Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-23
REAL REASON
AS Cummins Men Look at
Henderson's Action.
GOVERNOR WAS A RIVAL
Others Say That the Speakers Action
Was Due to Petulancy Over Small
Thinss-Will Have No Effect liz
This State.

MS STATE.
Des Moines, Sept. 19.-Antagonisu
to Governor A. B. Cummlns. pride and
petulancy are each ascribed by sup.
porters of Governor Cummins in this
city as the real cause for the With
drawal of Speaker D. B. Henderson,
from the. race for congress in the third
district.
Motive Hard to Fix.
One of the three men in Iowa clos.
est to the governor in discussing the
cause of the speakers resignation
says
What the real cause of his reoana
action, which to my mind was inpul
sive and not deliberate, is, | do not
pretend to say. but am satisfied any
antagonism he may have to the shel.
ter plank is not to the plank ITSELF
but on account of the fact Governor
Cummins had become identified with
it as result of the Minneapolis
speech
Other Critics Less Charitable.
Others of the governors followers
who are not SO close to him as the man
just quoted, but considerably more Sc.
we're in their criticism of the speaker
ascribe his action simply to pride anS
petulancy. They declare that since hi
has become speaker he would moi
brook any rival in Iowa politics ant
the rising star Of the young governor
was constant offense to him. They
declare at the last state convention
he displayed displeasure and evef
anger because in arranging the seats
for the guests of honor he was given
a place behind Senators Allison and
Dolliver, also the fact that he was NOT
invited to make a speech did not help
to soothe his temper.
These and other fancied sights, like
the lack of applause at Waterloo
when he was last nominated, have
served, claim these Cummins people,
to put a man naturally imperious, who
has become more so through his new
position, into frame of mind when,
in fit of pique. he's apt to do any
thing without half way considering II
Hurt by Fancied Slight.
In fact, many people in Des Moines
today are seriously advancing the the.
DRY that the eliminating
point was reached when the
President invited the five
United States senators to consult with
him on matters of party policies and
did not take the speaker OF the house
into his confidence.
No Effect in State.
So far as any political effect in Iowa
from Colonel Henderson's withdrawal.
is concerned, none is looked for here
outside Of perhaps Colonel sHender-
sons own district. Iowa, it is argued.
is strong republican state, and the
great majority of Iowa republicans ara
well satisfied with the platform al
they and not Colonel Henderson under,
stand 1t. The only solicitude felt hero
is 1t may have badA effect in othel
states on the congressional election.
Governor cummins Talks.
Chicago, Sept. 19.-Governor A. q
Cummins Of Iowa was in Chicago yess
terday on his way to attend tho
launching of the United States cruiser
Des Moines at Quincy, Mass. Cover.
nor Cummins said he could not under.
stand Mr.. Hendersons withdrawal
from the congressional race, but de-.
clared his action would have no effeca
on the republican vote in the state.
Say Speaker Should Resign.
Washington. D. G. Sept. 19.-The re-
fusal of Speaker Henderson to recon.
slider his withdrawal from the cam,
paign in Iowa has angered some of his
best friends and they are now suggest.
ing that if Col. Henderson is SO SEN.
sitive about personal attacks he might
as we'll resign from the speakership
before the beginning of the short ses--
sion. They say that the speaker did
not nave any very good grip on the
house, even as the chosen leader, and
that after he has withdrawn from
republican campaign it will be next to
impossible to keep the kicking mem
bers in line and prevent revolution in
the house.
1t is the generally accepted theory
that Colonel Henderson's real reason
for withdrawing from the congression..
al race is the fear of personal cam.
paign made against him. The demo.
Gratis admit that they had intended to
make personal campaign against the
speaker. They could not successfully
attack President Roosevelt, and they
considered it legitimate to show up
the weakness and faults of the speak.
err, who stands next to the Presiden,
as political power. They admit thai
they had gathered considerable mater
ial for this fight, and they regret thai
they are not to have the opportuns
ity to use it.
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