Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
FIRM DRY STAND !
. BY HARDING. URGED.
HanIy, Dry Candidate in 1915.
Has Long Conference With
G. o. p. Nominee
SENATOR DELAYS HIS REPLY

Marion. O., July 1O.-senator Uor,
Ing was urged, at a conference ye.,o.
day with j. Frank Hanly. Probibitia,
candidate for President in 1910 % ,a,'
a firm stand in support Of nationo,
prohibition in HIS speech Of acceptanco
Later 1t was announced the senator boa
not committed himself regarding tbo
matter, while Mr.. Hanly said be bon0s
to be able to support him, but "wou,s "IS
speech" '' 'n ms
Mr.. Hanly denied having como >,
Marion to present the matter 70 ,bo o
Republican nominee on behalf of prob;e e
bition advocates and said the conferSno.
was sought at his own instance. Az
prohibitionist. the former governor -
Indiana said he would find Il difficult 70
support Governor Cox and annonncsJ
ne would not attend the national ou nro'
hibition convention in Lincoln. Neb' on
July Il, adding that he opposed placing
national prohibition ticket in the fielS
this year. ' A''u
II came at the instance Of Senator
Harding and in response to a request of
my own,' said Mr.. Hanly. "I talked
over the political situation in Indiana.
gave him my views as to the political
situation throughout the country and
In respect to the silence Of the Demo.
cratic convention and the Republican
platform on the prohibition question,
the eighteenth amendment and the Vol.
stead enforcement act.
Senator NoncommitaI
''I simply presented my views. re.
newed old acquaintance and had A
pleasant hour. did not ask the senator
for any commitments on those cues.
tions and he made none. I don't think
the Prohibition party ought to nominate
a candidate"
Regarding the conference. Senator
Harding said Mr.. Hanly only "present.
ed his views us to the construction Of
the platform as others have done"
adding 1--WE are always glad to listen"
Plans for officially notifying Senator
Harding Of his nomination were an.
nounced yesterday following a confer.
ence between the nominee and T. Cole
man du Pont. of Delaware, chairman
of the committee on arrangements for
the Republican National Committee. and
Harry M. Daugherty, Of Columbus, the
senator's manager in the preconventiou
The event will take place at Q D. m.
July % in Garfield Park on the out
skirts of Marion with Will II. HAYS.
national chairman, presiding. Follow.
ing the singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner by the Republican glee club,
by the Rev. t. II. McAfee, of
Trinity Baptist Church. of Marion.
which the senator attends.
Senator Lodge to Speak
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,, per.
manent chairman of the Chicago con-
yention and chairman Of the notification
committee. then will deliver an address
the senator Of his nomination
to which the nominee will reply. Fol-
lowing the singing Of America" the
ceremonies will close with a benedic-
tion by the Rev. Joseph NJ. Denning,
Of st. Mary's Church. Of Marion.
Another caller yesterday was Henry
L. Stoddard, of New York, Pro
gressive lender, who assured the SEN
ator the progressives of the country
were back of him in his campaign.
Another busy day faced Senator
Harding when he reached his Office to.
day. In addition to continuing work
on his speech of acceptance the nomi-
nee was also to confer with Major
General Wood and Senator Cummins,
Marion late in the day. This will be the
first time Senator Harding and the gen.
eral have met since the formers nomi.
nation.
National Chairman Will H. Hays
cnn ncluded his conference with Midde