The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-06-15
Harding to
in
Race
Reaches Decision to Use In
fluence in Minnesota at
Conference With u.
o. p. Committee.
Campaign Plans Formed
BY GEORGE F. AUTHIER.
Washington Correspondent The Omaha Bee.

Washington, June 14.-President
Harding has decided to throw the
weight of his personal influence into
the Minnesota senatorial campaign
for the election of a successor to
Knute Nelson.
Conditions confronting the party
were laid before the president today
at the White House by the republican
senatorial committee and it was then
determined to risk a test of the presi-
dental strength by a direct appeal
for support of the administration.
While the president will go west
ward by way of st. Louis and Kansas
City, the speeches made in that sec
ton will be used in Minnesota to
bolster up the cause. The executive
is being urged to write letter
which will be in the nature of an ap-
peal to the voters of Minnesota.
Speeches Suit Conditions.
The senatorial committee, which
consisted of Senators Moses of New
Hamshire, Wadsworth of New York
and Pepper of Pennsylvania. went
over the speeches which the president
will make on his western trip and 1t
was decided that they would be ap-
plicable to the Minnesota battle
ground.
After the president has delivered
his world court speech at st. Louis he
will discuss transportation at Kansas
City and agriculture at Hutchinson,
Kan. the two subjects in which the
voters of Minnesota and the entire
northwest are most earnestly inter-
ested 1t is planned to flood Min
nesota with thesce documents.
In addition to this. it was deter
mined to fill the state with republican
speakers so far as the big Berthas'
can be assembled.
Senator Moses will leave for Min
nesota about June 25 or 26, immedi-
ately after the primaries, for the pur-
pose OF conferring with the repub-
lican leaders. He explains he is not
going to run the campaign, but TO
offer to the local leaders whatever
assistance the republican senatorial
committee can give.
Situation Disquieting.
Despite cheerful attitude taken
by the republican senators. the Min
nesota reports have caused disturb
ance in administration circles. In the
last election, the farmer.labor candi
date for governor defeated Senator
Kellogg. while the party's candidate
for governor reduced the majority
of the present state executive from
! IL. l.
years ago. to a little less than 1900.
Under the leadership of Senator La
Toilette OF Wisconsin. the farmers Of
the northern group of states. includ.
ing Wisconsin. Minnesota and the two
Dakotas, are reported TO be in state
of unrest which makes this entire
group a battle ground unless the tide
is stemmed.
Promises Cooperation.
Commenting on the conference with
the president. Senator Moses said to-
day neither the world court nor the
prohibition question were taken up.
The western situation and the argu-
ments which President Harding will
address to it on his forthcoming trip
on the subjects Of transportation. agri.
culture and taxation. furnished the
chief topic of conversation.
president Harding Senator
Moses added. showed very keen in
terest in cooperating with the com
mittee and promised cooperation at
all times. | think | violate no conf.
dence when / say that we discussed
partisan politics."
Emphasizing that the administra-
ton does not intend to take any part
in the Minnesota primary. Senator
Moses said the republican nominee
chosen would very likely receive a
letter from President Harding Mem
bers Of the committee conferred after
leaving the president upon plans for
the future campaign. Such aid will
be given as may be requested by the
republicans OF Minnesota.
Johnson's Chances Slight.
Senator Moses thought the chances
of Magnus Johnson, the probable
nominee OF the farmer-labor party.
were slight. on the ground he was
| defeated In the last election for gov
efnor.
What has happened" he asked.
ito make him stronger now than he
was last November?
THE republican party is stronger
now than 1t was then. For one thing
we were out in the campaign with a
new tariff bill on the books. The re-
suits of the tariff have been more
| beneficial than the most ardent advo-
Gates hoped for. There has been no
i'm peding Of export trade; import
| trade has been such as to cause no
alarm or competition with domestic
producers. The tariff has justified
| itself The republican situation gen
orally is much better than 1t was last
/ November"
Senator Moses does not look for a
coalition between the democrats and
farmerlabor forces, believing that
the democrats would prefer to hold
II fbofr Iipoa intact for their own pHudl.