Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-19 | Page 4 | Is Harding a Defeated Man?

IS HARDING A DEFEATED MAN Minnesota's vote for tor Magnus Johnson has caused a flood of com went ment as to the effect on the com com- coming cornIng Lug ing presidential contest One writer ho ebo Is thought to reflect n a n considerable sentiment within the Republican party declares that rellO ed cd efforts by party leaders to toI I induce duce Mr to gracefullY cecline a second term tenn may be ex expected expected and then he recalls that u IL movement of at this sort had gained considerable momentum after atter the Republican reverses In the 1922 t elections but It died out and for months Republican leaders have havo been proceeding on the theory that nothing could stand seriously in inthe Inthe lithe lithena the sal na a of 1 Mr fr Hardings Harding's They were confident that the tanner farmer helped by the legisla- legisla legislation tion put through In the closing days ot of congress with the admin admin- support would share the th general prosperity and that opposition opposition to giving Mr Harding a see sec second end ond nomination would find It im- im impossible impossible Im Impossible possible to get a foothold any any- anywhere anywhere anywhere where It is plain now they con con- concede concede concede cede that tho the farmers haven't bavent Men been helped and they are ready to the vent ent their wrath on t atlon Furthermore the east ahde a hue It likes lilies Mr HardIngs HardIng's con con- con conservatism has not been pleased by bythe the flavor of Mr Hard uge speeches they admit There Is an element el ment ot of merit In some ome ot or this gossip but the Re Re- Republican Republican Republican publican Is forced to rename Hard Harding mg A failure to do so would b be repudiation of the adminIstration and a confession ot of extreme weak weak- weakness weakness weakness ness The rhe decision is entirely In inthe latho the keeping ot or the president It e eho ho be openly Is a candidate and avowedly Is out to get the nomine- nomine lion non uon his bis party can have no choice from the standpoint ot of P policy and strategy trat gy