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HARDING DECLINES.
TO TALK POLITICS
Republican Candidate Mum Re-
gdrdfng Party Policies.
PLANS ARE Indefinite
Probably Will Keep Silent Until His
Acceptance Speech Next Month.
Puts in Active Day.

Washington, June Ex-senator
Harding found the life of the Repub-
lican presidential nominee strenuous.
although he held no important politi-
cal conferences.
He went To his office at the capitol,
posed for motion picture men, gree
ed senate employees, received few
personal friends who called to con
gratulate him, went over great piles
of cOngratulatory kilograms, played II
round of golf at a nearby country
club. and then worked far into the
night at his home in an effort to
catch up with rapidly increasing cor
reSpondence.
The nominee s,eadfastly decline; tn
make any statement rC galdlng HIS po-
sitiOn on party policies, Indicating thai
he would have nothing TO say on those
matters until in his speech accepting
the nomination. He also said tha
pending his official notification he
would withhold making public his
campaign plans He also declined to
say at this time whether he would re-
sign his senate seat.
Senator Harding'S plans for the I'M
mediate future are indefinite. He IL
tends to remain in Washington until
late this week, when he will leave for
q brief vacation. He does not con
TEMPLATE reaching his home N Maroon,
Ohio, before July l. The notiti"a'ioH
ceremonies are expected to take place
soon after his vacation gives him an
onportunity to prepare his speech OF
acceptance. sounding the campaign
keynote
Chairman Hays, Of The Republican
national committee, and a number OF
party leaders are expected to conref
with the Ohio senator probably next
Monday, although the date has nor
been definitely fixed. The place or
the conference also. it was under
stood. has not been determined. Sen
ator Lodge. of Massachusetts,, who
was chairman of the Chicago conVen-
+ion: Senator SmOOt, of Ctah, ana
other Republican leaders are in Wash
inqton. hut no engagements for con
ference have so far been arranged, II
was said. Senator Lodge plans to
leave for his home today, while the
Utah senator will remain for another
week.
DESPITE his strenuous work at the
convention, the senator seeIued IN hne
fettle. "He's as happy as lark,
remarked one bystander as the sena-
tor ioked with movie men.
The senator seemed greatly touched
as he read the Sheaves of congratu-
lating telegrams.
"Now wasn't that nice in him., or
sit was very thoughtful OF MIN 10
send that message" were his most
frequent comments as he carefully
read the kilograms.
Shortly before the senator LEFT MS
office, he was invited to speak at a
flag day celebration held on the plaza
in front of The capitol, but, owing 10
the rush Of work was compelled 10
decline.
The sudden accumulation Of work
due TO his nomination resulted In the
senator being forced to secure addl'
tional Office space, part of which Will
be used as press room for newspaper
correspondents. He also plans to nave
daily conferences with the newspaper
men as long as he is in Washington
He also will confer with Leslie NJ
Shaw, former secretary of the treas
ury.
Deciding to play golf, the senator
soid he wanted to get some of the
"convention tobacco smoke out of MS
system" He was accompanied on
the links by Senator Sutherland, OF
West Virginia; former Senator Burne
and r. II. Warner, Jr., Of Washing
ION