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Show HOLDS HARDING BOlJSpiNG Vice President Marshall at San Francisco Comments on Political Outlook SAN FRANCISCO, June 16. That I the Kepubltcan leaders are less well r pleased with the nomination of Senator Sena-tor 'A'aren G Harding of Uhio, for 1 the presidency than they were last Saturday v.as declared by S ice Presl? .l-iii Thomas R. Marshall on his ar-i rival here to attend the- Democratic national convention. The vice president added that lie 'was not a candidate tor the presidency Imt on the contrary was about to re-1 tin from politics; He declared the Re publicans were In error if they assumed assum-ed the election of Senator Harding was a foregone conclusion and Bald thn; President Wilson did not want a third term, bul could be nominated and elected for one if lie did Democrats i idle Of Senator Harding's candidacy, the vice president said. Ihc Republicans are not so oll pleased now as they were on Saturday uignt. personalty 1 nae regaru 101 . senator Harding. I would do anything 1 for him e'xeept vote for him "The Republicans arc making the mistake of their lives In thinking of the November election as a foregone conclusion and of the Democrats as a disorganized, defeated party. Thej are going to find us very much alive in November.'' Mr Marshall decried lavish eXpen-I eXpen-I dlturds of money in connection with presidential campaigns. It was "dls-I "dls-I heartening." he- said, ading that he I regretted the "Republicans were not I the only guilty ones." Discuss Convention. 'f the Democratic convention and his own part as s delegate in it, the I e president sa id 'I am here to promote peace and pood will among Ihe Democrats at this coming convention. ' Me said so fat as the convention was concerned "there, is no Irish question.' and of prohibition prohibi-tion enforcement he declared "Nothing "Noth-ing is so detrimental to the country! I as the paasagi of laws and the Ignoring Ignor-ing of those same laws." jiii. 011.11 1 a 1 1 1 11 1 chub iu ins re tirement was In answer to an inter-I inter-I hewer's Inquiry whether he was a candidate for the presidential noml-: noml-: nation. It was: "J am an old man. who tiat torn his hair for Byran, slaved 1 r.irker and done his hardest for ! Wilson, and 1 am about ready to re- lire from politics." |