New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Harding Says
U.S.TradeHas
Been Neglected


tcerttussd from sass sns,
tor, Thomas P. Gore, Democratic
league irreccncilable, lost the Sena-
torial nomination to Representative
Scott Ferris. it is certain this ma
jority is going to be scaled down to a
much narrower margin. Incidentally
Senator Cores defeat is not nttributed ed
here to his stand on the League OF
Nations.
Hope of Victory Qualified
Republican leaders, including Ma
tional Committeeman Jake L. Hamon,
Of Oklahoma City, who spent the day
on Senator Harding's train. assured
the candidate they had strong hopes of
victory for the Republican ticket in
November. but they told him other
things that kept the Senator from be-
coming too sanguine about the pros
poets in this Southwestern state.
Representative Ferris is opposed in
the Senatorial election by Representa-
tive J. W. Harreld, the first Republican
ever sent to Congress from the 9th Ok
lahoma District He was elected on q
platform opposing the League of Ma
tions. However, it was less than a
year ago that Senator James A. Reed,
of Missouri, was used as target for
rotten eggs at Ardmore, Okla, when he
| attempted to speak there against the
| Paris covenant.
Democrats claim the state this year
by 10000 to 5000 majority, which
would be the smallest in its history.
Republican leaders make similar
claim for their party. Both sides are
watching the Socialist vote which to
tailed 10000 in 1916 and now has prob
ably been doubled by woman suffrage.
The situation is complicated by the
political aspirations and loose purse
strings of oil milionaircs. Congress
sional fights involve the interests of
the established oil corporations ana
land spectators seeking control of the
fabulously rich oil fields held in trust
by the government for Indian owners
who still wear their hair long.
Harreld Is considered likely to hold
the Socialists in line for the Repub-
lican ticket because he voted against
the expulsion Of Victor Berger, of
Milwaukee, from the House Of Repre-
sentatives. But whether these people
will vote for Senator Harding is some
thing else again.
The German vote totals 10000; Lo
cal politicians say Harding will get
all of it, At least the candidate will
have some interesting political calcu-
lations to work out between now and
Tuesday. when he starts into the Solid
South, by way of kentucky.
Nominee Heads Motor Parade
Senator Harding awakened in Wich-
ita, Kan, this morning after a nights
ride fron, Kansas City. Governor
Henry Allen, Senator Arthur Capper
o%b Il OF, y,
ed him. and after breakfast the nomi-
nee and Mrs. Harding rode in triumph
through the wide streets of Wichita
at the head of a parade Of motor cars
Cheering crowds lined the streets
fror the station to the grounds of the
international wheat show where the
anddate spoke IN tins FORUM 10 an
audience OF apoat s o0o When senator
Harding announcea the effort to bind
this country to Ilc League of Nations
compact IS an effort to mortgage the
American people to the Old World the
Kansans climbed or their chairs and
made brave effort to produce q vocal
cyclone.
Eat 'em up, Harding" shouted one
red-faced wheat grower, seated Just in
front of the platform, and when the
laughter. threatened to die away it was
renewed by another automobile owning
plalnsman, who gave realistic imita-
tion Of the yap, yap, yapping of q
coyote.
Other Kansas towns were similarly
enthusiastic, notably Arkansas City, at
the Oklahoma line, where the special
train stopped while the party had
luncheon. At Ponca, Okla, Senator
Harding discovered that he was actual
ly in the Southwest. A platform, drapeL
with flags, had been erected for him
to speak from beside the railroad sta
ton. In the throng of 5000 there were
Indians. MeXicans, negroes and white
folks. The Indians were Osages, Otas
and Poncas from a nearby reservation
and the sQuaws either pushed their off
spring in high priced baby carriages or
carried them on their backs. The bucks
wore high-crowaed, broad -brimmed
hats and their long hair in braids. One
Hundred and One Ranch is only few
miles from Ponca, and Senator Hard
ing's audience contained a number of
cowboys, with Spanish spurs and fill,
greed, high-heeled boots. It must be
admitted that, with one exception, the
Indians received the white chiefs
speech stolidly.
Little Hole Whoops Approval
Inc e&ceptlon was Chief Theodore
Roosevelt Little Hole, who presented
the Senator with the key to the city
He had prominent place on the plat
form and wore a smile that extended
to the braids of hair that hung beside
each ear. Occasionally he whooped his
approval, quite regardless of anything
the candidate was saying.
At Guthrie and other Oklahoma
towns there were similar gatherings as
the train sped across open country
planted to Kafir corn and cotton. Sen
tor Harding replied with a wave Of
his hand to the shouted greetings of