New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-16
Harding Will
Assail Bosses
OF Democrats
Senator to Ask Cox How He
Can Reconcile Support
of Murphy With Defense
of the Wilson Regime
To Answer sCabal' Charge
Drive To Be Directed on
Groups Who Combined
to Nominate Opponent
From q staff Correspondent

10 Nominate Opponent
From q staff Correspondent
MARION, Ohio, Aug. Ex-senator
Harding will not permit to pass I'M
noticed Governor Cox's assertion at
Wheeling yesterday that the Republican
candidate is the tool of a Senate
cabal," but will continue his offensive
campaign with vigorous attack upon
elements of the Democratic party which
pooled their strength at San Francisco
for Governor Cox's nomination.
1t may come later, or it may be in
an address to members of the Ohio
Legislature past and present, who will
come to Marion for front porch
speech lex, Thursday, but there is
strong evidence that the Senator
shortly will make an onslaught on Boss
Murphy, of Tammany; Brennan, Of
Chicago, and Nugent, of New Jersey,
and put the matter squarely up to
Governor Cox as to how ne can recon-
cile their support with his defense Of
the Wilson Administrations The Sena-
tor is expected to point out that a
Democratic victory means a continual
ton of Wisconsin, with the Tammany
and kindred influences in control.
At another conference. scheduled
Tuesday with Chairman Will H. Hays,
of the Republican National Committee,
who will stop over in Marion, Senator
Harding will take up general cam
paign matters which he, as head of the
Republican party, must decide.
To Fix Committee Status
One of these questions is believed
to be a coordination of the functions
of the steering committee, composed
Of H. N. Daug liberty, former Senator
John w. Weeks, Charles D. Hilles,
A. T. Hert and Raymond ROBINS
This committee was appointed some
time ago to act as advisers to the staff
at Harding headquarters and Republic
can national headquarters.
With the campaign now under way
the Senator will take up with Mr.
Hays the question of whether this COM
mittee is to act in a purely formal or
advisory capacity or to take a more
aggressive part IN the campaign than it
has up to date. The status of the
steering committee as yet has not been
very clearly defined, and it's members,
strong and resourceful political lead
lively into the fight as we'll as give
their advice. Senator Harding has
been famlliarizing himself with every
phase of the national committees work,
the details of which he has had to pick
up since his nomination at Chicago.
In conferences with all elements of
the party Senator Harding has shown
himself ready to assume all RESPONSE
bilties of his leadership.
Senator Harding's discussion of print
paper and of the forestry policy of the
Ohio editors Friday brought a tele-
gram of congratulation from the
American Forestry Association of
Washington commencing his policy of
1Sgestry and forestration.
Sees Real Leader in Harding
William Merriam Chadbourne, Of
New York, a prominent follower Of
Roosevelt in 1912, held long confer
ence with the Senator to-day. He said:
after my talk with Senator Har-
ding, | am convinced that he is better
fitted, by experience and point of
view, IMAM any OOuy else 70 secure tndC
cooperation in government which is
greatly in need. Senator Harding, |
am sure, will call to his assistance
the best intelligence in the country,
and by his tact and sane judgment will
translate the result of this common
counsel into action. l am sure that
the Progressives, who were Roosevelt
men, first and last, are all on Senator
Harding's side.
New York will be one of the chief
battle grounds Of the campaign. The
Republicans have full understanding
Of their responsibility and they are
going to name for Governor Judge
history as one of the great Governors
of New York, ranking with Roosevelt,
Hughes and Cleveland. He has had
brilliant official career, is one Of the
leading lawyers and now president Of
the State Bar Association"
The Star Wooden Company, of Boston
and Cohoes Falls, N. Y, reports to
Senator Harding the result of poll
of the entire textile ind. stry covering
New England, the South and all parts
of the country. About $500 ballots
were sent out and about 1880 were re-
turned. The result showed that the
southern vote was DO 20 per cent for
Harding, and that he had a large ma
Jority in Ohio. 1t also showed that in
the industry outside of the South 95
per cent of answers were in favor of
Harding. One question was: care you
in favor of a moist adm instration 2"
About two-thirds of the replies were
in the negative.
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