Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-19
HARDING ACCEPTS CHALLENGE TO MAKE:
 TREATY BIG ISSUE
Expresses Confidence Repub- lican Attitude Will be
 Endorsed
SENATOR LIKELY TO
 ABANDON VACATION
Frankling MacVeagh PrOfesses to See Opportunity for Harding to be Considered as Progressive
 Conservative" He Says


 ding, the republican presidential nomi nee, today answered President Will sons challenge to make the peace treaty the dominant issue in the com ing campaign with statement that the republican party would gladly wei come referendum on the question of the foreign relationship of this re- public"
 The republican candidate in further replying to President Wilson's de- claratlons, as contained in an inter- view published today, expressed confi- dence that "the republican attitude of preserved nationality will be over. whelmingly endorsed"
 MT. Harding's assertions were close ly followed by a statement by Her. bert Hoover, endorsing the choice of the Chicago convention and urging all republicans to support the na- tional ticket.
 MT. Hoover issued his statement after a breakfast conference with Senator Harding. The conference. it was explained, was part of the repub- lican nominee's general plan of meet ing party leaders to learn their views and bring into harmonious organi- zation the various party groups.
 The former food administrator said the republican platform, for the most part, was constructive and progressive and the compromise blanks on the treaty and labor and other subjects were susceptible to forward look ing interpretation"
 Some issues, including reorganiza- tion of election expenditures and the primaries, he added, were not ade- quately dealt with, but the develop ment of several party organizations built upon several individual view points would be disastrous.
 Senator Harding spent virtually the entire day in conference with Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus, his pre- convention campaign manager, George Clark of Canton, chairman of the Ohio state republican committee, and others, in regard to campaign plans,
 Progressive Too.
 The conferences with MT. Daugh- erty related almost entirely to dis cussion of plans connected with the formal notification ceremonies.
 Definite action on number of subjects is expected to be taken Mon- day at conference which the nomi- nee will have with a committee ap- pointed at Chicago and composed of Chairman Hays, national committees men A. T. Hert, Kentucky; Jacob L. Hamon, Oklahoma; o. D. Hilles, New York, and Ralph E. Williams, Oregon, and former Senator John w. Weeks of Massachusetts.
 Senator Harding had planned to leave tomorrow for vacation but it was said today the vacation trip might be entirely abandoned. Certain friends of the senator were under stood to believe that in view of the numerous conferences in prospect it would be more advisable for him to remain in Washington until he goes home.
 Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania in letter today congratulated Sena- tor Harding and assured his support in the campaign.
 "1t is needless to tell you," wrote Governor Sproul, "that I am pleased with the whole situation and that you will have my devoted services in any way in which they may be useful"
 A similar letter also was received from Franklin Macveagh, former sec retary of the treasury, who asked the senator to "accept the hearty and loyal good wishes of beaten man."
 "My guess is," said MT. MacVeagh, "that your attitude in the campaign from the beginnig-will show that of the Wood stripe are easily included in your political sym pathies, and that as candidate-and subsequently, as president-you will stand as a progressive conservative"
 Senator Harding broke the spell of work and went to the golf links where he played around with Senator Elkins, republican of West Virginia, and F. E. Scobey, of San Antonio Texas, and R. B. Creager of Brownsville, Texas.