
llature called together by himself. Mr.
Dolliver would have the Tenth district
land Mr.. Perkins the Eleventh. With the
possibility of an exception in either
s This would come out of the Cummins
strength OF last winter, but he might
be expected to have votes in the .>tntt
and Fourth which he did not have
S then. The members of this legislature
We're chosen when only1Gear and Cum
Minis We're candidates and the fierce
struggle of that contest drove the
Cummins men finally into compact
force. so that he would have the adj
vantage in an extra session. The ques-
/. ton now uppermost in the minds OF
politicians is how much of his former
. Istrength could he hold With the new
candidates in the tieldn Even hi:
: friends viii admit tina he could not get
: in an open contest with all these ner
!. in a new legislature. as much as hs
may be expected to have in the presen
Legislature.
: The opinion of the best judges o
. Iowa politics is that an extra session il
November would be a long time elect
y ing a senator. Every candidate woul,
d expect his friends to stand for him a
o long as there was the remotest chanc
), LOT his success. The contest of last yea
was an agreement OF several stronl
e forces to secure delay. but this Will b
Vi a fight for seat in the senate for
: long term of years.
:. This fact is the strongest argumen
:, against an extra session. Ii would hay
: no business but the senatorship and j
:. : might easily remain in session for sew
y eral months at cost to the state of a
/. ileast si,z00 a DAY. For dis the soyetiio
would be held responsible. 1t wou
j - .
y ernor exercise his prsrogative an
= : make an appnintment SO all this eX
\ pense could have been saved?. TIL
= same legislature, made up OF the sam
le men, must settle the question finally i
! any event. There is no doubt of III
9. adoption of the constitutional amend
y ment this fall. This amendment. pro
q Ividing for biennial elections, does ava
y With the election of 1901, extends 70
le one year the terms of all officers VIII
e would be elected then, and by its effee
lprovides for legislative session j
Y 1902 by the same men who served /
u 1900. Some have expressed the opinio
!. that it would be necessary for tn
Legislature to have session in 1901 t
7. enact laws putting the amendment int
:. Ieffect but the governor. as lawye
tIllIlkS 9tisGlluIl oi TIE Stl
q ator cannot be referred to a new legis
lature-cannot be kept away from ii
=. members elected on the ar-Cummir
= issue. Most politicians and nearly e,
I lery one without some interest 10 /
= served by delay, would prefer to haN
the question settled as soon as possib
~ rather than let it hang on TO former
= men and divide the party for a yea
- and a half.
Former Congressman George d. Pc
! kins, of Sioux City, has received prol
- ably more encouragement from var
- Gus sources for the appointment, if or
~, should be made. than any other ma
~ Many of the most influential men in a
:. parts of the state regard him as a vel
a. a.. suitable man for the appointment
- this time and have so written I, hi
and to the governor. They would all
nj satisfied If he secured the senatorsh
at to keep. His ability and integrity a
he long tried and well known in low
X. both as editor of the Sioux City Jou
nal and congressman from the Ele
enth district for eight years. In 4
Q election Of successor to Senator Ge
Val % ofn,.