Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-15
HARDING DISCOVERS
 LIFE AS NOMINEE 10
 BE VERY STRENUOUS
Candidate Steadfastly De cIines to Discuss Party
 Policies
HUNDREDS SEND IN
 CONGRATULATIONS
Will Save His Statements for the Speech in Which He Will Ac-
 cept the Nomination--to Meet Leaders

Washington, June 14.-Senator Harding today found the life of the republican presidential nominee strenuous, although he held no i'm portant political conference.
 The senator went to his office at the capitol shortly before noon, posed for motion picture men, greeted sen ate employees, received a few personal friends, went over great piles of con gratulatory telgrams, played around of golf at a country club and then worked far into the night at his home to catch up with rapidly increasing correspondence.
 The nominee steadfastly declined to make any statement regarding his position on party policies indicating that he would .have nothing to say until his speech accepting the nomi nation. He said that pending his of ficial notification he would withhold making public his campaign plans He declined to say whether he would resign his senate seat at this time.
 Senator Harding intends to remain in Washington until late this week when he will leave for brief vaca- ticn. He does not contemplate reach ing his home in Marion, Ohio, be- fore about July 1. The notification fnI ia fnly place soon after Chairman Hays of the republican committee and num- ber of party leaders confer with the Ohio senator, probably next Sunday, although the date has not been fixed
 Senator Harding's return to his of flee in the capitol was the signal for an informal reception by senate employees. Shortly before his arrival his private office was decorated with large American flag and flowers Large numbers of bouquets were re- ceived from friends.
 Despite his strenuous week at the republican convention, the senator seemed in fine fettle and kept up a running fire of humorous comments as the movie picture men clicked off films. "He's as happy as lark" re- marked one by-stander as the sena- tor joked with the movie men.
 The senator seemed greatly toucL- ed as he read sheaves of congratuI- tory telegrams from Governor Calvin Coolidge, the republican vice-presi- dential nominee, former president Taft, Major-General Wood and Sen ator Hiram Johnson and from Sem ator Pomerene, his democratic col league from Ohio.
 "Now wasn't that nice in him. or Git was very thoughtful of him tc send that message" were his most frequent comments as he read the telegrams. Among his first response was telegram sent to Governor Coolidge thanking him for his mes sage and declaring that by the. selec- ticn of truly great and trusted American" for the vice presidential nomination! the ticket had been strengthened.
 The sudden accumulation of work resulted in the senator being forced today to secure additional office space, part of which will be used as press room for the newspaper cor respondents. Beginning tomorrow he plans to have daily conferences with the newspaper men when in Wash ington. He will confer tomorrow with Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary o1 1 the treasury.
 In deciding to play golf today the senator said he wanted to "get some of the convention tobacco smoke ou, of his system"
 He was accompanied on the links by Senator Sutherland of West Vir. ginia; former Senator Bourne, and 1 B. F. Warner, Jr., of Washington. l