New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-20
Ellis Predicts
Harding's Vote
viii Split South
kensucky, Missouri, Mary
land Sure, He Asserts,
with Tennessee and
oklahoma Also Favorable
Claims 9 Seats i'm House
Reception to G.. A. II. Men
To-day Opens Final Week
of Front Porch Campaign
rror. q SUI Correspondent

H ,,reh campaign entered on it's final
sa.k to-day. On Saturday, September
* Senator Harding will receive the
,.x. delegation that has been booked.
ms will be composed Of members of
.sa Harding and Coolidge Travelling
i wsr,s League. most of whom are COM
inr from New York.
After their visit most of the candi-
sate,s time will be spent on speaking
rims. The first of these will take him
h West Va, September %. and Ashland,
4 Tv September %. The other speak
~ engagements have not yet been an
ranneed but one Of the positive dates
Il at Madison Square Garden, New
YaYk. probably October %, and there
T. a possibility that the Senator may
also speak at a luncheon that his New
York friends desire to give in his
honor.
The Herdings had a quiet Sunday,
metoring with friends to White Oaks
Farm, Just outside IF Marion, where
lives DR.. C. E. Sawyer, close friend
Of the Senator. A delegation of Grand
Army Of the Republic veterans on their
way from Akron to the encampment at
Indianapolis stopped over this morning
\ and greeted Senator and Mrs. Harding.
Four hundred members of the G. A.
3. from various points in Ohio are
scheduled to visit the front porch to-
morrow morning and be addressed by
4 The candidate. After luncheon at the
Marion Club they are to continue on
10 the encampment at Indianapolis.
h Neither Senator Harding nor Will
ian Mckinley invented the front porch
nmpaign. according to the Rev. George
H. Rourke, of Long Beach, Cal. He
preached the sermon this morning in
bis former pulpit that of the First
Presbyterian of Marion.
"The Apostle Paul conducted the
first front porch campaign" said Dr..
Eeurke. He was spreading the Cos
pei Of Jesus Christ. It was in the
hrst century of the Christian era.
Paul went to Rome and, there in q
rented house he stayed for two years
and spoke to delegations that made
rilgrimages to hear him. During that
tine Paul wrote many letters to in
tssestsd persons who could not visit
hin. That was the first front porch
campaign"
Harding Strong in South
Senator Harding has been informed
By Wade Fl. Ellis that he will receive
remarkably large popular vote in
Tie Southern states, that reliable sur
Wys indicate that he will carry the
ssrder states Of maryland, Kentucky
sad Missouri, and that he has an ex-
ssHent chance also in Tennessee and
Oklahoma. Mr. Ellis is head of the
Southern bureau of the Republican
National Committee. He was once the
attorney General Of Ohio and was an
Axuia r% ~
United States in the administration of
President Taft.
The Republican party win gain a
representative in the Norfolk district
q Virginia and return Representative
from the 9th Virginia District" Mr..
Ella said. Republican Representa-
hves will be elected in the 7th and 9th
districts OF Georgia. the so-cal!ed cot
Ton mill districts, and in the. Sth, 9th
and 10th districts Of North Carolina.
Ths next North Carolina Legislature
VIII De Republican and will redistriet
the state honestly, wiping out the shoe
string districts. 1t is important to
nofs that the Republicans in North
carolina are making their fight ex-
eiusively with white leaders and are
nos prejudicing their cause by seeking
dianees with negro politicians.
We will elect one Representative in
alabama and probably one from the
Dallas district of Texas"
Predicts 100000 Majority
MI. Ellis predicted that Senator
nsfuing's popular majority in the ma
acn would be in excess Of 100000
Colonel Roosevelt received in 1904
me record plurality of 100000 votes"
~ Ellis continued. "But his vote in
ne South was not especially high.
Ian year Harding Will receive a
numbering big vote in the South be-
.ess OF the opposition to the League
VI Nations"
Ny. Ellis's statements concerning the
seash have been substantiated by many
ssaer bits of information received at
harding headquarters.
this connection, F. z. Scobey, a
resident Of San Antonio, Tex, and a
s.osa personal friend Of Senator Har-
Eng, has revealed q pathetic story of
use conversion OF one Southern Demo-
'as because Of his opposition to the
ssaeue. Nr. Scooey, who is staying in
aaron during the campaign, received
siesran. few days ago that read:
Gaester has died, having been un-
- for = rec days. We appreci-
s wise from Senator Harding. You
publish facts il you desire.
/ DICK o. TERRELL"
me telegram from Senator Harding
ssIs1fed to was one sent by him upon
sps OF letter written during the
.sss hours Of man who for aora than
ysar and half had been confined to
i. 0ea, slowly dying from tuberculo-
1nis man was Chester H. Terrell.
IVY impressed by the courage and
fsssiotisrn Of q man who with his laat
s asa would dictate letter OF 1000
sofas IN the interest of his country,
ssastor Harding had responded with a
sfam. Unhappily, this arrived too
~ % be read By tire man to whom il
"as addressed.
90 Scooey. in making public the let
ss o. Sasstcr Terrell, said:
5ne deep feeling Of reality in this
spising case makes such propaganda
sne Action called Uncle Sam of
soom Ridge appear trivial"
= Letter From Dying Man
.se most significant parts Of tho let
!. osom the nov dead Chester Terrell
.esaator Harding follow:
-. presume you think it rather pre-
vgtoous for man twenty-five years
go go junior TO make suggestions to you
- your campaign, but ! am going
va IS the RISK, 40 Mr. Scobey win tell
49, .9&t my health is such that any
Ssss you may mako will fall on
~ hays been q Democrat all my life
~. : wa twen:ysour years old !
az siseted 70 the Legislature Of tnia
assa seq served that term and the two