Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-18
EYES OF MARION
ON cox MEETING
WITH PRESIDENT

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day Senator Harding. the republican
nominee. today was reading proof Of
his address and making such correc-
tions as he deemed advisable.
He is planning quiet week end in
and about Marion after his two weeks
of strenuous work on his speech and
other matters connected with the
campaign. The senator will endeavor
10 keep out of doors as much as pos
sible the next few days.
Former Representative Fowler of
New Jersey, chairman of the bank
ing and currency committee of the
House at one time. called a the Hard
ing headquarters today to discuss
financial legislation and the condition
which confronts the country
Letter From Old Associate.
Senator Harding received a letter
from Col" Shorty johnson of the
Bremen (Ohio) Printing Company,
who used to work on the Marion Star.
the Harding newspaper, congratulate
ing the senator upon his nomination
shorty, whose real name is Lam
bert T. Johnson. opened his letter
with Dear w. g." the name by which
Senator Harding has always been
known about his newspaper Office.
1T seems far cry" wrote
Shorty" since I struck you in the
Star office in 1885,
Senator Harding wrote a reply
thanking Mr.. johnson for his kindly
letter. "Of all the great food of mes
sages which have come to me in the
1ao fAvry he hn cai1 ha.
brought me more genuine pleasure
than those evidences of cordial and
kindly remembrances from those who
stuck type with u.s.
Speech $500 Words Long.
With his speech accepting the
republican nomination for President
finally completed. Senator Harding is
looking forward to a real day of rest
tomorrow. He plans to spend Sunday
in Marion, attending church in the
morning.
The speech of acceptance is about
$500 words in length and is the NOM
inee's Interpretation of the republi-
can platform. The speech was printed
in the Office of the Marion Star, SEN
ator Hardings newspaper. The Sen
ator spent the better part of an hour
in the newspaper Office today, going
over the proof and making correc-
lions here and there. Finally. when
it was ready to his satisfaction, sew
eral thousand copies were run off for
distribution throughout the country,
but to be held in confidence until the
speech is made on Thursday. For the
next three days Senator Harding will
get out of doors as much as possible
and away from the office, to which he
has stuck constantly for two weeks,
working long hours.
To Make Some Speeches.
1t appears practically certain now
that Senator Harding. while sticking
to his plan for a front porch cam
paipn in the main, will make speeches
in New York, Chicago and other big
cities before the campaign is over.
He is likely to go into Minnesota or
one of the agricultural states, and de-
liver an address to the farmers of the
country. But the fact that he prob
ably will make such speeches in some
of the cities. does not mean that he Is
abandoning his original plan to stick
pretty close to his home in Marion
and to make his political utterances
from his front porch, as Mckinley did
in Canton
Miss Alice Paul. of the National
Women's party, came here tonight
from Columbus to make arrangements
for the meeting of the suffragists with
Senator Harding the morning of the
day of his notification. She addressed
a woman suffrage meeting in the pub
lie library.
Confident OF Suceess.
Miss Paul expressed entire conf
dence that the women would get the
necessary thirty-sixtii state If Senator
Harding, the republican nominee, and
Gov. Cox, the democratic nominee,
would use their influence with the
legislature of Tennessee to have that
body ratify the amendment when it
meets August 8.
I'VE want Senator Harding to ask
the republicans to caucus and solidly
support the suffrage amendment in
the Tennessee legislature" she said.
Every state in the Union will be rep
resented by women here Thursday at
the conference with Senator Harding.
The conference is to last twenty
minutes. The women will march to
the Harding house carrying suffrage
banners Two speakers will state their
request, one representing Tennessee
and one from a state where the women
already vote.
1--WE are anxious to impress upon
Senator Harding the need OF request
ling the representation in Tennessee
to get behind the amendment. If
Tennessee ratifes, with republicans
and democrats alike supporting the
amendment, then the credit for gfvine
the thirty sixth state will be divided"
Plans for picketing here have been
a bandoned since the women are to
have their hearing. -s<,.l+H>