The Washington herald., 1906-11-27
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Is shaw a Candidate. .


Just at this juncture the Hon. Leslie
Mortimer Shaw is the unknown quantity.
the *" In the Republican Presidential
equation Of 1908. All sorts Of statesmen in
Washington are watching his move
ments with keen interest, and striving
earnestly 70 learn what he is up TO. He
will leave the cabinet IN a few weeks. and
If he goes back 10 Dennison. Iowa. in
stead of accepting one Of at least three
offers he Is known 70 have received 70
take the presidency Of large financial IN
sti:utions in the East. II VIII be assumed
that he Is to try conclusions with the
field for the leadership Of his party two
years hence One report has II that he
is composing his differences with the
tariff revisionists IN the Hawkeye State.
and In despite Of the fierce factional war
fare that has been IN progress out there
for the past four years between him and
Gov. Cummins, he and the governor have
about agreed upon a basis Of compromise
whereby they will both proft-Shaw TO
get the Iowa delegation TO the national
convention, and Cummins to inherit the
Senatorship when Mr.. Allison shall don
the tOga. OF Secretary Shaw 1t can be
said that he Is one Of the most effective
public speakers now in public life. He
resorts TO nbne Of the conventional arts
Of the spellbinder. He goes at his audi
cncos in a plain, matteT-Of-faCt way
never shoots above their heads. reduces
to the common understanding the large
and complex questions Of public policy
and government action, and drives home
fc srrfFh II
is one Of the few public speakers who do
rot follow the campaign text books, as he
IS also ono Of the few public speakers who
seem actually to make converts TO their
cause. Until the currency question eK-
cited the country In 1896 and divided the
parties. Mr.. Shaw had not made many
speeches, but IN that fight he soon at
tracted the attention OF the entire cOun-
try, and his services were III demand all
over the nation.
Senator Clark and the Milk Squash.
Senator Clark, Of Montana, recently
was in the Indian Territory with a com
m!ttee Of his colleagues, who were looking
into affairs down there previous TO the
final abolition OF the old order Of things
preparatory 10 the construction OF the
new State. He listened with interest to
ali tales told by the land boomers Of the
marvellous fruitfulness Of the soil ana eli
mate. and gazed with establishment upon
some OF the agricultural specimens.
That's a pretty big squash" admitted
the Montana CrOesus. pointing TO one OF
that variety OF the vegetable kingdom on
exhibit 1t reminds me Of a big squash
that was 10 be exhibited az a county fair
up In Montana. The man that raised Il
was an enterprising fellow. and he had
found out IN some way that by feeding
milk 10 squash vine tremendous
squashes could be produced So he raised
the one / am speaking Of, and it was "a
whopper. He had 10 drive z long way 10
town over rough roads, and unfortunate
iy, IN unloading the squash IL dropped to
the ground and burst. What was the
owners surprise to find that the milk
which had accumulated in the squash had
been churned into butter, He was a re-
sourcefUl man, so he entered the butter
among the dairy exhibits and took first
prize with that"