The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-10
HARDING URGED \
To BACK CAUSE
Of PROHIBITION
Leader of 'Drys" in 1916 Visits
Republican Nominee
NOTIFICATION JULY %
Chairman Hays VIII Preside at Exer-
cises at Garfield Park, on Out
skirts OF Marion.
NOTIFICATION JULY %

Marion, Ohio, July 9.-Senator Hard.
ing, the Republican candidate for
President, was urged to take a firm
stand in support OF prohibition in his
speech of acceptance today in a con-
ference with j. Frank Hanly, prohi.
bition candidate for president in 1915.
Later 1t was announced the senator
had not committed himself regarding
the matter while Mr.. Hanly said he
hoped to. be able to support him but
would wait to see what the senator
said in his speech"
Mr.. Hanly denied that he came to
Marion to present the matter to the
Republican nominee on behalf of pro.
hibition advocates, but that the con.
ference was sought at his own instance
He said:
Il came at the instance of Senator
Harding and in response to request
Of my own. | talked over the political
situation in Indiana, gave him my
/ views as to the political situation
throughout the country and in respect
OF the Democratic convention and the
Republican platform on the prohibition
question the eighteenth amendment
and the Volstead enforcement act.
i simply presented myself, renew
ed old acquaintance and had pleas
ant hour. | did not ask the senator
FLOR any commitments on those uues.
tions and he made none. don't think
the prohibition party ought to nomin.
ate candidate. Nsasf a' ssF 1
/ In view of the passage by Congress
| of the enforcement act and it's sus-
ttention by the United States Supreme
Court, Mr.. Hanly said the matter res
lolves itself into the election OF Con
| gres IN favor of the present law. VGl
1T must be largely fayorable,g he
tadded. g. . ;,
Mr., Haniy explained, however, this
was his own personal view, and not
that Of the Ohio senator, who, he said.
made no comment. ta ggiE fat
Mr.. Hanly said he favored the Pro-
lhibitionists placing their power next
November, where it would, do the most
good, instead of nominating their own
presidential candidate. lc3
| 4eChdiukuS tu6 CONFERENCE, senator
Harding said Mr., Hanly only present.
ed his views as to constituting of the
platform, as others have done, adding
I'VE are always glad to listen"
Plans for officially notifying Sena.
tor Harding of his nomination were
announced today following confer.
ence between the nominee and T. Cole.
man Du Pont of Delaware, chairman
OF the committee on arrangements of
the epublican national committee, and
Harry M. Daugherty OF Columbus o.,
the senator's pre-campaign manager.
Th%event will take place at 2 D.
m., July 22nd in Garfield park on the
outskirts of Marion, with National
Chairman VIII H. Hays presiding.
Following the singing of "The Star
Spangled Banner" by the Republican
Glee Club of Columbus, invocation
will be pronounced by Rev T. H.
McAffee, pastor to Trinity Baptist
church Of Marion, where the senator
ATTENDS, Senator Lodge of Massachus-
etts, permanent chairman of the Chi
cago convention, will then deliver
an address notifying the senator of
his nomination, to which the nominee
will reply. Following the singing of
America the ceremonies will close
with benediction by Rev. Joseph NJ.
Denim of st. Mary's church of Marion.