Show Harding s By Hr AID W W. PICKARD For President Warren G G. G Harding of Ohio For Vice President Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts There Is the ticket with which the publicans lie hope and find Intend to regain possession Ion of oC the national government go next fall For pre president a n man from the tho home stale itule of many presidents a n statesman lI of et lon long experience and a n solid Republican lican who has been a n member of the United States senate since 1914 1014 a member of oC the Old Guard who stands wen well with the R Republicans who are In control of the senate 1 For 01 vice Ico president the governor go of the Bu Bay State Stale who was virtually unknown un- un known to the nation nutIon at nt large until the strike of Boston policemen and his vl vigorous vig vig- orous course In Its suppression gava gave him a vast amount of publicity and made him hint the favorite fa son of Massachusetts Massa Massa- In the balloting for first place on the ticket i T The e gentlemen now stand before the the electors of the country on a platform that Is so 50 br broad ad that It embraces nearl nearly er e every topic and Issue of the iday day though there are those who as- as isert that in some places the planks are perilously thin Its builders however maintain that there Is no danger of Ithe candidates falling through the Weak tweak spots and it may mar be that with isome some judicious straddling and sidestepping sIde sIde- stepping this will prove true Seldom If ever has the choice of a n presidential candidate been so closely closel connected with the building of the platform or platform or it might be more exact ito to to sn say the rejection of a candidate candidate- for tor if Hiram Johnson and his sup sup- could have compelled the adoption adOl- adOl tion of oC just the plank the they demanded on the league of nations issue the California senator and he alone could with consistency have Ulve consented to go before the people leople standing on the platform plat plat- form As It was his threat to bolt the party part caused a n long deadlock in tn inthe the deliberations of the committee on resolutions and at last forced the tIon of a n plank based on on the time c cabled bled suggestion of bf Elihu Ellhu Hoot Root That wise wiseman mart man had gone to Europe but kept in 1 close touch with ith the doings in Chicago I and at the the crucial moment his plan was presented to Johnson Borah Dorah McCormIck McCormick Mc- Mc CormIck and the other il- il abler ables and accepted b by them r The he resolution as finally Incorporated Incorporated In the platform and swallowed b by the c convention Jl almost without a aquiver aquiver aquiver quiver completely avoids any pledge Ito to ratify the treaty of peace and the league covenant with or 01 without reservation reser reser- reservation strongly Indorses the action of the Republican senators In that regard regard regard re re- re- re gard and promises that the party part will work for some kind of international agreement for the peaceful adjustment adjustment adjustment adjust adjust- ment of disputes between nations without without without with with- out the sacrifice of American so er Thus as will be seen the wa way is left open for an nn administration elected on tills this platform to do almost an anything it sees fit In this regard except except except ex ex- to ratify a treaty and league covenant covenant cov coy such as ns president Wilson brought home from Paris For the rest the platform in do brief scores President Wilson and the Dem- Dem administration for their theIl un- un preparedness for war and for the equally unprepared condition of the nation for forthe the reception of peace De- De De the time autocratic assumption of authority by the president the plats plat- plat s form pledges the restoration of con constitutional constitutional tl- tl government The Republican congress congress Is praised for Its efforts to cope with willi the problems caused b by the presidents president's course The Time farmers gained their requested support for extension of farm loans and the time right to engage In cooperative marketing and buying The Industrial plank was the subject subject sub sub- Sect of much discussion Some of the committee members presumably speaking speaking speak speak- ing for big business favored a plank for tor or the prevention of strikes by law Governor Allen and others wanted the Kansas Industrial court plan Indorsed and President Gompers travelled all the way to Chicago to tell the com committee n what kind of plank plunk the American American Amer Amer- ican Federation of Labor demanded None of these requests were satisfied but but the Plunk adopted recognized the flie justice of collective bargaining and continues ues f The Strike Ie or or- or orthe the lockout as a means of settling Industrial disputes Inflicts such buch loss and suffering on the jc as to justify government initiative e to reduce Its frequency and limit Unitt Its consequences s. s We deny the rl right ht to strike against tho the govern government cent but the rights and find Interests interests In in- of all government go employees must be safeguarded by Impartial laws and tribunals 1 The failure of the administration to retrench luring during the war post period and ond the addition of thousands of f I ch chair h warmers are aie d' d derided d and the party pledges Itself t to a policy of off f fi conomy economy and a carefully planned readjustment re re- adjustment The rhe nc need d of a arm an exec exec- uth e e budget and condemnation of oC the tho presidential veto that defeated this financial reform was coupled with caustic characterization of the manner In which the president according to the Republicans clings to his war time powers Revision islon of taxation also Is demanded Coming to the great ie of or orthe the I high cost of living the fhe he committee drew up a declaration to the effect that the present conditions are the result of or an Inflation of the currency and of credit which the party pledges Itself to correct correct correct cor cor- by deflation the prevention of unreasonable profits and nOlI the stimulation stimulation stimulation tion of private ate thrift by a change In Inthe Inthe inthe the Income tax in law w The party reaffirmed reaffirmed reaffirmed re re- re- re affirmed Its belief bolle In the protective e tariff and pledged the encouragement of an Amerl American n merchant marine by bythe bythe bythe the application of ot the workmans workman's compensation compensation com com- act and the exemption from canal tolls of the merchant marine Profiteering was condemned government government govern govern- ment ownership of railways opposed waterways encouraged and the regulation regulation regula regula- tion of Industry and commerce promIsed promised promised prom prom- In order to prevent monopolies Resumption of trade relations with ever every nation with which America Is at peace was pledged No changes were promised in the existing immigration laws but the bettering of naturalization tion laws was pledged and the party part went on record as ns favoring a policy b by which American women who marry marq fo foreigners eignerS shall not lose their theil- citizen citizen- I ship The governments government's authority to deport and exclude undesirable aliens was upheld but assurance was given gI that the the rights of free speech ech free press and free assembly Will ill not be abridged A large number of minor topics were handled handled In the platform and then the plank on Mexico It dealt very severely severely severely se se- verely with President Wilsons Wilson's policy mind and pledged that the party will not recognize an any Mexican government go unless the lives ll and property of Americans are protected Armenia came next In the list of planks Deep sympathy was expressed for the Armenians Armenians Armenians Ar Ar- but the president was condemned condemned condemned con con- for asking for authority to accept an Armenian mandate and It was added that the Republican party was unalterably against the acceptance of a n a. mandate for an any country countr In Europe or Asia The men who fought In the great war were assured of the party's deep gratitude gratitude gratitude grat grat- and were promised liberal legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation for the care of the disabled Infirm Infirm infirm In In- firm and dependents Though William Jennings Dr Bryan an was present throughout the entire life of the convention cOll n with the avowed owed purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of or persuading the Republicans to Insert a n dry their platform he lie failed possibly because the time timely decision of time the supreme court seemed to render unnecessary nn any explicit declaration The convention merely declared that nIl alt laws should be enforced enforced enforced en en- forced and let It go at that Two other elements also atso were disappointed These were the tho suffragists suffragists and the friends of the Irish rep republic republic re p public The former under the leadership leader lender ship shII of the heads ot of the Womans Woman's party part were wele In Chicago In strength nth and during the entire week maintained maintain maintaIn- ed around the tha Coliseum Coliseum- a a lipe of pickets b bearing b banners oJ er that tia warned ned the Republicans ans that the add women men en demanded demanded de demanded de de- the franchise and i lu ha sa satisfied fi ell with no less A plank was Inserted In the platform urging Republican Republican Re Re- publican legislatures that have not acted to ratify the time suffrage amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment but they did not appease the ladles Indies In the last lest few moments of ot the lost last session the they dropped from lom a balcony a great yellow ellow banner on which was the statement that they wanted w votes otos not planks As for the Irish they too made a big demonstration demonstration tion In Chicago and DeValera the president of their republic was there to deliver a n speech before a great gathering But Dut something went wrong with the plans and the plank which was tentatively shaped for the the platform suited them so little that It was omitted entirely and nothing put I In Its place There was wal a story that I this resolution had bad been drawn up by Justice Cohalan of ot New Ne York In the hope that It would be unsuitable table and that the Democrats ts In San Francisco would be enabled to take advantage of ot the circumstances So though considerable considerable con- con space has perforce been given to the platform of the Republican can part party It Is not it must be considered as a great or a particularly particularly strong pronouncement Lots of men and women In the party are ate far from pleased with many parts of It and It must be confessed that the writer failed to find any anyone one who was grazed c razed with enthusiasm over It The stor story of this convention would be intensely Interesting If it one could tell all the truth about the secret Influences Influences influences In in- that governed Its actions On the surface It was not a er very excitIng exciting exciting ing affair and the enthusiastic outbursts outbursts outbursts out out- bursts that characterized some of its sessions appeared too often to be facetious For five days das the delegates alternates seat scat holders and possessors of tickets that allowed them to stand about the few open places and hamper hampel eYer everybody body else i gathered faithfully In the Coliseum prepared to howl with glee over expected expected expected ex ex- conte contests ts and triumphs But most of ot the time all they could do was to cheer for their theil favorite on occasion and tr try to keep up with the strong lunged song and cheer leader who had been brought up from Camp Devens ens From the first It was heralded as ns that most unusual thing an convention All the experts asserted that the thee delegates were going to do as ns they pleased and that the time old-time leadership was Impotent For a day or two this seemed true but then the senate coterie got Into action and from that time to the end what was done was generally what It wished done To start with Senator Lodge was selected as temporary chairman was continued permanently in the place the entire temporary organization beIng being being be be- ing retained On the all important committee on resolutions there were numerous senators and senators ex-senators and they pretty much dictated the up make-up of ot the platform In the selection of the ticket their Influence was s seen cn and felt In every we Y move and ever every shift of oC votes clear down to the moment when Senator Harding received the ballots that t made him the time convention cOln choice All AH this time the greatest of the old party bosses basses still alive Senator Rotes holes Penro Penrose Pen Pen- ro- ro rose roe e la lay oh oft a sick bed hi Ai In his his' Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia phia ilila h hone home nie but a direct telephone wire was run Into Ull that t room and there was scarcely a an en l hour ho of r tho day or nl night when lIe he was not ny n In y on nl with his hiN friend d J T T. Kii mug i tie Ile Ue knew know all fill that hilt nis ml truing on n nil It Is 4 fait fair to assume UN that thul inmost In Iii must t cases cases ils hu- hu I beforehand I Unit hilt It H was vas going in to toK togo go K U on ou What happened happened because because be be- fw- fw cause h lie willed that It should happen written aitt n exactly In criticism Co for l' l It many maybe be that what Penrose de decreed decreed de- de creed cleed will suit the party part and result In Its victor victory In November But Hut the fact cannot be he blinked that some eminent Democrats who attended the convention convention conven conven- tion Uon went aW away I with grins grills o of satisfaction satisfaction satisfaction tion decorating their faces To go back hack to the beginning something something something some some- thing must be said al of the keynote address b by Chairman Lodge It was one of the most sch scholarly efforts of oC Its kind and find the great mass of ot the delegates delegates dele dele- gates to say nothing of the audience nce utterly failed to comprehend U. U The senator did not once descend to to the level of most of his hearers and consequently consequently consequently con con- he failed to arouse any great measure of oC enthusiasm It was tint that his address as aswell aswell aswell well as ever every other speech and the platform as as well devoted Its denunciatory tOl tory pages not to the Democratic party as ns usually the case case but to PresIdent President dent Wilson It was always his acts and his policies that were condemned and the language used In dealing with him was scorching Of course the reason for this this this' Is that from the viewpoint of the Republicans Mr 11 Wilson has been the Democratic part party for the last seven years The first du day found three candIdates candidates candI- candI dates In the forefront of the time race for forthe forthe forthe the nomination And while the preliminaries preliminaries pre pre- lI were completed their workers workers work work- ers were were straining every nerve nene to have hac them make the best possible showing on the first ballot These men were Governor Lowden of Illinois General Wood and Senator Hiram HIlam Johnson of California From their elaborate headquarters In the tho hotels swarms of men and women flocked to the ColIseum Coliseum Coliseum Coli ColI- seum with banners and buttons and Republican e p u Icon Nominees s Q r S' S 1 u d r 1 f Y t a r 1 i u k b I Senator Warren G. G Harding Governor Calvin Coolidge literature Each of them was certain of victory ictor victory for for for public consumption but each of them knew In his heart that he lie could |