Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-19
Withdrawal of Henderson
Causes Less Uneasiness.
GROUNDLESS FEARS
PRESIDENT WILL TALK FREELY
IN THE WEST.
Belief That the People Will Sustain
His Views on the
Tariff.

Special From a Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, September 19.-There have
been some very strenuous conferences of
republican managers and leaders since last
Tuesday night when the Henderson crisis
was sprung upon them. The long-distance
phone to Oyster Bay has been working
overtime and the midnight candle has sput-
tered low in the socket in the Waldorf-As-
toria, where the big fellows have been pro-
vided with bed and board.
Instead of the Henderson withdrawal
hurting them, some of the leaders believe II
will prove advantageous in the end. 1t may
serve to bring about a more definite posi-
ton on tariff revision; it will certainly
accentuate the discussion of the difference
between the antitrust policies of the two
parties. and the managers believe that when
the distinction is sharply drawn the people
will decide against free trade as remedy
Tor the trusts
1t was feared for d moment thaI lne
reason assigned by Speaker Henderson for
Withdrawing would draw renewed attention
to possible varying views among republicans
on the tariff and trust situation 1t Is be-
lieved now, however that General Hender-
sons personality will soon be lost sight OF
in the campaign, and that his remarkable
pronunciamento will not live in the MEM
orr Of the people. ~ @-
President Starts West.
President Roosevelt started today for L
western trip, on which he will address the
voters in many states. The President will
deal with the trust question around which
General Henderson skirted and will deal
with it in a straightforward manner that
will brush away some of the cobwebs now
dimming the situation. Look out for Wig
orous line of talk on the relation of trusts
to the tariff The President is loaded for
bear. and some of the ammunition has been
acquired since the Henderson episode &C.
Cured
A fire may be kindled in the rear while
the President is away, but it will not hurt
him. The republican leaders of this state
still insist that the republican state convcn-
ton next week will not go as far as the
President has gone on the question of
trusts, but when the influences which
dictate that position are understood in the
west the effect viii be in the President s
favor. So with the head of the party com
Ing out in plain and unequivocal language
explaining the attitude of the party on the
question of trusts and tariff, and paying
more attention to it because of this very
Henderson episode, it is the belief of the
senators who have been weighing the situa-
ton carefully since Tuesday that the cam
pagn will not be unfavorably affected by
the incident.
The widely assigned reason fer General
Henderson's action will soon be understood,
namely. that on account of the character Of
the campaign threatened against him he
did not care to continue the fight.
A Rumor Contradicted
A story circulated today that he found
that Hull and Babcock of the republican
congressional committee We're trying to
beat him for the speakership met with a
dignfied denial at congressional headquar-
ters today. Representative Babcock said
Mr.. Hull and l have been and still are
General Hendersons most loyal friends. -
Hr Hull said he had been associated closely
with Mr.. Henderson for thirty years and
had not changed his loyal friendship.
Beginning next week the congressional
campaign will take renewed impetus. The
literature is ROW pretty well distributed.
The spellbnders' bureau has the bulk of
the work cut out and the talking will soon
commence. A slight Encouragement of
speakers will be made account of the
Henderson Withdrawal OF course, all of
General Henderson's dates are Cancelled and
the managers are now arranging with some
of the most prominent speakers in the
party to fill those engagements. Senate
Foraker will probably meet several. Secre-
tary Root will be asked to go on the stump,
and Secretary Shaw and Secretary Wilson
also n. O. NJ.