Evening journal., 1920-08-17
WORKING OUT
HARDINGDATES
Candidate Confers Today on
oaign Program Up
to October /
TROUBLE OVER
SUFFRAGE FIGHT

NAHUM, o., aug. IA complete
program for senator Harding up 10
october 4, including a schedule Of
speaking dates and q general list Of
issues TO be covered are b,ing worked
out here today at a conference be-
iween the Republican nominee and a
group OF party leaders
Many invitations 10 speak away from
Marion are 10 be considered along
with the requests OF various organl-
cations for front-porch appointments
The general prediction OF those close
to The senator, however, was that
The six-weeks program as finally ar
ranged would provide for few an
pearances In other cities.
For Tie ilve weeks between October
1 and the election. the SLATE 4 Ia be
left blank for the present. The last
| iront-porch date so far announced Is
Tor september %, and 1t is understood
mat the disposition OF the nominees S
tlme IN NE flnal period OF the cam
! palgn viii be taken up at later
/ conference.
VIII H. HAYS. the national chair
man, and senator New. OF Indiana.
hoad Of the pariy's speaking bureau.
are al todays conference. others
are Harry N. Daugherty. member OF
ne executive committee; senator Nc
Cormick, Of Illinois, assistant TO
chairman Hays Albert Laskcr. OF the
publicity department and Henry
Wallace publisher OF western farm
magazines.
At The conference. special atten-
tion also will be given 20 the issues
which arc 10 be Stressed In the com
ing six weeks. senator Harding Is
expected 10 talk over his agricultural
speech particularly with Mr. Wallace
That address. 10 be-delivered on Sep
tember s. al the Minnesota stale fair.
Is the only one so far arranged for
tho NOMINEE away from Marion.
Yesterday Senator Harding devoted
his time 10 correspondence and 10
the froni-porch speech he Will de-
liver Thursday 10 a delegation from
the Ohio Legislature.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, political
chairman OF the woman's party
talked over with the nominee the
possibilities OF ratification Of the
sunrase amendment by the Tennessee
Legislature.
Assuring Mrs. Baker ne was ready
TO go TO any reasonable lengths 10
obtain favorable action, the senator
pointed out that unless the TENNIS
see situation were definitely settled
hy election time there might be
legal battle over the result OF the
balloling In some states. A constitu-
tional question has been raised against
/ ratification, and should the Leniela-
! turo act faVorably and an attack on
/ the validity OF is action be pending
In the courts on election. day the
nominee suggested. the result might
be an election contest OF serious
proportions.
senator Harding declined to COM
mcnt on the Polish situation. saying
! he had learned that mo one but the
/ President and secretary OF state"
could iniolligcntly discuss Europe an
affairs because no one else knew the
/ truth about them.
Even as a member OF the forolgn
relations committee" he said, 81
/ found li was impossible TO know any
thing about foreign affairs. But ! can
see that there Is increasing difficulty
in attempting 10 manage the affairs OF
! NE other side OF the world from
/ America All / care 10 say Is that
there would be very sweeping
/ change OF foreign policy if The Re-
I publicans should succeed TO the adj
mlnistration."
TACOMA. Aug. i7-Senator Hard
ing, Republican presidential nominee.
In a telegram 10 Governor Hart OF
/ Washington. said ne could readily
see the propricty Of the selection Of
a suitable western man Tor The post
of secretary Of the interior and ad-
dcd that one OF his particular am
billions" was 10 see that the country
gets one Of the strongest cabinets
that can be brought together"