New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-25
Would Have to Review
Evidence Before Taking
Amy Position as to Re-
lease of Socialist Chief
Pleased at View
Of Hiram Johnson
Nominee Is Gratified at
Nation Wide Response
to Acceptance Speech
From a STAFF Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, July "a. - Senator
Warren G. Harding, in telegram sent
to-day to Farley Parker Christensen,
PRESIDENTIAL nominee of the Farmer
Labor party, declined to join in rcti-
tloning for the pardon of Eugene y.
Dobs, Presidential nominee of the So
clailst party, now serving ten-y
sentence in the Federal prison at At
ianta for obstructing the draft. The
message was in reply to suggestion
from Christensen that Harding and
Governor James M. Cox join in an eff.
fort to release the Socialist Senator
Harding's telegram follows:
Il have your telegram relating to
the release from prison of Eugene v.
Debs. believe as heartily as you do
In freedom of thought and speech and
press within the limitations which
guarantee our liberties, and l can well
believe we differ little about the abuses
OF that freedom when the Republic is
IN peril. believe in generous amnesty
Tor political prisoners, but this broad
poiiey does not Justify a hasty disposi-
ton OF any case before it is considered
on It's merits. 1t is not for me now to
review particular case, and it is i'm
possible to utter an opinion without
such review"
Motors to Columbus
The nominee, accompanied by Mrs
aiding, motored to Columbus this af-
tornocn and planned to play gols at the
Scloto Club there, returning late this
evening.
Senator Harding was delighted with
The news from California Of Senator
Hiram Johnson's praise of the nomi-
nee's unecuivocal stand on the League
of Nations issue in his speech of &C
ceptance. Thus far there has been no
direct word from the California Sena-
tor. Senator Harding said:
Il EN- gratified over the many cx-
pressions of approval which have been
spoken. 1t is very pleasing to be as
sured that | have correctly spoken the
Republican Interpretation of the plat
form.
"Of course, it is good to be assured
of Senator Johnson's cordial approval.
There never was any doubt in my own
mind about the ultimate commttal of
progressive Republicans to the Repub-
committal to party government it is
our special business to make the Re-
publican party expressive Of the best
thought of the American citizenship
which composes it,"
Replies to Many Letters
The nominee remained in his Office
most of the day reading letters and
kilograms congratulating him on his
exposition of the Republican platform
and debating replies. 1t is his inten-
ton to spend quiet Sunday, and after
attending services at Trinity Baptist
Church with Mrs. Harding he probably
will call on the Rev. T. H. McAfee, the
pastor, who was stricken with paralysis
last Sunday and thus was prevented
from delivering the invocation at the
notification ceremonies.
Former Senator Lafayette Young, of
Iowa, publisher of "The Des Moines
Capital" after a long talk with the
Ohio Senator to-day, said:
II am greatly pleased with Senator
Harding's letter of acceptance. Being
newspaper man, he had the intuition
as regards what the public had in
mind. Nobody but a newspaper man
would have thought Of making tho
summary of his creed. This was bold
and manly. He met every issue face to
face.
Party Thoroughly United
ut reioices many that he is such a
splendid man and such thoroughbred
Republican. The party has never been
so united since the Civil War as it is
now in the support of Senator Harding
and Governor Coolidge. When the
party had it's old fights years ago the
daily newspapers every day had state
ments from distinguished Republicans
stating why they could not support the
ticket. Nothing of that kind happens
now Every fighter is inside the breast
works. If the Republican party cannot
elect Senator Harding the party could
not elect any one.
"Men who are in business tremble
when they think of the possibility of
four years more of Wisconsin and they
look upon Harding as the hope in
November. A great many matters in
regard to business are trembling in the
air at the present time which would be
settled almost instantly by Republi
can victory"
Messages came from all over the
country, among them one from Senator
James w. Wadsworth jr., of New York.
He telegraphed:
Your speech was splendid"