The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-20
HENDERSON, ACT
MAY PROVE A BOON.
The Withdrawal Of the Speaker
Causes Less Uneasiness.
YEARS WERE cRoUNDLEss
President Will Talk Freely in the West
Belief Tha. the People Will Sus-
tain His Views on the
Tariff.
YEARS WERE cR0UNDLEss
fspec,al D,spatch to The Times.)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-The Star
from a stan correspondent in New York:
There have been some very strenuous
conferences OF Republican managers and
leaders SINCE last Tuesday night. when
the Henderson crisis was sprung upon
them The long-distance phone TO Oyster
Bay has been working overtime and the
midnight candle has sputtered low in the
pocket in the Waidorf-Astoria, where the
big fellows nave been proFlced with
bed and board.
Instead OF tho Henderson withdrawal
hurting them, some of the leaders be-
Iicve 1t Will prove advantageous in the
end. IL may serve TO bring out more
definite position on tariff revision; 1t
VIII certainly accentuate the discussion
OF the difference between the antitrust
policies OF the Two parties, and the man
ayers believe that when the distinction
Is SHARPLY drawn the people will decide
against tree trade a remedy for the
trusts.
1t was feared FOR moment that the
reason assigned by Speaker Henderson
for withdra wing would draw renewed at
1cntion to possible varying among Re
p.bucans on the tariff and trust situa-
ton 1t is believed now, however, that
coon be lost sight of in the campaign, and
that his remarkable pronunciamento will
not live in The memory OF the people.
PRESIDENT STARTS wES1.
President Roosevelt started to-day for
8 western trip, on which he will address
the voters IN many States. The Presi-
dent Will deal with the trust question
around which General Henderson skirted
and will deal with 1t in straightfor-
ward manner that will brush away some
of The cobwebs now dimminS the sltua-
ton. Look Out for q vigorous ilne OF
talk on the relations of trusts 10 Inc
,ar,tf The President Is loaded for bear,
and some ammunition has been acquired
since the Henderson episode occurred.
A fire may be kindled IN the rear wflile
the President is away. but 1t VIII llol Lu III
him. The Republican ieaoefS Q. ST. tial =,
State still insist that the Repuhilcah
State Convention next week VIII not 20
as far AS the President has gone on Inc
question OF trusts, bCE When the lnliu-
cnces which dictate that position are I'M
derstood in the West the effect VII pc
in the Presidents favor. SO with Inc
head of the party coming out IN Pia AN
and unequ!voca! language, eNIialllis tiie
attitude of the party on the question OF
trusts and tariff. and paying more altch-
ton TO ii because Of this very Henderson
episode IL is the belief OF the senators
who have been weighing Inc sltua a,1,,
carefully since Tuesday that the cam
paign viii not be unfayorably affected by
the incident.
The widely assigned reason for General
Henderso,l's action will soon be UNDER
stood namely, that on account OF the
character of the campaign threatened
against him he did not care TO continue
a RuMOR CoNTRADlCTED.
A story circulated to-day that he found
that HUH and Babcocl. of the Republic
can Congressional Committee, Were try
ing to beat him for the speakershlp met
with a dgnified denial at congressional
HEADQUARTERS to-day Representative
3abcocls said: MIR. Hull and have been
and still are General Hendcrson'S most
,o-.al friends" MIR. Hull said he had been
associated closely with Mr. Henderson
for thirty wears and had not changed his
loyal friendship
Beginning 1exa --ok the congressional
campatSp vi. AXE -eac~ed impetus. The
iiterat.e. aJ~ prctry well distributed.
The ..yi,,n ,rr sur>ap has the bulk of
The <.ts VII t.nj2 he talking will
soon .-ria~cD G,Sh' Encouragement
of sp-al,.r, ritz e. nsir on account of
Henderso:i- -!ttars We OF course, all
of C:enefns f4ena.-sons dates are can
celed the managers are now ar
rang III some of the most prominent
snca j the party 10 fill those en-
gaEefncnis. Senator Foraker will prob
ably meet several. Secretary Root will
be asked to go on the stump, and Stcre-
tary Shaw and Secretary Wilson also.
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