New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-09

Pledge Aid
To Harding
Group Including Many
Supporting Roosevelt i'm
1912 Indorse Candidate
at Harvard Club Dinner
Party Chiefs on
Way to Conference
Senator and Wife Observe
Goth Anniversary of
Marriage With Dinner
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

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Special Dispatch to The Tribune
MARION, Ohio, July s.--Assurances
that the Progressive Republicans who
supported Theodore Roosevelt in 1911:
will throw their united strength behind
the Harding Coolidge ticket in the
coming campaign were brought to the
Republican Presidential nominee to.
day.
Word that group Of Progressives
including recent supporters Of General
Leonard Wood and Senator Hiram
johnson, had gathered at private
dinner at the Harvard Club in New
York last Thursday and adopted reso.
luton Endorsing the action of the
Chicago convention was conveyed ia
Warren G. Harding here today by
Walter F. Brown, Of Toledo. Brown
who was Harding's floor manager at the
recent convention and who was an
active Bull Mooser in 1912, spoke at the
dinner. Will H. Hays was also pres.
emit. The dinner was of a private
nature and every effort was made to
prevent word Of it getting out until
Senator Harding had been Informed of
the action taken.
Among those attending, according
to brown. to-day were Will Hays, ma
tlonal chairman; William Hamlin
Childs, New York; Alexander T. Moore
Pennsylvania; E.. A. Van Valkenburg
pennsylvania; Lawrence Abbott, New
York; Major H. S. Hooker, New York:
Dave G: Goodrich, New York; Henry
l.. Stoddard, New York; Porter Elmer
son Browne, New York; James r. Gar
field, Ohio; Elon H. Hooker, candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Governor, New York; Thomas H. Chad
burne, New York, and Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt jr.
Many Endorsements Received
Others were unable to attend and
sent messages indorsing the resolu-
ton adopted. They included j. c.
Shafer, Chicago; I. R. Kirkwood
Kansas; William Allen White, Kansas
and Albert ]. Beveridge, Indiana.
senator Harding spent quiet day
In his Office, receiving few callers. He
and Mrs; Harding are observing their
atwenty-ninth wedding anniversary to-
day. A few relatives and close friends
were invited in for dinner.
Early in the forenoon the Senator
visited his newspaper plant for the
first time since his nomination. He re-
ceived congratulations from his en-
ployees, some of whom have been with
him for many years. Among the first
eighty years old, who was a compositor
on the paper when Harding bought it.
Later, when he is not so pressed for
time. Senator Harding plans to go out
into his composing room and make UP
the paper.
Fl love to make up the paper" he
said. II am the best makeup man l
know Of" The candidate also paid a
call of sympathy to cousin here,
Frank Marshman, a locomotive en-
gineer, whose daughter died recently
The Senator sent message to Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson thanking him for
his statement indorsing the Republican
party. He did not make the message
public.
Among the callers to-day was New
ton L. Miller, manager Of the Ohio
Senatorial primary contest for Frank
H. Willis, former Governor. Mr.. Hard
ing said the visit was purely personal
Willis is a contestant with Walter F
Brown, who also called to-day, for the
Senatorial nomination. The seat is the
one TO De vacated next, Marcn Dy HARD
ing.
Hard Task for Third Party
Brown, in discussing third party
possibilities with newspaper men, said
the difficulties of getting electors on
the tickets in the various states were
almost insurmountable. This was his
task in 1912 for the Bull Moose party
and he doubted if the third party
movement would endanger single Re-
publican electoral vote. The wet and
dry issue, if it figures at all, will de-
yelop in the Congressional contests
The only form the issue was likely to
take, he thought, was over modification
of the Volstead act, and this was a
question directly up to Congressman
and not chief executives, he thought
The weekend will see a gather ring
of political leaders here. Will H. Hays,
National Chairman, and Harry M
Daugherty, Harding's pre-convention
manager, are expected. Senator Albert
J. Cummins of Iowa also wired to-day
he planned to arrive here Saturday
Members of the committee to arrange
for the notification ceremonies are ex-
pected at the same time.
More reports are being received at
Harding's headquarters Of babies being
named after the Republican candidate
The first warren G." baby in Marion
was named to-day. Its parents are Mr..
and Mrs p F. Callahan