The evening world., 1920-09-09
Senator Did Better Than Was
Expected According to Lead
erS of the Party.
GREETED BY CROWDS.
Left Good impression as His
Opponent Did-Reception
Likened to RooSevelt'S.
By DdUid Laurence.
4 Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly

ming Worid.)
ST. PAUL. Sept, . (CopyrighO.-
Senator Harding made a hit in Min
nesota. Democrats who saw his re-
ception in the Twin Cities VIII hardly
begrudge that statement and Repub-
licans will privately admit that tho
Senator did ever 30 much better than
they expected. He was 70 them a
pleasant surprise--a dignified figure
with plenty Of human qualities to
catch the imagInat on Of a crowd
ready from the outset to like him.
Comparison OF the reception given
Gov. Cox two days ago and that given
Senator Harding is not difhcult, for
the conditions were almost exactly
the same. Both candidates talked at
the same State Fair. Tho Demo-
cratic nominee faced a hostile crowd.
the Republican nominee stood before
a reverent, almost affcctionate audi
ence. They liked Harding's pictures
before they saw the man. They were
ready believers In his philosophy OF
anti wisconsin; they were born-and-
bred Republicans and felt satisfied
Warren Harding came from good Re
publican stock and would do.
Gov. Cox, on the other hand, won
friends and made somO votes. lie left
a good Impression but as one Repub-
licnn expressed It even George Wash
inEtOn couldn't carry Minnesota on
the Democratic ticket this year. The
Democratic nominee won more APP
plAuse when he drove horse around
the race track than by his speech at
the State fair but he did get rous-
ing reception when he spoke at the
Auditorium at night.
Senator Hardings first experience
away from the front porch was. on
the whole. a big SUCCESS. The Ma
tionRl Republican Committee selected
a good place for the experiment Tho
twin cities are more than eager for
"normalcy," and most people here
who cheered Harding imagine he wdll
bring some sort OF change in eco
nomic conditions that will relieve
them OF present day worries"
Both Gov. Cox and Senator Hard
ing were asked not to talk politics at
the state fair. The Democratic
nominee spoke OF his candidacy
: therefore only by implication. The
Republican nominee was In the hands
! OF friends on the State fair board
, and took all sorts OF liberties even
to the cataloging OF Republican
pledges. And the crowd reIishCd 1t.
They understood his discourse on
. agriculture liked the tone OF his
,, voice and the cut OF his jlb and gave
: him the kind OF u greeting that was
/ unmistakenble both in warmth and
I sincerity.
over in Minneapolis the Senator
\ captured the town even more deci-
$ slvely Streets that turned out hand.
fuls to see Woodrow Wilson year
! ago were packed from store window
= TO surb. Some OF the natives saJ
Theodore alone got such reception
In Minneapolis. Certainly the writer
Q can testify that Minneapolis, while
: generous in It's applause at Wilson
meetings, never stopped work in mid.
day to the extent that thousands o
people did this time for Senate
Harding.
Similarly in st. Paul in the evening
the Republican nominoe stood in tn,
state capitol and shook hands with
thousands OF people. For two hour
the eager Republicans waited for
NJ chance to greet Mr.. Harding. II re
minded one Of White House recep
tons OF ancient days when long line
OF guests waited patiently 10 shak
the hand OF the Chief Executive
What does Il all mean2 The wri
ter asked Republican friend who's
judgment liant as partisan as hi
l. political affiliations might lndicnt
-, he said Il was the desire OF the peo
pie to greet new Presidential fig
th IRE. Indeed, II suggested In its psy
en- chology the long live the king en-
nj thusinsm which come out of the bod
~ politics when there Is a change 1
"N rulers Ia other lands,
Eight years Ia long time for
IN man to be President Of the Unite
ha States and Minnesota's greeting
Harding was that OF a Republica
III stronghold eager To see the citadels
he government commanded again b
Ie- Republican soldiery, They came prejl
In diced in favor Of Harding and can
away more than satisfied with the
ne .r'',lnal Judgment,