New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-06
that he expected to do his part at
Marion with the assistance of the
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that he expected to do his part at
Marion with the assistance of the
newspaper correspondents"
1T wouldn't have been such an easv
matter for the Senator to have gotten
into the house either if the greater
part of the crowd hadn't been lured to
the fair grounds by a rumor that Sena-
tor Harding would so there. Out
there were thousands and thousands of
people. from Waldo, Del, where the
Hardiigs stopped for luncheon and
were cheered on their way home. and
Columbus, where he served as Lieuten-
ant Governor. after several terms in
the state Legislature.
Word came out of the house that the
Senator did not expect to reappear until
o'clock, when Dick Crissinger, the
towns biggest Democratic lawyer,
would deliver Il speech Of welcome from
the front porch and the nominee, or
rather their ncighbor, would reply.
Finally most of the crowd disap-
peared, though a never ending process
sion strolled past the home, pausing
to stare at the house or to exchange a
word with those fortunates who find
themselves living next door, or across
the street, from the Harding home
and who had grand time to-day in
NHSiA PVICH IOCkcrS.
HARDING Everywhere
Downtown the streets were crowded
ana the police. aided by swarm Of
clVl''ans wearing deputy sheriff badges
and carrying hickory sticks. were en-.
oeavorlng to try out new traffic con-
troll system OH the swarm of stranre
motor cars. In every show window
was picture of Harding. The Greek
candy store proprietor had created a
portrait of Harding in sugar. with eve
brows of shredded cocoanut. Jollev
the barber, where Senator HARDING ri,
ways gets shaved, had board the size
OF table leaf in his window. and had
the letters III HARDING G" spelled
out IN cakes Of shaving soap. In ba
kerry windows were tremendous cakes
with "Harding' spelled out in the
lclnE. Short-trousered boys wore
round, muti-colored felt hats with the
seven magic letters on the front.
Shortly before 6 o'clock the Marion
Band appeared in light blue uniforms,
the drum major, Chris. Prcunninger
wearing hussar boots that reached
above his knee and a white huckskin
nat so heavy that he walked with the
peculiar stride of one who iuggles
great weights on his head.
me band began to play "Semper
1dclls and marched past "Thc Star"
once, closed for the day. out Mount
vernon Avenue to the Harding home.
~ was signal and the crowd trailed
along. The sidewalks radiating from
the Harding home we're filled with mem
women and children in their SUNDAY
clothes and in some other respects thew
suggested people on their way to
church. ~
they were all going to the same
place and by 6 o'clock the street block
IN which the house is situated was
swarmlng. All vehicular traffic was
diverted. Before the Senator's home
was solid mass of people who covered
ms lawn, the sidewalk, the street and
me lawns opposite. The side ward of
me Hardlngs was filled and the crowd
also covered the lawns of the houses
on either side. 1t was a crowd of
families. about every other man
,euneu 10 one side from the effort of
holding a child above the heads of tho
throng. Wv
Senator Harding came out on the
porch and there was cheer that
needed no leader. Before it died away
otiers had appeared on the porch and
taken up places back against the house,
corspicuous among them. Mrs. Hard
lng' the aged DR.. Harding, Miss
Abigail Harding and c. b. King
brother of Mrs. Harding There were
other kinfolks. policeman who felt
out OF place in such a conspicuous
spot and Jimmy Sloan. who has grown
somewhat used to Presidents.
The Speech of Welcome
There also was Crissinger. VINO was
to deliver the speech of welcome. Dick
Cllsslnger is Democratic lawyer now.
put he went to school with Harding
IN Ca edonia, about thirteen miles
from here, and they learned to chew
TOBACCO from the same plug.
Ihe cheering stopped except for out
bursts from individuals who shouted
BULLY boy!" or simply "Harding!"
Then Crissinger began.
This is great year and the
supreme hour in our civic life" There
was more cheering
LAS | look into your faces see men
of every vocation, Of every creed and
every political faith
Mr.. Crissingcr told them that if