New-York tribune., 1920-06-26
Limit of $1,000
On Republican
Gifts Is Fixed
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commit the party to an obligation to
the moneyed interests or any nther
single or selfish element in American
life.
Through my department there has
been no contribution to the national
Republican organization in excess of
$1,000, and we mean to go Oh with
reliance on financial influence to re-
store the Republican party to power.
We hold strong conviction thai the
sentiment of the country will bring
the party back as an agency of popu-
lar government"
Informally. Colonel Thompson said:
I'm my talk with Senator Harding
conveyed some information on the
w Western situation. l was able TO tell
nm that Montana is for him. That's
my old state, though I've lived in
New YORK for many years. He'll have
no trouble in the West The West
erners are for him. He is the kind of
fellow they are. All you have got
to do is to look at Harding's face.
Ihen you're for him"
Theodore Roosevelt also visited SEN
ator Harding at his offices to-day at
the invitation of the nominee. After
ward the son of the former President
posed with Senator Harding for the
camera men on the steps of the Sen
ate office building Before Mr.. Roose-
welt departed he said:
mad a most satisfactory talk with
senator Harding. His ideas as to the
polcles OF this country when he is
palgn for the Presidency are such as
every young, forwar ard looking man will
lndorse in toto
=, In Senator Harding we will have in
TINS campaign and after man who
Will represent and unite the entire
party. Under the leadership of the
senator we are going to put on our
hghtlng clothes, meet the issue souare-
iy and roll 1T up big"
senator Harding is determined not
10 De drawn into a discussion of inn
portant issues until after he has de-
!iVered ms speech of acceptance at
Marion, Ohio, on July % He is devot-
lng certain part of each day to the
preparation of this speech. In his talk
with newspaper men to-day he was
asked to comment on Herbert Hoovsr,s
statement favoring the ratification of
the treaty with Article X eliminated
and also was asked if he and Mr..
Hoover had discussed Article X when
they had breakfast together recently.
Mr. Harding hesitated a few moments
before answering, lingering meanwhile
the bundle of papers on the desk be-
fore him. Then he said:
l mean to reserve my discussion of
the treaty for my formal speech of
acceptance. | am sure Mr.. Hoover is
capable of expressing his views with
out assistance from me-"
The nominee was asked if he wasn't
afraid his practice of giving SIS gold
pieces as Christmas presents to chill
dren named after him would "break"
him, now that babies in all parts of the
country were being christened War
rem Gamaliel"
1T is one of the features of political
life" he said. 81 guess III have to bear
it,"
The eldest Of his namesakes is First
Lieutenant Warren G. Christian, reg
ular army officer and son of George T.
Christian, the nominees secretary.
Word was telephoned to Senator
Harding's Offices from the Department
of Justice that three artists models in
transparent stockings and gauzy knee
length skirts, after visit there, were
on their way to let the nominee see
them. The models costumes were of a
design recommended by the National
Garment Retailers Association, and in
tended to conserve cloth. Despite their
announcement, the models did not come.
Mr.. Harding went to the Senate res
taurant for luncheon and did not re-
turn. Instead, he went to Chevy
Chase to play golf with Senator Hale
of Maine, Senator Elkins, of West
Virginia, and Senator Hitchcock, DEM
ocrat, OF Nebraska.
Senator Francis E. Warren, of Wyo-
ming, has sent Senator Harding the
following letter:
although it is quite unnecessary for
me to tell you that Wyoming is for