| Show HARDING BACKERS LAY tAY COURSE fOR 24 4 NOMINATION Political Pot Will Begin to Boil in Promising Fashion When President Takes Trip HAYS BOOSTED TO CONDUCT CAMPAIGN Daugherty Will Have Part but Not So Active as Formerly Formerly For For- merly Presidential Party Will Pay Visit to Ohio WASHINGTON Feb 28 By ByA A t P P. Convinced that half a R. dozen Aspirants Aspi rants alrea already y are making cautious overtures to test their strength as Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican presidential possibilities for tor 1924 some of ot the friends of ot President President President dent Harding have begun to assure him a R. Thus far tar the movement In behalf of ot the president has not reached the proportions of a closely knit organIzation organization organization but It has progressed to the point where It Jt promises to make It Itself itself it- it self felt in many states before the coming summer Is well begun The attitude of ot Mr Harding himself himself him him- self to toward rd a second term remains unannounced un un- un- un announced and It is considered Im Improbable Improbable Un- Un probable that he will make any public public public pub pub- lic statement of his intentions at least In the near future There is quite general agreement among those In the inner circle of ot Washl Washington politics however that a d desire for tor public In Indorsement Indorsement In- In of his stewardship will impel im Jm im- im pel him to stand for reelection It Is upon this presumption at any rate that those who want to see him remain In the White House for tOI another another an an- other four tour years jears are proceeding DOUGHERTY AMONG LEADERS Included In the group of friends who have been in conference h hero ro are some of ot the men who led lell the successful success success- f ful l campaign of 1920 and some who came cam over to the H Harding rd ng ranks from other camps the convention n as was over AS ASa x a a result the tho ultimate ultima to lineup of the forces of 1924 Is 15 expected to resemble I only In part the organization that fought and triumphed In the nomination nomina nomina- I tion Lion fight tight of ot three years ago Attorney General Daugherty Daughert who I Was Yas the manager for Mr Harding In 1920 Is 19 expected to toI I again rna tal take e a hand n in urging g a re- re nomination B But for several re reasons Mr Daugherty la is not expected by his friends to be a as I active as In 1920 His health recently failed him re requiring requiring re- re quiring him to remain in bed for tor several sev sev- oral eral we weeks ks and although he ho has virtually virtually vir vir- recovered he ho cannot take the burden of travel and conference which would fall taU upon an active campaign campaign campaign cam cam- manager Besides his official duties are aro expected to preclude him from being long absent from Washington Wash Wash- ington Several men who have long been prominent in party affairs have been mentioned as available for tor the more I I strenuous work of organization Charles D D. nilles fillIes a 0 former national chairman Is one of those so considered consUl consid ered but he ho has made no statement as to what part h he would be willing to take in the work Recently Mr Hilles conferred with tho the president and together they via vis Mr Daugherty Daughert MANAGER IS QUESTION In the tho background of these considerations con con- lies Ues also the question of ot who Is Js to manage tho the Republican campaign after atter the nomination has been made The Tho supporters of John John JohnT T T. Adams tho the present national chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man say they expect him to retain that post regardless of ot the rosult of ot tho the nomina nominating ting convention Discussions Discus Discus- dons here recently have brought to light however an an attempt by the friends of ot Will H H. lIas lIa's who managed managed managed man man- aged tho the 1920 campaign to reinstate him In Jn the tho chairmanship The exact strength of the Hays boom Is III yet to be demonstrated but It Is receiving serious notice among the coterie of Harding herding supporters who are laying the ground work to for his his It is realized that If Mr Harding larding Is III it willa will he a for tor him to say ay whether he desires to lie seek the services again of tho the man who was waa at tho the helm when the tho party rolled up its record record breaking breaking majority majority major maor ity of 1910 1920 All AU of ot these subjects seem sem likely 1 to be threshed over very Soon moon after fter Mr rr concludes the tho Harding months month's vacation vaca vaca- tion ion in fn Florida for tor which he will leave Washington early next week I Att Attorney General GeMI Daugherty in whom tb the president rec recently nUy has haa exp expressed ed I Ian an anew w his hi complete confidence will willbe willbe willbe be one on of ot the guests on the Florida houseboat trip and after aCter it i is I. concluded con con- It Is la possible that Mr fl HardIng Hard Hard- lug IDS and Jt at t least a part pert of the party will p pro d to Ohio to o spend a few tew ort ott home soil There he b. hv an opportunity to s. s tee see Republican lican tate state leaders loaders and examine the Republican organization organisation Of hi hll home tate sIte wh last November No el elected ted a X tIc governor go It 1 ii 1 taken for tor granted that Mt a solid lOUd Ohio delegation would be the first 1110 to a It convention lineup which WOOld Insure a PACIFIC TRIP PLANNED lAter rater In the tho summer Mr Harding frI friend Meida are T predicting the president ID 0 t tk take a pH speech making trIp trio that t the Ih him hUn to co COUt J and rn Include about I twenty addresses eddres this thu trip he hf will hay have the op op- pOi It tf for or which he be frequently j d a d dIN desire i spread baa re r recently iy to tc set pt Better Hr acquainted wi with ute the pea peo- I pie 0 wb bOIl spokesman he b. is I Continued on OD p pg t. t I f HARDING BACKERS Continued from page 1 It Is not Intended to give the tour the color of a swing round the politician politician politician poli poli- circle but when he faces his audiences he Is Js expected to give an accounting of his acts In the past I and outline his policies for tor the fu fu- fu ture As a result of 01 various contributing causes It Is the belief of political ob observers observers observers ob- ob servers that the campaign so tar far as the Republicans are concerned at least will be In full swing almost a a. year year before the nominating conven conven- tion Not the least of these causes Is the fact that seventeen states have direct primary laws Jaws In which the contest contest contest con con- test for delegates to the national convention convention convention con con- Is fought and won or or lost long before the season her heretofore set aside for state c conventions In all their calculations the primary prImary primary mary system has b been en well t t the fore In the minds of ot those who rant ant the movement to develop devel devel- op smoothly It Is realized that should the first states to hold primaries faUto fall fail to Indorse Mr Harding decisively the reaction over the remainder ol ot the country might prove a very great handicap in jn the months that followed According to Information reaching the presidents president's friends some of those who may be expected to shy their hats Into the ring are distinctly of the favorite son class of candidate but bul butI I even In their case the Harding adherents adherents adherents ad ad- believe there should be a a. well established policy and that their candidate candidate can can- dictate should either stay out of or favorite favorIte favorite fa fa- son eon states entirely or else go goIn goIn goin In determined to make a creditable showing |
