Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
DEMOCRATS PLAN
TO SMOKE HARDING
Off PORCH FUTILE
Nominee Has No Intention Of
Abandoning Policy, Man
ager Declares.
By the Associated Press.


MARION, Ohio, August Ex-senator
Harding's campaign for the presidency
will go on as previously planned re-
gardless of the strategy adopted by
the democrats. it was said here today
by Harry NJ. Daugherty. member of
the republican executive committee,
after conference with the nominee.
There was no intention, he declared.
of abandoning the front-porch policy,
though some speeches would be made
in other cities.
"A campaign at all times must be in
harmony with the candidate and the
cause" said Mr.. Daugherty, who was
Senator Harding's pre-convention man
ager. and now is taking an active part
in direction of the campaign. Now
that both leading candidates have been
nominated for some time and have
spoken somewhat frequently since
their nominations, the different style
of campaigning must be more or less
apparent to those who have been OBJ
serving events.
No Campaign of "BOmbast."
"As far as the plans of the republic
an party are concerned. they Will go
on in orderly fashion. as laid out from
time to time by Chairman Hays and
the committee in conference with the
candidate. Nothing will be done in
connection with the republican cam
paign, or omitted to be done. because
any particular thing has been done, or
omitted to be done, by the opposition.
without assuming to speak for
anybody but myself, 1 think l can
safely say that the American people
| must not expect a campaign of bombast
| the republican candidate or party. A
campaign of personalities may not be
expected, nor campaign which ap-
reals to prejudice, but rather a cam
paign of dignity, entirely appropriate
and in harmony with the tempera-
ment of the candidate and the dignity
of the position to which he aspires.
! Reanirms Party Sponsorahip.
Reaffirming his faith in party
| sponsorship in government" Senator
Harding said in speech yesterday
| that his democratic critics were en-
/ tirely correct in supposing that it
elected President he would permit
| the Senate to have some way in de-
termining the policy of the govern
ment."
1.-The Senate saved American nation
| ality in 1919 and 1920" said the repub-
lcan nominee. when the executive
proposed to surrender it. If a republican
| is chosen next November you can be
very certain that the Senate will have
lations. as the Constitution contempla tes.
! had rather have the counsel of the
Senate than all the political bosses in
any party.
/ Il want to have done with personal
government in this country. | want to
put an end to autocracy, which has been
reared in the name of democracy
| There isn't very much choice between
venomous assault on the integrity of the
courts and the momentary clamor about
eliminating the Senate from the re-
sponsibility in federal government.
do not know whether the idea is one i'm
ported from the peace council at Paris
or whether it is reflex of the mob
mentality which has broken out in revo-
luton in various places in Europe
Not Likely to Attend Fair,
Senator Harding said today thai
published reports that he had ac.
cepted an invitation to attend the
Ohio state fair on August were
in error. He had responded to the in.
vitation in a telegram. he said, merely
promising to go if it were found pos.
Sible.
Under the present status of my
plans he added. Il do not see how
lean attend"