New-York tribune., 1920-07-13
Harding Takes
Dig at Cox Move
10 Win Farmer

luncheon with Senator Harding and
spent most of the afternoon in con-
ference with him. Another luncheon
guest was Walter F. Brown, who was
the nominees floor leader at Chicago
Brown is one Of three Republican con-
tenders for Harding's seat in the Sem
ate. Former Governor Frank Willis
who nominated the Senator, is another
Inc third is Judge r. M. Wanamaker
OF Akron. Ohio, who also called on
senator Harding to-day.
Mr.. Robins, before returning to Chi
cage, &C., said. i
conference, as far as l am concerned
we talked over matter of general in
terest to Progressives. Since Mr..
the Republican platform and ticket,
many of his supporters, myself among
them, have done likewise.
Glass Cleavage To Be Fought
I've talked over questions of labor
ana progressive matters generally. We
have the question Of liberty under the
law to make good in this country. We
have seen class cleavage in Europe.
The class movement is seeking to make
headway in every direction. The next
are going ahead, whether this govern
ment is to go forward building as our
fathers did, or to experience class
force and economic cleavage such as
are dividing Europe.
"On the fundamentals of the situa-
ton we are in substantial agreement.
The Senator, however, has his own
ideas, and mine arc, of course, we'll
known
after the announcement by Senator
johnson, l should say that the over
whelming support of most Of the Pro-
gressives is assured for Senator
Harding. Some labor leaders that
have talked with are in the position
of wishing to wait until they have
heard Senator Harding's speech Of ac-
ceptance. In that connection, any la
bor leader who says he can deliver the
labor vote is indulging in childish talk.
1t never has been Possible to deliver
the labor or trade unionist vote Of the
United States as q unit
Hopes Robins Will Speak
Mr.. Robins was asked if he would
take the stump for Senator Harding,
and while he, slightly embarrassed,
was framing his reply Senator Har-
ding spoke up: eve are very hopeful
of having Mr.. Robins with US in every
line of campaign activity"
Senator Cummins, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce, who came to Marion last night
at the request of Senator Harding to
talk over the great transportation
problems confronting the country. de-
clared to-day that the Republican
nominee was one of the most progress
slve men in the country on important
questions that will confront the nation
during the next twenty years.
Senator Harding wanted to talk with
Senator Cummins before writing that
part of his speech Of acceptance that
is to deal with the railroad situation
AS he was about to depart Senator
Cummins said:
Statement by Cummins
II have been closely connected with
Senator Harding officially and So
cially," said Senator Cummins 81
probably have had as good an oppor-
tunlty to know his general views of
things as any other man. l think that
he grasps the real problems that we
have to deal with as we'll, if not more
comprehensively, than any other man
OF my acquaintance. HIS outlook is
all forward and not backward. With
respect to all the questions that will
interest US in the next decade or two
decades he is as progressive as any
man in the country, bar none"
Senator Cummins said he had dis
cussed the railroad and transportation
problems with Senator Harding in his
present visit and also had discussed
them many times before Expressing
his views on the railroad bill and the
transportation problems, Sem
ator Cummins said that every day that
passed was furnishing a further vim
dica ton of the new railroad law EN-
phasizing the gravity of the railroad
situation and the need for wise ham
ding of the railroad problem, Senator
Cummins said:
Railroad Situation Costly
''The inability of the railroads to
do the business of the country is cost
ing the country every day more than
the German war cost the people any
day"
He referred to the fact that in Iowa
the moving of enormous amounts of
grain and vast numbers of food ami
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