Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-17
POLITICIANS AG|1A1ED
Withdrawal Is the
Greatest Political Sensation
in Many Years
MEANING OF IT coNJEcTuRAL
1t /. the Only Topic of Conversation
at the Capital Among Politicians and
Various Views Of It's Cause and
Probable Effect Are eiven-Party
Leaders Astounded.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times s-Republican.
4 Des Moines, Sept. T.-The talk Of the
day is the Henderson withdrawal. 1t is
more than that, it is the political sem
sation of the year. Nothing like it has
happened for many years to disturb the
political sea- On every hand the In
luuiries are heard as to the meaning
and the purport of it all, and what eff
feet it will have and why 1t was done
| and why done at this time, etc. 1t is all
a great puzzle. The explanation most
commonly given by the politicians, tho
they do not any of them care to be
auoted on it, is that Col Henderson had
\ found himself in what he believed to be
a tight box. and that with his custom-
larry boldness he had cut his way out by
1.-THE most direct route. In short, he had
discovered, or had come to believe ne
| had discovered, that there was some
radical difference between his views
and those of the younger and more ac-
/ tive generation of republicans In Iowa,
and that he was out of harmony with
\ the party. The alternative before him
was simple. If he stood by the old
| view and refused to say he was with his
party as it has now expressed itself In
several state and county and district
conventions he could not be elected to
congress. If he stood by the party and
accepted the radical Interpretation of
| the Iowa platform given by some per-
Il ha fn
| by q reduced majority and would be
beaten for the speakership. He would
rather not be in congress at all unless
as speaker. He faced a great difficulty.
He must do one thing or another. and
he choose his own method and this
without consulting anybody. The state
committee and members Of the COM
mittees from all over the state We're
surprised. He had been planning up to
the last to go on with his campaign.
He has specially invited Governor Cum
minis to go into his district and speak.
| a., t,e. conference held here he spoke in
|Ierfeet harmony with the platform of
his party. There was no tinge of bit-
\ terness, nothing to regret, nothing to
change-he spoke boldly and fearlessly
and was warmly applauded by all who
heard him.
Among the politicians there was dis
| lcrediting of the report last night. Mo-
body believed it at first. When it was
forced upon them their expressions
were varied. Members of the demo-
cratic committee here declared it meant
an easy victory for Horace Boies. Re-
publicans from that part OF the state
! say it means that either Charles Pick
ett or Senator Courtwright will be
nominated for the place.
| Major John +. Lacey was on his way
to make a speech before the Odd Fell
lows when shown the dispatch. He re-
fused to believe Henderson had with
drawn. After meeting was over he was
shown the full letter of the speaker and
was asked for a statement. The situa-
tion fairly staggered him.
"The prestige and standing of Iowa in
next congress-" he said. will be great
! ly reduced, Col. Henderson ought not
to have done 1T. He is not out of line
with his party on the tariff. He is
with his party and the party is with
him. If one accepts the democratic
Interpretation Of the Iowa platform,
Henderson is in truth out of line with
his party. But so am I if that is true.
But I refuse to accept democratic in
depreciation OF the platform. / choose
to interpret it myself and so choosing
am in perfect harmony with the plat
FORM
Will this announcement affect the
situation adversely in your district or
|elsewhere?" was asked.
mo. can not see that 1t will have
any effect. But If we are not going to
stand by our guns what matters it
whether republicans elect congressman
anywhere? II we are not going to
stand by protection it matters not what
happens. But we are going to do so.
The republican party stands for pros
lection. am not one Of those who be-
lieve that it is better for the country
to be destroyed by it's enemies than by
its friends. If the country is to be de-
stroyed, ii prosperity is to be cut off,
let the democrats do it, not the re-
publicans. But I have no fear of the
result. I regret Col. Henderson has
taken this step, but he had been goad-
ed to position unbearable and he was
too honest to run for congress with any
doubt as to his position. If a conven-
ton is held in the Third district Hen
derson will be renominated by accla-
nation
Gov. Cummins returned from Ames
late tonight. He said:
Il regret exceedingly what Hender-
son has done. ! feel that it certainly
can not be because of any differences
between him and his party on the tar
iff.. From letters I have received
from him the past few days and from
his cordiality at the recent conference
/ felt that he was prepared to make
great fight in his district for the party.
1t was on his urgent invitation I had
agreed to go into the district to help
him. There must be something else
back of this declination The Third
district will, however, elect a republi-
can to congress-
Attorney General Mullan: II can
not believe it. This comes as great
surprise and a blow to us of the Third
district. 1t is beyond my comprehen-
sion.''
Lafe Young: "All can say is that
If this is the penalty we must pay for
our petty dissensions in Iowa on the
tariff question the punishment is far