The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-04
by zoE BECKLEY.

by ZOE BECKLEY.
MARION. o.. Aug. i.-If Warren
G.. Harding IL elected, there will be
two p well, personalities In
the white house. For Mrs. Harding
is no mare gentle shadow fitting in
tue background of her husbands
greatness. No cllnging vine. No
echo. No se~lf-enacing, silent wor-
shipper at the feet OF power.
Mrs. Harding Is n personality.
A womanly personality, with all
the mental vigor and executive
ability we are so fond of believ-
Ing are the peculiar gifts OF
d
Vigorous Helper.
/ do not mean TO suggest hat Mrs.
Harding Is what our ,revered New
England great-grandfathers would
have called "a dominatin' creetur'.'
Or that she arrogates to herself any
OF life's decisions which are moro
fittlngly In the province OF her licgc
lord.
But Mrs. Harding has an alert.
powerful and well-stocked mind,
which makes her a peculiarly COM
Elemental "running-matc'' for an as
plrant TO public Office.
I expected TO sec a different typo
of woman. Somehow Mrs. Harding'a
photographs had not Impressed mo
with the colorfuIncss and dynamic
qualities I sensed the instant 1 caught
sight OF her In tho grounds of her
Marion home.
One minute she was out on tho
sidewalk directing somo workmen
shoveling gravel.
Tho next she was at the kitchen
door seeing IL Inez. the cook. was
adequately supplied with the materi-
ais OF her art. b.
Dynamo Of Energy.
In a jiffy she had whlzzed across
the lawn to the home mex door,
which serves as campaign offices.
Again she had whipped beck to her
W. porch.
Mrs. Harding sat down with mo on
the porch and talked with the ease
Of a person accustomed to meeting
any sort OF demand.
i've always worked" she says
simply. My father. a Pennsylvania
Dutchman. married to an aristocrat
OF New England. schooled me In busl-
ness and affairs OF the world, and
my mother specialized in the graccs
OF life. Between them / was kept
busy. and found | liked II. / may
wear out, but ] shall never rust out"
Their Romance.
II have read" | ventured, that
your father disapproved of your mar
riage to Mr.. Harding"
How | wish ne were alive
now" said Mrs. Harding. ito see
how fully my belief in Warren
has been Justified! You see, my
father she went on, counted
success odly by the usual stand
ards. He didn't look forward;
he didn't see the hidden quail
ties. In other words, he was a
man, not u woman.
But l saw those qualities, I knew
30 years ago that Warren Harding
was an exceptional man. He first
attracted me by the way he talked.
He was interesting. And so, the very
lessons my father had drilled into mo
or careful thought, sclf-reliance. de-
termination, gave me strength to use
my own judgment despite objections.
Hates to Cook.
II do not like TO cook" she aughs
II hate fussing with food. l can clean
out the garnet, or even the cellar, IL
/ must, and I like TO decorate and
care for rooms. But I'd rather 20
hungry than broil steak and boil
p%otatoes!"
Mrs. Harding prefers to work with
human material. There are half a
dozen men today in Marion and olse-
MheIe wnoin she calls my boys be-
cause they got their uaining under
her capable hands in the days when
she was helping her husband with his
Marion newspaper, the Star.
The phrase under her hands" liz
quite literal, for their shoulders and
ears, and even the posteriOr portion
OF their haherdashery were often used
I nA GnnIn ~ .nnInrn In ANs.uI.aN.a.. -.
tiers and Inducing speed.
II certainly did hustle them round p
laughs Mrs. Harding. "And today
those chans-all successful men
thank me for II and admit that the
star Office awoke them to their own
possibilities and started them toward
success.
Loves Business.
II love business and believe II |
had been born q boy, jar my father
hoped, l would have made a fortune
Tor myself is the way Mrs. Harding
puts It. She neglects to add: "In-
stead, made fortunes for other peo-
That Mrs. Harding has been an
enormous factor In her husbands sue
cess. nenher he nor anyone else In
Marion denles. | take the senator 10
be the sort Of mar who Is not "a self
starter But. like many an automo-
bile with tremendous quality and GO
ing power, ouce some body yanks the
crank, he does require the Initial yank.
Once on his way he travels straight to-
l use the word destiny bocuuse Mrs.
Harding uses II In speaking Of the
senator's likelihood OF election.
Believes In Planets.
"ilia destiny she says. sis the
highest place ma eau reach, I have