New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-17
America Sick
Of wisconsin,
Asserts w eeks
Former Bay State Senator
Tells New York Women
That Even Democrats Are
Tired of Administration
Warm Praise of Harding
Says Republicans Expect
to Regain Every Western
State Lost Four Years Ago

"The Republican campaign looks
promising. The country really wants
a change. 1t is sick of Wilson. 1t
is sick Of the by-products of Wilson
ism. Washington is full Of Socialists
drawn there by it. and even the Demo
Gratis there are sick Of the situation"
Former Senator John w. Weeks, Of
Massachusetts,, made this declaration
yesterday while addressing the Repub-
lican Women's State Executive Com
mittee at the Hotel Vanderbilt He
severely scored the present Admins
tration, and said:
II have a very profound objection
to the Administration in Washington.
l want to see it cleaned out, bag and
baggage"
At the outset, Senator Weeks out
lined the manner in which Senator
Harding received the nomination.
Praises the Nominees
at has been stated in newspapers
that the Chicago convention was gov
erned by Senatorial coterie." he said,
land the Democratic candidate is using
this staten nt as part of his campaign,
forgetting that coterie of some no
tcriety had something to do with his
own nomination. The Chicago conven-
ton was perfectly representative"
Senator Weeks likened Senator
Harding to President Mckinley, and
Governor Coolidge to Abraham Lin
coin. Regarding the latter, he said:
IF 1 had to differentiate l would
say that Coolidge is more reserved
be President. That is an important
fact, because sometimes in the rush of
a convention man is nominated for
the ePresldency who would not
measure up to the Presidential stand
ard
Senator Harding has always done
days work as Senator and has done
his share to promote good legislation,
yet he never has really attracted the
attention of the public. That is be-
cause he has never run amuch, nor
figured in the headlines of the news
papers.
If he is elected President he will
surround himself with the very best
talent that he can find. He will search
the ranks of the Republican party and
man than himself. He does not be-
lieve in autocratic government and
certainly not in a self appointed au-
tocracy.
He will consult with legal and con-
stitutlonal advisers. That's Harding
You cannot do too much for him and
you can't do too much to help him"
Senator Weeks said the reason that
a more definite statement on the
League of Nations had not been made
by Senator Harding in his speech of
acceptance was because Of the changing
conditions in Europe, which probably
would not be the same when he was
elected.
Sees Victory in West
Later. at national headquarters, Sem
ator Weeks said that all the earlv re-
ports from the West showed most
hopeful outlook for Republican sue
cess. He said that the Republicans ex-
pected to carry all the Western states
which went against them in 1916, in
Guiding Nebraska, Idaho Utah, Col
orado, South Dakota Wyoming, Kan
sas, New Mexico and California.
Senator Weeks described the situa-
ton in Ohio and Indiana as a horse
race with more or less uncertain ele-
ments involved, but with the chances
IN favor of the Republicans. He de-
clared that although Governor Cox had
been elected three times as Governor
OF ONO he was not the great vote get
ter he was reputed to be.
The Republicans will make strong
drive in these two states. Colorado is
split on the issue of the League of Ma
tons, Senator Weeks said, with the
split in favor of the Republicans. Karl
U. Schuyler and l.. S. Nicholson are the
Republican candidates for Senator in
Colorado. and the Democrats are ex-
pected to nominate Judge fully Scott.
Senator Charles S Thon,as bov;ro W.
fused to run for denomination because
of his opposition to the League of Ma
tions
Senator Weeks took occasion to denv
the reports from Marion
printed in some of the New York
papers that there was lack of harmony
among the members of the camnaipn