Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18
People at the Capital are
Amazed.
INVINCIBLE IN HIS OWN DISTRICT
Governor cummins Cannot Under
stand the Action of Mr.. Henderson
in Refusing to Make the Race-sen-
ator courtwright May Be Successor.

Des Moines, Sept. 17.-Speaker Hem
derson today refused to reconsider his
withdrawal from the congressional
race in the third district. This morn
ing, the following telegraphic reply
was received in response to a request
to reconsider his action:
Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 17.-Lafe
Young and S. w. Rathbun: Your
jolnt telegram is sincerely appreciated
but | cannot reconsider, for after an
age spent in fighting for my country,
state and district, | cannot acquiesce
in administering free trade poison to
cure The trust evil which l abhor.
Amusement at Des Moines.
Des Moines, Sept 1.-THE an
nouGcement that Speaker d. B. Hen
derson has Withdrawn from the race
| for congress in the third district, was
received here with establishment by all
of the republican leaders. None had
an linking that anything of the kind
! was, going to happen, and when the
j kilograms first began to pour in no
II enc would give the rumor any Gre
4 dence. finally a telegram was receiv-
ed at state headquarters from Col. D.
c Chaser, of Dubuque, confirming the
1 lumor.
The word was soon passed around
that the run,or had been confirmed,
and then the query was, why did he
do it?
Politicians from his own district
other congressman and state leaders,
I all pnnnlnccad thni, oh
that it was his health. others limited
1 that he had received intimations that
he could not be reelected speker. Still
others thought that the attitude of GER
4 tain clements in the third district was
responsible for the action of the speak,
/ er No enc suggested for a moment
that Henderson could have been beat
en-. Even his enemies conceded that he
i would easily be elected over Governor
I}oies, aitf Tough the latter is very pop
i ular
Governor Cummins Mystified.
i Even after Speaker Henderson's
statement arrived the people would
; hardly believe it. Governor Cummins
said that he could not understand the
speaker being out of harmony on the
tariff question, as he had taken a stand
for the Iowa platform at the recent
conference, and also in personal let
) tiers to him, he said.
/ 81 can hardly believe the statement
that Speaker Henderson has with
: drawn. is true. | have no statement
to make except that I greatly regret
\ It. | cannot think the retirement is
due to the differences between Colonel
Henderson and the party in Iowa on
Ithe tariff. At the conference recently
held here he placed himself in har-
: mony with the others present on the
platform. l have had several letters
from HIM, and in none of these has he
:. indicated that he was out of harmony
with it. 1t is all very surprising and
t mysterious to me. | never had the
: slightest doubt but that Col Hender.
[ son would be elected by large ma
: jor.Sy. The republicans in the third
| district will elect any good man that
: may be nominated"
+ Every energy of the state and con-
, gressional committee has been direct
5 ed toward getting the campaign un-
: der way in the third district early SO
5 as to permit the speaker to make
: speeches in other districts of the
country A big meeting was arranged
at Waterloo for September ~ at
which Senator Dolliver, Speaker Hen
derson, Senator Foraker of Ohio and
Governor Cummins We're to speak.
! Other meetings had also been arranged
in the third district.
At a conference recently held at
/. Waterloo, the speaker seemed to be IN
the most excellent spirits and an
;. nounced that he had practically per-
: fected the arrangements for the cam
Ipaign in his district.
+ The sentiment at the conference was
/, that he would be reelected by a large
majority.
1t is probable that the vacancy on
the congressional ticket will be filled
Eby the congressional committee. A
Waterloo man may be selected, as
Governor Boies is from that place.
Senator c. B. Courtright was a candi--
date against Speaker Henderson for
t the nomination last spring, but with
= drew before the convention. He is
i mentioned. as is also c. e. Pickett, OF
:, Waterloo Senator Hartman, OF
8 Franklin county, sSalso suggested.