New-York tribune., 1920-06-18
Holds Conferences With
Lodge, Fall and Others
and Wants to Consult
as Many as Possible
Would Avoid BEING
One-Man Candidate
WillSee Daugh herty day
and Hays ON Monday in
Regards to His Plans

FROM The Tr;bnne's WASHINGTON R,,yco,
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Warren 6. Harding, the Republican
nominee for the Presidency. began to-
Gay series of conferences that Will
extend through his vacation and will
include Republicans of every shade of
OPINION in the party. He viii see as
many Republicans as possible before
ne writes his speech of acceptance. 70
De delivered IN Marion about July Is.
Senators Lodge, Brandegee, Moses
and Fall talked with the candidate TODAY.
but Senator Hiram johnson departed
tor California by way of Chicago this
afternoon without having called on his
successful rival Senator johnson
planned TO meet his son in Chicago and
then go on to San Francisco.
Before Senator Johnson had rone
Senator Harding was asked by news
paper men if he would see the CaliIor-
man, and, smiling, he replied:
Il hope always to sec all my col
leagues Our relations always have been
very cordial"
For two hours Senator Harding was
closctcd with Senator'S Lodge and
Brandegee. Aftcrward the Republican
nominee said the visit of his colleagues
was without significance. Senator
Lodge admitted that 'politics was men
toned
During the afternoon Senator Fall
called He said that he merely came
to inquire about the nominees per-
sonal plans, but that Senator Harding
would not know before tomorrow lust
where he was going.
Many Invited to Conferences
Invitations to confer with the non,i
members of the party in ali sections
of the country. The Senator's repre-
sentative. Robert Armstrong, said:
he Senator desired not to be q
one-nan candidate any more than he
desires to be one-man President if
elected. Throughout the prediction
campaign that policy Will prevail with
out change"
here were so many visitors schcd-
uied to call to-day that Senator Hard
ing again abandoned plan to play
golf at the Washington Country Club.
ne Senator smiled ruefully When he
iiiNhS4olttu t4lIS, ana SdlI.
i've changed apparently from one
one who slaves. have nothing before
me to-day but work. 1t grows. Mr..
Daugherty Harry Daugherty. his
campaign managerl viii be here to-
morrow and We are going to try and
sec what our plans shall be. On Mon
DAY expect to see VIII Hays wherever
am.
Senator Harding was told that an
ONO newspaper SAID representatives
OF the various factions Of the party in
ms state were on their way to Wash
lngton to see him.
II viii see all Republicans; all Re
pubiicans look alike to me- said Mr..
Harding. We'll see as many of them
as is humanity posSiblc.'
Some one asked il he had heard that
the Caledonia (Ohio) band he used to
play in was being reorganized for the
purpose Of greeting him on his return
to Marion.
II don't think it can be done" he
said. When he was requested TO tell
what Instrument he had PLAYED he knit
his bushy black brows in embarrass-
ment and pleaded:
Nov, don't magnify my musical
qualities And when it was mentioned
that Lloyd George sometimes sang, he
said: "N ever sang I'd never be
Pres idcnt"
The instrument the Senator played
though, as is we'll known in Marion and
Caledonia, was the tenor horn and
sometimes a trombone.
Johnson Man Promises Support
r. B. Strassburgcr, of Norristown,
Pa. one of Senator Johnsons campaign
who called on Senator Hard
ing to-day, told the nominee he had
come TO assure him that he believed all
Cont1und on paqo threo