Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-22
PO|NDEXTER COOL
TO HARDING PLAN
Attitude Of Senator Indicates
Bitter-Enders Not Likely to
Be Enthusiastic
LEAGUE SCHEME NEBULOUS
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The oth"ta' interview wi'h VIZ rom
dexter suggests that tho senator dis
eussed LITTLE with Mr., Harding excert
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said to ncwsparcrmen as he was hurry
ing away 70 rho train that tne Prcsi
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TO MIN.
Mr.. Pom'el'or ~ not .rc'n onr'"
,;ast;o ~. nil IVA. 40 TIor,li,r nrr
posal va. .''l .r..", aa' irdpfni," -, ;
that u" I"1>'' o"I cot tbInE tha' .'.'
coNrr' -.r.i <" further in C"''r'
ec"oS with E,'"0c'n rowerS nav, =
appoint Commissi"ns tor mutna a.,
cussion. lie "nmNared his idea to tN'
conferences which takr pla"e between
the Senate nnd the House OF Kcpres"n
tativeS. in which the committee of each
house maintains itS seoRrntc ideutit'
throughout the conference.
There is nothing in this statement vt
Mr.. PoindeXter's that either commits
him to Mr.. Harding's league proNosaI or
aligns him against IL. The President. L.
elect is still talking In general terms.
His echcm" Is still elastic; IL can still be
intnrNret~l ~ occasion rat require in
order ~ oItain a two thi~dS mr i0ritI
Of the Senate and II roi" 'ertor'N =
comment nr0n / is equally susceptible
Of Later incarceration
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May sun fom"rN'fr
Coniroa'od with tHn '".'l'> Of "a"
HARDING league 70, cCn.yr"Erc. VI,
f"..uThl". .ha ..,.. ",'.,.,':. :-.,
49, .Tr lis,u.gion or irtorrotiora' af
fnirs nv . commission witN Amt-:cqH
roorc.c,.,qtivrs M moro Co,rmitr7Sl y,
.rtrr,n,. i,f, conference than thov have
heon m u =, " thp mar, ir'rrnattu7a
commissions created Tor t.llrOrary an
snarigI rYrrnsr. In 'hc raS:.
NJ po,rdc, tpr's ro,i,:ou r,av or ,may
not :rIi.o+r VITA. win hp tho hi.tor
erlor attitude toward tho Harding pro
nnso' IN tho coming corr.r,nrcs, Tn
70 tlr nrrsnrt Wr I,ar,,,g ha. onlr
ss,r n'rI tbe hitter crder rroup. Sen
ator Fall of New Mexico. has gone
aIorr Win the President elect, aprrov
inp Mis- nror-nm without hesitation. Mr..
PoirIo1tpr has proved rather noncom
INITIAL and unrpthu<iastic. The same
thin has hapvened in the case of the
anti -treatv Democrats called here. Sen
ator Shields indicated his hearty sup.
port of the Republican Pre- idpnt elect
and Senator Reed showed unm!stakab,e ,e
sign Of disagreeing with him.
Neither Senator Fall nor Senator
PciNhcxter NAV he typical Of the Re
publican irreconcilable group. Senate
Fall il ono OF Senator Harding'S closest
persona friends in the senate. HI
accompanied the President'"iect unol
his trip to Texas. and he has twic'
viS,teh MN IN Maroon; m frlrndshi'
ior MI harding would lnc,lne nm u
be worr rradv 20 support the liardini
promo "a, man Wou!" several OF I'M
o'her Nl't"r endeTs'
Poiindexter Not Typlcal
NJ poi,dox,or -, ,ho ,.Lo. hl :,
NOT tvnicoi IIo ~ Uos VI" a. '"Ds mna .Hn" ~" -
Progressive md bis natnraI o,isn,nor,
il rather with Senators TarrG: RIA
and Johnson. and then with tha con.