Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-07-16
Third Party Causing No
Alarm to Harding Who
Contends Republicans
Meet Labor S Needs.
Amalgamation Not Con-
sidered Serious Con-
tender at November
Elections.

Marion, o., July 15.-Confidence that
the third party movement will make no
serious inroads on Republican strength
was expressed Thursday by Senator
Harding, the Republican candidate for
president.
Taking public notice for the first
time of third party convention at Chi
cago, the candidate indicated the out
come would in no way affect his cam
paign plans and declared the Republican
platform was broad and progressive
enough to make a winning appeal to the
farmer, the laborer, and all other classes
the new party is seeking to bring under
its banners.
He expressed qualification that Sen
ator LaEollette had declined to be the
candidate Of the new party. and added
that he believed few Republicans are in
terested in the third party movement" "
Senator Harding's comment was made
during a pause in hard days work on
his speech of acceptance, which is to be
delivered week from next Thursday at
the formal notification ceremonies here.
He shut himself in from callers and al
though he attended to some urgent cor
respondence virtually the whole day
was given over to the speech He ex-
poets to about complete it tomorrow.
G. o. r. Claims.
"The Republican party" he said, ia
discussing the third party movement,
Stands before the people on a platform
which is sound and progressive. 1t of
fers a platform to the voters for their
judgment, with confidence that the ex-
preston Of their judgment will result in
victory in November.
THE Republican party this year rep
rauaptc pa ono faction within n marty
special interest or particular group with
in our voting citizenship. Rather, il
calls upon all Americans, who love Am
erica, who believe in sound progress and
real development, to support 1t.
Gives Square Deal
"The Iaboring man who seeks a square
deal from political party will get it
from the Republican party; the farmer
who is looking for freedom from present
irksome restrictions is promised that
freedom and full consideration of the
needs of agriculture in the event of Re-
publican success; the smmal bushes man
who is suffering from restricted credit,
high interest rates and inequitable tax
es may we'll look to the Republican
party to relieve him from the burdens
placed upon him by a Democratic ad-
ministration.
mort lHuD EFtl, luc lkSiiipiINdll Pai "
this year stands for the Lincolnian prin-
cipal Of government Of the people, by
the people, for the people for the good
Of all the people. 1t Is upon the de-
velopment of that principle and the in
depreciation of our platform that we
shall make our campaign, irrespective
of the plans of the nominees Of other
parties"
Although the senator had made no
previous public comment on the con-
vcntion which has just closed at Chica-
go, his managers are understood to have
kept a close watch on developments
there. They persistently have discount
ed the possibility that the new party
would be a dangerous contender in No
vember. or that it would be able to in
duce damaging defections from Republ-
can ranks in any Of the states counted
on to return Republican majorities.
The criticism Of the two big parties
heard at Chicago, however, are expected
TO furnish one cue to Republican speak
ers during the campaign and some of
Senator Harding's friends would not be
surprised if his speech of acceptance re-
Elected his comment Of Thursday in out
lining specifically what the Republican
party has IN offer to the farmer and the
lc csal er. i.