The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-01
BIRD IN TLECRAM
TO DEM CANDIDATE
Indignant Resentment tx
pressed By Leaders OF for
mel Progressive Party

u.,I,,. ,,uIu u.tI 10 I"hl"n act" 81
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and tho Tongue ~ #"'l""a heN" ''""'""
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ra,iy mn h"Ih issuoh
It, characterized -" "ha"l"'"'r -"
,,uo. ruhIIshod ,ou",is 'h"i n"""i"'a
I,h,s,.,t aud n",oI, 81 ~" it-uiy II
,.,un,IIsiI"r had iuf"''nah hl" 'h"g
s""" w"uId wIihh'"w f'"" ~" '""'
pa lgn, nUd o: lh" H"'n" tive h" -"
rnnn,od Ihni lr"r,nor I'rosIdunt Trfi ""h
IIorhari II""yrr. tw', loading N"pWhl''"h
udy"onias ~ ,atin"pli"n. a""" would ha
.tnLIny ~ sr,ive part IN ~" hghI f"'
","r,l"n nT tho Republican t"h"'
Pro4r.ssiv.s for harding
Commenting on tho RpNula 81 G"v"r
nor cox Tor pruRr"HHly" nurr"t', IN"
Republican nomln"" declared h" had ~
formation convincing hln ihnl tho
rank and nIo Of tho Hupp"rt"ra "f
Nouspvolt arc putting their full fnllh
In our cause" lilo mhdo public with his
endorsement telegram I" III" K"N"f
nor from ChnTlsa Hunu"r lilfh "I NINA
n nChunolIs "A former loader "T TIA" lt""n"
volt iTogronnivo party. declaring 'he'
known lrugroanlvo huntlmO"t wan -"
complete rofuIntion' "f Democratic
CiaimH
DiHuunnInK Informally tho loapuc IL
uus. Senator Harding said h" mower had
RIyon privately Ia lotior - "th"rwln"
10 any ucpuhllrnn lpndor. any Hlhl"m""i
Of hIh poHlliOn on tho League "hlh hh"
not boon contained RlhO In hlh puhll"
uttornnCca His stand. Ito said. VA"
Lrn,.r In avery detail To tho publ" and
was commanding tho unitod n"pp"r' "i
Hopubll"anh' , -,
N ioInt IotIrr from Ronhtorr J"hns"n
and nornh. rrruring to tnko fur'hnr p"r'
ia hIa campaign. tho nominee rnpl"d
''rhoro In no such l0ttcr. Tho "i"rS
In absolutely untrue.
"Havc you hpd any recent C"nhuh,
cation Win MIR TAFT on that subject
~ hnye had no dIrrct communication
win Mir TAFT. but have hoard from
those CloHo To him. aud | undcrHuhnd u"
will bc In tho campaign WORKING hc"rt
uy for tho election OF Republican
prenidcnt by tho middle OF October y"
will Herbert Hoover.
Birds Telegram
Tho telegram to Governor Cox from
Mr.. Bird. who was Democrat Do'oTa
no went to tho Progressive party Slln'
In your. acrobatic campaign To az
tract voters you endeRNor To convey inc
ers of the late Theodore Roosevelt have
been ignored and outlawed by Senator
Harding who, Rs you express H. SoeAs
advice from only certain type or men,
namely standpattcrs and reactlonnrles,
The oppositIon to you OF such Progrens.
ives A johnson, Poindexter. Bcveridge,'
Jannes X. Cjarfieid,y Mccormick. BALDWIN
R0bira, Raa IN tact, by practicaliy All
OF, the Progressive leaders who STOOD
back rot, .Cclonel Roosevelt Ia 1917 % nno
1915 IN cotnplste refutation OF ms
misieading and tricky
II resent with Intense indignation
your Desperate effort TO capitalize MS
honored name for tho purpose OF pro,
noting your political aspirations ana
for tho purpose Of perpetuating the
powor OF tho Democratic party whlch
he, above NIL mon. distrusted and eH'
correlated.
Commenting on tho Telegram Son
tor Harding said:
II only wiHh To say that the tacts
TO tho position or the lrosrssHlNes OF
thi. country, aA no states than. hra
borne out by tho Information when ~
Bont to mo voluntarily. that inc rahh
and flle OF tho supporters OF Ro"heVoi'
are putting their ful raith III our
cause. IL, ..,,
from m, front porch To n gathering OF
womop and OfIlohlA at hin hcaunuhf
toTsa today said hiA RddroSH would u"
ono Of tho most Important OF mo am
pnIKn II will deal with SOCIAL Ihh'I'a
outlining III" Hehht"T P'"h'""
humane reform and rur "rRaniH"d ""''"i
battormsnt 4 headquarters hhh""ho
moint said that hvo th"ur"nd w""io"
u.ra oscctod 10 attend. hr"'ml ''"'"a
win como from Chicago. Columbus "a"
dayton and local factories ""h'"' '"E
women viii ,I"Ho uholr d""i" !" P''"'
attendance 49, ,,..
Vomnn nr ali p"liii"nl f"lihr hhN"
h.,n InyItod aud tho candidate man"
HorH snid oVrTy "n"ri would h' u'"""
Ia ,nnLr tho mouIIng 49," I"' '''"""
gathering