Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-22
HARDING WILL E. I''''''
NOTIFIED TO-DAY
On the Eve of this Event He
Urges G. o. P. Members of
Tennessee Legislature to Fight
for Suffrage Ratification

| Marion. O., July Ex-senator Harding
enlisted in the fight for the woman suf-
frsge amendment tonight declaring on the
eve of his formal acceptance of the Re-
publican nomination for president that
he was ready to throw the weight of his
influence for ratification in time for all
women to vote In November
Tho announcement followed call by
representatives Of the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage association, and
| took the form of telegram to Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Gait, head of the association
at Nashville, Tenn.
II am exceedingly glad TO learn the
| telegram said, that you are in Tennessee
seeking to consunmate the ratification
of the eqral suffrage amendment. If any
of the Republican members Of the TenneS
see assembly should ask my opinion as
to their course. I would cordially recon-
mend an immediate favorable action
I WOMAN'S PARTY OUTGENERALEp
| IN presenting their plea and securing
results Tonight the association repre-
sentatives stole n march on a delegation
OF the National Woman's party who had
planned to enlivcn the formal notification
ceremonies tomorrow by demanding that
!
Tennes5ec to vote for ratification. What
action the women's party crowd would
take was uncertain tonight. but their
engagement to see Senator Harding to-
morrow stood.
The conference between Senator Hard
| ing and the party Of women occupied
| only few minutes and followed a day
given over largely to last minute prep
arations for the notification ceremonies
| at which the nominee will mark out the
| skirmish lines of mis- campaign in an
acceptance speech interpreting the party
platform and declaring his personal stand
on national issues.
| CONFERS WITH LODGE
His position on the League Of Nations
colored with particular interest by re-
| cent developments was discussed by the
| candidate at two-hour conference with
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who will
deliver the notification speech and who
as chairman of the foreign relations COM
nittee led the Senate fight against unre-
served ratification of the treaty. After
ward neither would make public state
| nent. but it was understood they went
over thoroughly the ground on which
| the battle over the league is to he fought.
BY his close associates the candida te
is expected to lay down a policy to-mor-
row contributing to the paramountcy of
the league issue in the campaign and help
ing to clear the air for a finish fight be-
tween the two big parties. His advisers
| declare he will strike out with all his
strength against the league as President
| Wilson submitted il. and will add con-
lstructive suggestion of what should he
done to secure peace and to maintain it.
FLAG RAISING AT 100 A. NJ
The acceptance speech will be delivered
late in the afternoon near the end of a
program which begins at seven o'clock in
the morning. At that hour a local delega =
ton will march to Senator Harding's resi-
donce and the candidate will officate at a
flag raising, hosting the stars and Stripes
on the flag pole recently trans planted to
tho Harding lawn from the residence of
William Mckinley at Canton
J Delegations from other cities will be
greeted by the nominee as they arrive
during the morning and early afternoon
by train and motor, but he expects to
make no address until the notification pro-
gram begins at a park in the outskirts
Of the city-at zoo p. m. He has been
invited to a luncheon given the national
committee and the notification committee
by Dr. C. r. Sawyer, but he said tonight
he thought it unlikely that he could at
tend.
More than thirty special trains are ex-
pected during the day and many thou
sands will motor in from nearby cities
and towns. Republicans and Democrats
of Marion have joined hands to provide
entertainment and the city is decked out
for the occasion as never before in its
history.
DELEGATION FROM DAYTON
Two of the delegations will he partic-
ularly welcome. One will be a resuscitatcd
brass band from Caledonia, in which
Senator Harding once played a trombone,
and the other group OF several hundred
citizens Of Dayton, the home town Of the
senator's Democratic opponent, James Nj.
COY. OF the two, the senator expressed
himself as most anxious to see the
veterans from Caledonia and 10 judge of
,hcir efforts TO put on a close harmony
come back.
Tho notification Is to he held in n
| C,hautanaua pavilion. where seats have
heen provided for about 100, although
; more than ten times that number OF vts
!, tor. are expccted Will II. Hays the
| national chairman, WIFI preside. and there
: will he no addresses except those of
SENATOR Lodge and Senator Harding.
Rishop William F. Oldham Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church VIII deliver the
invocation and the Rev. Father Joseph
. NJ Denning of St, Mary's Catholic Church
here the benedicuon'
WIRE FROM CHRISTENSEN
So much personal attention was given
to arrangements by the candidate to-day
mat he again got behind schedule in his
correspondence. Among the kilograms
bc received was one from Perley Chris
tensen. nominee of the Farmer-Labor
party for president, requesting that he
use his influence for executive clemency
for Eugene V. Debs the socialist nomi-
! nee who is in the Atlanta penitentiary.
senator Harding said he would reply
after the notification ceremonies were
over.
Tho suffrage delegation which called
; nm the candidate tonight arrived unex-
ncctedly and walked into Harding head
; quarters lust as the senator was leaving
for dinner. They we're given hearing at
once and a few minutes later the tele.
cram to Mrs. Gait was made public.
THOSE in the party were Miss Mary Olcott.
Mrs. w. II. Alleee and Mrs. James
Stoxes all Of Rdgefeld,' Conn. and
: Mrs George A. Soden of Chicago.
TO REMOVE JACK JOHNSON
Los Angeles. Calf, July 2l.-An order