Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
OHIO REPUBLICANS
SOL|DFOR HARDING
Convention Felicitates Native
Son as Marion Prepares
for Reception
PARTY UNITED FOR VICTORY
BY the Associated Press

Washington, July 1.--Senator Hard
ing buckled down today to the work
Of clearing away pending matters
preparatory to his departure early Sat
urday for his home in Marion, o
An indication Of the reception await
ing him in Marion was given to the
nominee today in telegram from the
state convention of Ohio Republicans.
The telegram bore greetings and con-
gratulations and added:
1--WE pledge you In behalf Of united
and militant party In your native and
home state our enthusiastic support un-
til your triumphant election In Mo-
vember. We congratulate the nation
that. with your Inauguration as Presi-
dent on March 4 next, there will be
n return to popular and constitutional
government.
1--WE congratulate the party upon the
fact that with your accession to the
presidency will begin another Repub-
ican administration instead Of per-
sonal autocratic government--and an
administration that will give help and
confidence to the people Of this coun-
try, that will bring peace to America
and will re- establish the government OF
this nation as conceived by the found.
crs."
Senator Harding continued his con-
ferences with Republican leaders today,
his callers including William r. Will
COX, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee in 1916, former Sena-
tor Henry A. du Pont and DR.. Morton
W. Bland.
Senator Harding said Mr.. Wilcox
called to give assurances of his support
and ito make suggestions regarding
campaign embarrassments to be
avoided"
In a talk with newspaper correspon =
dents later, Mr.. Wilcox indorsed the
proposed front porch. campaign, de-
claring Senator Harding was well
! known over the country and that ma =
| ton wide tour was unnecessary
Chicago, July 1.-Governor Low
den is to be selected to make the key
note speech in Illinois for Warren &.
| Harding, the speech to contain n rati-
fcation of the Harding Coolidge ticket
and to be made at n state rally Of Re-
publicans to be organized by Frank l..
Smith, chairman of the Republican state
committee. and by the committee Off
cially.
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman has
been selected to make the Harding
Coolidge keynote speech in the Inter :
Mountain Western Territory. A rally of
Republicans from those states has been
arranged for July 10 in Colorado. and
Senator Sherman has accepted the in
yitation to make the ratification ad
dress.
DIR. Horace Ellis. who is in charge
OF the speakers arrangements in the
Chicago headquarters, says plans are
being made for 100, 900 Republicans al
the Denver meeting.
Tennessee is to ratify the national
ticket on the same day at rally in
Knoxville. Governor William L.
Harding, of Iowa, is to make the key
note address.
Governor Sleeper, of Michigan, is tc
preside at a Michigan rally in Bay
view on August 90, at which the Re
publicans Of that territory will ratify
Governor Harding and Senator james
Z. Watson, Of Indiana, will deliver the
keynote addresses.
According to Doctor Ellis, Senator
Harding and Governor Coolidge will
make four or five speeches throughout
the campaign, and those will contain
the national Issues as defined by the
candidates, and thousands of copies vii
be printed and circulated through state
organizations so that local speakers may
find in them their guides to the vita
issues to present to audiences.