The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-11
Senator Harding's Trip Makes
Favorable Impression.
His Visit Feature Event Thru
Middle West.
National Committeeman Null
vane Is Well Pleased.
In Enthusiasm and Crowds 1t
OYershadOwed Cox Journey.

Senator Warren G. Harding's swing
thru the middle west seemingly has
put the prediction fight on ice in
kanEas- 1t. has gwen Missouri Re-
publicans an the better of the situa-
ton and has probably saved a United
States senator in Iowa. In Oklahoma
the Democrats have been driven to a
defensive warfare.
The Harding trtp was advertised as
the feature event of the campaign. 1t
exceeded even the hopes and plans of
the Harding managers, including d.
w. Mulyane of Topeka, national COM
mitteeman for Kansas. Mulvane was
in charge of the western trip. Crowds
do not always mean the winning of
elections. But the crowds and fight
ing spirit which featured the Harding
meetings in his trip thru Missouri,
Kansas and Oklahoma were merely in
support of reports from every county
visited-reports that the move is to
the Republican nominee.
Big Crowds Hear Him.
In points OF crowds, enthusiasm and
effective campaigning the Harding
trip overshadowed the Cox stumping
OF the same territory week earlier.
Comparisons were easily drawn in St
Joseph. Kansas City Wichita and
Oklahoma City. The two presidential
candidates visited the four towns in
period of ten days. In all of them the
Harding meetings carried a punch
that was not exhibited in earlier cam
paigning. Harding did not try super
man stunts. But he drove home his
arguments in a manner that kept the
big crowds on edge and put a new
enthusiasm in the fight.
Possibly it was the tone of the meet
ings that gave the greatest emporium
itv for comparison of the Harding and
Cox meetings. Governor Cox drew
big crowds. He held them well. His
method OF handling questions was eff
fective Yet the enthusiasm which
came from the Cox crowds was more
perfunctory. 1t was the loyal and
earnest response of the party loyalists
who were behind the show. There was
nothing bordering on contagion
which at any time 9eized an entire
audience.
Much Snappy Applause.
In the Harding neutrality-suspicious.
larry Kansas City. Wichita and Okla
homa City-there was a snap and
swing to the action of every crowd.
There was none of the polite applause.
1t came like the crack of a rifle
There was the spirit of fight in every
audience which Senator Harding adj
dressed in the three states. In all of
the towns where the two presidential
campaign specials were stopped the
Harding crowd was both larger and
more aggressive.
Convention hall in Kansas City.
which once took care of a Democrat
national convention, was far too small
for the Harding meeting.
Wichita found space in the forum
for only a small per cent of the thou
sands of men. women and children
who lined Douglas avenue for the pa
rade in the candidates honor.
Talked for Republican Ticket.
During his Kansas speeches, Gov
ernor Cox campaigned for Governor
Cox. But Senator Harding campaigned
for the Republican ticket. He fatty
and frankly told his Wichita audience
that his policies could not be put in
operation without a friendly house and
Z senate. He paid tribute to the Kansas
delegation in Washington and asked
for the reelection of Senator Charles
Curtis and election of Judge Richard
r. Bird to congress from the Eighth.
Tributes to Senator Capper and Gov
ernor Allen were loudly applaudeG.
In speeches in Winfield and Arkansas
City. Senator Harding gave personal
endorsement to the record of Con-
gresham Phil P. Campbell and asked
his return to service in Washington.
Effects Of the midwestern trip OF
Senator Harding were clearly evident
In every town there were reports of
Democrats who had left the party
some of them for the first time-and
that the drift was all toward the
Harding camp.
Kansas drew three Harding speeches
and two stops for Handwriting
Wichita, Winfield and Arkansas City
drew the speeches. The candidate
shook hands with a number of people
at MulVane, while a crowd of probably
1000 was at the station to meet the
nominee when his train arrived Sun
day morning from Oklahoma City
Several thousand Kansans heard the
Kansas City and St. Joseph speeches
No New Statements In Kansas.
Persons in touch with conditions ir
the various communities Joined the
special for short rides. There was e
general feeling that the acceptance o.