Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-07
HARD|NG'S 1924 PLANS
WAIT ON RESULT TODAY
Likely to Retire II Voters Repu-
date His Admin
istration.
Baltimore sun.


Washington. Nov. 6.-Whether
President Harding will he a candidate
Tor denomination and reelection in
1924 will be determined in large mea-
sure hy the attitude of the voters to-
ward him aud his Administration at
the election.
II his policies are given what he re-
cards as a satisfactory Endorsement at
the polls: IL ne is given working ma
jority in the Senate. and If he is there
pority In the Senate, and II he is there
by assured of reasonably comfortable
time during the remaining two years
of his regime. his closest friends here
insist that he will bc candidate for
a second term.
II. on the other hand. the Harding
Administration is repudiated at the
polls: IL the House is lost, for example.
and II certain highly important States,
such as Ohio. go Democratic, indicat-
ms clearly the probability of defeat for
the party IN power in 1924. 1t is at
least doubtful, these same friends
admit. if Mr.. Harding will seek an
other nomination.
IL is conceivable. Of course. that the
President would seek retirement at the
end of his four-year term. even if he
should DE given what he would regard
as vote of confidence tomorrow. Ii
also is conceivable that he would insist
upon being the candidate two years
hence. come what may this year.
But those of his intimate party as
sociates who seem TO know his mind
are convinced that he will be infln-
snced largely. II not decisively. by the
vote in the Congressional contest now
about to close and they are as much
concerned over the outcome for its
effect upon the Presidents course as
for its effect upon party fortunes gen
orally.
I'LL etaoin shrdul Xzfifnm
That Mr.. Harding is enamored OF
the Presidency. Notwithstanding the
strain upon him and the eXasperations
and disappointments which mark his
work. is known. Like most cf his pre-
decessors. he has found that high Of
fee to be the most appealing from all
points Of view as we'll as the mos,
powerful In the world, perhaps.
t'ut Hkt UlOSi W nus
is believed that he would surrender il
with profound reluctance. IL he must
surrender at all. at the end OF one
term or irritations and disappoint-
ments he has learned TO expect his
share. There have been more OF botr
than he expected. IL is said. and on
more than one occasion he has de
clared In a moment of heat that ht
wanted no more of his job.
The impulsive remarks some ot
them have been quietly circulated IL
Washington and elsewhere-have beer
taken very seriously in many quar-
ters one hears them repeated IL
whispers by many folks who seen
possessed of absolute information tina
the President has renounced the ide;
OF a second term and at the prope
time VIII make a public statement {,
the same effect.
But the election OF a Democrats
House would he A body blow, IL is ad
n3ltteG. The loss OF Ohio would be an
other. as would the defeat OF Senate
Lodge in ssechusetts, or the defea
of Clifford Pinchot. Republican, candi
date for Governor of Pennsylvania
Any one OF these possibilities woul,
discourage profoundly the Administra
tion and probably dishearten tn
PRESIDENT personally.