The Washington herald., 1920-06-17
HARDING MEETS
HAYS MONDAY
ON CAMPAIGN
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Pershing stated afterwards. Hes
very good friend Of mine"
Senator A. Owsley Stanley. Demo-
crat of Kentucky, former Senator
George Sutherland, of Utah, Senator
Morris Sheppard, a Democrat of
Texas, and Walter F. Brown, Mr..
Hardings floor leader at the con-
vention. were among the callers
yesterday.
Mr. Brown is a candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator from Ohio in the
primaries which take place on
August 10. When asked whether his
conference with Mr., Brown was
relative to the coming campaign in
Ohio. Mr.. Harding answered in the
negative. adding:
I'm the farthest removed from a
political boss of anyone in Ohio.
OF course We have our preferences"
Mr.. Harding wrote to Harvey C..
Smith. secretary of State of Ohio,
formally withdrawing the declara
ton of his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for United
States Senator. In answer to con-
gratulatory telegram he wrote to
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood the fol-
lowing letter:
Thank you very much for your
message of congratulations. / do
not know quite how to express my
feelings in debating an acknowl-
edgment to one who was a con-
tender for the distinction which
came to me. Perhaps / shall ex-
press myself sufficiently if l say
that had the distinction come to
you instead of me, / should have
found very great pleasure and sat-
isfaction in conveying to you a
very cordial message of felicitation
and good wishes.
Il know that we are both inter-
ested in the same great good to
our common country and l feel con-
fidcnt that you will be very deeply
interested in bringing about. a res
toration of a Republican party ad-
ministration in Washington and a
return to the constitutional methods
of government which were the con-
cept of the founding fathers"
Among those who sent congratu-
latory messages to Mr.. Harding
yesterday were Miss Mabel Board
man. head of the American Red
Cross; Mrs. John a. Logan, of Chi
cago. wife of the famous civil war
veteran. and John Barton Payne,
Secretary of the Interior. Rear
Admiral William S. Sims sent con-
gratulations.
Taggart Sends Message.
Former Senator Thomas Taggart,
of Indiana, sent the following mes
sage:
Il desire to take this opportunity
to congratulate you upon your nomi-
nation. 1t was certainly a great
victory for you. remember with
much pleasure your many kind
| nesses while in the Senate, and ]
have said repeatedly that if we had
to have a Republican President that
/ you would be my first choice"
Representative Martin r. Madden
of Illinois, pledged his support to
Harding in a letter urging that CO.
/ operation between the executive and
legislative branches of the govern
ment in a constructive program
should result in a reduction of ex-
penses. a lowering of the tax rate
the elimination of unrest, the res.
| toration of normal conditions, and
establishment of the party once
more in disposition of former glory
Trevor T. Matthews, secretary OF
the Ohio Society of Philadelphia
wired congratulations.
Mr.. Harding's present plans are tc
leave Washington, after comforting
with Chairman Hays. for a summer
resort In the East He has in mind
several places both at the seashore
and In the mountains where there
Is golf course. In the time inter.
vening between his departure from
Washington and his return tC
Marion, Ohio, about July Is. Mr.
Harding expects to compose hi,
speech OF acceptance.
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