Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-28
.SHAN HOLDS HIS HOPES
Still Believes Himself to Be a
Presidential Possibility s..
Cabinet a Help.
Governor.to.Be cummins Has
Not Yet Named His Divers
Parade colonels.
Goss. of Atlantic. Wants Fletcher
Howard's Job as Pharmacy
Commissioners.
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Des Moines, Dec. 2S.-Whatever else
may be in the mind of President Roose-
welt In regard to the future Of Governor
Leslie NJ. Shaw. 1t is certain that in his
position Of secretary of the treasury he
will continue to be in the future as IN
the past presidential candidate. With
tion with the Roosevelt administration
ahead of him. and the certainty that he
must remain for some time somewhat
removed from contact with the people
OF Iowa, it is by no means certain that
Governor Shaw can remain presiden-
tiaI possibility until the right time for
the consummation of his hopes; but he
is regarded by some of his friends and
certainly by himself as an actual presi-
Dental possibility at this time. 1t Will
be recalled that a great deal was SAID
in the newspapers last winter about
Shaw being available for the presiden-
tial nomination. What he thought was
not generally known. But on one oc-
easion as he was returning on the cars
from the east he had as his travelling
companfen a we'll known Des Moines
man, and to this man the governor un-
bosemed himself. He told his friend
frankly that he was considering being a
presidential candidate. He outlined his
plans somewhat, showing that he had
gone deep into the matter and had con-
sidered we'll the chances. To him II
was q matter of deep concern and he
considered II seriously. His compenion
did not share with him his hopefulness,
hut went over the ground in detail. and
from that day to this has never spoken
OF 1T TO any newspaper man. After the
death of Mckinley and the defeat Of the
biennial elections amendment the plans
werx changed. Governor Shaw fully ex-
pecfed to go back to Denison to live.
Nov there is another turn of the wheel
and Governor Shaw will again step out
into the line light OF publicity. where
he may easily maintain his position as
a presidential possibility. And Governor
Shaw is first to see the possibilities OF
this position. That he does not shut his
eyes to the situation as 1t has presented
itself 10 him anew is certainly known.
Talking to a friend on the day that he
received his first intimation that he
might be called to the cabinet he again
unsealed his usually firm set lips and
told that his greatest fear in accepting
a position In the cabinet OF President
Roosevelt was that some untoward ac-
cident might happen which would carry
down the administration to discredit,
and with 1t sweep away his own presi-
Dental chances. This was first In his
mind. His friend listened respectfully.
He could not blame the governor for
considering just these things. But 1t
shows that Governor Shaw is not to be
buried or hid away in department in
Washington. He will have abundant op-
portunity to keep his name before the
people, not of Iowa alone but of the ma
tion and the world, and the friends OF
Governor Shaw-and his enemies, too,
for he has somehow very we'll that he
has the ability to make the most of his
opportunities. 1t may therefore be set
down as final that Governor Shaw is
now and will continue to be right along
a presidential candidate.
]. S. Goss, Of Atlantic. druggist well
known in that part of the state and a
democrat, is announced as a candidate
for pharmacy commissioner. This makes
two who are hard after the Job Fletcher
Howard so ably fills, and it is probable
that neither one Will get 1t.
The delay in announcement Of the
staff appointments by Mr.. Cummins is
caused by the fact that some of those
who are to go on llis military staff have
not been reached and have not respond
ed to the proffers of positions. 1t was
of course, settled some time ago that
Gen. Byers would continue in his pres
ent position, and this carried with 1t
the present places in his office. All that
is left is the staff appointments and
these are considered ornamental rather
than useful. The list is not yet COM
plete.
1t is not yet known whether Company
A, Forty ninth regiment, Dubuque, or
Company M, Fifty-first, Red Oak, will
be the ranking company of the four reg
iments of the Iowa National Guard in
the matter of standing. The Dubuque
company made the remarkable record of
100 per cent, or perfection, at the annual
inspection, something not before done
by any Iowa company; but the Red Oak
boys were close behind them. 1t is GER
tain, also, that the Red Oak company
has done better in the target practice
of the year than the Dubuque company,
tho both are way up. 1t may be that
the difference in target practice will
bring the two companies very close to-
gether.
The first candidate for department
commander announced as yet is John
Lindt, of Council Bluffs, whose name
will be presented by Abe Lincoln post,
q. A. r., of which Gen. G. NJ. Dodge is
commander. Lindt is a lawyer and an
able man. He has attended many of the
Grand Army encampments A burly
Dutchman from Davenport landed the
prize last year, and now another Of the
same nationality seeks the place from
the other end Of the state.
Deputy State Treasurer John Nc
Quiston says that what he is afraid of
is that the general government, or at
least the treasury department, will be