Roosevelt's next. choice Governor Shaw of Iowa, a man until recently practically unknown in American polities, and this in spite of the fact that his fifty-three years make him full ten years older than the President.
Who he is and What he is.
He first claimed attention at the tine of Bryan's first candidacy for the Presidency in 1892. At that time the ery for the free coinage of silver as a panacea for all industrial ills was general all through the West. Republicans, as well as Democrats, were enthusiastic in its advocacy. At that time Mr. Shaw, a rather obscure country lawyer and banker, showed his courage by declaring for the sold standard, and working in its support. With that as his text he made a number of campaign speeches that proved very effective.
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