Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-11
ACTION O{ SHAW
SHOWS FAIRNESS
Realized He Could Not Win
Iowa Delegation Without a
Fight and Desisted
OFFERED TO SUPPORT cUMMINs
Ex- Secretary Was in Favor Of Iowa
Man for Presidential Nomination -
FactionaI Feeling in Iowa Not So
Intense as in Former Political Cam
paigns.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dcs Moines, Feb. 1l.-lIX-GoVernor
Shaw has virtually abandoned his
plans to secure the Iowa delegation Tor
him for president. In letters sent to
his confidential friends he has stated
that in view of the attitude of the
leading republicans of the state and es-
pccially those who are unwilling 10
take part in factional contest he
realizes that il would be Impossible TO
secure Il delegation. His coming into
the state would disturb the serenity
now apparent on all sides and provoke
factonal troubles and he is unwilling
TO do this. Mr. Shaw had written to u
great many of the leading republicans
and had stated his views with frank
ness. He had declared that Iowa ought
Gated Willingness to aid in giving
the delegation to Governor Cummins
If he could not have 1t himself. But
the Taft sentiment is regarded as too
strong and Shaw has relieved his
friends of any embarrassment because
of his possible coming back to the
state to make a fight along factional
lines for delegation.
BY the time the first state conven-
ton is held it is probable that the
vacancy on the republican state COM
| ;tt to-, isty irt
filled At the time the committee met
it was pointed out in the committee
that the rules under which the com :
mittee was working provided definite
manner for the filling of a vacancy on
1.-The committee, or what is the same
tthing electjng a member where the
district is not represented. This rule
has been in force many years. The po-
sition was taken by Messrs. CoWles,
Copeland, Woods and others of the
committee, at that time, that the rule
should be strictly followed, and there
fore it was not proper for retiring
member Of the committee to appoint
the new member to take his place per-
manently on the committee. Now the
chairmen of the county committees of
the Second district will proceed, under
the rules, to fill the vacancy and when
this is done the district will again be
fully represented on the committee.
This is the only way known, under the
state committee rules, for filling a va
cancy.
Considerable interest was manifest
here in a dispatch in the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald from Washington anent the
Iowa situation in which it was stated
that at Washington the withdrawal of
both Cousins and Birdsall was attrib
uted to the aggressive campaign being
waged by Governor Cummins 1t was
stated that "both have been supporters
of Senator Allison and for that reason
Mr.. Cummins has directed his fire upon
them" In conclusion it was declared
that from the Washington viewpoint
"the Iowa republicans are worked up
to a high pitch of excitement and fac
tionalisnf is now developing rapidly,
bringing with it intense bitterness"
An observant republican here stated
yesterday that it would be hard to con-
ceive how factionalism could be any
more bitter than it was when Cousins
denounced the Iowa platform as 2
'dirty, lousy lie." and promised to live
politically to tramp down the green
grass on the graves of the men re-
sponsible for it. But as a matter of
fact it is not believed there that there
is any tendency to the development of
factionalism as indicated at Washing
ton and the alarm manifestly felt by
the Iowa contingent at Washington is
not shared in the state. In fact, accord
ing to the general view here, there is
less of factional feeling than before
for long time and the disposition is
to get together and not to draw the
lines as to factions. AS to whether or
not the change of front in two districts
of the state is due to the rapid growth
of the progressive sentiment in the
state is one thing about which opin-
ions differ. Friends of the two cong
ressmen most affected state that their
retirement is not due to political trou-
bles at home. 1T is certain that Gov
ernor Cummins has not been making
any personal attacks on either of the
men.
Tt is a mistake to assume that the
people of Des Moines feel at all hurt
because Charley Miller, chairman Of
the state committee and closely asso-
ciated with the brewery interests, took
both democratic state conventions
away from Des Moines. The people Of
Des Moines really care nothing about
1t. The hotel men, the street car COM
pany and similar institutions, alone
are concerned in the matter AS rule
the resident of Des Moines is about as
;ndiffarant to state conventions as can
be conceived. Among the people there
is interest taken in the matter
and nobody cares whether it was done
to discipline one of the newspapers or
not.
Custodian T. E. McCurdy of the
capitol building, today appointed j, NJ
Newcomb as chief of police in the cap
itol building. This position has been
vacant since August of last year, be-