The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-15
HARDING WILL
SERVE HIS TERM
Won't Resign From Senate,
but Will Withdraw as Can
didate for Reelection.
CoNFERS WITH SHAW

Washington, June Ex-senator War
rem g. Harding, republican nominee
for the presidency, announced today that
he will withdraw this week from the
race for United States senator from
Ohio His petition as a senatorial cam
didate was filed while Senator Hard
ing was in Chicago. and before the re-
publican convention went into session.
There is no possibility of that" en-
ator Harding declared today when
asked whether he would resign from
the senate Immediately. Il do not in
tend to resign, but intend to serve my
term out. Why shouldn't I?' Il do,
however. intend to withdraw my petit
tion filed last week in Columbus giving
notice that | would be candidate for
re-election to the senate. That will be
done this week"
Senator Harding's friends explained
today that for him to retire from the
senate would endanger the narrow mar
gin Of control held by the republicans
there as his retirement would enable
Gov. Cox, of Ohio. to appoint a demo-
should the senator he elected president
in November he could continue to serve
in the senate as he would not be In
augurated until his term as senator eX-
pired on March 4.
The senator was at his office early
today winding up some pending senate
business.
His first conference was with Leslie
NJ Shaw, former secretary OF the trea-
sury on matters connected with ques-
tions of publicity which Shaw had 10
Mr. Shaw will take the matter up with
the campaign committee. which VIII
have charge of this feature OF the com
| ing campaign.
e Discussed Campaign only.
Washington. June 15.--"Only matters
| pertaining to the campaign were as
cussed today with Senator Harding
| said Mr.. Shaw after the eonference;
THE election of the candidate is inc
| first business before us now. We dio
not discuss policies but only to get an
| administrat ton"
TO Choose Manager.
| A conference of @. Q. p. Leaders is
to be held here on Monday to pick
manager for Senator Harding's CAM
paign Although it has been customary
| In the past for national chairmen 10
he selected as the campaign manager
| for the candidate, it is understood thal
Chairman VIII H. Hays will be relieved
Of this work so that he can continue
| to devote his time to running the reg
| ular republican business organization
| The campaign manager to be CHOSEN, u
is stated will be the confidential man
| for the candidate.
Campaign Won't Walt,
At his first conference with news
paper men today Senator Harding an
nounced that his official notification
probably would not take place before
the middle of July He added however.
not wait upon his official notification
as 1t already was under way In various
parts of the country. Senator Hard .
| ing said he had received telegram OF
pubicans except Senator La Toilette. OF
Wisconsin, who is in hospital fouoW-
| ing an operation.
Message From Bryan.
Il also had a very personal message
| from Col. Bryan, who assured me that
we had no common view point politi-
| cally,' the senator said.
Senator Harding announced that ne
| would not meet Chairman Hays, OF tne
Republican COMMITTEES, before heNt -Mon- g.I;
| sion as to the time and place Tor tne
| conference at which plans for the cam
pagn are to he discussed. A.,
While the senator was talking 10 .Ie
| correspondents Senator Thomas, GEM
ocrat, Col. arrived to congratulate nm
III we have got to have repubu-
| can for president you suit me, Sehh :
| tor Thomas said. adding that he had
one bit of ADVICE to give that a,odted the ma"
"That flts in with my thought on that
| subject" said Senator Harding During
| his talk with the newspaper men t1e
nominee took occasion to deny reports
that he had been born m. m a ios oao'"'
Telegrans and letters of congratula i
| tion continued to pour in upon Senator
! Harding Henry Lane Wilson, former
ambassador to Mexico, teeGraphed:
Permit me to offer my sincere con con
gratulations. coupled with the predlc-
tion of YOUR sure election. | shall give
every moment of my time from now
until election day for the success OF
the ticket. shall write you more
fully"
Among the other kilograms OF CON
gratulations were those from H. MAY
Con renublican state secretary Of Ne
vada Fred Bruml. grand chancellor OF
the knights of Pythias of Ohio. and
John N. Willys, automobile manufac-
| turer, Of Toledo. O..