Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-17
Speaker Henderson Declines
denomination, Made by
Acclamation.
CONSTITUENTS AND HE DIFFER.
Against Free Trace or Lowering of
Tariff on Trust-Made Goods, Which
Many of Those He Represents
Favor-tlis Decision Final.

Dubuque, Ia, Sept. IA letter was
addressed to C. E. Albrook, chairman
of the notification committee. Eldora
Ia, by Speaker Henderson, declining
denomination to congress, given him
by reclamation by the Republican
of the third district 1t was his eley
enth nomination. RE said in part:
Since my return to the district
have made careful study as to the
sentiment in the district and state
and believe there is no little senti
ment. and a growing sentiment among
Republicans. that 1 do not truly rep
resent their views on the tariff ques
ton. Believing this condition to ex.
list, and knowing that | do not agree
with many Of my people that trusts
to which I am and have been opposed
can be cured, or the people benefited
by free trade, in whole or in part,
/ must decline to accept the nomina
ton so generously and enthusiastic.
ally made.
Did What He Thought Best.
81 have devoted 20 of the best years
VI lily lll6 " lAAV SCI WIG VI NY PCo
pie and my country, and l have
fought for what l believed to be best
for the farmer, the laborer and the
business interests of this district and
state
Il will give, later on, in some de.
tail, my views and convictions on our
conditions and on public questions
and will state my reasons why the
Republican party and its policies
should continue in the confidence of
the voters of the United States and
why the doctrines Of the Democracy
should find no Judgment in the faith
and teachings of the Republican
party. !"
Speaker Henderson announced his
withdrawal after conference of sew
eral hours duration with Chairman
Chaser, of the congressional commit
tee, and friends yesterday afternoon.
Speaker Henderson had contemplated
this action for two weeks. but had
intim ated nothing of it to friends un
til Monday.
at yesterday's conference his
friends implored him not to take the
action, but to no avail He said he
had made up his mind and no argu-
ment could cause him to change his
decision. When asked for his rea-
sons for his withdrawal, Speaker Hen
derson said
Not In Line With Constituents.
My letter to Chairman Albrook is
the whole thing in a nutshell. You
can not kill the trusts by applying
free trade without killing our own
industries. The foreign trusts are
fighting the American trusts and
don't believe that, for the purpose of
controlling American trusts, we
should make a market for foreign
trusts, thereby crushing out the in
dustries of this country. After my
conference last Saturday at Waterloo
hearing the views OF the chairman Of
my district, I concluded that my
views on the tariff question were at
variance with those Of many of my
party, and | did not desire to appear
in a false position"
Speaker Henderson gave out an ad
dress last evening, which states his
views on the tariff and trust ques.
tons, and because these views, in his
opinion, are not in accord with the
state platform and with the opinions
OF prominent members of his party,
he declines to accept the nomination.
The address is Ito the Republican
voters of the third Iowa district"