The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-17
Progressives Of 1912 Expected
to Unite So1idly Behind
Harding This
Fall.
BROWN ON THE JOB
Suffragists to Appeal Their Fight for
the Ballot to Nominees for
President and Vice
President.

by Raymond CIdppef, OHlteu IIeSH
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June IA move
ment to unite solidly behind the
presidential candidacy of Senator
Warren G. Harding former Bull
Moosers, as well as more conserva'
tive republicans, was under way to-
day.
The decision to start such move
ment was apparently reached by
Harding himself and is the first i'm
portant, one Of his presidential CAM
paign.
Walter F. Brown, of Toledo, who
was active in the Bull Moose move
ment in 1912, who has been assigned
the job of winning the active support
of all progressives, was prepared to
go out on his mission today.
'I think you will find that the pro-
gressives will be united behind Sena'
tor Harding" Brown said today.
Suffragists to Appeal.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-Suffra'
gists are to appeal their fight for the
ballot direct to the republican nomi'
nees for president and vice president,
they said today.
Both Senator Warren G. Harding,
republican nominee, and his running
mate, Governor Calvin Coolidge are to
be asked what they intend doing to-
ward final ratification of the federal
suffrage am endment, according to
Alice Paul, head of the national
woman's party.
Miss Paul also said suffragists will
picket Harding during his speech ac-
cepting the republican nomination.
The woman's party will send dele
CATION to San Francisco to the demo
cratic national convention, Miss Paul
declared, but there will be no pick
citing"
"Suffragists will insist on action OF
the republicans and if they fail to act
the national woman's party will call
a national convention of the American
women voters and we will ask these
voters not to support any candidate or
party that is responsible for the delay
in the ratification of the suffrage
amendment"
All Look Alike. 4"
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Warren G. Harding today extended
an invitation, to every faction Of the
republican party to join in his cam
paign for the presidency.
"All republicans look alike to me-
Harding said.
Harding added that invitations
have already gone out to leaders OF
all republican groups to meet and
advise with him and that he will see
personally as many Of them as pos
sible.
One of Harding's advisers today
explained that it is not his wish "to
be a one man candidate any more
than he will be one man president
il elected
Asked if his invitation TO republI
can leaders included Senator Johnson
Harding said:
II will see all republicans he re
piled. Il always expect to see all
| of NV senate colleagues. Our rela'
lions have always been cordial"
Close friends Of Senator Johnson
expressed the opinion that Johnson
will be on the stump for Harding
next fall. They said johnson was
coming around all right" although he
has not fatty told them that he will
take an active part in the campaign
Senator Moses, New Hampshire
one of Major General Leonard Woods
managers, called on Harding today.
Other callers were:
Senator Lodge, Massachusetts: Seu
ator Brandesee. Connecticut; Senator
France. Maryland; Major General
Miles and Congressman Walsh, Of
Massachusetts. Harding received word
today from the American club OF
Pittsburgh. that they desired to
march with 500 in line carrying red