Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-08-04
DOCK
WORKERS BACKS
HARDING; SAYS
CHANGE NEEDED
Of LongShoremen'S
1. Sociation Comes Out,
Strongly in Support of the
Republican Candidate
RESTORE CONFIDENCE,
THUS ENDING UNREST
People Have Lost Faith in
Democratic Party Labor
Vote Cannot Be Delivered,
As Claimed
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Marion. o.. Aug. S.-Senator
Harding conferred today with T.
V. OConnor of Buffalo. president
of the International Longshore-
mems association, on the labor sit
uation. The candidate was assured
of the support Of the labor leader,
who later gave out statement.
Senator Harding also conferred
with Senator Harry s. New of In
diana. chairman of the republican
speakers bureau, on the speaking
campaign. To what extent, II at
all, the front porch campaign plan
will be deviated from ia under
stood to have been discussed.
Senator New asserted no one in
authority had said there would be
no deviation and proceeded to dis
cuss handicaps of a front porch
campaign now as compared with
the Harrison campaign in 1888 and
the Mckinley campaigns in 1906
and 1900. Not only are railroad
rates higher. but 1t is impossible
for the railroads to furnish excur-
,sion equipment, he said.
Mr.. O'Connor in his. statement
said
II am for Senator Harding be-
cause | believe change of admin
istration necessary to restore con-
fidence in this country. know
Senator Harding is real man
from whom labor will always get
a square deal
II have heard a good deal of
various leaders that are going TO
deliver the labor vote but I want
to say nobody will deliver 1t. Labor
is going to vote TO suit itself. The
democratic party has lost its
claim for confidence of the coun-
try. We must restore popular con-
fidence in our government to put
an end to unrest. The world Is In
bad scrape. and IL the United
| States does not keep its feet on the
ground the world can't.
II deal with dii tnationaiit!es eSs.
Icept Asiatics in our organization
and I know that there Is a desire
to get away from entanglements
among European nations. There is
n good deal of apprehension among
| the men lest conditions they OBJ
serve In Europe may reach here
at seems plain TO me labor
must support the republican party
| II the democrats win the govern
ment would be turned over to the
control of the solid south and the
machine dominated democratic
states of the north.
Former Senator Bailey is cam
| paigning for the nomination of
| governor of Texas with the open
shop as his platform. I have never
asked the absolute closed shop. but
I certainly could not assent to the
view that the southern democracy
takes of the problems Of labor"
Harry NJ Daugherty. Senator
Harding's pre- convention manager
and member Of the campaign
Executive committee, also called
on the candidate today and later
issued a statement detailing what
he said was the inside" story af
10. Fl. Whites election as demo-
cratic national chairman
| Homer Cummings was the can
didate Of President Wilson for
chairman and Ed Fl. Moore was
Governor Cox's candidate" he
said. "Mr. Moore got mad be-
cause Governor Cox made his pill
grimage TO Washington an1 took
himself out of it. Mr.. Cummings
was too Objectionable to tire
lTainmany crowd who had Helped
nominate Cox So they compro-
missed by naming Mr.. White.
Governor Cox has already felt
&C mrelled to administer rebi,ts
jtD Chairman White for talking
lahout the issues"