The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18
HARDING FINISHES
 WORK ON ADDRESS
Speech to Be Delivered Thursday at Formal Noti-
 ficatiOn of Nomination
By Associated Pres.

Marion, O., July 17.-Senator Hard-
 final polishing tonight and then pre- pared for day of complete rest from
 the arduous task of a composition ! which has occupied his attention al-
 most exclusively for a week.
 He planned to spend tomorrow very quietly and in the early days of the coming week to take more time for recreation. Since he began work on his address he has been out of doors scarcely at all. and the confinement
 has tried his nerves and taken away his coat of golf links tan. He said to- night he was feeling tired and cross' from want of exercise,
 During today the senator worked again as in days gone by In close CO., peration with the composing room of his newspaper, the Marion Star. where | the speech was put into type by in- stallments for printing the advance copies that will be distributed to the
 press. A relay of messengers carried copy and proof between the newspaper office and the senator's residence, and
 once he went downtown and paid g visit of inspection to his compositors OVER FOUR COLUMNS
 The speech. which will be delivered here next Thursday at the formal mo- tificaiton of his nomination for the presidency exceeds in length the can didate's expectations and will run well beyond the four-column limit he origi- nally fixed. It has been prepared with particular care because he regards i, as an important milestone in his cam paign and has endeavored to have i, express comprehensively his stand on all of the important issues.
 With the speech out of the way, the speculation of those close to the repub- lican nominee swung toward the possible significance of the meeting tomorrow be- tween his democratic opponent, GovernoT
 Cox. and President Wilson. It was a
 persistent topic of conversation among the local Harding managers tonight, for they expected 1t to put the spotlight again on the League of Nations and per haps to show up more clearly what lines the campaign on that issue will follow
 Sentaor Harding himself had nothing to say about the conference though he did not conceal his interest in it. It was said that any public expression from him regarding the league or other importan, campaign issues probably would wal, now until notification day. His close ad-
 visers are said to have counselled tha, course. especially regarding the league urging that he stand on his recent state ment that President Wilson had forced Governor Cox to take his cue on the treaty issue from the administration.
 The Harding partisans argue that the logical result of the White House con- ference will be to develop definitely
 whether Governor Cox will stard with
 the President regarding the league or
 with democratic senators and others In the party who have advised acceptance of ho y count on Mr. Wilson to use his infIu- ence for complete vindication of the ad,
 ministration. and they take 1t for grant
 ed that those who disagree with the President. many of whom supported Gov crnor Cox at San Francisco. will brins
 pressure to bear in the opposite direction
 Whatever the decision. the Hardina
 men declare. the result will be to wider the breach over the treaty within tho democratic party They assert that ths republican candidate would profit # tn. democratic nominee either broke with the President or disappointed his advisers oi opposite eonvictionA