The Washington times., 1906-06-14
White House Appears
Greatly DiSpleaSed
Over the Affair.
SITUATION IS ACUTE
Rumor of Change In the
Cabinet AS a Result of
SeCretary'S Action.

Far-reaching possibilities. even en-
hracing the suggestion that there may
be Cabinet change. are involved in the
teapot TEMPEST that has been raised
over the alleged effort of Secretary
Shaw TO use the Administrations in
fluence TO club Iowa into line against
the denomination OF Gov. Albert B.
Cummins.
Secretary Shaw. the Iowa Senators.
and the leaders OF the States delega-
tion have been bitterly opposing the
nomination of Governor Cummins for
a third term. II has been replica of
the terrific fight IN Wisconsin two years
ago. Cummins is now a candidate for
q third term. as La Toilette was then.
The almost solid representation OF the
State at Washington is against the
fighting governor. as it was IN the Wis
consin case Yet in Iowa, as in Wiscon-
sin. the governor has been carrying all
before him HIS denomination seems as
sured.
In desperation the anti-Cummins lead
ers called on Secretary Shaw to come
and save them He hurried out TO Iowa
ten days ago 10 speak in some OF the
close and pivotal towns. and sad TO re-
late. they all listened to his standpat
speeches and then voted for Cummins
The Secretary came back TO Washington
and presently there went up another
Macedonian cry for aid once more.
Scott county, Of which Davenport Is the
capital. was to hold its caucuses to-
night. II It went for Cummins. all was
lost. Shaw must come and save It
The Lincoln Club OF that town wired
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speak in Davenport last evening.
Shaw Listens TO Appeal.
With willing ear the Secretary heard
She appeal. He wants 20 be Senator. and
he knows that II Cummins is elected
governor and ever has a Senatorial ap-
pointment 70 make he will make short
shrift Of the Shaw aspirations. He was
anxious to go. but he had a previous en-
Ragement 10 speak at Syracuse Univer-
sity on the same evening. Concluding
that he ought TO go to Iowa, he called
on the President 10 learn il there was
any public reason why he should not
be absent for the necessary time, and
was told there was Tot.
Then the Secretary. presumably IN a
burst of enthusiasm, willing 10 have il
understood in Iowa, where the President
sending him as a message bearer with
an appeal for CUmm.7~' defeat, sent
this telegram 10 the Davenport people:
- Washington, d. c. June II.
g Hon. w H Anthony. Secretary OF
Lincoln Club. Davenport. Iowa:
- L wired Des MOines yesterday that
could not accept an invitation 10 speak
at Davenport on the evening of June I3,
as IL necessitates canceling two i'm portant
engagements On receipt OF your invi-
tation conferred with the President and
have decided 10 cancel the other en-
Eagements and accept yours. l will be
with you on Wednesday evening
L NJ SHAW"
without exactly saying it. the tele-
gram strongly indicated that the Sec
retary was coming with a message 10
Garcia The Secretary told newspaper
men that the President urged him 20
drop other engagements and hurry to
Iowa. The newspaper men sent the
story out 10 Iowa and elsewhere, with
confident statements that the President
wanted Cummins defeated. and was send
ing Shaw 10 tel the Iowa folks how
necessary it was.
Dolliver Sent Plea.
IT so happened that even at the com
mand of the Administration the people
in Iowa We're not ready TO change their
minds on such short notice. For three
months Iowa Republicans have been car
rying stuffed clubs Cor use in political
arguments. Things are reported so hot
out there that the corn crop is almost
ready to be picked WIthal, there is
great confidence in the ability Of the
people to conduct their little affair with
out Washington interference. Senator
Dolliver some weeks ago telegraphed
home a long plea 20 his constituents to
support Perkins. the leading anti-Cum-
minis cand date, and in reply his home
county instructed for Cummins and
adopted a series OF the most wonderful
resolutions ever seen in print.
They set forth that as Senator DollI-
yer had asked ISem to support Perkins
and they couldn't see their way to doing
1t. they desired 10 explain that thew
regarded Mr.. pS0iYer as a distinguished
ornament TO his place IN national poll
tics, and that If he would devote him
self to ornamenting IL right along, thew
would look after matters al home SEN
ator Dolliver has not interfered since.
Then Senator Allison s home county %
Dubuque held its convention, and ii was
a Cummins convention. However. there
was a local candidate, one Kretchmer
for State treasurer. and 10 further his
candidacy the convention permitted him
to name the delegates. He didn't do in
for some days, and when he announced
them the list was a solid anti-Cummins
list
At the same time that he announced
the delegates, Kretschmer withdrew
from the race for State treasurer. II
developed, according to report In Iowa
that Secretary Shaw had promised
Kretschmer a national bank examiner
ship in consideration OF Kretschmer
naming 2 Perkins delegation and with
drawing.
Allison Effects Compromise.
There was another chorus of protest
from Iowa, and in a few days Senator
Allison &C. busy, with the result that
the Dubuque delegation issued a signed
statement pledging itself TO divide
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