The Washington herald., 1921-01-30
Peerless Leader" We'll
comes Harding to Miami;
Invites Him to Lunch.
PRESIDENT-ELECT
PLANS TARPON TRIP
Gaily Bedecked Yachts
Escort "VictOria" as
She Enters Harbor.

MIAMI, Fla-, Jan. 2e.-Fleets of
gaiIy' decorated yachts and speed
boats escorted the houseboat Vic
toria bearing Presldent-elect Hard
ing and party, to a landing al
Miami Beach this afternoon.
Big crowds lined the docks along
Biscsyne Bay to cheer and wave a
welcome to Mr.. Harding, who stood
on the forward deck of the Victoria
and acknowledged the enthusiastic
demonstration by waving his hat
and smiling broadly. The party went
ashore at the FIamingo Hotel dock
whore they were met by Carl q
Fisher and escorted to luncheon
which was followed by a game OF
golf. Meanwhile the Victoria was
drydocked for minor repairs 10 her
rudder post.
The President tonight will
be the guest of Fred w. Upham
treasurer of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, at dinner. For
rter Gov. William 7. Durbin, Of In
diana, also was a guest at the din
ner to the houseboat party. which
will spend the night at one of the
Flamingo Hotel cottages.
Go After Tarpon.
Tomorrow afternoon the Presi-
dent-elect will leave Miami Beach
on the yacht Squadow. furnished by
the Miami Beach Yacht Club, and
drop down Biscayne Bay to Coco
lobo Key, where the party will fish
for tarpon, returning to Miami
Beach Tuesday.
Senator Albert B. Fall and Harry
NJ. Daugherty, who have been men,
bers OF the houseboat party, plan
to leave here Tomorrow night for
the North. Fred Upham will I'LL
one of the vacancies on the fishing
trip.
Among the many residents of the
fashionable Miami Beach winter col
ony1to welcome the President-elect
this sfternoonS was William Jeu-
1hings BRyan. who has a cottage near
here. The one-time peerless lead
er" said his conference with the
President-elect was purely informal,
and that Mr.. Harding had accepted
an invitation to dinner with him
when he returns from Cocolobo on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Bryan commented pointedly
on the recent conferences of Demo-
cratic leaders in Washington at
which former Governor James NJ.
Cox presided.
Mr.. Bryan made it plain that he
was not entirely pleased by the re-
suits of the Washington conferences,
by means of which former Governor
Cox will retain at least nominal
leadership of the party. The famous
Nebrasksn intimated that he was
not going to be thrown into the
political discard, and that he is to
be regarded as stiH a strong factor
in the party.
Threatens Fight.
Il am not so much concerned
about the conference held by the
leaders," he said. 1T is when the
voters commence to confer that 1
become interested. The Democratic
it stands on it's base instead OF on
its head. The reorganization of the
Democratic party, If such A thing
occurs, will be from the bottom and
not from the top"
1HlS uSCldrdIlon is ConSloereo as
nothing less than an ultimatum
from Mr.. Bryan to the party leaders
that he is still in the running, and
that no scheme OF party rehabiIi-
tation is to be put through without
his advice being asked. II he is not
considered by Democratic chief
tains, in the plans they are making
for 1924, 1t is plain that Mr.. Bryan
will throw his hat in the ring and
go out and fight