The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-30
SHAW OUT FOR IT.
Secretary Of Treasury Will Re-
tire TO Try For Presidency.
1t is Said Tariff Revision
Will be His Slogan.

Will be His Slogan.
Leslie NJ. Shaw. Secretary OF
the Treasury, will return to Iowa
before the close of the coming
winter and Immediately begin
campaign for the Presidential
nomination. Secretary Shaw re-
.clllN cuunSeled with friends IN
aShington after receiving an
offer Of $50. 600 position at the
head OF a New York financial in
Sli u'lou, and they advised him
not thus To take himself out of
politics
Que OF The arguments they used
VAS proof of belief among polltl-
clans that Shaw is IN the class of
Presidential possibilities. Recent
" somebody about the depart
meutS in Washington got a large
number Of the best politicians.
not all friends OF Shaw, 10 make
up lists OF those they regarded as
available for the Republican noul-
nation. These lists of from three
to seven each all contained the
name OF Shaw. Thi> showing en-
couraged Shaw to decide his
course.
The complete triumph in the
Iowa election Of those who have
been bitterly opposed 10y the
friends OF Shaw IN Iowa was dis
couraging, So that for Tine it
seemed certain Saw would make
no effort at 1egaiulug control of
affairs i'll this State. But new
program has been agreed upon
and it will be followed.
There is some talk in The State
that the name Of Shaw will be
made use of before The Legislature
just elected. in connection with
The Senatolship; but il is certain
that Senator Dulliver cannot be
beaten, th ugh some of SDaw's
most ardent friends would like to
have DulllVer killed off politically.
Ii the name OF Shaw i used 1t
Will De but preliminary to getting
hun before the Iowa people as
their candidate for President.
The movement will be stated dur
ing the legislative session.
Secretary Shaw was planning
to become a Presidential candl
date at the time of RooSe> elt's &C
ceSSlon to the Presidency, and
previous to that time had counted
upon being the chief opponent of
housewife for the nomination to
succeed Mckinley. He nesitated
about accepting a place in the
Roosevelt Cabinet for fear it
might lessen his chances Tor the
Presidency i'll the future. 1t is
understood that he has never for
IA day lost'sight OF the Preslden-
tlal nomination. Two years ago
an effort was made to induce
President Roosevelt 10 select j.
W. Blythe, of Burlington, the
closest political friend of Shaw Ill
the country, as chairman of the
National Committee. 1t was the
understanding then thar the
Blythe candidacy was in anticipa.
ton of the candidacy of Shaw
later.
W hen Secretary Shaw enters
actively on the campaign for the
Presidential nomination his mana
ger will be Blythe. lie is regard
ed as one of the most resourceful
aud aggressive politicians of the
country. He has for years been
general solicitor of the Burlington
Railroad, now part of the Great
Northern sy stem, and he has been
aggressive in his fight against the
progressive tendencies OF the party
III Iowa. de represented Iowa on
the Resolutions Committee at the
last National Convention and
sought To have Incorporated in the
national platform a more conser
vatlNe statement i'll regard to the
tariff.
Secretary Shaw will make the
fight to secure the Iowa daleoa
ton upon program which in.
cludes opposition to the primary
election system of making nomi
nations; currency reform as the
next most important national mat
ter; definite promise of immedi
ate tariff revision after the next
Presidential election.
Secretary Shaw claims now tC
have been the original tariff re
vlsionist, and to have recommend
ed and strongly urged upon Presi
dent Roosevelt that immediat,
tariff revision was due two year,
ago. Now his position is that re
vision Is necessary and ought {,
be undertaken by the Republi
cans, but that for political rea
sous only 1t should be postponed
until after the next Presidential
election. In speech in this Stat,
recently he declared that Presi
dent Roosevelt has decided tina