Show HENDERSON WILL WIL FILL FL TERM OUT AS SPEAKER I DUBUQUE la Ta Sept Sept ID I-I I U is announced announced an an- flounced that Speaker Henderson did dit not intend to resign the Speak- Speak session lon of ot Congress Con Con- r at nt the coming gress cress The statement was made b by his secretary In reply to a direct question fueston He lie however would say BOY nothing nothinG further Gen Henderson could not be seen to tonight tonight to- to night a as he spent the evening c at the home of a friend frend The Republican Congressional committee com corn of the Third district met here herc yesterday et and decided d to call can a convention conven tion at New Hampton 1 la Ia September to to consist of or the delegates to the convention which nominated Speaker Henderson to nominate a candidate to succeed him This action was taken aCter af after of- of ter n a 1 consideration of ot the low lown Iowa a election l ll laws law's Yesterday afternoon the committee commit commit- tee te members railed called caled upon Gen Henderson Hender son SOIl fon and r requested him to reconsider his lis withdrawal He le declined to do BO so saIng sayIng say say- Ing Ins his decision was final Before ad ad- the committee made the fol tol- ol- ol lowing statement It I It Is with wih deep regret that we find ourselves compelled to reconvene the delegates of or this distort for tor the purpose pui pui- pose o of nominating ja A candidate to represent rep rep- resent this district in the national house e. e This is ts especially true when we wo realize that that the necessity of or such action I Is caused h by the refusal of our present member to accept the nomination here here- heretofore tendered d him unanimously iy W y a r convention con enton galled called alec In his declination we ive eel feel that wo we wi lose an m able capable leader of re great l worth and anti national prominence such puch a as can be he attained only by hy one o of sturdy character Unusual unusual un un- usual natural ability and ripened ex experience e- e In the field feld of or statesmanship t We Ve part with him as nf a I leader leador with ith wih re re- re While thus thul compelled to re rease release re- re lease kase ase Speaker Hend r ion we wc do so 10 with wih no feeling that lint the selection o of his successor suc sue ceE cessor cesor or will wJ be without merit or that there will wl rc result Rn any danger as to the result to the Republicans of ot this distrIct district dis dis- in the coming election electon |