Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
SENATOR HARDING
FORMALLY NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
Great Crowd az Marion 20 W.T.
ness Ceremonies and
Hear Speeches.
SENATOR LODGE rs
COMMITTEE SPOKFSNb
: As-pcla.ea 90 = - I.venInE

~ Associated Press 10 Every Eveninr
Marion, Ohio, July - The RepIbH
ran campaign attained full Fpced ahend
today with the fankal notification hero
Of Warren, q Mrding. ihs par'y's
nominee for the Presidency
The ceremonies which brought ~
Marion most Of the big party leaders and
many thousands ~ enthusias's included
an acceptance speech by senator Harding
interpreting the Chicazo platform ard
declaring the principles On which DO rT-
poets the campaign ~ 10 fought put
At z O'Clock IN the morning a n0irv
aggression ~ Marion citizens that booked
like half the toprn lod ~ with a demon
stration To their acclain ihe Senator
played tho leading part % 4 Aag rarirn,
pulling the stars ard stripe' ~ fhe t0p
n weather-boaten Mcknlry Hapolr,
sent here few days ags from Canton
Delegation after delegation with hands
blaring and colors hying followed up =
the Harding front porch as ~ spe~ial
trains and Thousands q automobile rn-
loaded their contributions n - crowds
Not content with showing theraarlvrr ~
the nominee they marched md counter
marched through 'he city
Marion was dressed within ar inch ~
its life Patriotic frlls and hofmces drnprf
the city from tap - toe 8ugireus ras
adjourned and partisanship 'v1s forro''rn
% Republicans and DrnocratT luTre4 p
acknowledging the honor that had f0fre
r. one ~ their neighhors
Senator Harding gaid ~ Tho delevafirr
from the Woman Party
Nv conception ~ vrfrage r0nfern-
plates women taking 2 plare fully ard
equally with men
Claims n the Worans Party rrrr
presented ~ Sue s White ~ 4 1enreeeer
and Mrs H ID Havrrdevrr ~ Nrpr eFk
City Headed ~ rand ne rrrrrr
marched ~ he Harding h0me rarvng
yellow purple and white banners ard
State standards senator Nariinr ref
them on the steps md stnod .esrirR
against a column while fhe fwp snoa sers
asked him ~ lntercerie in ennes-on flr
ratification ~ the suffrage amendment
He said he would RJve his nn~wer na
acceptance sueech
The Marion boosters cherrrd fne
Senator until ~ consented - r IL p
short talk. thanking them f1r their show
of aeIghboriy interest and rutlnisfaam
II cannot LET YOU 20 without SAYING
how deeply ! nm touched by thls tritHtr
from the homo folks. he said
Members 0f the Hamilton Club nf
[ Chicago came up singIsR Good Mnrnmz.
Mr. Harding, fashioned sitter tho army
marching song Good Morning. Mr L.p
+ and presented the candidate with q resgIti-
| tion giving him honorary memhersti N
! IN the club. In response be declared
4 there ought 70 be 3 similar Republican
! organization In every great cTtv
We do not give enough attention "a
I our politics he added. for good govern
ment ought 70 he the first business ai
/ every cItfzen. And I think We 80 not
pay enough attention - Tarty q IBIS
I country We have had 100 much 0f no
/ rule of the individual anc not enough
of the rule 81 the great MASSES. am
! especially proud ~ be r msmber q ynisr
I club. because il bears the name III me
/ man who 70 my mind Wa me Zreatesf
+ constructive American statesman that
! ever lived.
The delegation began % tramp On one
4 another heels aud the candidate rad n
( abandon hope of shaking hands with al
! Of those who came He took bis po.ltion
! on the steps 0f hEs porch and smiLngiv
waved acknowledgements as the hOwiIng
throng marched past.
He got an extra round 81 applause from
I one delegation when he ed Mrs. HaruinE
( down the steps and presented Aer -
the head Of the family
One OF the show spots Of the PROCESSION
I was the Americ,is Republican Cluh u
PIttsburg which marched m flowing black
capes and high grey stowe ppe and
/ carried star spangied parasols.
Continued On rage y