South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-21
TO FIX DATE
FOR HARDING
CEREMONIES
Republican Officials Will Set
Day TO Formally Notify
Their Candidate.

WASHINGTON. June 20.-In an
ticipation OF a coming busy week of
conferences, Sen. Harding, republi-
can presidential nominee. Sunday
received no callers but spent the day
resting. He did take advantage of
the lull 10 go over some personal
mail and later in the day went mo-
toring, accompanied by Mrs Hard
ing and several personal friends.
Monday Sen. Harding viii meet
Chairman VIII H. Hays and mem
bers OF the Subcommittee of the
republican national committee to fix
a date for his official notification
and 10 discuss other features of his
campaign. This conference is ex-
pected to occupy practically the en-
tire day. With the exception of Mr..
Hays, who will arrive early Monday,
all members of the committee were
Sunday in Washington and held in
formal conferences during the day
without final plans being reached.
To Attend Conference
In addition TO Mr. Hays. those
who will attend will be Charles d.
Hilles of New York. John w. Weeks
of Massachusetts, A. T. Hert of
Kentucky. ]. L. Hamon, Of Okla
homa, Ralph Williams of Oregon,
all members of the national COM
mittee. and Fred w. Upham, treas
urer. and Clarence =. Miller, secre-
tary of that body.
IT is expected that a committee
will be named Monday to work out
plans for the notification ceremony.
Another important matter likely
to be determined Monday, il was
said Sunday night. would be the ap-
pointment of an executive commit
tee consisting OF members of the re-
publican national committee TO take
active charge of the campaign.
No indication so far has been
given of the personnel Of this COM
mittee.
Owing TO the imT ortant part the
women are 10 nave IN this years
campaign, the senator's friends said
Sunday night It was certain some of
the members would be women In
order that the committee might be
mobile. present plans call for a
committee TO not exceed fifteen
members.
Daughcrty to Quit.
1t became known Sunday night
that Harry NJ. Daugherty, Of Co
lumbus. O., Sen. Harding's cam
paign manager prior TO the Chicago
convention, will relinquish his du-
ties 20 be a close personal adviser
70 the Ohio senator during the cam
paign. Mr.. Daugherty is not a
member OF the national committee.
When ne took charge of the pri-
mary campaign. il was said he eX-
pressed the desire that If Sen. Hard
ing was nominated he would not be
burdened with carrying on the ma
tional campaign.
Announcement was made sunday
night that the conference between
Sen. Harding and former Sen. Al
bert J. Beveridge of Indiana would
be next tuesday, while that with
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. jr.. would
be either on the same or the follow
ing day.
Sen. Harding. during the coming
week. Will continue to see eXpdAts
in various lines whom he has sum-
moned for the purpose Of discussing
with them topics ne PROF Oses to dis
cuss in his speech Of acceptance.
While no announcement has been
made as 10 what persons viii be
seen. the senator hopes 10 confer
with representatives OF business, or
ganized labor, transportation and
industrial enterprises before he gets
down 10 the actual writing Of his
speech.