Evening star., 1922-09-27
REPORT PRESIDENT
TIRES OF OFFICE
Politically Designed Rumor
Circulated That He Will
Decline denomination.
GOING ROUNDS IN OHIO
Reaction Against Harding Admin
istration Noticeable, But Not
Held Dangerous to Party.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

TOLEDO, Ohio, September 21.-An
insidious tale-and by insidious, one
means politically dangerous-is 60
ing the rounds among republicans
here and elsewhere in Ohio to the
effect that President Harding Is SO
tired of his job that in due time ne
will announce that he Will not ac-
cent a denomination for the presl-
dency.
The story has this basis: Many OF
those political pilgrims from the
Presidents home state who have been
to Washington have come back mere
with gossip that Mr.. Harding founa
the presidency a superhuman task
and that it was wearing him out.
Those who know from past expert
ence with American Presidents now
they feel in the first two years Will
bear testimony that Harding atti-
| first year Of Mr.. Wilson's first ad-
ministration that he exclaimed TO a
group of callers that he never couin
understand how any one IN MS rlsht
senses could ever seek the presidency.
Not a Personal Matter.
Yet the question of denomination
| was not personal with Mr.. Wilson any
! more than it will be with Mr.. Harding.
| The party decides the matter. Mr..
| Harding was drafted in 192o-he had
made no campaign for the nomination
and he will be drafted again If the
party chieftains think he should be.
l ~, at
time is to undermine the political
| strength Of Mr. Harding with his own
party. There has been, OF course. a
distinct loss Of ground by the Pres'-
| dent. He is personally popular. but
| not as much as he was before the ran
| and coal strikes. 1t is natural lot
, those with whom the wish Is father
to the thought TO begin talking OF
| some one else for the presidential
nomination, and it is inevitable that
| the talk of another should be predi-
Gated on what seems to them plaus-
| ible assumption that President Hard
| ing himself will not wish to run. 1t
| is always conceded that If Mr.. Harding
| sought denomination the party would
be embarrassed If it refused.
Danger Point Not Reached.
The reaction against the Harding
| administration is noticeable. but sur
face indications are that it hasn't
| reached the point Of real danger to
| the republicans as yet For one thing.
the strength Of Carmi Thompson. re-
publican candidate for governor. is
such that even in this democratic sec
ton the probability of Mr.. Thompson's
election is discussed with as much as
surance of coming true as in the Cleve-
! land district.
This is. Of course. largely due to
Mr. Thompson's ability and reputa-
| ton as 4 business man and executive
1t is important because il Thompson
carries the state by sizable ma
| jority, he will pull many candidates
! for Congress through and may help
Simeon Fess, the republican candl-
date against Senator Pomerene.
! The wet and dry issues will be vast
i " controlling in Toledo and enVirons.
There are glass factories here. which
; would be benefited by a return OF
bottle production if light wines and
beer should some day come back.
Even the advocates of amending the
state constitution admit they viii
not get very far at this time, but
they hope Ohio's example will not
only help other states to initiate
| similar legislation. but that the ONO
delegation in Congress will go to
WASHINGTON with a mandate from the