Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-07
DECIDED BY HIS WIFE.
Gov. Shaw Accepts Treasury
Portfolio on Her Advice.
"IGUEss MAYBE.WE CAN STAND IT

So Say. New Cabinet Members Aifes
hut Size Thinks dr. Gage spent Too
Much Entirely ~ Doat .anr TO
Make Mr.. Shaw Lard Up" she says.
The appointment of Governor Leslie
NJ Sna~ as secretary of the treasury
has occasioned scarcely more interest
in Dies Aioiues. la, than the attendant
elevation of Mrs. Shaw to the social
prominence of the wife of cabines
officer. says the New York World.
Five years ago Governor Shaw was
not known outside the little town OF
Denison. in which he was chiefly noted
for activity in the Methodist church.
Up to tilat time Mrs. SLaw's social life
was only that of a popular woman OF
comfortable Means il u .own OF -,Coo
population. Prior to her marriage she
was Miss Alice Crew shaw. Her step
father was a farmer near Clinton At
the time of the marriage Mr.. Shaw was
poor.
Upon her removal to Des Moines as
the wife of the governor Mrs. Shaw
won popularity because of her guil"-
Iessness and affability. She aC- looks
forward to Ter prospective social ac-
tivity at Washington with the utmost
pleasure, though she has little concep-
ton of just what will be expected of
her and is more OF less bewildered at
the outlook.
I've always done my best wherever
I've been" she said. and I'm not
at all frightened. now they say
Mr.. Gage spent 100000 more than his
salary. owing to the demands of So
ciety. but that seems TO Ee needless
and a trife foolish. NJ. Shaw told me
Senator Allison assured him we would
be able 10 go out i'll society all that is
necessary on $1,000 a year more than
his salary. and | guess maybe we can
stand that for a few years l don't
want to make Mr.. Shaw hard up. and
l shall not, but you know I've always
borne my share of society work, and
expect l shall i'm Washington. They
say it nearly wrecked Mrs. Cages
health. but l shall not be alarmed on
that account. as I'm so we'll and strong
when Mr. Shaw went to Dubuque
to see Senator Allison, he didn't make
When he got back again. he said to
me he didn't want to go anywhere his
wife and children could not go with
honor and comfort, and he left the de-
cision to me. Yes. l practically had the
deciding voice. l didn't much like the
idea of changing our plans after hav-
ing made all arrangements to ret6rn to
Denison next month and spending
So. 800 in making over our house. but !
realized it was too great an honor to
decline and so l decided he should ac-
cept.
But really now. is it quite sure he's
going to get the place after all? He's
never yet received any notice from
President Roosevelt direct and was
only asked through Senator Allison If
he would accept if it was offered 1t
seems to me it might yet fall through.
Don't you think so?
We'll. well, suppose it's just wo-
mans foolish notion. Men. and poll
ticians especially. know much more
about such things. Perhaps this is the
usual way of going about making an
appointment"
Mrs. Shaw declares she will depart
as soon as the governor does. taking
the family and the household effects.
She does not expect this to take place.
however until after the Inauguration
of Governor Cummins. Jan. 16. She
spent the day visiting the best local
modistes. but says she will wait until
she reaches Washington to have her
best gowns made.