Republican farmer., 1920-07-23
H A K DING TELLS
 WHY
Republican Candidate for President Formal 1y Notified of His Nomination = Speech of Acceptance Attacks Wilson and Foreign Policies.

Marion, O., July 22-The Republi- can campaign attained full speed ahead today with the formal notif1ca- tion here of Warren G. Harding, the party's nominee for the presidency
 The ceremonies which brought to Marion most of the big party leaders and many thousands or enthusiasts, included an acceptance speech by Senator Harding interpreting the Chi cago platform and declaring the prin- ciples on which he expects the cam paign to be fought out.
 At7 o'clock in the morning noisy aggression of Marion citizens that looked like half the town led off with demonstration. To their acclaim the senator played the leading part in a flag raising. pulling the Stars and Stripese to the top of a weather beaten Mckinley flag pole sent here few days ago from Canton.
 Delegation after delegation with bands blaring and co1ors flying fol- lowed up to the Harding front porch as 30 special trains and thousands of automobiles unloaded their contribu- ton to the crowds. Not content with showing themselves to the nominee they marched and counter marched d through the city.
 The Marion Boosters cheered the Senator until he consented to make a short talk. thanking them for their show of neighborly interest and en- thusiasm.
 'I cannot let you go without say l ing how deeply I am touched by this l tribute from the home folks,'' he said.
 ! Members of the Hamilton Club | Of Chicago, came up singing Good Morning, MT. Harding, " 1 fashioned after the army march i ing song. Good Morning, MT I Zip,'' and presented the candidate
 with a resolution giving him honor
 ary membership in the club In re | sponse he declared there ought to be 1 a similar Republican organization ir l every great city.
 we do not give enough attention
 to our politics." he added. flor good l government ought to be the first bus
 mess of every citizen And I think
 we do not pay enough attention tt I party; in this country we had too
 much of the rule of the individual ana | not enough of the rule of grea
 masses. I am especially proud to b, a member of your club because i
 bears the name of the man who to m!
 mind was the greatest constructive
 American statesman that ever lived. A pledge of constitutional gov
 ernment, administered by party and not by individual, and baset
 on national rather than world
 ideals, was given by warre,
 G. Harding today in formally ac , cepting the Republican nominatio, for the Presidency.
 He welcomed a popular referen } dunn on the League of Nations, ad vocated increased production to GU the high cost of living, pleaded fo
 obliteration of sectional and clas conflict, and declared for industria
 peace mot forced but inspired by tn
 common veal"
 Prohibition he gave only passin, l notice, saying that despite divide,
 opinion regarding the Eighteentl amendment and the statutes enacte' to make it operative, there must b
 no evasion in their enforcement. H declared it his sincere desire" tha
 ratification of the suffrage amend ment be completed to permit womel
 to vote this Fall in every State. Reviewing and commenting briefl many other blanks of the party plat
 form, the candidate declared for col 1ective bargaining for farmers. re precision of the disloya1, "generou , Federal cooperation in reha bilitat r ing the railroads, intelligent deflatio , of the currency, enlargement of gov
 ernment aid in reclamation, a genuin l | expression of gratitude to veterans 0 5 the World War and maintenance c l an ample navy and "a small arm l | but the best in the world"
 In his promise of "a party govern
 ment," Sehator Harding reiterate
 his belief that the Vice Presider
 should have a part in the affairs C . the chief executives official famil 8 and declared there also should be 6 :, | cordial understanding and co-ordir h ate activities between the executiv t and Congress.