The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-15
HARDING WILL
HOLD HIS JOB
ASA SENATOR
Candidate Says Governor
Cox Would Appoint Dem
ocrat- Present Term Ex-
plres on March 4.
TO BE HOME ON JULY |
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Warren
G. Harding, the Republican president
lal nominee, does not intend to retire
from the United States senate until
his term of Office expires on March
4th.
There is no possibility of that"
Senator Harding. declared today when
asked whether he would resign. Il do
not intend to resign but intend to
serve my term out. Why shouldn't
-"
Il do, however, intend to withdraw
my petition filed last week in Colum-
bus, giving notice that l would be a
candidate for reelection to the SEN
ate. That will be done this week.
Democrat Would Take Place.
1t was pointed out that for Mr Hard
ing to resign from the senate would
endanger the narrow Republican ma
Jority in that body as Governor Cox
would name Democrat to serve until
March next
Senator Harding said he hoped to
wind up matters pertaining to his
senatorial duties by the end of the
week and then take a brief vacation
Before returning TO his home at
Marion, o, where he will be formally
notified of his nomination.
The Republican nominee. however,
does not plan to reach Marion much
before July l. During his vacation he
will confer with Chairman Hays. Of
the Republican national committee
and other Republican leaders and pre-
pare his speech of acceptance He had
not decided today where he would
spend his vacation.
CHICAGO, Ill, June 15.-Chair.
man Will H. Hayes completed
his conference with western leaders of
the Republican national committee to-
DAY and departed for his home in Sulli-
van, Ind. whence he will go to Wash
ington shortly to meet with Senator
Harding and the committee headed by
a. T. Hert, which will make the ar
| rangements for the formal notification
of the candidate of his nomination.
1t was emphasized by western lead
ers at the conference here that the
| territory west OF the Mississippi will
! be the big battle ground of the presi-
/ Gentia election. Clarence Miller,
| secretary of the national committee,
advocates the establishment of the
main republican headquarters in Chi
cago, instead of New York Chairman
Hays expressed his desire TO spend the
greater part of his time here. giving
! special attention to the western cam
! palgn.
| MEVICO CITY. June 14.-Adolfo De
La Huerta, provisional president. de-
clared at dinner TO newspaper men
! tonight, that he considered Warren G.
Harding, Republican nominee for the
presidency OF the L. s. a good friend
Of Mexico"
| COLUMBUS. O., June 15-Now mat
an OhiOan has been chosen the stand
ard bearer of the Republican party,
| Ohio Democrats are redoubling their
| efforts to obtain another honor for the
| Buckeye state by having Governor
Jarles Cox selected by the San Fran
| cisco convention as the one to carry
| the standard for their party.
No sooner had Senator Harding's
nomination been assured than former
| Governor James f Campbell an Ohio
! delegate at large to the Democratic
| national convention began preparation
| of a circular letter to all Democratic
| delegates setting forth why Governor
! Cox should be nominated at the San
! Francisco convention.
Governor James NJ. Cox can carry
! ONO. What other candidate can
match this certainty with even a prob
ability, the letter declares
WASHINGTON, June Is. - Benia-
min c. Marsh. secretary of the Far
mers' national council, who clashed
with members of the resolutions COM
/ mittee of the Republican national con-
! vention last week when he attacked
I the transportation Act as "unAmeri-
can" issued a statement here today
| declaring that the section OF the
Republican platform on agriculture
does not contain a single declaration
to reassure the farmers of America"