Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-08
HENDERSON TO MAKE FIGHT
Report He Will Seek Nomination fol
Governor Of Iowa.
SAID TO FEEL BITTER TOWARD cUnWlNs
story Rs sent Out from Des MOiOcs
Makes secretary shaw and other
congressman Party to
the Plan.
From a STAFF Correspondent

tFrom a STAFF CorrespGndent)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7-(Special Tele-
Observation-Disclosures and political cir
cles OF Washington we're greatly Interested
today in O. story which appeared In eastern
newspapers this morning from Des Moines
stating that IT was Speaker Henderson's
intention to try conclusions with Governor
A. r. Cimmins OF Iowa for the guberna-
torial nomination in that state next year.
The story also coupled the name OF Sec
rotary Shaw with the movement In Hen
derson's interest. The secretary of the
treasury refused to be ~stampeded, how
ever, when The Bee correspondent asked
the genial Iowa citizen IL there was any
foundation In the rumor that he and Hen
derson had entered into an alliance TO beat
Governor Cummins next year. The secre-
tary in reply said
THE statement that Speaker Henderson
intends to be a candidate for governor OF
Iowa Is news to me-. The first intimation !
received that General Henderson contem-
plated such a step was from one OF the
Washington newspapers, which l read dur
ing my breakfast this morning. l do not
know anything about Speaker Henderson's
intentions. In fact have not seen him
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And with one Of his rare smiles he went
about the business oil his office, preparatory
to Joining his fellow associates Of the
presidents official family about the cabi-
net table. There are persistent rumoTs
abroad, however, that Speaker Henderson
seeks a vindication of his course in de-
clining a renominatiOn for congress on the
ground shat the shelter" plank in the
last platform enunciated by the Iowa re-
publicans is antagoniZed by the rank and
file OF the party and he proposes to see
TO it that the chief fugelman of the Iowa
idea" so called, Governor A. B. Cummins,
is turned down. II this is Colonel Hender-
sons intention politicians say that the
old Hawkeye state will be bloody ground
next year and fairly Indicative OF the fight
that will be made in 1904.
Discuss It's Probability.
1t is asserted that there is no great love
between Secretary. Shaw and Governor
Cummins, but It is not. expected that the
secretary of the treasury will do anything
to embarrass the administration. The
rather bitter factional struggle in Iowa is
a matter OF history. One Of the results of
this fight and Of Speaker Henderson's re-
sentiment OF Governor Cummins' control
and his policy on the tariff was the declina-
ton by Speaker Henderson of the repub-
lican nomination for congress in his own
district. While all kinds OF statements
we're given out about that declination, 1t
is pretty well known that General Hender-
son bitterly resented the making OF the
platform for his race by the Cummins
faction in Iowa. That faction, led in per-
son by Governor Cummins, advocates
everywhere and In all its utterances re-
vision OF any tariff duties on articles con-
trolled by trusts. TIL old dominant ele-
ment in Iowa, composed Of Secretary Ghaw,
Speaker Henderson and nearly all the other
Iowa congresstnep, do. not and will not go
that far in tariff revision, and their dis
like for Governor Cummins has not been
concealed. TIL FEASIBILITY to the Iowa
story is given by the close personal rela-
lions between Secretary Shaw and Speaker
Henderson and it is believed that IL there
were found to be a good opening to over
turn the influence of Governor Cummins
It would be seized instantly. Speaker Hen
derson is regarded as the strongest man to
make the fight.
II has been customary to give an Iowa
governor two terms and Governor Cummins
will aspire to succeed himself. He has
tuiIt up a powerful organization in that
direction and is able and popular. Yet he
would meet a brilliant man in General
Henderson, who, il is thought, could de-
feat his denomination II any man in Iowa
could. That would re-establish the old In
~1uences in Iowa,
Thompson COmInE to Washington.
Il is expected that Hon. D.. f. Thompson
of Lincoln, newly selected minister to Bra
zil. will be In Washington within q few
days for the purpose OF talking over mat
tiers with the president and Secretary Hay.
Writing to friends in Washington he said
he would be at the capitol soon and would
then talk over matters of interest to peo-
pie Of the commonwealth.
Agent Mathewson OF the Omaha and Win
nebago agency appears to believe that ht
cannot pay funds to parents OF mtnoI
children Of the Omshas who are away al
school and he has written the department
for further instructions. 1t is the belief
of Commissioner Jones that the agent may
make such payments, but in order to be
absolutely certain the matter will be re-
ferred to Comptroller Tracewell for a rnl'
ing. 1t will probably be several days be-
fore the case is decided.
In the Departments.
The following rural free delivery letter
carriers have been appointed in Iowa. Ep'
worth-Regulars, John W. Trench, James r
Harris, Warren Wright. Cascade-Regu.
lars, Frank Doud, Emery B. Leggett; sub
s~tItutes, John Doud, Fannie b. Leggett
Wapeton-Regular. Phillip F. Furry; sub
s%titute, Erwin swindeil.
Iowa postofhces established. Cornell
Clay county, with George O.. Randall al
postmaster. Guled, Kossuth county will
Henry C, McFarlsne as postmaster.
The order disseminating the postohice a
Sweetland, Muscatine county, Iowa, hal
been rescinded.
The pOstofnees at Bowen, Jones county
Iowa, Townsend, Gage county, Nebraska
and Dewey, Sheridan county, Wyoming
have been ordered discontinued.
John q. Loos OF Hastings, Neb. has beef
. appointed a $500 clerk in the pension ONCE
. The contract for carrying mail from Fair
4 mont to Geneva, Neb., has been awarde,
to W.. S. Dorrance Of Fairmont and iron
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