Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
FULL G. 0.P. UNITY
ON LEAGUE ISSUE
ASSURED HARDING
.Swamped by Messages From
Democratic States, Lead
ers Declare.

By the Associated Press.
MARION, Ohio, August "A claim
of complete republican unity behind
Senator Harding on the league of ma
| tons issue was made in an official
statement issued today by Harding
headquarters here.
Chairman White of the democratic
national committee" the statement
said has undertaken to answer some
questions recently addressed TO GOV.
Cox. His statementsiS chiefly coIn-
plant because both Senator diratn
Johnson and former President IaIt
have expressed approval OF senator
Harding's position. 1t is easy 10 ul :
derstand how such evidences Oh re-
publican unity are displeaslnS TO M
White, but it was not anticipated tnat
he would thus early in the canpai Ii
make such frank acknowledgmenI.
'Inasmuch as Mr.. White has mus
publicly and handsomely acclai i,ls "
that all elements of republicans ar
approving Senator Harding atlltuue
it may be added that he has sehseo
the situation with admiraole per
spicacity. Republicans OF an SCI
tions and groups are solidly IN laNor
of Senator Harding's attitude. lnis
is proved by thousands of letters anu
kilograms from every state. aiionS
which the numbers from states com
monty democratic are not less 'han
amazing. A large percentage are,
mnraover from men who describe
themselves as having heretofore peen
"Chairman White has made cor
rect discovery that the republican
party is completely unified. re
publicans are quite as satlsneo IN
noting the complete accord OF the
President and the nominee CHOSEN ny
the democratic party.
Senator Harding held a string OF
conferences today and worked d.
snatches between times on the next
front porch speech which VIII De oe-
livered Wednesday.
Yale Professor Caller.
Among those on his appolntme
list were Prof. Irving Fisher OF Yaie.
Mayor Charles Jewett of Indianapolis
and Representative FREDERICK =.
Hicks of New York.
Mr.. Hicks, who has. just completed
a trip through the west, told the
candidate that, although there was
some disappointment there over sen
ator Johnson's defeat for the nomina-
ton in Chicago. the people now were
Satisfied" and that the Harding
candidacy was growing rapidly IN
strength.
Currency imitation and other fiscal
subjects were discussed by Pro1'
Fisher.
Mason Predicts Irish support.
A prediction that Irish sympathizers
will support Harding and Coolidge
was made by Representative William
E. Mason of Illinois. one of the lead
ers of the fight in Congress for irish
recognition, in a statement made pup
lie from Harding headquarters today
after he had conferred with the NOM
inee.
Friends of Ireland. of course. have
to be for Harding" the statement
said, because they know what article
X of the league covenant means 1t
would hitch Ireland to England for
and Gov. Cox has pledged himself to
support the Wilson program"
Representative Mason predicted the
republicans would carry Illinois by
at least 100000, and that the republi-
can national ticket would be elected
by a majority 1.-The most overwhelm-
ing since Grants
Senator Harding began work today
on his second front-porch speech,
which he will deliver Wednesday to
a delegation of republicans from
Wayne county, Ohio. 1t will be one of
two such speeches he will make here
during the week, the other being ar
ranged for Thursday before the class
in school administration from Ohio
State University.
Spends Quiet Sunday.
Senator Harding spent Sunday of
almost complete relaxation. He and
Mrs. Harding had dinner with a party
of neighbors and in the afternoon
chatted with friends, who dropped in
for Sunday calls.
Texans to Call ON Harding.
FORT WORTH, Tex, August g
Arrangements for the first delegation
from the south to call on Senator
Warren G. Harding have been an
nounced from headquarters of the
Sou. hern Protective Tariff Associa-
ton here. The visit will be made
early in the fall Governmental poll
cies of the nominee on products of
the south will be sought.
Borah to Support Harding.
CHICAGO, August 2.-Senator Will
liam E. Borah of Idaho. active in the
pre-convention campaign. for Hiram
Johnson, will take an active part in
the campaign for Senator Harding
and probably will make several
speaking tours in the interest of the
republican nominee, it is announced
at republican headquarters here.