Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-31

to all claimants asking them to for
ward claim and voucher in regular
form. These will be quietly settled |
and no detailed statement OF the eX-
penditures will be made public. When !
all claims are settled the total will be
announced.
Washington, D. G., July 20.
Secretary Shaw has declared himself
for Roosevelt. So has Secretary Will
son. 1t seems to be the style now for
cabinet officers to come out for their
present chief and the decided stand in
favor of the nomination of Mr.. Roose-
welt as candidate for President on the
republican ticket in 1904 taken by Sec
rotary Moody the other day has been
vigorously seconded by Mr.. Shaw and
Mr.. Wilson.
Iowa Is for Roosevelt.
While speaking for himself Secre-
tary Shaw also vouches for Iowa. II
asked him about his reported state
ment that Iowa would be unan-
imous for Roosevelt and he, re-
affirmed his remark with wave of the
hand that forcibly expressed his conh-
dence in the Hawkeye state. After dis
posing of Iowa Mr.. Shaw even goes
farther in expressing the opinion that
Roosevelt will be the unanimous choice
of the republican convention two years
hence He believes that the whole
country favors Mr. Roosevelt, espec-
| tally on the Cuban reciprocity ques-
ton, and that congress at the next SEES
sion will carry out his policy in every
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republican party must give Roosevelt
unanimous endorsement at the end or
his term.
| Will Visit the President.
Secretary Shaw leaves the latter
part of this week to spend couple OF
days with the President at Oyster Bay.
Despite his close application to work
during this hot weather he is looking
very we'll. He returns from Oyster
Bay on Saturday.
New Army Posts.
The war department has announced
its plans for the improvement OF army
4 posts and the construction decided up
on for new posts. 1t is long list but
contains one item Of Importance to
Iowa, which states that 100000 has
been appropriated ito complete post
! at Des Moines, Iowa, to accommodate
four troops of cavalry" The army post
matter at Des Moines has had long
struggle which deserves some eXtraVa
CANT realization. This is undoubtedly
the linli. 20 the amount that Des
Moines will get at this time at least
The entire list of allotments made are
, for complete projects and in some in
stances only portion of the money
allotted will be expended at this time
i Some Opposition to Henderson.
There seems to be persistent ant
rather strong talk of some oppositiontc
2 Mr.. Henderson in the Fifty-eighth con
gress. The strongest opponent and the
:. one most persistently spoken OF Il
i Representative Littlefield Of Maine
The matter all seems to be somewha
premature, however, and while Mr.
: Henderson is not saying much it il
3 generally understood that he will SHOW
$ up formidable array of strength
! when the right time comes. | heard ;
c democratic politician say: 9Th
e publication that Mr. Littlefield ma,
2 contest with Speaker Henderson TO
! that honor in the Fifty-eighth congress
speaks, | think, rather of over-conf
dence on the part of the republicans a
to their continued control of tn
S house. To my way of sizing up the pc
, litical situation the house stands
o SPLENDID chance of being Democrat
by safe working majority and in tina
II case neither Speaker Henderson no
u Mr. Littlefield will be in the race as tn
1ynr y,i1 hn n
u Stunning that the republicans do elect
= majority of the Fifty-eighth congress
. this fall, | take it that Mr. Henderso
- will succeed himself as speaker. He
y very popular man and proved an az
= mirable presiding officer and l believ
- that he can overcome any oppositio
70 that should develop after the Nover
Der election"
Captain Rumple Was Favorite.
L Captain Rumple, of the Second di
y trict, certainly did not leave h
7. friend-making qualities at home whe
y he came to Washington The news
- his declination of the renominatio
= has been received by his friends hel
If with regret. He seems to enjoy tt
r same general popularity in the capt.
At that he dies at home. Several a
Le quaintances that l have made, c
r learning that was from Iowa expires
ID ed their surprise and sorrow over I'll
IN captains decision. One young man,
ID colored employee of the house, who hi
IS undoubtedly been the object of one
lie Mr.. Rumple's little quiet acts of kin
n ness, was particularly loud in his
1T mentations. Mr.. Rumple, by the wa
a lhasa habit of doing many little Xii