The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-25

GOSSIP AS TO SHAW
Secretary Of the Treasury Not Slated
to Remain in Roosevelt's
Second Cabinet.
His Retirement Predicted in siz
Months by Certain Des Moines
Wiseacres.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines. Iowa, May 25-Some highly
entertaining gossip concerning the pros
poets of Secretary Shaw's early retire
ment from the cabinet has been heard
here, as the result of inside information
concerning things at Washington. which
Mrs. Shaw, who Is visiting here, has
vouchsafed to some of her confidential
friends These good ladies have unwit-
tingly repeated the condolences Of their
husbands and the politicians are doing a
lot of interesting specializing over them
To her friends Mrs. Shaw has indicated
that the family Is considering returning
to Denison She has given two reasons
for this. One is that their younger
daughter is in ill health. Another is that
as Mrs. Shaw gives it. the secretary has
nothing more to gain by remaining in the
cabinet, that he has had all the honor
coming from such a source and that the
strain of the duties is intense.
Mrs Shaw has not said there is any
difference between Mr.. Shaw and the
president, but the gossip she has sci
af1oat here and other facts we'll known
In Des Moines lead the politicians to In
terpret the situation this way They say
that Shaw is not billed to remain In
Roosevelts second cabinet, In case the
president Is re-elected: that he realizes
this and is wise enough to get out at the
opportune time. They predict the: secre-
tarys retirement in six months.
Mr.. Shaws relations to the president
1T Is believed here, would form an inter
esting chapter if they were fully known
Visitors to Washington have brought
back some queer tales of a GOODNESS be-
tween them. The presidents disregard
OF Shaw on his trip thru Iowa and his
extreme kindness toward Cummins were
remarked much at the time. This Is
given as potent reason why the secre.
tary should be casting about for grace.
full way to retire. Then there is the
political situation in Iowa and Shaw's
well known senatorial ambition It is be.
lieved he wants to be back in Iowa tc
| look after matters here and that he feels
he can have the situation under his con.
troll much more effectively if he is II
Iowa.
Hopkins VIII Land.
Out in the Guthrie Dallas Audubon dis.
trict the denomination Of Senator f. M
Hopkins of Guthrie Center is assured az
the result Of the caucuses. Saturday. Elk.
Senator A. j. Caldwell Of Dallas county
| who threatened to be candidate, was
| forced out Of the way after conference
| OF the politicians of Guthrie and Dallas
in Des Moines and another in Adel
In Mahaska county Representative VIII
| liam G. Jones Of Oskaloosa has beer
| named for the senatorship to succeed
Senator L. c. Blanchard
In the republican county convention o.
Marshall county George r. Estabrook re.
ceived the Endorsement for the commit.
teeship from the fifth district.
AS the result of the caucuses in. Cedar
Falls the return to the house Of Repre-.
| sentative w. W. Wise after intense OBJ.
position is assured.
Polk County Democrats.
The Polk county democratic convention
nominated the following ticket: Repre-
sentatives, Walter H. Butler, H. C
Evans; treasurer, j. e. jackson; sheriff
A. w. Webb; surveyor, W. F. Walker
superintendent, H. D. Bruner.