New-York tribune., 1920-07-22
Harding To-day
Gets Formal
Notification
Senator Lodge Confers With
Nominee; Believes Visit
TO the White House In
jured Chances of Cox
$4,000 to Visit Marion
Candidate in Telegram De-
clares for Suffrage Rati-
fication in Tennessee
From q stog Correspondent

From, q StoG Correspondent
MARION, July Ex-senator Warren
G. Harding retired early tonight, the
eve of the most important twenty-four
hours of his career. During the day
he is to be told formally by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
and representative of every state of
the Union that he is the choice of the
Republican party for President. In
turn Senator Harding will tell this
committee and as many others of his
countrymen who can crowd themselves
within range of his voice how, if elect
ed, he plans to make peace, something
of his scheme for unravcling the
League of Nations muddle, and his
stand on all other problems and issues
that make political campaign.
Senator Lodge motored up from Co.
lumbus to-day, where the Republican
National Committee is gathering, and
told the nominee some things that In
dicate that while tomorrow will be the
biggest day OF his career, there are
more important ones coming, for it is
no secret that Lodge is confident of
Republican success in November. He
is understood to feel that the Cox cam
paign has been seriously embarrassed
by the White House interview between
President Wilson and the Democratic
nominee and the announcement that
they were in accord on the League of
Nations.
Senator Lodge saw to-day for the
first time the speech of acceptance to
be delivered tomorrow by Senator
Harding. There was no doubt in the
minds of those who stole an occasional
look through the window of Senator
Harding's Office at the face of the Sen
ator from Massachusetts but that he
was satisfied with what he read.
Friends of Senator Harding who
have seen the speech have said that the
declarations on the League of Nations
while direct and militant in opposition
to the Wilson gn policy, disavow
any desire on the part of the Senate
leaders to thwart world aspiration
and point out that their sole purpose
was to protect America.
Early Peace Promised
Early peace IS promised in the
speech, according to the Senator'S
friends, but this was inevitable if the
Senator's earlier utterances were taken
into consideration.
Those who have followed the nomi-
pees expressed thoughts since he came
victorious from the Chicago conven-
ton, look for him to promise in this
. sharp shift from the oneman die
tatorship of the present administra
ton.
His announcement that Governor
Coolidge as Vice President would bt
asked TO sit as ar ex-officio member Of
the Cabinet is taken to mean that the
rest of the Cabinet Wul be Of the high
est calbre and that tNey will be ad
visors in every sense of the word. II
is probable that the speech of accept
ance will make a definite promise oil
this sort
Irrigation Considered
The Senator talked to several West
erners about reclamation and irriga-
tion problems while his speech of &C
ceptance was taking shape in his mind
and there is reason to believe that hs
will show tomorrow a complete recog
milton of the need of enlarging this
work for the good of America.
The breakdown of the railroads Wa:
fully discussed here week ago Sunday
by Senator Harding and his friend
Senator Albert Cummns, OF Iowa. on'
of the best informed men Of the uppe
house with regard to rail transporta
ton.
Senator Cummins believes there il
no more important problem confront
ing the country than transportation
and that sums equal to liberty bone
issue are needed to provide equipmen
to meet the extraordinary present da.
demands and replace equipment de
preciated by war.
But there is another phase of trans
portation in which Senator Harding i
deeply interested, and that is highways
Lodge Returns to Columbus
Senator Lodge returned to Columbus
late in the afternoon and will return
tomorrow on the special train bringing
the National Committeeman and tn
members of the executive committe
that is to run the campaign.
This will be but one of twenty nin
special trains converging at Marion to
morrow. But the toots of the engin
whistles will be as echoes of tn
squawks of countless chickens that die,
to-day in farmhouse yards over a wild
radius, chickens doomed to fry and the
become part of shoe and basket lunche
tucked in tonneaus of hivvers an,
better cars, in the rear of farm wagons
all pointed toward Marion
The town is expecting $4,000 visitor
tomorrow and feels prepared TO
100000. For several weeks past resi-
dents of Marion have been receivin,
generous baskets of fruit and vece
tables from rural friends that they hav,
not heard from in years, polite hint
that the donors would like to visit
during the notification ceremonies.
Hardings Band on Program.
One of the problems confronting tn,
local committee on arrangements is tn,
crowding of the Caledonia Corne
Band INTO the program. This is tn
organization of which Senator Hard