Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-01
JOHNSON DETECTION
DENIED BY HARDING
Hc Scouts Rumor That California
and Idaho Senators Will
Quit Campaign.

Marion. OHIO, Oct. IA Washington
d,spafch Ia the effect that Senators
johnson and Rorah would withdraw from
participation IN the Republican campaign
WAS denied by Senator Harding upon his
rcturn Yesterday from his speaking tour
There Is no truth IN the story whatso-
ever, he said.
'llaval YOU received any letter on the
subject from Senator Johnson? was
asked.
"Nono," he replied There is no such
letter that | know of Z
Reports that he had sent letter TO ex-
President Taft giving assurances that
oycrtuns had been made To the lrrccon-
ciahles and that u was intended To pla-
cate them only until election day also
were denied by Senator Harding. Mr..
Taft the senator said he had been m
formed indirectly, would 20 ON the stump
in the middle Of October. lie said that
llorhcrt Hoover, also, would engage
actively IN the campaign.
'ilavc YOU heard from Mr. Root since
hts return o. this country was another
question.
n have not. replied the Senator.
senator Harding expressed his approval
of a telegram sent hy Charles Sumner
tiird Progressive candidate for governor
ol Massachusetts IN 1912 and 1913 to
Governor Cox, dcuouncIng Cox for assert
ing that Roosevelt followers have been
ignored by senator Harding Mr.. Bird s.
position senator Harding said had been
borne out hv information that had come
10 his campaign headquarters.
Five thousand wonen are expected TO
participate m = meeting at the Harding
front porch this afternoon on the occasion
of w omens Dav They are coming
from al parts Of the country. il Is said,
and the occasion will bc entirely IN charge
of women
senator IIariing will deliver an Inn
portant address on Social Justice \
number of nationally prominent women
viii attend. invitations having been issued
hy committee comprising Mrs. Richard
Edwards OF Indiana. chairman: Mrs.
RAYMOND Bobins OF Chicago, and Mrs.
MARY Roberts Rhnehart of Pittsburg.
To the women senator Harding said IN
part
You rvprcsent the achievements Of the
women ~ America You represent. in
deed, an extension of wuman's field of en-
dcavor, which Is hcnefaction 10 the
world | believe that this extension of
womens activities has been taken and
must FOREVER be taken. without perl to the
iulhlment oi that most precious of all
American posscslons America 5 Mother
hood
Il have been asked repeatedly to make
an especial appeal to the women of this
country, hut have not dorc and shall
rot do such thing Ii there are among
women the virtues of stalwart conscience
and the finest appreciation Of the needs Of
humanity, rs ! think there are. then the
words that might hC m my heart "a say ~
women would hc better addressed 10y me
"a the men of the | nltSd States
Il have rrfused and refuse now, 70
make an emotional or mcrctrlcious appeal
"a the hearts of the women of America.
When VIZ an acknowledge that the time
and the conditions Of the world call for a
fuller recognition Of human rights, the
nrotection ~ the lfe of human beings and
the conservation of our human resources,
4 becomes the duty Of the women of
America, and Il becomes nv duty, to deal
with these matters of social justice upon
hugh plane ~ an ideahsm which Is not
TOO proud to work More, II Is our duty 20
consider without hypocrisy OF hIgh-sound-