Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-14
NEBRASKA WANTS HIN.
Governor Cummins Asked to
Aid in Republican Campaign
in Bryan's State
SYMPATHY FOR sHERcL'FFE
A. the Under Dog in a Row Among
Criminals He Has Some Friends
Doubt of His Conviction on Murder
Charge, But Prospect for Release is
Not l.Iatterins.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 14.-Governor
Cummins has been invited to assist the
state central committee in the repub-
lican campaign in Nebraska. The COM
mittee out there recognizes that some
extra efforts are necessary and Cum
minis and an eastern orator have been
invited to give several addresses in the
state during the coming campaign
1t is understood that the governor
has not made any definite plans for
the campaign thus far. He is holding
himself in readiness but will undoubt-
edly be invited by the national COM
mittee to make some addresses and will
not definitely determine on plans till
nearer the time when the campaign
will open.
The work Of fixing the; assessment OF
the railroads and express and, telegraph
and telephone companies which started
yesterday will take the bulk of the time
of the members of the executive coun-
Gil for the month of July. After that
there will be very pressing and import
ant matters that need take close atten-
ton on the @parts'of any of the state
officers and they will all be able to do
campaign work.
It is understood that if the state CEN
trail committee at today's meeting de-
termines to open headquarters at once
it will be merely for preliminary cam
paign purposes. 1t will be considerably
earlier than usual but it is felt by
many that it will not be earlier than
the nature of the campaign necessi-
tates. There Is no question but that
there il; considerable confusion on the
part of republican voters and some
discreet work must be done in Iowa.
Tho the state is considered reason
ably safe by republican leaders and all
say so they recognize that there is as
much need for discreet work this cam
paign as there was last when $4,000
standpatters openly bolted the ticket.
The situation is more complicated this
year for there is a national election.
There is some genuine sympathy
here for Frank Shercliffe who Is to be
tried In Colorado next week for muir
der. Shercliffe started out young on
life Of crime. He was one time the pal
of Tom Dennison. of Omaha, but Sher-
cliffe turned states evidence and testt-
fed against Shercliffe and now Denni-
son has it i'm for him" There is HIT
tie question but tnar II Shercliffe had
behaved himself and stayed in Iowa
and led a decent life devoid of crime
he would now have his liberty, but he
allowed Dennison to get the drop on
him. by leaving the state
Now that he is in Colorado his enc
mics have horrible advantage and
there is no doubt but they will use
it to the limit If Shercliffe cannot
be convicted of this murder, which
happened some twenty years ago, and
which lis so clouded in mystery that
there is doubt whether any was COM
mitted or not, the chances are some
other charge will be ready to be filed
against him so that if he is released
from this charge he will he rearrested
Immediately and tried again on some
other charge until something cam be
found on which Ne can be stuck.
Wher, the attempt was being made
to get acquisitions for Shercliffe on all
sorts q. murder charges in Oklahoma,
Colorado and other states just before
the trial of Dennison it seemed appar-
ent to everyone what the purpose OF
the attempts were. Governor Cum
minis at that time looked into the pa
pers and could not find that either OF |
the states had any claim to Shercliffe !
as a fugitive from Justice. 1t is nee
essary always first to show that a !
crime has been committed and second |
that there is an indictment against the
person for whom the requisition calls
showing that he is fugitive, and that
he escaped from the state wanting him
t. avoid trial for the offense. On the
attempts made it could not be shown /
that either charge had any evidence
back Of IL.
The sympathy aroused for shercliffe |,
right now is the sympathy for the I'M i
der dog, which is always aroused to /
some extent even when the under dog
may have started the fight
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