Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-19
TO PLAN HARDING'S
SPEAKING DATES
Important Conference TO-day-Candi-
date May speak Awny from Marion

date May Speak Away from Marion
Marion. O.. Aug. ia complete
campaign program for Senator Hard
ing up to October I, including a sched-
ule of speaking dates and a general
list Of issues to be covered. will be
worked out here tomorrow at con-
ference between the republican NOM
inee and a group Of party leaders.
Many invitations to speak away
from Marion are to be taken under
consideration along with the requests
of various organizations for front
porch appointments. The general pre-
diction of those close to the senator
tonight, however, was that the six
weeks program as finally arranged
would provide for few appearances in
other cities.
For the five weeks between October
and the election, the slate is to be
left blank for the present. The last
front porch date so far announced is
for September 25. and it is understood
that the disposition Of the nominees
time during the final period of the
campaign will be taken up at a later
conference.
VIII II. Hays, the national chairman.
and Senator Harry New of Indiana, head
of the party's speaking bureau are to be
prominent figures at to-morrow's meeting.
Others expected to be present are Harry
NJ. Daugherty member Of the executive
committee, Senator Medill Mccormick of
Illinois. assistant to Chairman Hays. AL
bert Lasker, of the publicity department.
and Henry Wallace. publisher OF the
Western Farm Magazines.
Although a speaking schedule will be the
first business of the conference. specific
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which are to be stressed during the COM
ing six weeks. Senator Harding is ex-
pected to talk over his agricultural speech
particularly with Mr. Wallace. This ad-
dress to he delivered on September 8. at
the Minnesota State fair. is the only
one so far arranged for the nominee away
! from Marion.
To-day Senator Harding had few callers
and he devoted his time to correspondence
and to the front porch speech he will de
liver Thursday to a delegation from the
Ohio Legislature One OF these who saw
him was Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, political
chairman of the Woman's party, who
talked over with the nominee the possibil.
ties Of ratification OF the suffrage amend.
| ment by the Tennessee Legislature.
Assuring Mrs. Baker he was ready tc
go to any reasonable lengths to secure
favorable action, the senator pointed gu,
that unless the Tennessee situation were
definitely settled by election time, there
might be legal battle over the results
Of the balloting in some States. con-
stitutonal question has been raised in
Tennessee against ratification and should
the Legislature act favorably and an at
tack on the validity of its action be pend.
/ ing in the courts on election day, the
nominee suggested the result might be
an election contest of serious proportions
Senator Harding declined to-day to com
ment on the Polish situation, saying he
had learned that no one but the Presi
dent and the secretary of state" could
intelligently discuss European affairs be
cause no one else knew the truth abou,
them.
Even as a member Of the foreign rela
tons committee" he said. II found it was
impossible to know anything about for
eign affairs. But 7 can see that there
is increasing difficulty in attempting tc
manage the affairs Of the other side OF
the world from America. All care tc
say is that there would be a very sweep
ing change Of foreign policy IL the Re
publicans should succeed to the admin
istration."