Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
SENATOR HARDING
FOR Mr.. FAIRBANKS
Endorses Indianan'S Presiden-
tiaI Boom in Speech Be-
fore Ohio Society.
ORGANIZATION HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL BANQUET
Former Vice President Pays Glow
ing Tribute to the Memory of
President Mckinley.

Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio
last night Endorsed what is understood
to be the receptive candidacy of Charles
Warren Fairbanks of Indiana, former
Vice President of the United States.
for the republican presidential nomi-
nation at an annual meeting of the
Rauscher's, and the Ohioans enthusi-
astically applauded the Endorsement.
Abiding to the fact that former Sem
ator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio is
also understood to be a receptive can
didate for the republican presidential
nomination. Senator Harding said:
II do not know what the political
fates have in store for the principal
speaker of this evening. l can say,
without failing in my obligation to a
citizen of my own state, that we will
be greatly pleased if the lightning
should strike the great. stalwart. trust
worthy son of Indiana, Mr.. Charles
Warren Fairbanks
Mr.. Fairbanks Speech.
The gathering of the society was
upon the occasion of the sixth annual
celebration by the organization of the
birthday anniversary of William Nc
kinley. and Mr.. Fairbanks was the
principal speaker of the evening on
the life and character of the martyred
President. When it came Mr.. Fair
banks turn to speak he told of his APP
probation of the applause at Senator
Hardiig's remarks. declaring he knew
much of those remarks to be due to "a
longtime friendship. and he said of
Senator Harding that when the story
of his public career is written it will
a lyaf al h hlG
ever sat in the United States Senate.
Mr.. Fairbanks did not pursue the sub
ject of national politics, and delivered
an address upon the assassinated Presi-
dent. in which he declared that Mr.:
Mckinley had been at the helm of
state during the golden age of Amer
lea"
Owing to the illness of Mr.. Justice
Day of the Supreme Court of the
United States who is president of the
society, last nights meeting was called
to order by Milton T.. Allies, chairman
of the committee which arranged the
celebration. Mr. Allies spoke informal
ly of the attention of the society hav-
ing been called to the fact that James
A. Garfield. twentieth President of the
United States and the second to be
assassinated. was also an Ohioan and
a President under whom. as in Mr..
forgotten, and at whose death the
whole people grieved for the nations
loss.
Garfeld's Career Recalled.
The interesting fact was brought out
that Mr.. Garfield was the only man
who at one and the same time was
elected to the office of representa-
tive in Congress. senator and Presi-
dent of the United States. The eXpla-
nation Of that curious fact was found
in the record, it was pointed out. that
Mr.. Garfield was elected to Congress
in 1873. His term would have expired
March 4. 1881. but before the expira-
tion of it Gin January, 1880 he was
elected to the Senate, and in November
of 1850 he was elected President.
After an invocation, and after Mr..
Allies had turned the chair over to
Senator Harding. the latter. in intro
ducing Mr.. Fairbanks, told stories OF
him, particularly lauding his gratitude
to old friends. Senator Harding de-
scribed his first meeting with President
Mckinley.
Il thought I never saw more i'm
pressive presence With his piercing
eyes. clearly chiseled face. he looked
every inch the statesman he later
turned out to be-"
Awakening of the Nation.
Under Mckinley, Mr.. Harding said.
"a great nation awakened to greater
influences and responsibilities. These
activities came at time when it was
possible for him to make the south I'M
derstand him, and have always be-
leved that it was through him that the
south was made wholly united with the
north again.
More than 800 members of the So
ciety.. the women of their families and
friends were present at the celebration.
An hour of entertainment. including
vaudeville, dancing and an elaborate
The celebration committee in charge, in
addition to Mr. Allies. the chairman in
cluded Gus J. karGer. Col. Chauncey NJ
Baker, Leroy T. Vernon. William V. Cox
Frederick Eichelberger and William H.
Symons