The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-09-19
ARE JURILANT.


A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Washington says:
The news that Speaker David B. Hen
derson has decided to withdraw from the
Congressional race in the Third Iowa
Congressional district because he differs
with the Republican party organization
of the State on the tariff issue was re
ceived in Washington with great surprise
At Democratic headquarters the an
nouncement caused a perceptible feeling
of ioy. Secretary Charles w. Edwards,
of the congressional committee, in the alb
sence of Chairman Griggs, said:
This is but harbinger of the turmoil
and decentralization which is to visit the
Republican party on account of the tariff
question. The Republican managers are
now convinced, 1 presume, that there is
some influential sentiment in the West in
favor of tariff revision. Speaker Hender-
sons action, no doubt, will be followed
by Republicans in other parts of the
country. 1t means great gains for the
Democrats everywhere"
The fact that Mr.. Henderson will not
be q member of the next House gives rise
to gossip as to who will be the Republi-
can nominee for the speakership at the
expiration of lis term. Among those
mentioned are Representative James s.
Sherman, of New York; Charles W. Lit
tlefeld, os Maine; Joseph G. Cannon, of
Illinois Joseph W. Babcock, of Wiscon-
Gin, low tariff man; John Dalzell, of
Pennsylvania, and Serene E. Payne, OF
New York Mr.. Littlefieid. however, may
cut very little figure in the race, although
he has been spoken of freely n connec-
ton with the subject. He is an antitrust
man, and besides is not a strict follower
of the Republican organization plans and
work.
Speaker Henderson's action is unique.
Nothing of similar kind has ever occur
ed in the history of the House.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw, one of
the closest political friends Of Speaker
Henderson in Washington, expressed
both surprise and deep regret at his with
drawsl. Secretary Wilson declined to
make any comment. Both secretaries arc
from Mr.. Henderson's State-Iowa.
The general belief in Washington is
that there were three influences at work.
First, as the Speaker says, his views on
tariff changes are at variance with his
party; second, hard and close campaign
in his district against Horace Boies, with
possibility of defeat, and, third, the
strong probability of contest for renomi-
nation for Speaker on account of the
growing disposition among the younger
members of the House to draw swords
against the old guard.
The causes leading to the Speakers de-
cision were perhaps as much matter of
comment as his refusal to stand for re-
election. Public men acknowledge there
is demand in sections of the West and
Northwest for a revision of the tariff
along certain lines, notably in the cases
of articles whose manufacture is control
led by trusts. Their opinion is that Gen
eral Henderson's decision will make this
issue more acute, and they suggested that
the President is comforting at this time
with leading Senators from the East and
West, presumably on the very question
which has forced Speaker Henderson out
of line with his party in Iowa. The
Speaker always has been a straighout Re-
publican on tariff matters, and at the last
session of Congress the general under
standing was that he opposed the sugges'
tions advanced for tariff revision along
certain lines on articles controlled by
trusts.
Speaker Henderson already had enter
ed into the ceming campaign, and it is
stated here that both Governor Cummins
and Senator Dolliver, each of whom is
said to be in favor of tariff revision, were
to have stumped the district for him.
The Iowa Republic State Convention
held in the latter part of July, took strong
grounds on the question of the reduction
of the tariff on goods whose production
in this country is controlled by trusts
making the follow ing declaration on thai
subject:
We favor any modification of the tariff
schedules that may be required to prevent
their affording shelter to monopoly.
There was great deal of opposition te
this statement, but it finally was adopted
by the convention. 1t is thought here
that this plank in the platform was thu
one which has raised the issue in Mr.
Henderson's case and has induced him t.
withdraw.
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