The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-03

VOTE OF HARDINGS
CHEERED IN MARION
City Gathers About Polls as
Nominee and Wife Cast :
Ballots.
MOVIE CAMERAS ACTIVE
Neighbors Join Evening Party
to Receive Bulletins in
Senator's Office.
MOVIE CAMERAS ACTIVE

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HEnALp
MARION, Ohio, Nov. 2.-This littl,
city has not had so many Of It's citizen,
running for the Presidency as to dull
the novelty. Therefore when Senator
Harding and Mrs. Harding appeared
at their polling place this morning
there was crowd to greet then
almost as large as one of the
front porch gatherings. Business men
bankers, shopmen from the Erie Rail
road. conversational BARRIERS, an ex.
policeman and plain loafers Of all sorts
and degrees packed the sidewalk, al
shivering. for the day was raw.
Their attitude was curious com.
posite OF shy respect and of neighborly
familiarity. Hats went Off here and
there. Some of them gave the con-
ventional Good morning, Senator
Others greeted the nominee as War
rem Several went the limit and
spoke to him as Mr.. President" For
each OF them he had pleasant nod
and a wave of the hand. and for many
an easy word of personal salutatipn
votes have you cast for me?'
In and around the polling place was
a pack of small boys. wriggling and
twisting their excited way to get a
close peek at the Senator, all as elusive
as weasels. Most of these youngsters
were old friends and had dangled their
bare legs in the good old summer time
from the front porch itself.
Reaches Polls mt 10 O'Clock.
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notored with Mrs. Harding from his
home in Mount Vernon avenue to the
garage designated as the polling place
for Precinct c of Ward of the city of
Marion. county of Marion. State of Ohio.
Parting the crowd and inside of the off,
cial ropes was a fairly long queue of
citizens waiting to cast their votes, and
to this line Senator and Mrs. Harding
and George Christian, the Senator's pri-
vate secretary, attached themselves.
Every person in the line asked the
privilege of giving his place to Mrs.
Harding or to her we'll known husband,
but both smilingly and firmly declined to
accept any precedence.
I'VE don't do things that way
laughed Senator Harding. In keeping
therefore, with the nrsr come, flrsr served
democracy of elections, the Hardings
waited twelve minutes before the signal
came to them to step forward. To Mrs
Harding was handed ballot 303. The
Senator got 304, and Christian, next in
line, drew 305. The clerk was n trife
confused. and in handing n sheaf of bal
lots fumbled the lot. There were six, a
national. a State. a Congress, n county
and two bond issue ballots The Senator
examined his thoughtfully.
"A man can only vote for himself
once" he said.
Twice came voice, proceeding
doubtless from seer looking to 1924.
Mr.. Harding went into his booth and
was invisible just Ave seconds.
Bet you voted her straight" ventured
daring observer. you win," said
Harding. Mighty few times in my life
have ] ever scratched a ticket"
Mrs. Harding Takes One Minute.
Mrs. Harding. voting for the first time
In her life of course. required little
more time, about n minute; but there
was no reason to assume that she had
spent any of IL TO the benefit of the
Democratic party.
The movie men followed these pro-
ceedings as best they could. the secre,
polling place being. however. about the
only place which defies their calm con-
ceit that the world is made for motion
pictures. When Senator and Mrs. Har.
ding dropped their folded ballots into
The boxes the cameras ground earnestly
and all The United States will know by
evidence IF the eye how the Hardings
looked as they registered their ballots
Returning to his home the Senator
speculated n while upon the weather
which was not encouraging, but finally
decided despite the gloomy sky anc
cutting chill to drive to Columbus, forty
miles distant, for n round of golf. Away
he went about 1flo'clock as unconcernec
and as unperturbed TO all outward
appearance as IL he were running for
constable instead Of President of ths
United States.
He returned enrly this evening to dine
and get ready to receive the returns OF
the election. In his private office In
the buildings used for a political head.
quarters, which is just across the yard
from his house, he received the bulle.
tins, Mrs. Harding at his side with sew.
eral oldtime friends of the city, DR.
and Mrs. :. Il. Swayer and some others
Receiving :nd Analysing election re-
turns was an old story to this veteran
campaigner, who had percentages nj
his finger tips and who know by trained
instinct that OF 80 many precincts out
OF so many give so much then the
general result should be about so and
so.
Completely confident as he was, he de-
clined nevertheless TO make any state.
ments or 10 divulge plans which would
indicate that he was taking his victory
for granted. Pressed TO say when he
was leaving Marion for his recuporative
trip In the South. he replied: wal
until tomorrow IL would not be be.
coming In me 20 talk beforehand"
Doubtless he had been told of the
definite reaction that set in this city
and county and over the whole State OF
Ohio following the expose OF the plot Of
the Democratic party 10 filch victory
from him by an outrageously false ac-
cusation. That reaction. locally at least
is 30 strong that probably not one candi-
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