The Detroit times., 1910-08-13
|lDE BANDS PLAY
FOR MARK HANNA
prem g. Harding, Republican
Pernatorial Candidate, Gave Late
leader Too Much "Hiawatha."

oLuMbUs..A Aug. Cit was In 1908.
iate senator Hanna stumped Ohio
Ms reelection to the senate. With
was Myron T. Herrick, who made
ampaign for election as governor
Dnlo, also Warren U. Harding, who
herricks running mate and ran
neutenant governor. Harding IL
the Republican candidate for gov
pr OF Ohio. and In the public eye.
ne year 1903 will be remembered
me "Hiawatha" year. The country
gone stark mad about the song.
. were drumming 1t on the pianos.
Do and trombones worked at It over
p, and every band, brass and other
2. had 1t In Its repertoire and work
pit 1t night and day. And SO 1t hap
cd that at the time Hanna, Her
and Harding campaigned through
o In their special train, every city
every crossroads village greeted
great statesmen with brass bands,
pf which played the awful 'Hiawa-
Jingle.
was almost the undoing OF Sena-
Hanna and every time new town
struck and the band at the rail-
D station waited for the three men
let on and take the carriage to the
fting hall, the band, as sure az fate.
4ck up "Hiawatha." Hanna finally
bidered the introduction OF q law
he senate making It q national OF.
be for any individual or band to
"Hiawatha," and Herrick prom
that II he should ever be elected
ernor OF Ohio he would stop at
hing abort OF the penitentiary for
offenders.
he last week OF the campaign an
brprising newspaper man IN the
ty suggested 'Hiawatha" pool.
III man on the train put up a GER
amount of money accompanied
guess az to the number OF times
awatha" would be heard by tho
Ey that week. Hanna, hoping for
best, was the low man, and Hard
was high. 80 II was up to Harding
ush the "Hiawatha" game as much
possible.
Then Greenville, the metropolis OF
Ike county, was reached, there were
dcin's. The hotel on the main
ct was crowded, for Hanna was
attraction. and the senator was
shaking hands with every man,
IAN ana chtft IN Barkc county
eanwhile q procession was form
on the street to start to the fair
3nds, where the big meeting was TO
place. The procession Included
khe dignitaries and political CLUBS
the town, and every brass band
'ch Darke and the adjoining coun-
could muster up. The leaders OF
bands were In their glory, prin-
.lly in red uniforms, getting their
DC ready for the march to the fair
Snds, when Harding began to get
among them. Starting at the
4. he walked down the line and
jsted the leader of every band on
street. The first one was cor
' mt German.
DO you play Hiawatha?" Harding
ID.
jhtirs. ding" he replied. IVY"
k's Senator Hanna's favorite COM
lion"
fine, I shall blay It,"
his kind OF dialog was repeated I'M
he leader of every band had been
coached and promises exacted that
ssnator would be entertained with
kwatha," his favorite air.
Id 40 1t happened that when the
Iession started from the hotel for
fair ground every band started TO
at the same time. and there
hit one which did not play "Sena-
Hanna's favorite tune"
hcle Mark held his ears and
atened to leap from the carriage
.s some one stopped that internal
What n shame to annoy Uncle
40" said Harding. who occupied
Same carriage.
hrding won the pool.