Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-29
SHAW MUST FIGHT
FOR HIS STATE
Political Enemies will Review
His Record in Effort to
Defeat Him
ASSESSMENTS TO BE RECALLED
Hi. Pardons to Pay Political Debts
Will be Exposed and Hi. Connection
With Gold Bond insurance Made
PubIic-Judse 'Hubbard's Influence
in Making Assessments Not Forgotten
,pec,al 70 Times Republican.

De Moines, Sept. 29.-The an
nouncement that Secretary Shaw VIII
retire from the cabinet on February l
and the presumption that he will then
become active in his candidacy for the
nomination to succeed Roosevelt
promises another hot fight In Iowa
politics for the people who waged
successful fight on Shaw's record as
governor are not going to let him have
Iowa's delegation for the presidency
unless he takes it by force. Those OPP
posed to him already predict that his
official record will again be dragged
out to public view and subjected to
attack.
The Tom Dennlson case will be
raked from cellar to garret. The fact
that Judge N. NJ. Hubbard asked for
the parole Of Shercliffe for political
reasons to pay debt to Dave Mer-
Ger so Dave could pay his debt to Iom
Dennison, who wanted Shercliffe pa
rolled; the fact that Hubbard's letter
Is on file and that Shaw did parole
Shercliffe has altogether too close con-
nection for most people to dismiss as
coincidence, especially II they are
enemies OF Shaw. The matter of the
railroad assessments while Shaw was
governor, the fact that Secretary Mar
tin and Treasurer Gilbertson had 10
consent to the Shaw and Merriam pro-
gram of assessments or else none
would be made the alleged star cham
bera session of the executive councG
at a previous time in q room at the
Sayery when the assessments were
made without the knowledge or con-
sent Of John Herriott, then state treas
urer, will be dragged out TO show ms
connection with the railroads. NO
doubt the resolution of Hon. Manion
Head in the house, passed FEBRUARY
2S, 1900. and asking all the state OIL
cials to report what connection they
had with insurance companies or the
state as well as building and loan as
sociations, will be recalled and pc
made the occasion to investigate the
connection of Shaw with the National
Life and Trust, one of those notorious
gold bond companies afterwards sold
to Chicago company. 1t is claimed
that Shaw's connection with the insur-
ance companies will be shown in the
literature distributed bearing his name.
The company was then boosted as pe-
ing a big concern. 1t Is, OF course,
known now to everyone In Iowa that
the gold bond representations were ex-
aggerated and that the only thing tne
companies really agreed to do Dy tnelr
contract was to pay back at the end
OF ten years all the money that the
policy holder had paid In.
II is probable, however that such
cases as the Wood case from South
township in Madison county, in which,
while governor, he is alleged to have
paroled A. L. Wood from the peniten-
tiary in return for the delegation OF the
township being given to Conger for
governor will be most used for capl-
tal. South township, normally was
said at that time to be for Cummins,
hut there was desire to secure the
narole of A. l.. Wood who was sent TO
the penitentiary for perjury and sub
ordination Of perjury 1t Is alleged
that shaw agreed to the parole pro-
yided the township was delivered 10
lronper and further alleged that Ed
Hnnter of Des Moines was heard 10
telephone to relatives of WOOD In 9t.
Charles and tell them that SHAW haa
agreed to it. The township Went 80 lor
Cummins and 1872 for Conger ana
Wood was paroled.
Governor shaw's record In Iowa
wac somewhat spotted, at least 80
much so that he can be given a warm
chase by those who do not like him
should he decide to make fight for the
sunport of his own state fer the presl-
dantial nomination.