Evening journal., 1920-07-29
Big CITIES TO
HEAR HARDING
Senator Likely to Yield to
Nationwide Demand for
Speaking Tour
PORCH PILGRIMAGES
NOT ABANDONED

MARION, Ohio, July 29-The Repub-
llcan national campaign Is being re-
nloqoled. Yielding 10 the plea Of
party leaders, senator Harding ia
hnoWn 10 be giving serious consider
atlOn 10 demands that he carry his
message TO the voters thrugh The
hlsdium OF extensive speaking tours
Ihe 'front.' porch idea Is not to be
.,Dandoned, but Is 90 be supplemented
Dy iht tours, which will cover most
or me principal elites. The nominee
WI continue receiving pilgrimages at
ms Mount Vernon avenue residence
Wiiere ne viii make many important
auuresses. Between visits he will
voRer most or ne States where there
IS hard flghting 10 be done
The Senator is still opposed 20 the
whirlwind, rear end stumping tour
win a dozen speeches a day and does
not intend to indulge in that practice.
Ihe speaking schedule now being
worked out Is understood TO provide
trlps as far west as Denver al least .
south to Memphis: 20 Boston, New
YORK and the big centres throughout
the East and West
II has developed here in the last
lew days that there has been a wide
division OF sentiment among party
leaders regarding the method OF cam
palgn best suited 20 the political sit
uatlon. Boise Penrose has been urging
strongly tnat Senator Harding take 10
the stump. knowing well the nomi-
hees great power as campaign
speaker VIII II. Hays. chairman OF
lhe National Committee. is said 10 have
been convinced that the front porch
campaign shuld be supplemental by
more energetic forms OF vote getting.
MANY leaders have expressed dissatls-
iacilOn with the front porch variety
or campaign. They say 10 is Too slow
-, some. criticism has been heard that
| the party leaders were not lending en-
thusiastic support TO the front porch
campaign II is said they have made
/ llittle enorl 20 organize important Wis
iung. delegations. Only two or three
! pohtlcal organizations Of consequence
nave made dates. Many requests have
Deen received from semi-public organ
alor. The three engagements so far
announced are for the Richland County
/ lohlol Harding and Coolidge Club on
saturday next. Republicans Of Wayne
county. Ohio. for Wednesday. August
! q, and The class in school adminisira-
ton OF Ohio state University for
Thursday, August ;.
Those who most strongly urge cen
trlng The campaign in Marion and
keeping The Senator here. except for
two or three trips, state that the ma
tional leaders who are trying ia
broaden the policy have been pur-
posely postponing making their re-
quests for speaking dates here with
the expectation the whole scheme
might be changed
II has taken only a little experience
to demonstrate that 10 duplicate ihe
famous Mckinley campaign In Canton
would be next TO impossible In lhe
iMckinley days Republicans found
little trouble in getting leave Of ab.
sence from their work railroad
trains were furnished free for a,
many delegations as wished TO max,
The tour and there was no limit /,
J campaign funds.
Many loyal and enthusiastic Bepub
llcan ORGANIZATIONS in many paris o
the country have figured out the,
cannot afford the present day higl
cost OF travel and loss OF time will
existing wages 10 make long tours
For those and many other reason,
senator Harding Is said TO be willlni
20 fOregO his own convenience an,
visit those who are 100 per cent. fo
him but cannot come 10 Marion {,
see or hear him.
Details OF the amended schedule