South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-25
THEATRICAL FOLK
VISIT SEN. HARDING
Stage People Present Regards
to Nominee in Series
of Fetes.
BY Associated Press

i
MARION, o., Aug. PA group
OF theatrical folk brought a touch
/ OF Broadway TO Sen. Harding's front
porch Tuesday and In a day filled
/ with Jazz. pledged their SUPP ort TO
/ the republican nominee.
About twenty actors and actresses
| were in the delegation and they pre-
sented their regards 10 Marion and
| the Hardings I'm a succession of
characteristic fetes. In a short front
porch speech the senator expressed
his appreciation and suggested that
| in the drama OF American politics
the country wanted a change OF bill
TO do away with "one-lead activi-
ties and TO let every citizen play
his fair part.
Hughes Makes Talk.
Charles Evans Hughes. the repub-
hcan presidential nominee of four
years ago, was another guest at the
Harding home for the day. and he
made a brief talk at the front porch
session praising the qualifications OF
Sen. Harding and Predicting his
election. In a conference of several
| hours during the morning with the
nominee and Col George Harvey of
| New York, Mr.. Hughes talked over
/ many aspects OF the campaign He
/ declined afterward to make any
! statement but indicated that ne
! probably would have something to
/ say later.
The delegation Of actors and act
! resses came here under the auspices
| OF tho Harding and Coolidge Thcat-
| rical league. They brought their
/ own Jazz orchestra and a band or a
! hundred pieces and began the day
! with an early morning parade
! through the city's downtown section
/ Shortly after noon they arrived at
! the Harding home in style and were
/ Chcered alorg 10 the front porch
/ thrCdgh the biggest crowd that h15
[ gathered on the lawn since Eotifca-
I ton day.
/ JOlsOn Chairman"
! Al Jolson, president Of the ThCat-
/ rical lea que, did tho honors as per
/ mancnt chairman" OF the gathering.
/ He sang a Harding campaign song.
! introduced nine or ten others who
put on character stunts. and then
\ turning tC the nominee, said:
And now, Mr. FresideEt-to- be.
what have you 10 say for YOURSELF"
Sen. HardIns's reply was devoted
| 10 q serious discussion OF the inflU-
I ence Of the stage. He pleaded fo- a
! high standard for the American the
! alter and In addition 10 suggesting
/ he declared against the tendency 10
| forget American citizenship and &C
/ long to become citizens OF the
I world"
In his address Mr. Hughes said
/ the American people did not want
I for president a 'triCkster or a
| shrCwd politician" nor one who
/ would DE isolated from tho currents
( Of popular thought. but "a nan OK
/ courage. possessed OF sound COM
mon sense and who has an appre-
citation Of American institutions
There is no hope FOR the world.
I said Mr.. Hughes, unless America
can protect her own institutions and
maintain her own Institutions. The
/ world cannot survive unless Amer
! lea survives
E2ntcrta tnment Program.
The entertainment program pre-
ceding the speeches az the from,
porch. kept the crowd cheering and
! the nominee bowling his appreciation
for an hour The Jazz orchestra was
/ the center Of the performance and
Henry Dxiey. Blanche Ring. Leo
/ Garlic. Zeua Keefe. Eugene O'Brien,
Helen Meyer. Texas Guinan. Lew
I Cody and Margaret Namara. with
many imIromptu capers by Al Jol-
son and other members Of the troupe
interspersed.
Afterward the senator and Mrs
Harding. Mr. Hughes. the VISITING
. actors and actresses. and the news
papermen attached TO Harding head
quarters were guests at a chicken
dinner and lawn party at the farm
Of DR. c r Sawyer near Marion