The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-30
PLANS Of
CAMPAIGN
DISCUSSED
Harding and Coolidge Meet To-
day for First Time Since
Their Nomina.-
ton.
TO GET ACQUAINTED
First Campaign Speech is
Made Into Photograph for
Fourth Of
TO GET ACQUAINTED
LBy Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent.

II By Raymond Clapper, UnNeQ fIeSs
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Warren G. Harding and Governor Cal
vim Coolidge, republican presidential
and vice presidential candidates,
meet here today for the first confer
jence since their nomination.
They will talk over campaign plans
and get acquainted. r.
Plans for removing Hardings head
quarters to Marion, Ohio, were virtu-
ally complete today.
Tentative plans have been for
Harding 10 arrive in Marion Sunday,
but he may quietly slip away for an
loti,er weekend and appear In his
home town on Monday when sched-
'uled home coming celebration is
planned.
Harding made his first campaign
speech yesterday, talking into a
phonograph. The record will be dis
tributed throughout the country for
July four celebrations He said
America needs no council of foreign
powers to point out our path of duty
and he renewed all allegiance to the
Monroe doctrine.
l. Hays is Present.
WASHINGTON, June SO.-Senator
Warren G. Harding today conferred
with Governor Calvin Coolidge, his
running mate, on the republican pres,
idential ticket, and Will H. Hays,
national republican chairman.
The conference, which took place
at Harding's Office here. was the first
meeting between Coolidge and Hard
ing. ... . '..F
Agree on Plea.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Harding and Governor Coolidge have
agreed to base the presidential cam
paign on plea for restoration of
party government as substitute for
personal government Harding said
today.
The announcement followed a con-
ference attended by the republican
candidates for president and vice
president and viii Hays, national re-
publican chairman IS
Harding also said it had been
agreed that the vice president should
play larger part in coordinating the
work of the president and the senate.
Coolidge issued statement declar-
ing he wished to cooperate fully in
the campaign.
Governor Coolidge breakfasted
with me this morning" said Senator
Harding, "and we have agreed that
he will base the campaign on an
appeal to restore party government
as a constitutional substitute for per
sonal government.
on1 houo oh,
served as lieutenant governors in our
states and we both have learned
from experience how possible it is for
a helpful part in the party admins
should be more than mere, substi-
tute-in-Waiting. -.z
"In re-establishing coordination be.
tween the executive Office and the
senate the vice president can and
ought to play a big part and l have
been telling Governor Coolidge how
much l wish him to be not only
participant in the campaign, but how
much I wish him to be a helpful part
of a republican administration. The
country needs the counsel and the
participation in government
of such men as Governor Coolidge"
Coolidge issued the following state
ment:
'It is not a new experience for me
to campaign with Senator Harding.
We have been campaigning in Massa-
chusetts together for years. sup
pose he is better known to me than
any other member of the senate out
side of our state.
II am here 30 cooperate with my
associates. We have many problems
ahead Many men have many RENE
dies. The best remedy Is the observ-
ance of the constitution and the laws.
rCon finuad ~, naoa .,