Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-21
c. 0.P. CAMPAIGN
SHOWED AHEAD BY
CONFERENCE HERE
Senator Harding Meets Of
ficers of Staff and Helps
Arrange Big Offensive.

The campaign plans of the republi-
can party are forging ahead rapidly.
1t developed at an important confer
ence today between Senator Harding,
the republican nominee for President,
members of a subcommittee of the
republican national committee and
other party leaders in the New Will
lard Hotel. An enormus amount OF
preliminary work has been accom-
plished. Senator Harding was in
formed
In addition to Senator Harding and
Chairman Will Hays of the natlonal
committee, those at the conference
today included Harry M. Daugherty
of Ohio, chairman of the committee
in charge Of the campaign Tor the
nomination of Senator Harding. and
the following members of the natlonal
committee: Charles D. Hilles OF New
York. former Senator John w. Weeks
Of Massachusetts. A. T. Hert of Ken
lucky. ]. L. Hamon of Oklahoma
Ralph williams of Oregon. Fred W;
Upham of Illinois, treasurer, ano
Clarence b. Miller of Minnesota. sec
retary Of the committee.
It was brought out at the CONFER
ence that, although little more than
a week has elapsed since the nomina-
paign has opened with rusn anu Al
an auspicious manner.
The special committee headed ps
Mr. Hilles was named by the cnair-
man at Chicago, in pursuance TO au-
thority given by the national commit
tee, to consult the candidate IN re-
gard to notification and prel1mlnaries
of the campaign, and also to name as
sistant officers of the national com
mittee. One of these is vice chair
man of the executive committee and
another is assistant secretary or the
national committee. At today's meet
ing the conference discussed the Sc
lection of those assistant officers and
of other assistant officers.
National Chairman Hays was lnan,
imously empowered by the national
Committee at Chicago to select an
executive committee. This will con-
sist of approximately fifteen members
though the exact number Is yet To
be determined. The personnel OF the
executive committee is another sub
ject which was gone over today with
Senator Harding.
The Representatives Of the national
committee here today are from all
sections. There was remarkable una
nimity and enthusiasm over the man
ner in which the country had received
the nomination of Harding and
Coolidge and over republican pros
poets with regard to the presidency,
the vice presidency, the House and
Senate.
naugAerty to Drep Duties.
It became known that Harry M
Daugherty of Columbus. Ohio. Sen
4f1fs Handihg,y cAfausikTt manager
prior t6 the Chicago convention. will
relinQuish HIS duties as soon as the
executive committee takes charge, but
will continue to be close personal
adviser to the Ohio senator during
the campaign. Mr. Daugherty is not a
member OF the national committee.
When he took charge of the primary
campaign it was said he expressed
the desire that If Senator Harding
were nominated he would not be
burdened with carrying on the ma
tional campaign.
Beveridge II Sanguine.
Former Senator Albert ]. Beveridge
of Indiana, who has been aligned
with the progressive wing Of the re-
publican party. after conference
with Senator Harding this morning.
announced he. would do all he could
to aid in the election of the republican
ticket. Before leaving Washington
for his summer home at Beverly
Farms. Mass. he gave out the follow
ing statement:
Il conferred with Senator Harding
at his invitation, and went over with
him some of the important features
of the campaign. which will end in
November with the election Of Sena-
tor Harding. His policy is to restore
actual governmental administration
in this country to the constitutional
form of government prescribed by the
founders of the United States. and he
earnestly desires to consult with and
consider all elements of our party and
them into an effective
party organization. These views seem
wise to me.
II am a republican. and Senator
Harding is the standard bearer of
our party. I will do everything that
l can possibly do to insure party. vic
tory. and am entirely in accord, as
one of the liberal element of the re-
publican party, with the policy enun-
ciated by Senator Harding, of meeting
all elements of the party and receiv-
ing the opinion and suggestions of
every republican"
Pritchard Pledges Aid.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. jr.. is ex-
pected to confer with Senator Harding
also.
Judge J. c. Pritchard and former
Senator Marion Butler, of North Caro-
lima, saw the senator today. They
and pledged the support of North
Carolina republicans in his behalf.
Judge Pritchard urged Senator Hard
ing to go to Asheville, North Carolina,
for a brief vacation while preparing
his speech of acceptance. and sug-
gested that if a southern headquar-
ters for the national committee is to
be established Asheville be selected.