New-York tribune., 1920-07-29
HAYS and Penrose Prevail
on the Candidate to
Consider Nationwide
SpeakingTour Schedule
Boston to Memphis,
n. Y. to California
High Railway Fares Will
Prevent Pilgrimages to
Marion, Is Argument

MARION, Ohio, July 2S. - Senator
Hardng's "front-porch campaign" is to
be supplemented by extensive speaking
tours in the states where the Repub-
licans expect serious contests. The
nominees advisers have mapped out
8 travelling schedule for his consider
alton.
This includes tour as far West as
Denver. A Pacific coast trip is still
under consideration. AS has been pre-
siously reported, the Senator will
visit New York. and the present plan
contemplates speech in Boston. He
will go South to Memphis, according
to this program, and North to Chicago
and possibly Minneapolis He will also
60 to como big agricultural center,
probably, Kansas, for one speech.
The alteration in the original plan
remain at home is partly the result
OF urging by such Republican leaders
as VIII II. Hays. chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee. and
Senator Boies Penrose, of Pennsylvania
who has been outspoken in his opposi-
tion to the front porch idea. Another
consideration is the high cost of rail-
road travel.
Marion Is Disappointed
When William Mckinley conducted q
successful campaign for the Presi-
dency on his front porch in Canton
excursion rates were available to most
celegatlons, no matter how far distant
from ONO. This is no longer possi-
PIE. Inc railroad fare of delegations
from points outside of Ohio to Marion
is gong to cost thousands of dollars
ana me matter of expense will prevent
anything like the number of pill
Erlmages to the Harding front porch
tnat might have been anticipated under
'he OLD conditions of travel.
The people of Marion are naturally
s'fongly IN favor of strict adherence
70 the front porch campaign. The
charge is sometimes heard here that
the national committee has not been
as active as it might be in arranging
oates for delegations. In This con-
heetlon the Marion Civic Association.
noh-partlsan organization formed to
s%elcome Senator Harding home after
uIs nomination and to care for the
elC"ds OF visitors who came for the
banded. u''
Nick Crissinger, leading Demo
cratic attorney of Marion, once a can
oicste for Congress and school chum
81 senator Harding, has been directing
''e clVc association. Jim Prender-
EaS', Lumber man and Democrat. also
mas been active. Other Democrats
pave worked hard for the success of
Ane various affairs arranged in con-
'eG'ion with the Harding campaign
but the Democrats have a hard row
70 noe IN Marion County in the ap-
proacnlng gubernatorial contest, and it
MAS thought best that the work of the
Slarlon Civic Association could be per-
1ormed to better advantage for all CON
Cerhed by an organization frankly par
u,san. 50 the association voted to dis
eahd. {. b. Huntress, a publicity man
from from Washington, who has been execu-
1--WE secretary, will return to Washing
Ioh' and the work heretofore done bv
me civlc association will be done par
uaily by the Harding Marching Club.
ol Marion, and the Republican Ma
''ohal Committee
Congratulates Coolidge
senator and Mrs. Harding motored
20 the Scioto Club, at Columbus. this
afternoon for game of golf and
Sisnned to return this evening after
sanner' s Before he left the nominee
s; stne to Governor Coolidge, his run
aIng mate, the following telegram of
generalization on his speech of ac
eeptance:
1t is heartening to all Americans