The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-04
COX AND HA &C
|. BUSY CAY ITEs
Democratic No Prepar.
ing Vigorous Bonn
bardment 3ubli-
can j
VISITORS FOR HARDING
Five Hundred Boosters From Wayne
County. Come to See Repubii-
can Candidate
Today.
[By Herbert W. Walker, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

Staff Correspondent
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 4.-Governor
Cox indicated today that he is prepar-
ing a vigorous daily political lombard
ment of the republican position, the
opening gun of which will be fired
after notification ceremonies Saturday.
1t is probable that the nomineee will
fire a series of questions at Harding
and the rumor persists that he may
challenge the republican candidate
to joint debate.
Today the governor plans to attend
the Dayton Democratic club picnic at
Shiloh, near here.
Delegation Of Boosters
[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
MARION, Ohio. Aug. Alive hun
dred Harding boosters from Wayne
county, Ohio, near here, made a pill
grimage to Marion today, the second
delegation to cali at the front porch
/ Of che republican presidential candi-
+ date since he accepted the nomination.
They came this morning by train
and by automobile, marched past the
Mount Vernon avenue home of Hard
ing and broke ranks. The delegation
was 10 return TO the front porch at
two o'clock to hear a speech by Hard
ing.
Harding is understood to be pre-
pared to accept the decision of ma
tional committeeman in New York
Thursday, regarding abandonment or
the front porch campaign. An timer
airy of four trips extending to the Pa
cific coast, the Atlantic coast, Mime
sofa and the northwest and Tennessee
on the south, has been prepared by
party leaders. No action has been
taken on the proposed schedule, how
ever.
Speech to Wayne County Folks.
tGBy Ed L. Keen, United Press Staff
| Correspondent 3.
/ MARION, Ohio, Aug. 4.-"1f could
choose but one, l should rather nave
industrial and social peace at home
l. than command the international peace
! of the world"
| This was the dominant utterance IN
| Senator Warren G.. Harding's speech
This afternoon to delegation of re-
nublican pilgrims from Wayne county
in which the keynote was American
j ien" and in which he elaborated on
| the treaty stand he took On notlnca-
! ton day. $40
I II was the second event in the
"front porch campaign, which was
inaueurated last Saturday when the
candidate talked to delegations from
iRichlsnd and Crawford county.
/ Harding's intention had been to re-
J froin from further discussion or the
! treaty issue until after the delivery o.
h;s onponent's acceptance speech next
GO t,1rdav but numerous letters recelV-
od from oil parts of the country nave
:saioo+ed an increased interest IN the
/ subject. L. .hoso and
n,rtIv anticipating an attack upon MS
1eague of nations views by Go'einot
49, also in view of news from thS'
5on,ocratjc camp that leaders theie
feel justified on account or Haroihs
daclaration for peace by congress1oha.
-esolution in forcing the issue VI
.1ooe7,o or no league" the republican
oondidate decided to seize TINS opPo,
t,,nitv of emphasizing as well as ciali
fying his position. Sc f,r.
"I do not want Americans vi iol
sign birth making their party a'is sIr.
ments on what we mean 10 az W.
some sirs n nation in the old world: we we
mant o,nt them to be republicans because e
Of what we mean to do for the onl'eu
states of America .,,;-
1T would be a sorry day tor u ehis rs
republic if we allowed our actlvl.les I'a ~ -,
| seeking for peace in the oia "oiiu ~
., IN +he essentials of peace at
home. .;., ,e,in
W. want America free at home ana
free in the world We want to silence :',
tbe ne outcry of natior against nation IN IN
the M fullness of understanding ana we
wish | to silence the cry of class against 81
c,ess and stifle the party appeal TO
class so that we may insure tranquil
/ ity in our freedom.
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