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WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct 25. The
recent dramatic declination of Speaker
David B. Henderson, of Iowa, to accept
renomlnation as a candidate for con
gress, has Injected Into the approaching
congressional elections a new Issue and
a new interest. To republicans, to the
country at large, the elections in the sev
eral districts assume an Importance only
second to that possessed by an election
for the presidency itself. On the results
rests the determination of the question
of the speakership of the next house.
The speaker of the house of represent
atives has always been an Important
figure In national legislation, but in
recent years his importance has grown
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to greatly increased dimensions. He Is a
figure only second in power to the pres
ident himself, and in some respects bis
power Is greater. At this time, when
there Is divergence on vital, issues In re
publican ranks, the elections are awaited
to learn not merely the answer whether
republicans or democrats shall dominate
the house, but, in event of the success
of the republicans, how the country re
gards the Issues now before it for con
sideration. With republicans in the ma
jority and the selection of a speaker be
coming their first work, the answer to
be given at the polls will in all prob
ability prove a determining factor in the
choice they will make.
It here becomes Interesting to glance
at the leading members of the house who
already present themselves to the minds
of republican politicians as candidates
for what Is practically the second most
Important office in the country.
One of these. Representative James
Schoolcraft Sherman, of Utica, who as
a republican represents the Twenty
fifth district of New York, was men
tioned some two years ago, at the time
of the resignation of Speaker Reed, as
the most likely successor to the latter.
In fact, Mr. Sherman was strongly In
the running against David B. Hender
son at that time, and was understood to
have withdrawn only in deference to the
wishes of Senator Piatt of New York.
For a time he was regarded as a sure
thing for the office, and it was gener
ally believed that he was the personal
choice of President McKInley. Mr. Mc
Klnley nominated him for general ap
praiser at New York, which, though
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practically a life office, he declined at
the instigation, it Is said, of his own
constituents, who desired that he retain
his seat in congress. In his speakership
race against Henderson, Sherman had
but one formidable opponent, Sereno
Payne, of Auburn, N. Y., then chairman
of the ways and means committee.
When he retired from the speakership
contest Sherman was believed to have
secured eighty-three votes out of the
ninety-two necessary to secure the cau
cus nomination. He has been six times
elected to congress and defeated once.
Congressman "Joe" Cannon, of Illi
nois, will doubtless be the strongest
mlddlewest candidate for speaker. In
November, 1889, he did come forward as
republican candidate for the office. He
has been a member of many house com
mittees, including that on rules, and Is
an acknowledged authority on postal
matter. Lawyer, farmer and banker, he
entered the Forty-third congress after
much distinction In his own state as a
politician, having been state's attorney
of Illinois from 1861 to 1869. His home
Is at Danville, but he was born at Gull
ford, N. C.,. In 1836. He was a close
friend of President Harrison. He has
always had a certain popularity in
Washington. A man- of plain manner
and appearance, his Washington house is
often a centre of social gaiety, but per
sonally he has the reputation of being
a man bent on business first and pleas
ure afterwards.
James A. Hemenway, of Indiana, an
other leading republican representative,
who has been spoken of as a candidate
for speakership, was first elected to the
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speeches in congress have won for him
comparisons to Blaine and Reed. He
had previously served in the Maine leg
islature and has been attorney-general
of the state. At one time he was men
tioned as a candidate for the United
States senate against Eugene Hale.
Last summer Mr. Littlefleld was spoken
of as a possible future speaker, and It
was rumored that he would have the
support of President Roosevelt, whose
recent selection of the famous Maine
congressman to father the anti-trust
law seemed to back up that view. Con
gressman Littlefleld Is one of the tallest
men In the house, spare and lean of
figure, and with an immense capacity
for work. The son of a New York
county Baptist minister, he began his
political career as a Maine assemblyman
In 1885, being soon chosen as the speaker
of the legislature. He was a delegate
at large to the national republican con
vention In 1896. While a loyal republi
can, Mr. Littlefleld openly opposed
President McKInley's charge on the
Porto Rico tariff Issue. He voted also
REP. HEMBNWAY.
Fifty-fourth congress In 1894. During
his" first term In the house he received
an unprecedented honor for a repre
sentative of his standing, In being ap
pointed by Speaker Reed a member of
the committee of appropriations. He
continued a member of that committee
during his second congressional term.
Born at Boonville In 1860, be is regarded
as a self-made man, having begun life
in a tannery and worked' his way into
law and politics. Like Mr. Cannon, he
is a strong mlddlewest possibility for
the speakership, and in the event of the
former being made speaker. Mr. Hem
enway would probably be taken care of
by being given the chairmanship of the
appropriation committee.
One of the most .prominent republican
representatives on the floor of the house,
and a possible candidate for the speak
ership. Is Charles E. Littlefleld, of Rock
land, Maine. He came to congress as
the successor of Nelson DIngley. His
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for Cuban reciprocity, and has declared
himself as absolutely against the exer
cise of autocratic powers by the speaker.
He was one of the signers of the minor
ity report on the exclusion of Repre
sentative Roberts of Utah In 1900, say
ing that while he disapproved of polyg
amy he saw great danger in congress
establishing precedents such as those In
volved in the disqualification of the Mor
mon representative. He Is said to be
even more radical than Roosevelt; Is
equally frank in his opinions and always
ready for a fight. He is fond of horses
and the drama, and one of his aphorisms
Is that "Congress must regulate the
trusts."
Frank W. Cushman takes rank among
republican congressmen who may pos
sibly succeed to the speakership. By
birth an Iowa man, he passed many
years In Washington, the state from
which he entered the Fifty-sixth con-
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REP. UNDERWOOD.
REP. J. E. BURTON.
REP. D'ARMOND.
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