The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-06
Managers Are Seeking to
Force Him to Copy Cox
in Making Tour.
HIS ANSWER is mo"
Marion CriticiseS National
Managers for the Way
Delegations Are Handled.
BIZ Dapid Laurence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
MIN, Worldl

Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly
MARION, o.. Aug. 6. Copyright,
1S2O)--rhe issue here 10 still front
pcrch or back platform. The party
politicians and managers want Sen
ator Harding TO tour the country from
coast to coast. Senator Harding wants
to stay here. And he has said mo"
very emphatScally with respect to tho
period between now and Oct. l,
anyway. After that, there may be
visits to various cities.
But the usual early campaign dis
sessions are in evidence. No Presl-
Dental contest would be complete
without them. Parties change their
national managers so often that with
each new Chairman comes a new per-
spective. Murmdrs are heard here
ABOUT the apathy Of the Republican
National Committee OH the subject OF
pilgrimages 10 Marion. II Is repre-
scented by some, for instance, that the
National Committee hasn't arranged
for enough delegations or handled
properly some Of those already sched-
uled. One delegation cancelled its ar
rangements the other day because 1t
couldn't get excursion rates.
COP. MANAGERS COOL TOWARD
PORCH SPEECHES.
II is quite customary for the Ma
tional Committee. be It Republican or
Democratic, TO be raked over the
Goals for sins OF omission as we'll as
commission. but this time the criti-
clsm seems TO roe accom- panied by the
aatinn that the national managers
aren't as enthusiastic about front
porch campaigning as the candidate
10 himself.
Senator Harding has been tmpor-
tuned from every side 10 70 out on
the stump. First. win Hays is re
ported to have urged change, and
then Harry NJ. Daugherty. Harding'
personal manager, is represented ~
being anxious TO have the candidate
take an active part in the campaign
outside OF Marion.
Entirely apart from the mists Of
the controversy. the thing that i'm
presses the average observer is that
Senator Harding isn't allowing the
Campaign Committee to run rough
shod over him as is often the case
II a candidate let's the said commit
zee do IT, II is this decisiveness OF
his part and his determination 10 FOL
low the course that seems best K
him as a veteran campaigner which
is really important In many pos
norton after the Hughes fiasco II
1915, the statement was made agar
and again by persons who knew
hughes Intimately that he would
have Jared far better II he had man
aged his own campaign.
Senator Harding takes advice lib
orally and absorbs many sugges
ton, but the front porch idea Is
conviction with him. He saw IL wor
in 1896 with Mckinley and he ma
remember that President Wilso
worked II fairly we'll from Shade
Lawn, Long Branch, in 1916.
MANAGERS MAY VET FoRcl
HARDING ON STUMP.
But u Will IAkG GOilSiuolObAS NNu
age TO withstand the tactics OF u
political managers who wall soon 2
coming TO Marion with pessimtst
stories about the activity of the NV
candidate. Politicians are real
tinid people and possessed of goc
deal OF an initiative impulse. BecauI
Cox announces big speaking tou
many Republicans want Harding
do likewise,
The viewpoint here, however,
that Senator Harding can conser'
his energy and give the issues OF q
campaign more thoughtful consider
ton IN this haven of peace and Out
than he could on moving train wi
crowds at every crossing and chez
at all hours of the might with han
snaksng and baby kissing and all Z
\ other obligations Of campaigni
which a candidate fulfils lest ne o
fend his prospective supporters.
Senator Harding has nut his 70
down hard on the whole businei
But the campaign managers in co
ference IN New York and Chicago a
talking OF speaking trips. Tine Har
= me headquarters answered a Ro
i deal OF the talk by issuing TODAY
= lis. Of engagements for front por
addresses for the remainder OF Au
ilst and a part OF September. c,
tainly there win be no extensive 70
until after Oct 1, definite plans
The period thereafter viii not be- ma
until early in September when
survey OF the effect OF the first G
trip will have been made.