Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-24
WILSON WILL REMAIN
Acceptance Of Treasury Portfolio
By Shaw Not to Affect
Tama Jim.
Roosevelt Has Not Confirmed Re.
ported Offer Of Place to
Iowa Governor.
Governor Shaw In Dubuque To.
day Consolidating With Alli-
son and Henderson.
Washington. Dec. 24.-The cabinet

Washington, Dec. 24.-The cabinet
was in session little over an hour to-
day. Practically no business was
4 transacted, the whole time being occu-
pied in the Fluctuations of the season
The president did not mention the fact
that he had rendered the treasury port
! folio to Governor Shaw at the meeting
but privately talked with Secretary
Wilson about the matter, the latter
expressing the opinion that Shaw
would accept. If Shaw accepts Gage
will suit the incoming secretary's con-
venience about relinquishing his port
folio to him. Whenever Shaw is ready
I to assume the duties of the position
Gage will turn over the administra-
ton of the treasury to him. Gage has
not yet announced what his plans for
| the future are. If Shaw goes into the
cabinet the question has been raised
| as to whether Secretary Wilson, who
also comes from Iowa, will remain.
On this point cabinet officer is quoted
as saying that the president 10 partic-
tinue in the cabinet. His work in the
department Of agriculture is highly ap-
preciated by the farmers of the coun-
try and the president does not desire
to lose him.
Chicago. Dec. PA Washington spe-
cial to the Tribune says:
President Roosevelt is well acquainted
with the career of Governor Shaw, who
was in the harness at Des Moines at
the time when Mr.. Roosevelt was him
self a state governor at Albany. For
years Senator Allison has been urging
Governor Shaw to the front at every
possible opportunity, and it is believed
that the Iowa Senator informally sug-
gested Governor Shaw's name to Presi-
dent Roosevelt as good man to go into
the cabinet some day.
Therefore, when Governor Crane
found 1t impossible to accept, the Pres
ident at once sent word by telegraph to
Iowa suggesting that Governor Shaw
come on here or in some other way
make known his probable action II a
cabinet piacs should be- offered to him.
Both the Iowa senators as we'll as
Speaker Henderson had gone home for
the holidays. The understanding is
that the president has wired to Senator
Allison to sound Governor Shaw and re-
port back here to Washington the re-
suits of his interview.
The leaders who happen to be on the
ground are particularly interested in
this offer of a cabinet position to Gov
ernor Shaw because it seems to indi-
cate the inevitable retirement of the
secretary of agriculture. Mr.. Wilson,
who also comes from Iowa.
1t has been assumed all along that
Secretary Wilson would probably re-
main in the cabinet This was not be-
cause he especially desired to do SO, but
largely because he had made such an
extraordinary success in the department
of agriculture and also because ne de-
veloped an extraordinary capacity for
making republican speeches In strictly
agricultural sections. In this way he
became a double credit to any admins
tration
The offer of cabinet place to Cover
nor Shaw, OF course involves the retire.
ment of Secretary Wilson. because Iowa
is not large enough state to be able to
swing two cabinet places.
The gossips insist that the selection
of Governor Crane first followed by that
of Governor Shaw could be nothing
more or less than an intentional notice
to Secretary Long and Secretary Wilson
that their resignation would be ac-
ceptable. 1t is announced on authority
that nothing was further from the mind
of the president. He is picking his own
cabinet without reference to that of
gNH tn1 n hsat &c. mn 1,oi m
bound by any state lines: He Is per-
sonally interested in having Secretary
Long stay for the present at least. and
is cordial to Secretary Wilson in an ex-
traordinary degree
The offer to Governor Shaw, however,
is generally accepted as an announce
ment that Secretary Root and Secretary
Hay VIII be the only members II the
Mckinley cabinet who are certain to re-
main with President Roosevelt leaving
Attorney General Knox still to make up
his mind whether he will go or stay If
he does Governor Tart of Ohio might
be asked to become the head of the de-
partment of justice.
At the white house at midnight
scarcely any attempe was made to con-
ceal the fact that roundabout propos-
al of the position of the secretary of the
treasury had been made to Governor
Shaw, but it was announced that no am
swer had been received from him last
night. General sentiment here is ex-
tremely favorable to the presidents Sc
lection for the treasury portfolio.
The politicians and statesmen gener
ally have always clung to the dictum of
James G. Blaine that so long as the
financial center of the country was In
New York the secretary of the treasury
ought to come from west of the Alle-
ghany mountains so that the govern
nent might be relieved from the repu-
tation of being under the Wall street
influence.
At the same time Governor Shaw is
known both as lawyer and banker,
and, according to Senator Allison, one OF
the best authorities in the country, the
former Iowa governor is a deep student
of anarce. His experience of four years
as state executive, it is believed, fully
qualified him to deal with the great
mass Of work In the treasury depart-
ment.
Shaw at Dubuque.
Des Moines. Dec. 24.-Governor Shaw
departed last evening for Dubuque,