The Washington times., 1920-06-28
HARDING TOLEAVE
CAPITAL THIS WEEK
Pacification Conferences to Be
Continued Until Saturday
When He Starts Home.
NJ A. o. HAYWARD,
International News Service.

Party pacincation conferences will
be resumed by Senator Harding, the
Republican nominee, on his return 10
his office tomorrow morning from his
weeks end rest trip TO the summer
home of Senator Frelinghuysen. at
Raritsn. N j.
Several OF these conferences have
been invited by the Senator, and all
are to be held before Saturday. No
engagements will be made for that
day, as the Senator and his party ex-
pect 10 leave Washington about
o'clock in the afternoon for his home
IN Marion, Ohio.
The Senator will take with him his
ofiee stan of about twenty clerks,
stenographers. and typists, and his
office fies. These will be in charge
OF his secretary. George Christian.
Jr. The ofrice force will be located
in Marion until after the elections In
November.
Governor Coolidge, of Massachu-
| sets, Republican candidate for Vice
| President, Is coming Wednesday to
confer with Senator Harding on the
speeches OF acceptance to be made
by the nominees. and on plans for
the campaign.
Harry M. Daugherty, pre-convention
campaign manager for, Senator Hard
/ ing, is expected during the week.
Daugherty has been in conference In
New York with National Chairman
viii Hays on details OF the campaign
and win make a report to the Sena-
tor.
| During the Senator's absence from
| Washington since Saturday. many let
ters and kilograms have been received
from active Republicans of the Far
West. urging the Senator to come
to that section during the campaign
| to meet the voters. Friends OF tho
4 Senator say that concerted move
| ment Is on in the West to force a
change in the Republican program for
| a front porch campaign by the Presi-
| Dental nominee.
There is no indication at the pres
ent time that the program is to be
! changed. 1t has been endorsed unan-
Imously by the Republican national
committee and accords with the views
! OF Senator Harding. Developments
in the campaign may make II adyis-
/ able for Senator Harding to make
two or more important speeches at
great centers like Chicago and New
York. but a transforming campaign
is not now thought likely. .--
| With pledges OF support given Sem
ator Harding. either personally or by
telegram, by the leaders OF all Re-
| PUBLICAN IdCtIOHs, iHS oSCdSioh ici :"
vigorous personal and hand-shaking
campaign by the party nominees is
| believed to be eliminated. Great sat
isfaction is expressed by Republican
leaders at the manner in which the
| Senator has been able within two
weeks to remove the heartburns OF
| the convention fights and results and
secure the pledged cooperation of all
those most active in that convention
The pacifcation work will go on
under the personal direction OF Sen
ator Harding after he leaves Wash
ington. He will invite to his Marion
home for peace conferences all Re
publicans who may continue TO show
signs of dissatisfaction, and in heart
to-heart talks line them up behind
the Republican ticket All fear Of a
bolt or a third party is fading rapid
| ly before the pacification work that
is now going on, Republican leaders
| assert.
| Senator Harding sent messages to-
| day to his friend here that he was
enjoying the rest at Raritan and tfrat
he would return invigorated And
ready to tackle the accumulated
letters and messages that continue to
come to him.