The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-05-31
PRESIDENT AFFRONTED
.|DAHO's GRAND OLD NAN
LANGUAGE USED BY HARRISON
WAS NEVER FORGOTTEN OR
FORGIVEN BY SHOUP.

Very soon after Colonel George l.
Shoup became governor of the terri
| tory of Idaho he secured leave of alb
sence for three months and went to
/ Washington to work In behalf of
statehood for the territory. When that
leave was expired Governor Shoup
asked for another leave of three
months, that being the limit of leave
allowed in such cases. The secretary
of the interior, General John w No
BILE, sent for Governor Shoup, how
ever, and personally told him that
President Harrison would not grant
another leave of absence; he also in
formed Governor Shoup that the pre-
sident desired him to call at the White
House
Now there was at the interior de-
partment a young newspaper man who
was a friend of Governor Shoup, also
"a friend from childhood of Secretary
Noble, and he had access to the White
House. so by invitation he accompan-
led the governor to the White House,
and on the way Governor Shoup told
of his purpose to make an argument
for another leave. but that argument
was never delivered AS soon as they
entered the cabinet room President
Harrison abruptly and unkindly said;
A.
Governor Shoup. l want you to go
back to Idaho and attend to the du-
ties of your office. You are remain
ing In Washington and acting the part
of lobbyist before congress, and you
must stop it. Your application for
further leave Of absence is finally and
absolutely denied"
Shoup flushed hotly, but controlled
his voice admirably as he replied /:
Mr.. President, no man living can ad-
dress me in that manner, except the
president of the United States. Good
day, sir!"
went to his hotel with Governor
Shoup and watched his resignation as
governor of Idaho. The young man
addressed the envelope for the COVER
nor whose hand trembled with sup
pressed and controlled resentment. In
stead of ringing for messenger boy,
Governor Shoup requested his young
friend to deliver the message, and he
Har
and said to the newspaper
man: Il don't want this resignation.
Please take it back to Governor Shoup
and tell him that l will not appoint
his successor. |,
You do not know Governor Shoup.
MIR. President" said the young news
paper man; there is no appointment
IN your gift which that man would
1ow accept"
Returns to Washington az Senator.
That evening Governor Shoup re-
'eived special letter from his friend
General Noble. secretary of the in
erior requesting him to call the next
lay, and the ex-governor did so be-
ause General Noble and he were
warm friends of many years; COM
AIDES in the union army during the
ivil war. General Noble urged Shoup
o reconsider his resignation. and
vhen the Grand Old Man of Idaho" Z
ositively refused, General Noble told s
i'm that If he would go to the White :
louise the president would personally s
equest the withdrawal of his resigna- s
on, and grant him additional leave &
absence and shoup replied: "The /,
resident knows that have been an a
rmy officer, as he has and as you p
ave been, and he should have known K
etter than to address me in that G
amer He can never speak to me 8,
gain"
Later, however, the matter was adj