Show RUSFI IOUENDERSON f Congressional Delegations Endorse fllnTpr Speakersbip + MAKING A STRONG FIGHT HE AND FRIENDS SWEEP AWAY ALL OBSTACLES i tf Advices Received Yesterday Indicate That He A y Has Sufficient Support to Insure J Election They Are All Falling In Lie Sherman Still Has Hopes i Chicago June Congressman D B Henderson of Iowaarrived in Chicago today to meet he said some o his friends on the Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan delegations Congressman Hopkins was the first to greet him and they conferred together for over an hour Advices received today it is asserted by General Hendersons friends assure his selection as speaker The action of the Illinois delegation on Friday and the assurances from Indiana and Michigan Michi-gan left little doubt In their mind as to the outcome of the contest but word came that the ten Massachusetts Republican Re-publican congressman and the Mary land delegation o four had voted to cast their lot wit the Iowan the claims were made that his election was now certain The following votes General Hender son says are now pledged to him Illinois 1 Iowa 1 Ohio 15 Wlssan sin 10 Minnesota 7 South Dakota 2 Massachusetts 10 Maryland 4 To this will be added to a certainty it Is asserted the votes of the Michigan Michi-gan and Indiana delegations twelve from the former and nine from the latter giving him a total of ninetyfour votes or one more than a majority of the Republican votes in the house Later in the afternoon word came from Topeka that six of the seven Republican Re-publican congressmen in Kansas were also for Henderson Word was received re-ceived from Congressman Fowler of New Jersey saying there would be votes for General Hen eron In that delegation and an intimation that the eat would do much more for him than lad been looked for |