Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-06
NEW PRESIDENT
HAS LOYAL WIFE
Mrs. Harding Is Radiant Over
Victory of Husband.
HER FAITH is ANSWERING
Says She Never Doubted the Outcome
of the Election-Has Supreme Be-
lief in Husbands Ability to
"Make Good"

Marion, O., Nov. 4.-Radiant over
in the national elections, and yet with
a touch of grave reserve at the re-
SpOnSibilitieS confronting her as the
first lady of the land, Mrs Warren G..
Harding described her impressions of
her campaign and it's successful con-
clusion, in an interview in which she
recited her answering faith in the
election of Senator Harding from the
time of his nomination in Chicago.
Warren was spoken of then as the
obscure man out of the West But
| knew then as well as | do today
choice of the American people, that
he would VIM said Mrs. Harding.
Shows Determination.
In saying this Mrs. Harding dis
played what is probably her FREEDOM
inant characteristics. that of determin-
alton. the same determination that has
carried her unflinchingly through the
nerve-wracking campaign side by side
with her husband, on every campaign
trip, at every one of the big meetings.
Dressed in dark gray sill, Mrs.
Harding looked as fresh as when she
started out on the campaign trips two
months ago, and paused in peruSing
an armful of cOngratulatory kilograms
that had been poured in on her
throughout the day from all over the
tvXr ~ falL- with hnr intnrVriptVnr
There are hundreds of wires on
that table from people of whom l never
heard before, she said with enthusi-
assn. Il am trying to answer them all,
to try to show each of them my APP
probation of their friendlineSS. But
| knew this glorious day would come
to US Two years ago. when | was
practically an invalid, | said to my doc
tor: Please hurry and get me on my
feet, l want to help Warren to the
Waite House.. That was only a pre-
sentiment then, and | said it with an
air of bravadO, but you know the say
ing that faith will move mountains.
Faith in Warren Harding is what
carried me through the convention and
through this campaign. / do not be-
lieve | could have done it otherwise
Always | have looked toward that
final day of success and here it is
Through the heat of it all | have
tried always to keep my poise and it
is not egotism that makes me- say, [
do not believe / have made many mis-
takes.
Just Folks.
what will / do when we go to the
White House? Well, l will describe it
member on one of the campaign trips
and at a big meeting, the speaker in
PRODUCED Senator Harding and me as
Just folks? Well, that is exactly what
we shall be in WashingtOn-jus folks.
That isn't any pose; l mean it.
1.-The gates barring the approaches
to the White House will be swung
] want to see as many people as can
and l want them TO see me.
II look forward with all enthusiasm
to the duties of the wife of the next
President, and shall try to discharge
them in the best way.
zone of the most thrilling anticipa-
tons / have is to make short trips on
the presidential yacht, the MayfOwer.
/ shall never forget the day we sailed
on the Mayfiower down to Mount Yer
non with the king and queen OF the
Belgians. l experienced all the thrills
of a debutante at her first party"
But Mrs. Harding, or "the duchess"
as Senator Harding affectiOnately
calls her, made it very plain to her
interviewer that while she keenly an
ticipates the brilliance of social Wash
ingtOn, her first thought always will
be TO make herself as helpful as she
can to her husband In the grave re-
spOnsibilities he assumes on March 4.
All other considerations are secondary
to this with her, and judging from her
success as campaigner. side by side
with Senator Harding, she will
achieve her first wish.