Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-15
HARDING ENCOURAGED BY
CONFERENCES AT MARION
'alis Discussions OF Association OF
Nations VERY Interesting and
Gratifying"
'EW CALLERS YESTERDAY
'proul and Attcrbury Talks POST
poncd - Presiticnt-Elcct Denies
senator Mccormick Is Acting as
His Agent In Europe.
NY Associated Press. ]

ti!y Associated rr.ssl
MARION. OHIO. Dec ii.--Wtth his
:onfercnccs mere On an nssociation OF
'ations only fairly begun. President
:tect Harding let it he knuwu today
hnt"h: already had gathered informa-
Ion and advice which greatly en-
Outraged him.
Making his first comment on the
progress NJ the consultations, Ito said
hey had been every in,ereetins and
Gratifying 1T apparently will not
% 50 diiiicui; as some people had
supposed. he added. 10 nnd u com
non ground for agreement
The President elect wound not dis
cu-s specific conferences or detailed
spHgest!ons of an association OF ma
lions plan. lie Indicated he had given
Gus icrabie thought to the propose al
TORN world agreement not 10 declare
Offensive war except In RESPONSE 10 a
popular referendum, but lie said he
could express no opinion on the sub
icr,;~
1T is understood Mr.. Harding has
fe,t particularly pleased with IN. In
formation regarding conditions and
opinions abroad as described 10 him
by iicrber, Hoover. El!hu Root ana
others who have secn him here
san more detailed surveys are "a
he given h,m IN conferences get TO
cnmc, I, being taken for granted that
among others. Senator Mccormick, III
Illinois. who now IS III Europe. viii
see him within "a f.w weeks.
Denies Nccormick IL agent"
Nr. Harding tonight denied direct
~. however. published rcporta that
Senator Mccormick was acting AZ a
representative in conferences with
European statesmen. The President
elect raid II. had mo agents in Eu-
rope. IN tho United States, or In any
ether part nj the world"
To-day Mr. Harding saw few callers
aud held 40 conferences on tn. as
satint!on plan. ;oycrncr Sprou, OF
Pennsylvania. and ". W Attertury
Nicc president OF the Pennsylvania
railroad were Oh his engagement
list but requested that their appoint.
mni,ts b" put over until! a later date.
Tomorrow II" VIII soc Raymond
l,pbins, former leader of the Pro-
i;rtssirc party, and member OF the
isepubl!car executive campaign com
inittcc in 1920. How long III" i'resi.
dep, elect will remain in Marion stu
ix- undetermined. and published re.
I!hsis OF a deAnltc plan 10 move "a
some Southern reAort In the near tu-
ture all We're denied today u, Hard
ing headquarters.
TTip Snuth In january.
-onisials said many invita,ions hat
hhen received. hut no d-nnltc actor
taken. The general understanding (.
THAT = southern trip probably woult
no taken some time In January
Governor William C. sproul. o,
Pennsylvania. who was to he one oi
President; Elect liardings cuufcrce.
today. wired he would b. unable l.
CON. 10 Marion today. lie was de.
tainod, he said. lay executive matters
Avlai.r date viii hc arranged W
.tt,erbury, president o! III.
Pennsylvania Railroad. who was /.
come with Governor Sproui. also sent
word III his inability 70 come on To
day.
President Eject Harding NOW is ~
lpnorary iif, member OF the Marion
Typographical Union, No as. III,
Sas voted 10 membership last nigh
st meeting 81 the loca, when ar
ranEemcn,s We're made Tor the Ohio
Typographical conference here April
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