Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-04
SHAW FOR ROOSEVELT
Secretary OF the Treasury De-
clares His Attitude in the
Present Campaign.
Urges the Nomination OF Pres.
Roosevelt in 1904. and
Gives His Reasons.
Reduction in Iron and Steel Ex-
ports-The Washington
News.

Washington. Aug. Am evening pa
per of this city prints the following re-
garding Secretary Shaw:
Secretary Shaw, of the treasury,
Will not allow any presidential aspira-
lions he may have to interfere with his
support of President Roosevelt for the
nomination in 1904 This statement is
positive. Secretary Shaw has made no
declaration of what his attitude will be
in 1908 on this subject, and an effort to
get such statement from him resulted
in nothing definite being asserted.
I'm this connection it is stated that
Mr.. Roosevelt's personal inclinations
Will have to be consulted again should
he be made president in 1904, as such
an election, it is held, would be his first
term as president by the declaration of
the American people. Whether he will
consider that he may with all propri-
ETY., enter the race for the term begin
ming in 1909, it is regarded as another
question entirely, and one beyond the
pale of the present moment.
Secretary Shaw acknowledged the
authorship of the following letter,
which was addressed to u certain Mis-
sourian on May IS last:
".My Dear Sir: l am in receipt of
your letter of May %, and while desire
to thank you for the kind words you
have been pleased to say and for the
hopes expressed and the pledges made,
L desire to say: Please do not connect
my name with 1904.
"'No man has ever given this coun-
try a more thoroughly honest and con-
scientious administration than it is now
receiving at the hands of President
Roosevelt.
Gle came to the office in the most
unfortunate manner. He did not desire
the nomination to the vice presidency,
but took it at the solicitation of his
friends, and now it seems to me there
should be no other thought in the mind
of any one than his denomination.
IL wish you knew the president as
we'll as l do He is not only a prince
Again thanking you for the friendship
sincerely l.. NJ SHAW"
1t is now possible to determine ac-
curately the movements of manufac-
lures and manufacturers materials In
the foreign commerce of the United
States during the fiscal year 1902.
The June report of the treasury bu-
reau of statistics, showing the imports
and exports ny articles for the month of
June and for the entire year compared
with preceding years, shows that the
total exports of manufactures are
$403, S90,763, against $412, 155.066 in 1901.
a reduction of sS.264,303. In iron and
steel manufactures alone the exports
have fallen from S117,319,32O in 1901 to
$9S.552, So. reduction of $1S,766,75S.
Thus the decrease in iron and steel
manufactures alone is $10,000,000 great
err than the total reduction in exports of
manufactures, indicating that in ether
articles there has been a net increase.
Taking the general class of manufact-
ures exported, it may be said that
majority show an increase in 1902 COM
pared with 1901, while some of the arti-
cles showing a decrease in value of ex-
ports show an increase in quantity, in
dicating that the reduction is due in
some cases to reduced prices and not
to reduced exports.
Postmaster and Pensions.
Iowa-G A Everson, Finchford,
Blackhawk county, vice p. D. Finch, re-
signed.
Pensions have geen granted as fol-
lows:
Iowa: observation-disclosures Beebe.
Scranton, Sc; Charles r. Godfrey, Des
Moines. Sc (war with Spain). Increase.
reissue, etc.-George w. Armstrong;
Des Moines. IS; John Welty, State Cen
ter, $12; Pacob Bishop, Richmond, $40;
James Halliday, Sioux City, ST.; James
r. Thrasher, Des Moines, $24; Samuel
Bingham, Newburn, $24: Isaac Runner,
Fairfield, Sl7; Andrew w. Taylor. Oak
land. S17; William Van Horn, Coium-
bus Junction, IS; Edward b. McCon-
nell, Des Moines, So (MeXican war).
Widows minors and department rela-
tives-Harriet Shannon, Nora Springs.
IS; Lucinda l.. Taylor, Maurice, SIS;
Caroline Sutherland, Center Junction,
S17: minor OF Orvil S. Coddington, Wa
terloo, $40.