Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-02

Washington, July 1.-Governor C1e- ment of Vermont after a confere;.cs hera tonight with Senator Harding, tlie re- publican presidential nominee. indicated that he would immediately call the Yer mont legislature in special sess:oa to set upon the federal suffrage ame1flnlen:
 The Vermont governor whl.e huE stat ing definitely his course, iE>- the suffrage matter, was quoted in T sla .mcat from Senator Barding's office as saying that he frankly confessed there WIS a rre- ponderance of republican ad9.ce 2 ia vor of a special session cat!ed to con sider ratification
 Statements were issued by both Sena-
 ator Harding and Governor Clement re- garding the> conference which took place
 at the forner's home. There was no
 statement t'by either as to whether the governorfcame ot Washington at the in- vitatiGn of the republican candidate.
 Senator Harding said of the confer
 ence
 It gave me an opportunity to say to Governor Clement that I was deeply in-
 terested in the final disposition of the question of ratification and I told the
 governor frankly that if my advice were wanted I would be glad to see Vermont republicans close up the great franchise reform. The women throughout the na-
 tion are deeply interested in the national
 campaign, and the ratification must be
 closed soon if they are universally to participate in the federal election. I
 would be gratifed, of course, to have re- publican Vermont close the gap, but Governor Clement understands was not
 trespassing on his authority in giving him such an opinion in the course of our conference"
 Governor Clement in his statement said:
 T have been calling on Senator Hard ing, and we discussed the state of the
 union agreeably you can be sure, and we discussed suffrage ratification by Yer
 mont. Our state republican convention | asked me to call the extra session. Chair
 man Hays has urged it on behalf of the
 national convention. Naturally I wanted 1 Senator Harding's views, and he sug-
 gested an early call. My reluctance is due to feeling that Vermont prefers To change the fundamental laws very delib- erately. We can only change our state | cors rstitution by one direct appeal to the | people and the favorable action of two
 legislatures. KSe are reluctant. therefore, ] to ratify by 3 legislature whichs was elected at a time Wlieu T,iff- ge 'vos not an issue"
 Immediately after tf@ conference which lasted until near midnight. Gov ernor Clement left for New York. He win return to the Vermont capital early next week.
 There has been no announcement that l the Vermont governor was coming to Washington. Plans had been made, however. to have Governor Clement take dinner with Senator Harding but the 1 governors late arrival in the capital interferred with that plan. The con- ference between the two was held at MT. Hardng's home.
 During the day the republican nornin- | ees held series of conferences with | republican leaders, his callers including William R. Wilcox, chairman of the re- publican national committee in 1916; Dr. Morton ". Bland of Columbus, Ohio former Senator Henry A. Dupont of Del | aware; O. F. Weller of Baltimore. re- publican candidate for the United States senat from Maryland, and Wade H. Ellis, l former attorney general of Ohio. So busily engaged was the senator that he refrained from leaving his office for luncheon but contented himself with a couple of sandwiches and a bottle of mily.