New Britain herald., 1930-10-08
EDITORIAL UPHOLDS
 DEDICATION DELAY
Ohio Newspaper Approves Post 'ponenent of Memorial Services

Marion, O.. Oct. (UP) - The Harding Memorial association's ac- ton in postponing plans for dedica- ton of the, magnificent memorial here of the late, President Warren G. Harding was upheld today in an editorial of the Ohio State Journal.
 This paper said that ITO beg a speaker to make the memorial ad dress would be to humiliate itself and the memory of President Hard ing little too much.''
 It likewise held that it was not difficult for the disinterested ob- server Ito understand why men in high station in the nation have baked at going to Marion to par ticipate in dedicatory ceremony"
 The postponement action was ac- companied by association, charges that the republican state committee wanted to use dedication service as a political meeting" There have been intimations that President Hoover did not care to participate III l1lS CClCiilOllyp uut oo ldt llO positive clarifying word on this point has come from either the White House or from men who sup pcsedly approached him with an in- Nitation to attend.
 It was generally believed here to- day that the incident is closed since the principals are maintaining silence on the points at issue.
 The charges were made by Hoke Donithen, secretary of the associa- tion, in an exchange of cores pondence with Miss Gertrude Jones, vice chairman of -the republican committee who wrote announcing the committee had appointed delegates to participate in the dedication.
 Denies Politics
 In subsequent letters Miss Jones denied there was any political in tent on the part of the committee and asserted that she, as republican committeewoman from President Harding's home district, was mere ly offering her cooperation.
 The letters were revealed at the annual meeting of the Memorial as- Eociation at which it was agreed to suspend indefinitely the dedication which already has been delayed two years, because the association twill not beg 8 speaker of national prominence to conduct the dedica ton.
 The meeting adopted resolution presented by Harry M. Dangherty, former attorney general in Presi- dent Harding's cabinet and a mem- her of the association, in which he assailed "the timid or ambitious' who have found it inconvenient to par ticipate in the dedication.
 The inference was drawn from Donithen's letters to Miss Jones that the republican committee was plan ming to use the dedication as a means of bringing President Hoover to Ohio. Both Donithen and Miss Jones were silent today. ..=
 So far as can be learned the mally requested President Hoover to make the dedication. Former Presi- den Calvin Coolidge was asked but his schedule was such that he could not come here it was said.
 The Ohio State Journal, at Co., lumbus. commenting editoriafly Monday on the association's action, said in part:
 Tt is not difficult to understand the position of the Harding Me rorial association in postponing &C., tion upon the dedication of the beautiful marble monument at Marion. To beg a speaker to make the dedicatory address would be to humiliate itself and the memory of President Harding little too much.
 Admits Failure
 ''Neither is it difficult for the dis interested observer to understand why men in high station in the na- tion have baked at going to Marion to participate in dedicatory cere- mony. As a man and legislator, many fine things can be said of MT. Harding. For his administration as president there is little of a lauda- tory nature which can be related. His last great job in life was a failure. probably through no fault of his own, but because it was last and biggest, the failure is still too we'll