Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-09-18
Mr.. HENDERSON
HAS WITHDRAWN
Speaker of the House Declines
to Seek Reelection in
Third District.
NOT IN LINE WITH PARTY
Cannot lndorse the So Called shelter
Plank Of the Republican Plat
.orm-His Action Causes
CONSERVATION.

CONSERVATION.
Dubuque, Ia, Sept 18.-Speaker Hen
derson late yesterday afternoon issued
other members of the congressional
committee, and Chairman Albrook, of
the nominating convention, and an adj
dress to the voters of the Third district,
announcing his declination of the re-
publican party's nomination for con-
gress.
MIR. Henderson's letter is as follows:
Dubuque, Ia, Sept. 17.--C. L. Albrook,
Chairman of the Notification Committee,
Eldora, la.-My Dear Sir: 1 have never
answered the kind notice communicated
by you and Your associates advising me
of my nomination for the eleventh time
by reclamation as the republican candi-
date for congress from the Third congress
sional district of Iowa. Reported condi-
lions in the public mind in my district
upon public policies induced me to make
this delay i have made careful study
as to the sentiment in the district and
state. and believe there is no little sem
timent, and a growing sentiment, among
republicans that i do not truly represent
their views on the tariff question. Believ-
ing this condition to exist, and knowing
that do not agree with many of my peo-
pie that trusts. to which ! am and have
been opposed, can be cured. or the people
benefited by free trade, in whole or in
part, i must decline to accept the nomt-
nation SO generously and enthusiastically
made. ! have devoted twenty of the best
years of my life 10 the service of my peo-
pie and my country, and have fought for
what L believed to be the best for the
farmer, the laborer and the business in
terests of this district and state.
am grateful for the devotion that has
ever been accorded me, and to the hour
of my death ! will hold in a grateful
will give later on, in some detail, my
views and convictions ON our conditions
and on public questions, and will state
my reasons why the republican party and
tidence of the voters of the United States,
and why the doctrines of the democracy
should find no lodgment In the faith and
teachings of the republican party. Very
truly yours, ID. ID. Henderson.
A bulletin Issued at AIS p. m. yes
terday created surprise and consterna-
ton throughout the city and district,
as the public had had no premonition
whatever of the speakers determina-
ton. He had given no intimation of it
in conference forty-eight hours pre-
viously concerning the work of the
campaign. However,, he had had some
thought of 1t for ten days or more and
two days ago mentioned the matter to
Chairman CHASER. In the morning he
called two other friends into conference,
and submitted to them the letter he had
prepared announcing his declination.
They advised against it for PARTY and
personal reasons. urging that the eff
feet upon the party in district, state
and country would be harmful and that
in the district especially it would be
difficult to prepare for another conven-
ton at this late day, and to center up
on the most available candidate where
as there could be no doubt of his own
election should he remain in the field.
Personal Considerations.
Some personal considerations We're
mentioned as contributing to the speak
er's determination not to go through
with the contest but the governing con-
sideration, he insisted. was the condi-
ton of party sentiment respecting the
tariff, to which he was unwilling to
subscribe. His friends departed ex-
pressing the hope that he would sleep
over 1T before reaching final decision,
but adding that he must take the
responsibility of deciding matter in
which personal reasons were mingled
welfare.
The declination was issued to the
press shortly after the conference.
When interviewed, Speaker Hender-
son insisted that the important con-
governing his decisions had
been stated in his letter to the COM
mittee in the evening and in his adj
dress to the voters of the district. His
decision was promptly wired to SEN
ator Allison, who had gone east to at
tend conference with President
Roosevelt, and to Chairman Babcock
of the congressional committee
The speaker said he would fill his
four engagements already made for
this district, but could not say now
whether he would tour the country un-
der the auspices of the national COM
mittee. Ii he did he would give cam
did expression Of his opinion that the
trust evil could not be reached by re-
vising the tariff, and that the policy of
protection had been fully justified by
results. He said that as he had pro-
ceeded with the preparation of his
speech he had gathered fact upon fact
refuting the charges of the democracy
against American manufacturers. and
the more he had investigated these
charges the deeper had become his
conviction that he should stand out
against rising tide of sentiment in
his own party, east and west, in favor
of the free trade prescriptions for the
trust evil.
Didn't Doubt Election.
The kilograms to the speaker and
his callers expressed the fear that he
had made a mistake, and the convic-
ton that he would have carried the
district by a substantial majority He
answered that he had never had any
doubts on this point, and was con-
WINGED that any good republican could
win in the Third district this fall.
The question has arisen whether the
delegates to the convention last May
which nominated Speaker Henderson;
can nominate his successor, or whether
there must be a new choice of dele
gates, and the advice of the congress
sional committee on this point has
been asked. The opinion prevailed that
fresh caucuses will be necessary. Re-
publican opinion respecting the effect
of Henderson's declination on the con.
test in the district is that it will de-
pend on the action of the coming con-
yention.
Charles e. Pickett of Waterloo has
already announced himself as q can
didate for Speaker Henderson's seat in
congress. Others mentioned are: For.
mer Senator Hemenway, Cedar Fails;
d. Il. Gibson, Waverly; Railroad Com.
missioner Dawson, Waverly; Senator
George w. Craig, of Allison; Edwards
Parkersburg; ex-Speaker Funk, Iowa
Falls; Senator Hartman, Franklin
county; w. n. Torbert, Dubuque: Rep
sesentative George w. Durham, Man.
Chester; Judge Seeds Manchester;
Captain Harmon and Captain Holman
Independence; Judge Birdsall and hi.