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he Will Do Much Political
Work During Recess.
FIGHT ON HEPBURN
DEMOCRATS CAN MAKE NO HEAD
WAY IN THAT DIRECTION.
Situation in All Iowa Districts Could
Not Be More Salts
factory.


derson has been arranged, and constitutes
combination Of pleasure and work, with
the work part predominating. The Speaker
is not only to address his own constituents
in every county in his district. but Is to do
much other work in Iowa and then plunge
into the general campaign as the national
republican congressional committee shall
suggest.
Speaker and Mrs. Henderson are now in
New York city. They will go at once to
Saratoga for a few days. returning to New
York on the 18th, to meet their daughter,
Miss Bell Henderson. who has been spend
ing the winter in Europe under the tutelage
of the best vocal masters. They will then
spend some time on the Thousand Islands,
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs Irving
Bachelor. The Speaker will here do his
summer fishing, spending about two weeks
in that occupation.
The burdens of the campaign will then be
assumed by the speaker, who will go to
Iowa to be present at the state convention
on the 31st of July. After the convention he
will again go east to be the guest with Mrs.
and Miss Henderson, of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
NJ. Parker of this city. at Camden, Me.
The latter part Of August or the first of
September will find him again in Iowa.
where he expects to actively open his own
campaign on the 18th There are nine
counties in the speakers district and he
will speak in each one of them. AS soon
as this round of oratory has been COM
pleted, the speaker has notified the repub-
lican congressional committee that he VIII
be completely at their disposal. and that
committee has declared It's intention OF
sending him into every close district
which it will be possible for him to visit
before the election Is held.
Iowa Politics.
J. w Richards, private secretary to the
Speaker, and Mrs. Richards, will leave
Washington tomorrow for Colorado Springs,
where they will spend the time between
now and the opening of the campaign in
Iowa. in which Mr.. Richards will take An
important part. Mr.. Richards Is a close
student Of congressional politics, and par
ticularly of Iowa politics. and he is unable
to see anything in the present outlook
which augurs evil to his party.
Il notice that the claim Is made this
morning by the democratic congressional
committee that they hope to elect a MEM
Der from the eighth Iowa district in the
place of Col uepburn.' he remarked to a
Star man today. ITO any one who knows
anything ? Jut low politics, this democrat
ic hope IS amusing elusive, for il there is
any loyal 'epuh" n district in that state
1t Is Col. HI MS district. l do not mean
by this that the eighth district gives larger
republican majorites than any other, but
the majority there may be said to be prac-
tically uniform and constant. 1t is increased
of course in presidential years, but there Is
an absolute republican majority in the
eighth, which can be depended upon at any
and all times.
Besides this, Col. Hepburn Is recognized
by the people of his district. as well as all
over the state as being one of the ablest
and most valuable members of the House,
and the idea that the democrats are an
nf defp inc
MIN VIII be taken as quite joke by the
people of Iowa.
The democrats have been in the habit Of
making the bold claim that they expected
to carry the third and fourth Iowa dis
tricts, but the returns of late years have
regularly shown the fallacy of those claims,
and the result this fall, in my opinion will
not be an exception to this rule.
The situation in each one of the Iowa
districts could not be better than it Is at
the present time for republican success.
Inc party In the state is free from fac
tional differences. and the republicans are
active and alert in all sections. The repub-
lican committees propose to make the cam
paign pace a lively one from start to fin
ism. Ihey are confidently expecting. to equal
the 100000 plurality Of the last Mckinley
election.
Affairs in the second district, represented
by Mr.. Rumple, are in f1rst-class shane for
the republicans. although this district was
represented by democrat for years. The
voters there are strong believers In sound
money, and when Bryan was nominated
they came over to the republican party,
and came to stay, although the democrats
have attempted to carry the district sew
eral times by nominating a gold democrat,
and 1t is understood that this ATTEMPT will
be repeated this year. There Is nothing to
indicate its success now more than in the
past. while on the other hand the position
or the republicans in the district has been
strengthened
Tn tho 2raoJA,1c n:sA~s.k
"1n Speaker Hendersons district. the
third, there Is more enthusiasm for the
ticket at this length of time before the cleo
ton than In any previous year The reason
for this Is perhaps the little furry over
the nomination, when for the first time In
twenty years there was mention Of a can
didate against the Speaker for the nom
nation. The enthusiasm with which his
friends all over the district rallied to his
support crystallized sentiment so over
whefmingly in his favor that the attempted
opposition was abandoned before the con-
vention was held. The enthusiasm of the
convention. at which his nomination was
made unanimous, has kept right on fncreas-
ing until today it is ready to burst into
third Iowa district will be the most en-
thu1astlc republican center in the coun-
try. Beside the Speaker ARRANGEMENTS
have been made for addresses to be deliv-
cred there by Secretary Root and Repre-
sentative Dalzeil Of Pennsylvania
The democrats in Iowa have shown
their hand in regard to paramount poiit-
icai Issues by announcing that tariff reform
and the trusts are to be worked To lead
up to such campaign they have been en-
oeavortng for months to show the necessity
or tariff revision in various sections Of the
state. The people of the state. however.
are OF the opinion that If the tariff ia to be
revised that revision should be made by its
friends rather than its enemies, and the
preliminary skirmish has not resulted en-
tirely to democratic satisfaction.
Cuban Reciprocity.
I'm regard to Cuban reciprocity believe
the republicans OF Iowa are disposed to
stand by the President the Speaker and
the majority in the House. The people feel
very kindly toward the new republic and
would not hesitate to give such aid as was
recommended by both Mckinley and Roose-
welt.
The record of legislation In the House
has been most satisfactory to Iowa. The
oleomargarine law meets the needs of the
great dairy interests of that state, and