Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-24
SHAW As CABINET TIMBER
Mckinley First to Discern Iowan Gov
ernOrs National Value.
RFsNtTs Ne IS VET A LAWYER
Name Mentioned whcn GrIGss vsestes
Post of Department OF JHstiee-
MRS. shaw wins Universal
Esteem.
CTrom q star Correspondent

= 9Nh SNNAEEEOnnEhA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-(specia1)-An
interesting bit Of gossip was uncovered
recently which indicates that It was Pres
ident Mckinley and not President Roose-
welt who discovered cabinet timber In Gov
ernor Shaw of Iowa. Hon. John A. kas-
son Of the Hawkeye state is responsible
for the story, and this Is the way he re-
lates IL: "n
soon after the announcement Of the re-
tirement Of Attorney General briggs from
the Department Of Justice, the president,
speaking to some callers, said; I wish hat
Governor Shaw Of Iowa were a lawyer. I
have the greatest admiration for him and
but for the fact that he is a banker instead
Of a member Of the bar / should invite him
to accept the portfolio Mr., Griggs is re-
signing
President Mckinley" Mr. Kasson added.
further said IL was quite within the
bound OF probability that Mr.. shaw would
cccup a seat at the cabinet table"
Tribute TO Mrs. shaw.
It is a pleasure to know that the wash
ington correspondents have taken Mrs.
Leslie NJ, Shaw at her true worth and have
found her a most womanly woman, inter
ested in all things that tend to the uplift-
ing of the race and that instead of being
a bluestocking Of bluestockings, a
Puritan OF Puritans, she is re-
garded as one Of the most sensible
women In the oficial life of Washington.
Apropos the following gentle tribute from
the Buffalo Evening Times OF q recent
date Is herewith reproduced:
oh. We ancient women, who think TO
rouge pot and the dressmaker, assum-
Gus Youth and who dance the dagce Of
death with actually young people IN the
and overload yoSF aged %"tummies! With
chicken salad, and Ices and champagne
p wouid s nn1 , p.ne sto 1eseJ,a os mPpa snnEm s wihtsn
Sunday and behold a real woman and not
a bogus One, with no patches on her cheeks
to connne The comfortabie dimensions 81
one 0sr he sGr lips S Snd H me light ' N ten q sSSsH Sns
sentences in her eyes, and be ashamed
of yourselves.
There is nothing so CHASTITY as age mas
querading as budding youth. and as De-
eember strutting about in the frills and
have SrSs' Sn excerpt So Z nsy made from Tsre aFStSanr : M Tf9Sidi
Friend" wherein Lady Tipplns" is de-
sexs~and octo-and nonasenarians and
ask them each "Dost like the picture 70
% 8h' yO %ishs srsald snt s ssiil t RlHSfu Of ds soSr ls eaSs
The woman described in the Sunday
R0R~A SLcAAN W 40 ais w. DA1aN y
is Sif rom 'r Iowa. and Brings a breath y
tSe hot snd srtisc2sl ~suTronndinss Of
Washington life; and she talked 10. the
children ana her husband. Of their early
struggles and Of her mature years with
out siectation and without pretense, and
the whoie-souled motherly looking wo-
man every. inch a lady In the truest &C.
and venerable popinjay Who had been over
looked by Gabriel at roll cali.
Lambertson ms n story. Teller.
aGenio M. Lambertson Of Lincoln con-
tinues to be an excellent story-teller. The
other day he called with Congressman Bur-
kett upon the speaker Of the house Of rep
resentativss, and what do you suppose the
three talked about? Politics. no. Drama7
No. Captain Hull's candidacy for renominA-
tion in the Seventh lows dlstEietf No. The
possibility Of William Jennings Bryan beink
the democratic candidate for governor 81
Nebraska No. The talk was about the
immortality Of the soul. Just whether TIE
speakers liver was out Of joint that morn
Ing, Mr.. Lambertson did not say, and Mr..
Burkett, being a discreet man. also refused
to assign . cause for so profound a dis
eussion. Mr.. Lambertson, however, apropos
pf the talk had with the speaker, told the
following story:
81 knew the late Justice Miller Of the
supreme court very well. / think he was
one Of the brightest men whom I even
came in contact with. One day. being In
an especially reminiscent mood. he said u
me that the subject OF the immortality Of
the soul had disturbed him much; that he
had read q great many philosophical dis
cussions about 1t. and while he had reached
q conclusion. still be wanted to be buoyec
up In his beliefs. and 90 one Afternoon he
sent word to Salmon p. Chase. then secre-
tary Of the treasury, that he desired t.
speak to the latter upon a very serious
question and asked him to come to hi
house. Mr.. Chase came on the evening
designated by Justice Miller. The justice
at once launched into the subject, abouf
which he wanted to consult with hll
friend. whether the soul was or was NO
immortal.
Justice Miller then proceeded to tel
his friend about the doubts and uncertain
ties that were in his mind. He learnedl.
presented all the sides OF the case, an'
after he had concluded the presentation
Mr.. Chase said; Il. too. have had the sam
doubts and uncertainties. ] too, have beel
q student Of this great question. but. sir
the matter V now res adiudicata,' and tn
Incident was closed"
Western representatives in congress a.
receiving numerous petitions from thei