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HARDING ASKS FOR |
c. 0. P. CONGRESS.
Continues Warfare on League
in Whirlwind Trip Through
Indiana
ONLY TWO EASTERN TALKS
On Board Senator Harling's Special

On Board Senator Hartling's Special
Train, Oct. 15.-In whirlwind trip
through southern Indiana today, Sena
tor Harding continued his warfare
against the Versailles League OF Ma
tions and asked for "a return to the
constitution" through the ELECTION OF
Republican administration and a Re-
publican Congress.
Leaving Louisville, Ky, this morn :
ing, he was to reach Indianapolis during
the afternoon after numerous short
stops for speeches from the rear plat
form of his private car. Tonight he
Will speak in the Indiana capital and
tomorrow night will wind up his trip
with a speech in st. Louis. The places
at which his train was to make stops
during today included New Albany. JEFF
iersonville, Scottsburg, Seymour, Co
lumbus and Franklin.
Among the nominees guests on his
special train were Senator James Il.
watson and several Republican nomi-
nees for Congress and he spoke for the
election of each of them, telling his
crowds that il they were to have Re-
publican President it would be better
to make clean job of it and choose a
congress that would operate with
him. He praised Senator Watson s
record of service, declaring him to be
one OF the most useful of the men in
national public life.
The Louisville armory's 10000 seats
an were taken long before the meeting
there began last night, and although
spectators were permitted to wedge
into every open space and perch on the
nh
theatre. hundreds were unable to get
in at all. Cheering, which lasted five
minutes. greeted the nominee and his
wife when they appeared. and his
speech again and again brought crashes
of applause.
The announcement was made today
that Senator Harding would deliver
addresses in both Buffalo and Roches-
ter. n. Y, on October 81. No other
eastern speaking dates will be made.
Mrs. Marvin A. Lewis, Republican
woman leader Of Louisville. introduced
the senator, but when she was only part
way through her speech the crowd
drowned her voice with demands for
Harding. When the nominee got up an
other prolonged cheer kept up while the
band played Dixie"
Although the candidate spoke into a
voice simplifying device, his words ap-
parently did not carry to the edges OF
the crowd and there was much shutting
of feet and conversations which kept ur
hubbub while he went on with his
speech. Those standing in the rear OF
the big enclosure began to thin out after
he had been speaking for several
minutes.
Il am upalterably opposed to the
League Of Nations with Article Y in
it," said the Republican nominee in re
stating his league stand for the crowd
at the armory. He added that he did
favor new world order and IAN asso
citation Of society or league of na
tons to promote international under
standing. but could not offer a specific
plan until he had consulted with the
lcading American minds, regardless OF
party
He bitterly condemned the failure oi
the State Department and the Depart.
ment of Commerce to work together tc
furnish American business with in
formation and promised if elected tc
follow a policy which would include q
firm determination to protect ali
Americans wherever they go on legiti-
mate errands."