Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-15
FEELS PARTY WOUNDS
WILL HEAL BY FALL

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Harding is confident he will. receive the
united republican support for president.
He stated today that ne viii give no
consideration to rumors OF disaffection in
republican ranks.
Time will be allowed for convention
wounds 70 heal.
Wounds that remain open will be
treated after permanent organization for
the campaign has been perfected.
Since his nomination by the convention
last Saturday he has received congratula-
tory messages from the unsuccessful can
didates and pledges OF assistance from
them or from the managers OF their
campaigns.
Within a few hours after the nomina-
ton had been made, Gov Lowden issued
n statement announcing his support Of
the ticket.
Senator Hiram Johnson telegraphed his
congratulation.
az declaring his intention to support the
nominee Of the convention
Col William Cooper Proctor Of Ohio,
general manager Of the Wood campaign,
sent congratulatory telegram to Senator
Harding.
Senator Harding accepts as sincere
these declarations from his leading OPP
ponents and their representatives.
Rumors that prominent republicans will
bolt the party because of the ticket, lack
OF sympathy with the platform, or other
reasons are not disturbing him.
lie also was pleased when he received
kilograms Of congratulations from many
democratic friends. including Senators
Pomerene of Ohio and John Walter
Smith of Maryland
senator Harding appreciates that those
congratulations are personal.
He is himself a party man, firm be-
lever in party organization.
His attitude toward his party and his
course as president If elected. may be
summed up In this declaration:
1T takes moro than one man to run
this country"
The cultivation and perpetuauon OIL
neace with all foreign governments will
be the aim of Senator Harding, If elected
president, in directing the foreign policy
of the United States.
This was indicated early by the mes
sage he authorized sent to the French
people.
''If I become chief executive of this
nation I can assure YOU | will foster
the spirit of friendship with France"
he declared
He refused to enter at this time into
Pny discussion Of details of his foreign
policy, should he be elected.
So 1t is significant however, that in his
telegram Of congratulations to Gov. Cool
idge, upon his nomination for vice presi-
dent, Senator Harding expressed salts
faction that a truly great and trusted
American" was named for this office
Harding will retain his seat in the SEN
ate until his term expires March next,
he announced.
He admitted that his petition for re-
election to the senate, filed in Columbus,
o.. last week, will be withdrawn.
Senator Harding finds that he can do
little work at his office In the senate
office building.
He is subjected to Interruptions and
to interviews that he can not deny.
Night work is necessary, the senator
has decided If he is to get through with
the accumulated routine business of his
office, meet his visitors and keep up his
afternoon golf recreation to make him
physically fit for the strenuous weeks Of
campaigning that are ahead of him.
Much Of the detail work of his office
Senator Harding has turned over to his
secretary, George B. Christian, Jr.
The office STAFF has been enlarged.
An adjoining room, part of the suite
occupied by Senator McCumber of North
Dakota. and donated by him to Senator
Harding for temporary use, has been
made press headquarters.
Senator Harding sees the newspaper
correspondents in the forenoon and again
in the afternoon for general conferences.
Following conferences here, Harding
VIII leave early next week for some sea
side resort, where he viii spend a week
or more before leaving Sor Marion, O.,
To deliver what probably viii be his
Arst formal speech Of the campaign.