Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-13
Spence Buys the Buttons.

Spence Buys the Buttons.
When Shaw arranged to come To
iowa to speak. later in the campaign
he Deniscn button people sought TO sell
he bushel of Shaw Roosevelt badges
70 the state committee. With the
knowledge and consent of the secre-
AIRY, Chairman Spence bought the but
tons, paving $50 of the state commit
tees money for them. They were to
pc distributed at the pes Moines meet
mig.
When Secretary Shaw reached Mar
shalltown. TO make his first speech in
iowa. he concluded the deal WAS
lnwise and Photographed Spence
from there TO hold the but
tons up, This was done. only y
ew getting out. But these few caused
nough talk to make amp'c trouble
yer since. If the whole batch had got
nut the trouble would have been pro-
portionately greater
Secretary Shaw and his private sec
retary, Mr.. Armstrong. have been quot
"a rs denying that the secretary knew
anything about the buttons originally
and that he asked, when he learned
about them, that they be not used. The
facts, We'll known among politicians
IN the inside here in Ecs Mulaes are
as stated arove.
Could Only Have One Meaning.
The secretary consented to the use
IF the buttons at loe.s Moines He was
not with Mi. Roosevelt at loes Moines
i!le coupling of the names on a button
Il penison, Mr.. ShAws own town,
nigh; have been innocent enough. as a
compliment To d FELLOW citizen and the
resident. But tie linking of them ut
rs Mones, the political capital of ,he
state, when the President was net
here could only haze exc construction
2.4eed ON il. That WAS the one proln,,.-
y adopted by peop,e who Saw tho but
cons That it was Tie starting of a
Reose4 eitShaw booai for 1904
Curiosity iegan payilis, and it soon
.eveGped that the state oainnlittce had
With Mr.. Silaw's consent. This made
l'e thing much move ilitei sting. The
aet thal the seeratar., consented to
The arlangen,cnt WIS just getting gem
ral Cir uiatioii. when along came the
secretary explanation. through lis
e RETRY l'edp.e here who are ia
niila With the facts ARE intensely
unused II sounds SO much like cx
> 'anaiions the secretary used to make
gi'ea he Vas governor Ills exp,ana
aiia 2eNci seemed quite 10 line w, with
ae facts
New Version Of Henderson Story.
y new version OF the rulnnrs relating
20 81 ;lSai Henderson ;aSi The COVER
}Crsiiip Was given last evening" by one
# Governor l'giumils' closest Ii,.51,en-
tllts He sail Hon {,nfscn had 1,nsiai,bi
eQls been considering The goNermorship
gni thAt the reports ,h;it he wouia De /.
nsli.aie against C'ummins had been
aia&n ct,t AS f-elcrs. Ne said tn te;t
public sentiment MRS disappointing.
70 Henderson AND his bu isrs an 4 that
Iris accounted ior iieniersq!l's decls.-
a4.l9n NJ would net resign the speaker
siiP he failuis Of the Henderson
no Silieil ~ arouse any enthusiasm
~ MIA eng KS success IN lhtea&iiyins
ne stle'iSth OF esaIsillihs ana making
~ ai'il@f ~ NJ cannot be beaten nexl
ysisr said This pe,iligian. ''means. in
- ol'll-loli' VIZ. ualHiills VIII have
ii,.,9.'ioii ii.A' seaI- be-
tyNe tisii.,elspii $50 ~ Would be use
go '.''d l'l'', NJ VIII give VI, the at
Piiilt' %H,i ''i"' uhiiiiilS WI! pc re-
9'''i'.''ss u - 90 w .ila''oii'
iowa peltgat'cn Split.
l}cs Moint s. To-, NGv. g. The iowa
g5olilie4l f.iutioual 1is,Li with Some ,,,-
iatiape |. ,i,seiv ~ ,,a1.l. ,,a ~,
'"e
ie,ei-'i s''lil' Noiiecst' l}eSl'sle mat
Sieit 'iiii.2iltX of Iowa republican
III wsplpei Editors haze declared them
lvcs for Cannon II is learned that
,he delegation is likely to divide and
chat Baboocl win have support in
iowa.
1t was learned in Des Moines with
much surp,is. that Congressman Hull
Is, on seasonal account pledged TO
i9al ces I: they have served together
80.! l.p etl.lrlt.tsitin:l t.trIllita,l o,n,,it
5N / I n n n sy,.a o1 SAYS s,ss ra da