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Show HARDING HAPPY j OVER JOHNSON'S VIEW OF SPEECH California Senator Commends, j Nominee on Stand Taken on League GOVERNOR COX AND SENATOR KING CONFER Democratic Candidate An-, nounces He Will Make Three Talks in Utah MARION. O . July 21. Senator ; Harding today declared he was well (pleased with the reception given his speech of acceptance of tho Republican Republi-can presidential nomination and he I evinced particular pleasure over the praise accorded It by Senator Johnson. of California I "I am gratified," said Senator Hard- ing. 'over the many fxprcsslons of ap-j. J proval which have been spoken. It Is,' very pleasing to be assured that I I have correct!) spoken the Republican! 1 interpretation of the platform. "Of course. It Is good to be assured of Senator Johnson's cordial approval, I There never was any doubt in in; own mind about the ultimate committal of progressive Republicans to the Republican Repub-lican cause this year. Under the recommittal re-committal to part) government it is our special business to muke the Re-I Re-I ubllcan party expressive of the best thought of the American citizenship vvhtcn composes it" JOHNSON STATEMENT. SA FRANCISCO, Cal , July 23. Senator Johnson s statement follows: ' ,-st ,-rday in his speech of acceptance accept-ance Sell itor Harding unequivocally took his stand upon the parumount Issue in this campaign, the league of nations. The Republican parly stands 'committed by its platform, Us standard stand-ard bearer now accentuates that plal- iiorm. There can be no misunderstanding misunder-standing lus eloquent words. Mr Harding promises forma and effective peace as quickly as a Repub llcan congress can pass lis declaration, , and after that we may proceed deliberately delib-erately and reflectively to a world re- lationshlp that would hold us free 1 iiroin ii,' :iik I ii v uiv emenis. cxv describes the Wilson league of nations; las a military alliance which menaces i peace and threatens freedom and says lit "was conceived for world super-gov-' eminent, negotiated in misunderstand-! ling and intolerably urged and demand-1 led by its administration sponsors.' He i characterizes it as tho 'supreme blun-der' blun-der' and he Btands securely upon thei l high and safe ground that "it is better! i to bo the free and disinterested agent of International Justice and advancing civilization, with the covenant of con-I con-I science than to be shackled by a written writ-ten compact which surrenders our freedom of action and gives to a mlll-t mlll-t irv alliance tho right to proclaim America's duty to the world.' . . . "Senator Hording Is to be congratulated congratu-lated upon his firm and emphatic j land aali'St tin proposed league. His , words strike an answering chord with ! ev ery American. We now go to the sol emn referendum of the people with I our party pledged, our candidate bold ly bearing aloft the Btandard of A mer. icanlsix). Enthusiastically and overwhelmingly over-whelmingly our people will respond Mr, Harding's position has made Republican Re-publican vuci css certain and his election elec-tion assured." OOX AT TRAIL'S END. COLUMBUS, u . July 23. Guv Cox, Democratic prcbiuenlial nominee, today to-day transferred ms political war councils coun-cils to Trail's End, ims home. Ho Will remain there untu he finishes his acceptance ac-ceptance speecn lor August 7. He dls-CUSSea dls-CUSSea campaign iSSUOS and other poll-lh poll-lh today with Senators Harrison ol Mississippi and King ol Utah, and t. li Moore, bis convention manager. "Wo went over general public mat-! tors as they have paraded themselves I through tho senate," said tho governor. gover-nor. Senator King declared that the governor s stand on the league and Olhei 1 ual topics would ' entirely sul-lly sul-lly every Democrat ' KINO SATISFIED. "As one of the Democratic senators who voted finally for the Dodgo res- i a iions to the league after 'advocating 'advocat-ing unreserved ratiticition," suid the BOnator, ' I am perfectly satisfied with the governor's views, ulso With his position po-sition on labor and progressive legislation." legis-lation." The western situation also was gone over by the governor and Senator King Tho governor agreed to make three speeches in Utah, probably In September. During his last day here, the Democratic Demo-cratic nominee also interested himself turthor In working for ratification by Tennessee of the woman suffrage amendment. He saw a committee from tho National Na-tional Woman's party and advised them of work being done In Tennessee for the amendment. Thti Woman's party leaders announced an-nounced that they would establish headquarters at Nashville. From Qa ernor Cox cumo the announcement that the Democrats would make an attempt at-tempt to have their cause presented before tho chautauquas of the country. coun-try. WATCH CHAUTAUQUAS. "Wo are going to watch tho chautauquas chau-tauquas very close," said Gov Cox. "Wo are Buro that a large number of Republican speakers will be filtered Into the chautauquas." There was also h-sued from the gov-oi gov-oi nor a office a statement declaring (Continued on Page Two.l oo Harding Happy Over Johnsons Speech View (Continued From Page One.) that the Republicans liad 1 5,ooo chau-tjui'iuu chau-tjui'iuu speakers engaged at $30 a day and that the Democrats will attempt to of.?et tbls move by teCUrlng volun-te?. volun-te?. I '.niocraiic orators. The statement state-ment furthel :i1 Chat the Democratic :iiinny?mert woubl not attempt to "compete in money" with the Republicans. Republi-cans. 1 cinfttng nekl ubnday, the povcr-hoi povcr-hoi announced) he will receive no callers call-ers until he concluded his acceptance speech. , |