Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-27
EVENLY DIVIDED on MUNGER
Two Senators and Two OODCrssSnsn Said
to Favor Hh Appointment
SHAW TALKS OF HIS POLITICAL FUTURE
sim Considers Denison, Ia, His Home
and Indicates He is in a Receptive
Mood ReEArdinE Omctal
Preferment.
Frun a star oorresrondsntl

1 %AGtlAlNG A1Ns feh. Eh.-lEpeClal TEE
gram The Nebraska delegation win meet
tomorrow in Senator MiIlard's committee
room for the purpose Of recommending
candidate for additional federal Judge in
Nebraska The situation IN a nutshell is
that Senators Burkett and Millard and
Representatives Kirksid snd Pollard VIII
vote for Munger. The rest Of the deleEs-
tion while not favorable 20 Munger. are
at sea tonight and have not agreed upon
any one candidate, and unless q combins-
1on is effected Munger may be able 10
secure ons and possibly two, Of the mem
berz On the second ballot in addition TO
those mentioned Burlett has been sx-
tremely active during the day in favor Of
his candidate and the chances appear TO be
in MunEers favor.
Pollard on ship Subsidy.
Representative Pollard not only made ar
instructive speech today on the ship sub
sidy bin but he did more. He interested
the house and al the close Of his address,
which extended over forty-1ve minutes he
was congratulated most heartily by the
supporters Of the biz
shaw Talk. of His Prospects
Leslie NJ shaw, secretary Of the treasury,
goes TO New York 10 become president Of
the Carnegie Trust company. He has been
Q
needs much more than he did when he
was plain country banker in Denison. Ia
He has tasted the sweets Of influence. He
has been IN close contact with the great
captains Of finance. and Dot being slow IN
recognizing their potential force he has
for the time being decided 70 cast his lot
with the money lenders OF Wall street
when he leaves the treasury department on
March 4 When asked what effect his &C
ceptance Of the presidency Of the Carnegie
1 Trust company would have upon his politi-
cal future Secretary Shaw said:
a man by taking thought may make
himself a justice Of the peace. but no msn
in my time by taking thought has made
himself president Of the United States,
and those who have given the subject the
most serious consideration have usually
died IN disappointment Admittedly. some
Of the successful ones have sought he
place, but none Was nominated because Ee
sought it. Neither Lincoln, Grant, EAyeE.
GARFIELD Blaine. Mckinley. Roosevelt nor
Bryan was nominated because of the state
he represented. and some Of them secured
the prize notwithstanding their location
j Cleveland. Harrison, Parker and possibly
one or two defeated candidates have been
aided by location. though Mr.. Cleveland
Z was once nominated in the face OF an
opposing delegation from his own sta-s-
An iut tive uf the men whose Nance /
have mentioned were nominated because
Of what they were and for what they
stood. and the two exceptions were COM
promises.
General Grant expressed the correct at
titude OF an ideal American citizen when
be said he had never sought place CT
honor or prefernent and had never de-
cltned one. The honors that have come
70 me have been unsought. When the
alternative Of seeking a nomination for
governor Of my state or running away
from the sentiment Was presented
simply took the Affirmative Of the issue
/ Whatever Shaw presidential sentiment
nov exists has sprung Up spontaneously
and unless il continues 10 grow in he
same way my name viii never be msn-
toned in the national convention In the
meantime / viii not decline appropriate
tasks or refuse 10 90 my share Of the
worlds work
DenIsOn stin His Home.
y have ever held in contempt the man
who gets a divorce from his wife as soon
as fortuitous circumstances work his ele-
walton and have never admired one who
divorces himself from his little home
town as soon as his horizon expands
Denisan, Ia has been my home for sixty
years While governor OF the state and
domiciieo 10 Des Moines and while holding
my present position and domiciled IN Wash
inEton have always registered from Deni-
son, Ia, and / have written the word Iowa
IN full with bold and afiectionste hand.
For time my place of business wiz be
New YORK City. Ny domicile probably viii
be in some cuHvsuisnt suburb. preferably
Connscticut but my home VIII be Denison,
Ia There WI vote, there viii ! spend
the remnant Of my days II live past re-
ttrsnsnt and there VIII be buried
i have ever been creature Of circum-
stances. The path have followed from the
farm on this SIDE Of the Green mountains
10 the secrEtaryship Of the treasury. has
opened before me only step Al 8 ZINE, An1
! have had little 70 DO with its meander-
ings- ! have simply performed the tasks
that circumstances have assigned Ny
clients have come unAsl1sd and other lines
q business which have pursued have sng-
sestsd themselves unhidden- The place ]
have accepted was not sought. though II
Is very desirable and TO me preferable 70
a wen established business which might
mean a larger harvest, but II would be
from another mans planting
i recognise thai retirement 10 prirz re
life is usually EoqI1esosd in without pro
test. and should no one now obJsc1 IL VIII
neither annoy nor lead 70 political sstrange-
ment- During All the years Of my manhood
have taken q more OF less active part In
political campaigns, though ] have never
sought 10 dominate q caucus or control a
oonvention- Ny interest in the political
welfare Of our common country VIII not
WeAken though opportunity 70 participate
IN campaigns of education % as great an
extent az formerly may be wanting
I have been told that the tine Il past
when a financial institution can be made 10
assume even respectable proportions IN tke
city Of New York without alliances with
existing active business interests The Car
negis Trust company Viii have no clients
but its customers. no interests 70 serve but
those o. itE clients. and continued health
plus the necessary time VIII alone demon
straas whether ultimately ] VII be CON-
peeled 10 write the word defeat and II
VII be for my part 70 detsrmins WHISTLER
7 am again invited from the oonge1ial hslds
Of personal sndsGV0r % the perplsEities q
public service"
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