Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-14

DEAL IMPOSSIBLE
Could Not Be Brought About
in Iowa If Both Leaders
Agreed to 1t
PEOPLE WOULD NOT AGREE
Party in Iowa Fighting for Principles
and Not Men - At Same Time It is
Conceded That Iowa Will Not Sup
port Taft = Prosressives May Fin
ally Turn to a Hawkeye Candidate.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June 14.-There seems
to be more or less of misunderstanding
as to the nature and purpose of the
visit of Representative Kittleman, of
Chicago, to Des Moines last week. Mr..
Kittleman formerly lived in Iowa. He
was a very great admirer of Governor
Shaw, and in Chicago he has long been
known as the most persistent and con-
sistent friend of Secretary Shaw He
standsAon very intimate terms with the
head of the Carnegie Trust Company.
He is member of the Illinois legisla-
ture and a man of influence and stand
ing in his community.
Mr.. E.ittleman came to Des Moines
direct from Mr. Shaw. He perhaps did
not exactly represent Mr.. Shaw, but
in so far as he represented anyone
other than himself he did speak for
Shaw. Mr. Kittleman made no con-
cealment of the purpose Of his visit
It was to see if some plan could not be
devised by which the Iowa delegation
to the national convention could be
got so that it would be for Secretary
Shaw in case there appeared to be op-
portunity for an Iowa man to be NOM
mated for president.
Just what proposal was made in
regard 10 Shaw and his candidacy is
not known. But the thought that was
in the mind of Representative Kittle-
man. was that it might be Sc arranged
that fhere would be no opposition to
the selection of solid delegation for
Shaw. incidentally that involved the
attitude of those who have in the past
been back of Shaw toward the sena-
torial candidacy of Governor Cummins.
This much can be said with certain
ty, that Mr.. Kittleman did not receive
any encouragement for. any proposal
he might make while in Des Moines.
Diligent inquiry fails to disclose sin
gle progressive who would give any
countenapce whatever to any scheme
which would involve turning the re-
publican. party in Iowa over to those
VIII SCdl SOuSll us oCLCdl dio All
other years have opposed every policy
that has made the party strong. One
prominent republican put it this way:
"If Mr. Shaw desires to get into line
and support the party politics, it is his
privilege to do so. When he has done
this and has ceased to make war on the
policies which in the nation have made
Roosevelt st/ong, and in Iowa have
made Cummins invincible, then will
be time to talk Of the future"
Another to whom MIR. Kittleman
talked i'll regard to a plan for dispos-
ing Of offices by agreement, said:
my attitude is that we are here in
iowa fighting for principles. We are
not simply trying to put this or that
man into office. There is more in this
movement thruout the nation than
merely distribution Of offices. We will
go on fighting for these principles. and
what may become of Governor Cum
minis or Secretary Shaw, as a result
Of this movement, is a matter of Sec
ondary consideration. For one I am
not in favor Of anything that looks
like taking backward step. What
has been gained at Washington and at
a dozen state capitals the past six or
seven years is too valuable to be sac
rif1ced for the personal ambitions Of
anyone"
With this feeling abroad 1t can be
set down as certain that the Shaw
proposals, whatever they were, re-
ceived scant consideration by anyone
who might be supposed to have influ-
ence in the political councils of the
state AS matter Of fact it is not
within the power of anyone. no matter
who or of any dozen men, or any
group of men, to agree upon any kind
Of deal involving the personal for
tunes of anybody.
1t is recalled, in this connection. that
soon after the election last fall there
was great activity among the special
friends in Iowa of Secretary Shaw in
relation to the probable attitude OF
Iowa toward the presidential nomina- :
ton. There was some investigat ton
made to see whether or not the dele
cation might be got to stand for oppo-
sition to the Roosevelt program. The
conclusion was apparently reached that
the Iowa delegation was certain to
be for the candidate who would rep
resent the Roosevelt policies. 1t was
in the mind of some persons at that
time to have Secretary. Shaw return to
Iowa and to openly announce his can
didacy for the presidency and to make
fight to secure an instructed dele
cation.
The fact that the possible candidacy
of Shaw has again been brought to the
front by one who is his closest friend
in a naighbor state indicates to the
minds of some persons that there is to
be renewal Of the effort to keep Iowa
from supporting the Roosevelt admin
istration by standing for Roosevelt
type of man. 1t is also indicative Of the
fact, which has become patent, that
Secretary Taft cannot secure the Iowa
delegation. If the delegation is 10 be
handled t'v those who do not want a
continuation Of the Roosevelt policy,