Arizona republican., 1920-07-15
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MARION. Ohio. July 14-Senator Harding, in a statement tonight, re- sented what he characterized as per sistent misrepresentations' of the Re publican party's attitude towards woman suffrage and said to that party belonged the credit for that reform ever having a chance for success.
 He deplored. however, efforts to make political capital out of the situ- ation, and said he hoped ratification would be accomplished before Novem- Der, no matter whether a Democratic or Republican state was the thirty sixth to approve the suffrage amend ment.
 Even if a Democratic state shall finish the business, the record stiu will show that 29 Republican and seven Democratic states made up the roll of honor" Senator Harding said. That is good enough for us.
 G. o. p. States In Big Majority
 My patience is sorely tested some times over the persistent misrepre- sentations of the Republican party, it's state governors and legislators. in this matter of woman's suffrage. Whether it emanates from mere mischief mak CTS or from partisan desires I cannot help resenting it. We must insist on having fair treatment of ~ the party without whose persistent support the yreat reform would never have had 2 .hance Of success.
 "A Republican senate and Re-
 publican house submitted the con
 stitutionai amendment for equal
 suffrage Democratic senate
 had previously refused to submit
 1t. Twenty nine Republican and
 six Democratic states have rati-
 fled it.
 "Six Democratic states have re-
 jeeted the ratification resolution
 and another, Louisiana has just
 refused to give 1t consideration One Republican state-iust one
 Delaware-has rejected.
 The first eight states to ratify were Republican states.
 When. in 1919, the Republican sen- ate finally mustered the necessary ma iority to submit the amendment, there were 36 Republican and only 20 Dem ocratic senators voting for it; but there were IT Democratic and only Republican senators voting against II.
 Whether in the senate or house, in congress or state legislature. the record shows that the Republicans have been the persistent and effec- tive supporters of this measure. Tn such circumstances - circumstances that are thoroughly familiar to every body-it is simply amazing that Dem ocratic managers should now have the auoacity to be assuming that they are the friends on whom the cause must depend if it is to succeed.
 TOT I1NSGlI, ana lOI lilC INGpubitGdd party ! earnestly desire that ratifica tion rnay be accomplished in time 10 give the whole body of American women the ballot next November l am wearied with efforts to make par tisan advantage out of the situation I hope here will be ratification and l do not care a fig whether it is secured through a Republican or Democratic state.
 -There will be glory enough for the Republican party. no matter whether the thirty sixth state is Republican or not If any word of mine could pos siblv be influential with any Repub- licans in the North Carolina legisla- ture. or in the Tennessee legislature that word would be vote for ratlilca- ton and don't worry about who gets the credit of putting IL over
 Senator Harding spent the forenoon working on his speech of acceptance but later entertained at luncheon A p Moore. publisher of the Plttspure Pa) Leader, and R. F. Wolfe pup fisher of the Columbus tOhio) DIS hatch and Journal. Later he conIerfeo for nearly an hour with Mir Wolfe who said he had made only trlendlS call as he and the senator have beer personal friends for long time
 When Mrs Harding sought to obtaIt French flag today to suspend iron iron the porch of her home in observance of BastflIe day. a search of the cltA showed that none could be secured TTndisrnayed however she at once hur ried down town where she purchasef hIue white and red bunting and or her return home quickly made a Has six feet long. which was hoisted to th' ion of the flag pole attached to th' front porch. .,,7
 .eTm entitled to celebrate Bastill za,. not onlv on account of the his toTic associations of the American and ana French peoples, but because m rrandmother was French" Mrs. Hard ing said.