The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-05
HARDING ASKS.
TENNESSEE TO
GIVE SUFFRAGE
Republican Nominee Tele-
graphs Leaders in Southern
States-Cox Clears Up His
Routine Work.
PREPARE FOR SPEECH
(By Associated Press)

TnGTAnE run SrEEUn
(By Associated Press)
MARION, O., Aug 5.-Further in
fluence for ratification of the woman
suffrage amendment by the Tennes-
see legislature was exerted today by
Senator Harding in kilograms to Re-
publican and suffrage leaders at
Nashville.
To state Senator John c. Houck,
chairman of the Republican state
committee the nominee wired as fol-
lows:
with the approach of a decision
by the general assembly of Tennessee
on the matter of ratifying the suffrage
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton, l would like to be advised as to
poll Of Republican members.
II cling to the belief that the Ten
nessee Republicans are in position
+. to serve both party and country by
effecting ratification. VIII welcome
advice as to whether l can aid in Sc
curing this act of justice to the woman
citizenship of our nation"
Encourages Suffrage Leaders.
He also sent a telegram of encour-
agement to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president of the National American
Woman Suffrage association, in re-
sponse to a joint appeal for help from
her and Mrs. George Fort Milton, pres
ident of the Tennessee League Of
Women voters. The message to Mrs.
Gait follows:
Your telegram received. No dis
couragement is voiced from here. On
the contrary we are continuing to en-
courage the Republicans of the Ten
nessee general assembly to join
cordially in the effort to consummate
ratification"
Correspondence and more political
conferences occupied Senator Harding
most Of today, although he set aside
time in the afternoon to receive a
delegation from Ohio state university
and to visit as a guest of honor the
reunion here of civil war veterans Of
the old Fourth Ohio infantry.
The delegation from the university
was to arrive late in the day and be
received by the nominee on the front
porch, but he did not intend to make
speech.
Says White Wilson's Choice.
Senator Watson, of Indiana, who
came to Marion yesterday to see the
nominee, issued a statement today de-
claring that George Whites selection
as Democratic national chairman had
helped cement President Wilson's hold
on the Democratic organization.
"Mr White is himself a Princeton
graduate" said the statement. 81 have
often talked with him about the pres
iGent, his admiration for whom he
has made no secret. Mr.. Whites
selection was no compromise at all,
because President Wilson wins at all
points"
DAYTON, o., Aug. 5.-With his
presidential nomination ceremonies
only two days distant. Governor Cox
the Democratic candidate was hard
pressed today with preliminary de-
tails and closing up Ohio executive
and personal affairs to be free for the
campaign after next Saturdays event
Many Democratic leaders, including
George White, chairman of the ma
tional committee, and Senator Harrt-
son of Mississippi, head of the speak
ers' bureau, were reported enroute
here for pre-notification conferences.
The advance guard of Democratic
pilgrims also was expected. Hotels
were filling up, more decorations ap-
.pearing and the local committee on ar
rangements was busy completing
preparations for the Democratic con-
clave.
Campaign Committee Discussion
Make up Of the special campaign
committee, and the speaking itinerary
of Governor Cox and his running mate.
Franklin d. Roosevelt, are the prin-
cipal affairs remaining to complete the
campaign organization.
Announcements are expected soon
after Chairman White and other prom
inent in the Cox-Roosevelt organiza-
tion can consult. An aggressive fight
was announced yesterday by Governor
Cox in his address at picnic of local
Democrats in which he declared the
Democrats would be on the offensive
and charged the Republicans with
"ploughing around the stump" and
presenting opposition of "expediency
pure and simple" by appeal to various
groups.
The governor also declared his ac-
ceptance speech would be so plain
that it could be understood by school
children.
To care for the crowds expected on
Saturday, Dayton residents are being
asked to throw open their homes to
visitors over the weekend and also
to donate automobiles to meet visiting
delegations. Large quotas as reported
coming from nearby states and even
Pennsylvania and New York.
Fair Grounds Are Prepared.
Arrangements at the Montgomery
county fair grounds where the cere-
monies will take place, were well
toward completion today, the temper
airy amphitheatre for the notification
and national committees, the press and
distinguished guests being virtually
finished.
Wires were strung to the judges
stand on the race track, from which
Governor Cox will speak, and the
magma vox, or sound amplifying de-
vice was to be installed today and
tested tomorrow. possibly by the
governor himself.
Governor Cox summoned extra stem
ographers to his office here today in
the hope of clearing his desk COM
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