Show HARDING STICKS TO TO HIS POLiCY OF I SILENCE INo t I I I II N No Public Declarations on I I Any Topic Until His I Acceptance ance Speech I II I WASHINGTON WASHl Jud June 25 It It is ls being I made more difficult ever every day for forI I Senator Harding the Republican nomI nominee nom nom- I bee inee to adhere to his determination notto not act to discuss public questions publicly un until until until un- un til delivery deliver o of his acceptance speech July 22 He repeated today that h he would not be drawn rawn into such discussion discussion discus discus- sion slon at this tim tim-e. He declines to send si special eCi messages to political friends I throughout the country who are holdIng holding hold hold- I ing ratification mass meetings meetings' in his Interest He will not send any message message message mes mes- sage to the Ohio state Republican convention convention con con- which convenes this Insistent requests met him today for statements regarding th the suffrage question and the criticism of ot some of the suffrage lead leaders rs that he would not I take affirmative action In helping se secure secure se- se cure cur ratification of the suffrage amendment The Iri Irish h question has b ben en made bothersome le because of ot the publication by Fra Frank k P. P Walsh of letters said to have been peen written by Harding The Thc senator is firm in his determination not notto t to trespass on the rights of ot state executives by asking th t they sail sall take ke some Cm action Which 1 th they y ar are un l- l J ling hog or prepared to take He lie does I not thing it right that this this' should be beI I demanded of of- him I His today gave out the follow inglet er from Eleanor leanor M. M Freelan Feelan vice vico I pr president of ot the First Suffrage party part 1 Marion county county- Ohio I Pi Pioneer nee S 'S g of ot Marion Marjon c count coun county coun- coun unI un- un t I ty tr resent attitude of militant suffragists suffragists towards Senator Harding They believe it to be detrimental to suffrage and unfair to Senator Harding In In 1912 Senator Harding gave columns of hi his paper freely to interviews and editorials edito edito- i rials by suffrage workers He introduced Introduced introduced intro Intro- prominent suffrage speak speakers rs at meetings and has always alwa's been fair fall and honest in his bitt attitude attitude as we believe him to be today I |