The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-07
HARDING AND LABOR
T. V. o'connor Says That Workers
Should Vote for Harding.

oHoulu NOte IOF T1aTuln9.
Marion, O, Aug. 3.--Senator Hard
ing held a conference today with T.
v O'Conncr Of Buffalo, President of
the International Longshoremen AS
sociation, at which the labor stua-
ton was discussed generally and the
candidate was assured Of the support
of the labor leader. Mr. .OConnor
la er gave out statement covering
his views.
Previous to his conference with Mr.
lO1Ccnnor, Senator Harding had CON
ferred at length with Sen, Harry S.
New OF Indiana, chairman of the Re-
publican Speakers Bureau, on matt
tiers pertaining to Tie speaking cam,
paign. To what extent, II at all, the
from porch campaign plan win be
deyiated from is understood to have
been discussed,
Senator New asserted that no one
lin authority has said there would be
no deviation from the plan and then
proceeded e discuss the handicaps
of front porch campaign now as
compared with he Harrison cam
lpaign in 1888 and the two Mckinley
campaigns in 1896 and 1900 Not
only the railroad rates higher, but It
Is impossible for the railroads to fur
lnish equipment to conduct excursions
to the candida els home as in past
years, he said
A statement issued by Mr.. OCon-
nor after the conference said in par:
/ am for Senator Harding because
| believe a change of administration
absolutely necessary to res ore conf.
dence n this country. know Sena.
tor Harding is a real man from whom
labor will always get square deal
without any blare of trumpets or brass
bands
/ | have heard a good deal OF various
leaders who are going to deliver the
labor vote this year, but want 10
4. say that nobody will deliver it, La
Dor is thinking as never before, and is
Igo'ng to vote to suit itself. In 1916
was away from home and los. my
vote but if / had been hera would
have voted for Wilson. But the Dem
t0cratic party has since lost It's claim
for the confidence of the country. We
. must restore popular confidence in Oui
government in order o put an end &c
the unrest that exists. The fact is
that the world Is in bad shape and II
the United States does not keep is
: fee. on the ground the world can't.
+ deal with all the nationallties ex
eept As atics, in our organization, anC
knox that there is general desire
to get away from entanglements will
y European concerns. There Is a gooC
\ deN Ct apprehension among The men
! les. conditions which they observe II
Europe may reach here. They are de
; terpinea to avoid anything of tina
: Kind if they can H
1t seems very plain to me that la
boz ,muSti support the Republican par
=. ~ this year II the DemG oTa's shoulC
win. thalGovernment would be aurner
over toHhe control of the Solid Soutl
s and tho Snach 'ne-dominated Dem0cra
e tic statos of the North The rSoli,
. Sou'h viii be the dominant partae
and the South has been utterly reac
> tionary in its attitude toward laber
y i is completely out of step with mo,
:. ern a tiigdes toward such question
g as women in industry. child labor
q limited hours OF labor employers Il
!, ability and the like
4 Former Senator Bailey ois can
n ipaigning for the nomination fer GOV
o tcrnor n Texas with the open shop a
q his platform. ! have never asked tn
absolutely closed shop, but ! certain
- ~ could not assen to the view thu
g the southern Democracy takes of III
problems of labor,