New-York tribune., 1920-10-11
Harding Likely
To Cancel His
Eastern Trip
CONTINUED from pave onel

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anemic to-day almost no chance al
ALL
Missouri is ranked by some of the
Senator's advisers as being in the
doubtful column. The state was
known to be filled with political snags
because of factonal FIGHTS in Kansas
City. The factional fight was stopped
under truce and compromise chair
man appointed for the convention hal,
meeting. The meeting went very well
so sincerely that he forgot to appeal
for the reelection of Senator Sclder
p. Spencer. He will get another
chance on that score. however, in St
Louis.
But there was real dismay in the Har-
ding party when it was discovered that
on the invitation of Mr.. Hamon, Jacot
Babler and Liv Morse were aboard tho
special train on the start Of the trip
into Oklahoma. Babler was national
committeeman from Missouri and
Morse lesser politician. They were
both involved in the money scanda
connected with the convention cam
paign of Governor Frank 0. Lowden Of
Illinois. The direction of the Missouri
campaign was taken from Babler's
hands after that affair had been sifted
by the Senatorial committee Investigate
ing campaign expenditures
Dinner an Awkward Blunder
The dismay in the Harding party
contained some elements of anger wher
1t was discovered that Hamon, who had
arranged dinner for Senator and Mrs
Harding and members of the state com
mittee of Oklahoma, had also arranged
another dinner at the Oklahoma City
Y. NJ. c. A for Messers. Babler, Morse
D. r. Mulvane, of Kansas; William
Sachs and "other members of the
Presidential party" The two Missou-
rlans were also assigned conspicuous
places in the automobile parade through
the streets of Oklahoma City arranged
by Mr.. Hamon.
Babler left the train before it reached
aboard and continued with the party
until to-day, leaving the train at Par
sons, Kan.
Mr.. Hamon, however, made good his
promise to provide lively meeting for
Senator Harding in Oklahoma City. 1t
was without doubt the most demon
strative crowd tho Senator has ad-
dressed. The torch light automobile
parade, with delegations representing
every county in the state, wound
through the streets and out to the fair
grounds past crowds Of cheering Okla
homans, Texans and other Southwest
erners. The livestock pavilion was
filled with coatless throng that per-
spired and cheered profusely The
demonstratior justified predictions that
II the Democrats carry Oklahoma it
Will be by slender majority.
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of short rear platform talks to-day as
his train sped through Kansas and
Missouri. That he delivered to a
crowd of folks at Sedaia, Mo-, is
typical. He said: 81 always like to
think that, no matter what happens, no
matter how far we go, no matter what
conditions we meet, after all we are
just one people, with one purpose, and
one confidence, and one flag.
Emphasizes Sabbath Prophecies
",Of course, you don't expect me to
make any speech this morning. We in
America are very insstent about the
observance Of the proprieties and the
increased reverence with which we
keep the Sabbath day. But it would
not be ungodly and would be patriotic
II | talked to you about one or two
things l think desirable for our com
mon country.
81 had rather be on the safe side, with
people inclined to piety and religion
because those are things we need a
little more pronounced in our national
life. l remember that Washington said
in his farewell address that we must
never forget that morality and religion
are the handmaidens so essential in the
cultivation of the highest citizenship
in this Republic. I would be happy if
I could say to you to-day sometime
that should add to American devotion