Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-02
ROOSEVELT and SHAW
Speculation as to the Motive Of
Delivers Announcement Of
Shaw,s Candidacy.
Believed He Wanted Iowan to
Have an Even Start With
Roosevelt.
Some Politicians Think Shaw
May Be Playing for Sec
ond Place.

Chicago, Sept. 2-Senator Delivers
announcement at this time that Gov
ernor Shaw of Iowa is candidate for
the republican nomination for president
in 1904 Is considered significant when
Fridays events at Springfield are re-
viewed. 1t occurs to most politicians
that the principal reason Senator Dolli-
yer unveils the statuary labeled SHAW
as a Presidential Candidate" just now
is 90 the middle west will not flock to
Theodore Roosevelt's standard and af-
terward claim that it was not known
the Iowa governor was in the race. In
other words, Dolliver wisely wants
Shaw to get an even start with the
rough rider.
Chicago political seers who returned
from Springfield Saturday agreed that
the one fact made plain during their
visit at the capital was the manifest
purpose of Governor Yates to initiate the
Roosevelt boom and convince the vice
president that If he wishes to leave off
the vice" in 1904 Illinois will be found
back of him. incidentally no chance was
overlooked. 1t Is said, to add the impress
sion that the governor was quietly but
effectually working to line up the state
for Roosevelt The marked attention
shown William Lorimer by Governor
Yates corroborates the theory that the
governor hopes to have Lorimer includ-
ed in the plan to build a Roosevelt
Yates combination in Illinois for often
sive and defensive work for the next
three years.
Everything possible was done to make
it pleasant for Roosevelt and show him
that the present state administration
and other republicansyconnected there
with consider him the logical candidate
for 1904 Senator Dolliver, who dropped
into town Friday evening, heard the
rumble of the rough riders boom and
without more delay flung the Shaw BAN
ner to the breeze. Not only is Shaw
Iowa's candidate for president" said
Senator Dolliver. but ne is the candi-
date of the greater part of the middle
west. He is Iowa's favorite son. and he
is typical of the west. All the adjacent
states know him and like him.
There may be point of contact be-
tween the Shaw and Roosevelt booms
Iowa contingent are playing Shaw for
president. hoping at least to boom him
into the vice presidency. 1t is COM
mon enough scheme in politics to aim
higher than one really hopes to land
and it is believed the Hawkeye coterie
would be more satisfied If Shaw sue
ceeded Roosevelt. Some of them al
ready are practicing saying Roosevelt
and Shaw as campaign slogan, and
think it has fairly good ring. just
now, however, the Iowans insist that
Shaw was candidate for president and
nothing else.
| Governor Yates is mentioned OCCASION
| ally as casting sleeps eyes at the Sec
ond place on the national ticket. Sat
| urday several of his official family dis
cussed the governor as vice presiden.
tial possibility and limited that desire
to be factor in the national fight hae
considerable to do with the attention he
showed Roosevelt.
Cook county members of the legisla
ture returned from Springfield feeling
much disturbed in temper. They ga.
they received scant courtesy from Gov
ernor Yates at the Roosevelt sbanque
and ascribe his chilliness to the fact tina
most of them favor Judge Sherman TO
the next gubernatorial nomination.
There were about fifty members o
the house and senate present. and W,
had to tail the procession into the ten
where the spread was laid" said on
member of the house, who claimed thu
delegation was snubbed. THE COVER
nor's staff. the state officers and evel
the state appointees were honored will
special places at the tables, but TIL
Legislators Were left to struggle in an,
take the seats which were left. Thes
were off in one corner. Judge Sher
mans position as speaker of the hous
and constitutional officer entitled hin
. to place among the dignitaries. blu
his name was not called at all. 1t mad
, the members Indignant, and while Gov
, ernor Yates was speaking there wer
, cries for Sherman
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