Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-09-18
SPEAKER HENDERSON'S DE-
CLINATION.

1t developed in Des Moines, late yes
terday, that the hope of those desiring
Speaker Henderson to reconsider his
withdrawal was parent to the thought.
A prominent republican, close friend
of Governor Cummins, says The same
.eason shat brought about the with
drawal of Mr.. Henderson made impossi-
bic consideration, namely-a realI-a-
.;on chat un ess Mr.. Henderson pledged
his constituents IN his own district 20
carry out the tari T reform idea enun-
ciated in The Safe platform, he coud
not be elected over ex-Governor BOles,
,he democratic candidate, and that Un-
less be pledged he high pro ec,ive in
ieies s in the East that he would refrain
ron tariff reform he could not be le-
eleced Speaker. 1t was case of being
be.Neoa tbe devil and the deep sea: so
be ctose 10 stand by bis previously an
moan ed principles of tariff re.orm and
wi bd.ew.
e.a c Senator Corrtright, of Waterloo,
or Charles +. Pickett, of Waterloo late
9 and ruler of the Elks, probably will
tet he nomination to Congress to sue
cepd Henderson. There will be Others,
bit .he two men named long have been
eJprants for the place, and Ccurtright,
at .he last convention, actually an
pornced his intention of opposing Hen
de- son.
A dispatch from Dubuque says Speak
er Henderson was as positive yesterday
in bis declioa.ion Of The congressional
nomination as he was Tuesday night,
notwithstanding a food of kilograms
from all paris OF The country processing
against his decision and imploring bin
10 reconsider the same. President Roose-
welt sent telegram urging him 20 with
draw his declnaticr, but the Speaker
replied that his decision wss final. Other
telegfsms OF the sane tenor were re-
ceived from ell the members of he ma
.ional commit. ee and national cong fcss-
ionG cOmmirtee, Seua.ors Allison,
Hanna, Spooner, Lodge. Fairbanks, and
o. hers. The Thi,d disvict on5fes,lonal
committee met in Dr3UcUe ioday and act
upon the Speaker dedication. There
is a vuesiion whether ibe commis ee can
fill the vacancy, or vhether another con-
vention will be Necessary. This Will be
decided at ihe meeting.
One of President Roosevelps visitors
yesterday upon returning fiom Sagamoie
Hill repo. led that he found Mr.. Roose-
velt in a state of considerable indigna-
ton over the attitude assumed by Speak
er Henderson in Withdrawing from The
race for Congress-. He said the Presi-
dent did not seen to feel Mr.. He1der-
son had given his .eal ressons Tor ge ing
out OF the nomination, and had biz upon
an excuse which had put himself, the
republicans of Iowa, The republicans of
the na,ion, aud poi ,;culaily toe Ptesi-
dent in most embarrassing pou'ion.
Mr.. Henderson had rather earned the
afa,ifdde of he administration, sald the
man who ,alkeG with the Preside 1t, by
turning his back on his proiesse poll
cies. a0d tskiag up, in the Hou e, the
adminisa aiion fight ior Cuban rect
peocisy, but now he has publiclJ an
nounced chat he is getting out because
the republicans Of Iowa will not to'era'e
Mr. Roosevelt's emphatic convic ~on
that the taif and the rds.s are
not matters to be banded together. The
President has publicly and privately ex-
pressed this conviction many times late
| iv. If Mr.. Henderson and his lvisers
had deliberately sought way t. make
the Presidents visit 10 Iowa unpl ,asant,
politically, they could not, in th' oPln-
| ion of this mao, to whom the President
talked. have found more successful
method. The way in which Senator
Allison, who was at President Roose-
yelts home when the news OF Speaker
Hendel action came, was knocked
out by it, impressed every oae who saw
him. He was incredulous and angry by
turns 1t was not Mr.. Henderson's de-
clination to attempt another e.cction
which surprised him so much as the
reasons he gave. 1t is not at all unlike
ly. in the opinion of those who have
followed matters, that there will be an
interesting inquiry into the source Of
Mr. Henderson's advice to do as he has
done