Evening star., 1920-07-15
HARDING PLEASED
BY La FOLLETTE'S
THIRD PARTY ROLE
Thinks Senator's Refusal to
Be Candidate Will Be
Aid to G. O.P.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

MARION, Ohio, July 15.-The refusal
of Senator La Toilette to accept the
nomination Of the third party, which
has just been organized in Chicago,
was the source Of considerable satis-
factipn to Senator Harding. the repubs
fican nop,inee. and republicans gener=
aIly today.
The rows which developed in the
Chicago, convention have not tended to
strengthen the third party movement.
1t is believed, and the confident asser-
tion was made today that the votes
which the new party will get will be
port than from republican. Eight
years ago a third party helped put the
democrats into power.
There has been no doubt that ever
since the republican national conven-
ton in Chicago last month the demo-.
Gratis have been building hopes upon
another third party movement which
would embarrass the republicans and
make it possible for the democrats
again to win. First they pinned their
hopes to Hiram Johnson of California,
the progressive leader, who was de-
feated for the republican nomination
They insisted that Senator johnson
could not stand for Harding and Cool
idge. But Senator johnson after a lit
tie delay has given every indication
that he is goingto support the repub-
lican ticket.
Democrats Turned to La Toilette.
Then the democrats turned to La Fol-
lette as the man to help them in their
need. With La Folette heading a third
party the democrats had visions of pick
ing up the electoral votes Of Wisconsin.
North Dakota and other states in the
northwest. and some of the industrial
states, where the vote Is likely to be
close. Now/that La Toilette has failed
to come through the democrats are
forced to revise their plans. They will
have a third party in the fight, which
may prove boomerang.
Dudley Field Malone the third
party's nominee for Vice President.
York under appointment by President
Wilson. He is = son-in-law of former
Senator Ogorman of New York, a
democrat. There seems every ike1i-
hood that the democrats will lose
more through this thirty party move
ment than will the republicans.
Harding ad Coolidge will get the
support of the first voters among the
men of the nation this year. according
to Eugene L. Nixon of New York City
president of the Young Mems National
Republican Club.
Il have just returned from Noun
tain Lake Park, Md, where 1 had the
privilege of presiding over conven-
tion of young men from thirty-three
different states" Mr.. Nixon wrote
you could have seen the enthusiasm
and deternination on the part of the
young men present to take their part
in the fall for the victory of Harding
and Coolidge ticket it would have
warmed your heart"
Women to Have Twenty Minutes.
-Four million five hundred thou
sand young men will be casting theiI
! votes for the first time in this COM
| ing presidential election. Therefore
you can readily understand what II
| means to have the young men OF
America back of you in this hour"
| I'VE will do our part and the young
men of America will speak in no un.
| certain manner or way. They Will
| speak and vote for Harding and Cool
! idge."
| Howard Warrington, of the secre-
| tarial force at the Harding headquar-
! ters, returned today from Columbus
| bringing word that he had made ar
rangements. with representatives OF
! Senator Harding at 10 o'clock the
morning Of the day Senator Harding
! is notified of his nomination, July %
| The women will be given twenty
minutes and will be limited to two
speakers. Senator Harding will not
reply. however, it is said, except In
the speech accepting the nomination
which he is to deliver that day.
Senator Harding fetched up with a
| round turn last night on the demo-
! Gratis and certain enthusiastic woman
| suffragists who have recently been
! attempting to disparage the work oi
the republican party in the interest
/ of the suffrage constitutional amend.
| ment.
! Sets Forth Suffrage Stand.
The republican nominee issued a
statement, which set forth in detail
just what the republicans have been
doing to bring about the ratification
| of the amendment He showed that
of the thirty-five states which so faI
have acted favorably on the amend
ment twenty-nine are republican and
| six are democratic. and that the
| amendment was submitted by a res
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