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Show Harding aad Cooiidge . f Asked to State Poky J CPIICAGO, June 17. Senator W. G. f Harding and Governor Calvin Cool- js idge, nominees of the Republican na- H tional convention, have been request- J cd to state their stand on prohibition, according to announcement made tonight to-night by Virgil G. HInshaw, chairman ( : of the prohibition national commit- ( ( tee. A telegram, ho said, wa3 sent to I each yesterday, reading as fojlows: ( , "Do you favor increasing the alco- i hollc content beyond one half of ono per cent In definition of intoxicating liquors now on the federal statute books?" Mr. Jlinshaw added that Senator Harding's secretary in reply had wired that the senator "declines to discuss ' any issuo until ho makes his formal acceptance in July." ' No answer has been recoived from A j Governor Cooiidge. -jf |