The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

believe that these minds are all in the
Republican party. | certainly expect TO
summon to my aid for the best good OF
the country the finest intelligence that I
can find in the Democratic party. More
than that I do believe this:
That We have come to a period in
our national life when the women folk
must be consulted Ny idea is this
that in consulting the women we cannot
&C wrong In summoning the mothers.
II will be my great privilege to summon
to consultation concerning our foreign
relations and our great problems of do
ruesttc reconstruction the sure and GER
tain instinct of the mothers Of America.
Do you think that your resident in
taking that course can go very far
wrong? Applause
IT will advert for one moment to a
point that I mentioned earlier in this
address. 1t is this: / do not believe.
and I think I know whereof I speak,
that ever Republican candidate for
President approached that great ambi-
ton which Americans have a right to
have less bound, less pledged than I.
/ owe my nomination TO no man or 10
no set OF men. No clique or group In
trigued or brought about my selection.
II will let you into a secret, my coun-
trymen SO far az / know l was Sc
lected because OF a belief among the
generality Of my party that I had q
faculty for bringing men together. This
thing In all calmness, and In what have
hoped to be dignity. have essayed to
do In this campaign. I shall try with
all my heart and soul TO continue that
mission OF bringing men together II am
elected President
IF you will permit mo to revert for
one moment. 1t seems to me that Will
lam McKinleys great achievement was
to bring together the North and the
South, to obliterate sectional lines.
think that the great accomplishment Of
the American citizen who is already
ranked as with Washington and Lin
coln--I mean Theodore Roosevelt--was
to awaken our United States to a truer
understanding Of It's undying nation
atty.
IF in all modesty may even fog one
moment bring my name into COMPARE
son with those great ones II would be
for the single purpose OF telling you, my
friends of Columbus, that l hope as
President Of the United States 70 bring
all Americans. all classes. into a truer
understanding OF each other have
some hope of convincing the revolution
lists and near revolutionists that there
in such worth and honesty in American
institutions as to compel for their own
we'll being and safety the loyalty and
devotion of all citizens"
On his way to Columbus Senator Hsr-
ding made an. address at Springfield.
Ohio.
Preceding Senator Harding's address,
DR.. Tess, chairman of the Republican
Congress Committee, among other
things, said:
Shiny Scandal Deprecated.
Senator Harding will be elected
President OF the United States on next
Tuesday and he will be backed by a
Republican Senate that will have not
less than eleven Republican majority
and perhaps a majority OF seventeen.
He will be backed by House OF Rep
resentatives which three months ago
on our first forecast I placed ut fifty
Republican majority, and three weeks
ago. on revising our statement and
getting our latest reports from all dis
trcts. / fixed at seventy-one majority
and last night. In giving out the fore
cast TO be published tomorrow, giving
the Democrats every one Of the doubt
full districts, I have placed the Repub-
lican majority at eighty-seven. And I
want TO say TO you that I should not
be surprised II it goes beyond the 100
mark"
Scandal that has marked the final
stage Of the campaign was touched upon
tonight in the Memorial Hall meeting
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton was the
first to mention it,
1T is the last campaign where there
will be slanderous things said" she said.
Indicating that in the future the women
will have something to say OF campaign
methods.
Frank 3. Willis. candidate for Sena-
tor, said: The enemy Is circulating
stories as foul as ever dropped from
Shiny tongue OF scandal
I'VE don't choose to go into IT," he
said, but II we did choose to go in,
touching the opposing candidates. there
is enough material at hand to sink a
battle ship"
Harry NJ. Dougherty. pre-convention
manager for Harding, presented him to
the audience tonight.
IT congratulate you." he said. that
you have the privilege OF seeing the
greatest compaign. on one side at lea st.
concluded In our own home city"
After presenting Mrs. Harding as the
next mistress OF the White House, sc
said: this candidate for President. and
1 will say Il to you, sir, down to this
moment tho tongue of scandal and the
lips OF libel have not harmed your cause.
1 present the distinguished son OF Ohio
who will be the next President of the
United States President who will
prosper the United States and in doing
that will heal the broken heart OF the
world"