The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-30
Especial Dispatch to The Tlmes.)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March "
Speaker David T.. Henderson is fast pc
coming a rival of President Roosevelt IN
unpopularity with his own party, anu II
will not be long, if he keeps on as ne
Is going now, before it will be a hard
matter 10 decide which is hated worse.
For some time past people in Washing
ton have been saying that Roosevelt is
as cordially ha:ed by the Republican
party as Grover Cleveland was, toward
the close OF his second administration,
Inv the Democrats. Now. Henderson S
name is being link ed with that OF Eooss-
welt in the general gossip ono nears soout
the capital. The cause OF the 5trouole IN
both cases is, to drop into the vulgar
| ,ern,cu,ar ..swelled head" Roosevelt
comes by his naturally. He was born
with the malady and will die with 1t.
| TTenderson's is Of recent growth. and
has come to him since he became Speak
| er. Although they differ slightly In prl-
mary causes, both cases arc pronounced
| hopeless.
4 great many of Henderson's former
friends are very bitter against MN.
They say that before he was made
Speaker he was a man OF a decldedly
GENIAL temperame nt, cordial, affablel and
easily approached. -
Now however, he sout-Reeds Reed, and
goes to the furtherest extremes in his
rulings. If he had Reeds ability they
would not mind it so much, Tor the Re-
nublican party dearly loves to be doml-
neared and driven, but Henderson has
adopted Reeds Czar-lil1e manner Wlthout
inheriting any of his ability. ana SO,
unlike his predecessor, who YVES 1eareo'
as we'll as hated by his followers. Hen
derson is hated. but not feared.
n is understood that certain Senators
ore growing very tired OF this so-calied
o,e- man mower in the House, and are
,ronarinc. to make trouble for Flender-
son. AT present there are several zen
ate bills bottled up in the House, Where,
n is said, Henderson intends to Keep
them
The principal one of these is the omni-
hus claims bill, which passed the House
and went to the Senate ,.Wnere ce asaa
claim bills. which have at times passed
hot houses, but had never been put put
through. at the same session, We're addeo
+o3it as amendments before it was pass
ed by the higher body. Now, Speaker I
T5ende rson, instead of allowing It TO 60
"a the conference committee, as is the
custom, has stuck 1t on the calen l'-la
where it is likely to stay.
This is the bill that contains items a.,
fecting the Virginia DEBT ana Tue isioti'
mond College claim -,
O+bar hills Of this sort relate to: irr1-
cation, ship subsidy commerce, etc.' stn !.
if the Speaker persists in holding ou'
apainst them, the Senate will probaDls
attach them to appropriation bills anc
RIM them through anyhow.
All the Beet Sugar Republicans !. are
down on Henderson for buying off Sc Sc
many Of their men on the Cuban ia El rlfi
question, and if they can hurt him IN any IN
.wav possible they may be counted OF
10 do it. 1t was his taking the floor at :
|513enublican caucus one night and max.
Ing q personal appeal that beat the Bee
j sugar people, for this action on his par
prevented the taking of a vote on tn. the
l$nisht in questions when, if the vote hae
i .been taken, the high tariff people would
i have had the majority. But the votesWa
nostponed for a week and in that Week
& many, Of the recalci trant Republican
were whipped into line
The blind love Of the Republican party
for eadership was mentioned above II
connection with the ediences OF ile
|sHouse .Republi leans to the omina ting r1ls
sof Reed, and apropos of That it may no
a he. out Of tho way to tell the story
ono Of the few occasions upon which tn.
hinocerous hide of 1le ia nous Car
4 was penetrated - by an adye rsary.sssIh ~
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