New-York tribune., 1920-08-03
Rivals Admit
Republican
Party Unity
Democrats Statement on
Johnson and Taft Back.
ing of Harding League
Stand Comedies Strength
Cox Displeases the West
Pledge to Continue Will
son Policies Regarded
as Menace to Nation

MARION. Ohio, Aug. Eff anything
was needed to complete the confidence
felt here that Senator Warren G. Har.
ding has accomplished unifcation ir
the Republican party, it has been SUP.
Piled by National Chairman George
White Of the Democratic National
Committee.
"A statement in which Chairman
White undertook to answer questions
addressed to Governor Cox by the Re
publican nominee is viewed here chief,
as complaint because Senator Hiram
johnson and former President Taft
have approved Senator Harding's posi-
tion on the League of Nations cove.
nant A statement issued from Sen
ator Harding's headquarters to-day
read:
"lnasmuch as Mr.. White has thus
publicly and handsomely acclaimed
that all elements of Republicans are
approving Senator Harding's attitude
it may be added that he has scnscd the
situation with admirable perspicacity
Republicans of all sections and groups
are soldly in favor Of Senator Harding's
attitude. This is proved by thousands
of letters and kilograms from every
state, among which the numbers from
states commonly Democratic are no less
amazing. A large percentage are
moreover, from men who describe
themselves as having heretofore beer
Democrats"
Corroborativc evidence of Senator
Hardlng's success in welding divergent
Republican thought on the league
issue was brought to the nominee to.
DAY, by Representative Frederick c
hicks, Of Oyster Bay, N. Y, who called
at headquarters after long Western
tour, in which he visited Colorado
Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and
Montana.
Harding Gains in West
THE Western country has beer
amazed by Cox's declaration that he
VIII follow the Wilson policies.' sac
mr.. Hicks as he was leaving Senator
Hardlng's Office. There was some
keen disappointment in that section
over the failure of the Republican con.
vcntion to nominate Senator johnson
but Harding is growing with them very
fast. The people of the West believe
that four years continuation of Will
son policies would leave America with
out a friend on earth"
In order to work a few hours with
out interruption on a speech he is to
deliver Wednesday to delegation
from Wayne County, Ohio, Senator
Harding left his office in Headquarters
this afternoon and slipped into small
storeroom. where he wrote at an
ancient walnut desk.
Representative William +. Mason, OF
Illinois, told Senator Harding that
Americans of Irish origin and Irish
sympathizers generally will be for him
because of his stand on the league
Friends Of Ireland know that Article
X would hitch Ireland to England for
ever and bind the United States to
help keep it hitched,' said Representa-
tive Mason. "Govcrnor Cox has pledged
himself to support the Wilson pro
gram. and Article X. Illinois is going
Republican by 200, 900"
The nominee was shocked to learn
of the motoring accident that cost the
life of J. Frank Hanly, former Republi-
can Governor Of Indiana and Presi-
Dental nominee of the Prohibitionsts
in 1916. Former Governor Hanly
visited the Senator here shortly be-
fore the notification ceremonies. The
nominee sent this message to Mrs.
Hanly at Indianapolis
81 have learned with unspeakable
distress Of the fatal accident to your
husband, whom | highly esteemed
Please know how deeply sympathize
with you in your great sorrow. Family
state and nation have suffered a dis
tinct loss"
Ohio Republicans Confident
Among the callers to-day was Henry
NJ. Leland, the automobile manufac-
turcr who came here with the Rev
Newell Dwight Hills. Another was
Charles Jewctt, Mayor of indianapolis
who told of a plan for delegation
from Marion, Indiana. to visit the
nominee at Marion, Ohio.
c. II. Hatfield, of Bowling Green
Ohio, manager of the Senatorial candi-
dacy Of Walter +. Brown. came 10 Mar
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