The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-10-31
BY Edith {. johnson

Whoever invented that Republican
campaign slogan, Harding and the
Home" must have been thinking of
Mrs. Harding quite as much as the
senator.
When you meet Mrs. Warren G..
Harding, wife of the Republican can
didate for the presidency Of the Unit
ed States, you do not have TO wonder
and speculate as 10 the character Of
the woman. At once, you realize that
you are in the presence of real
home woman, womanly woman, one
whose life has been exceptionally
well-rounded one who has a broad
grasp of affairs.
Il love my own sex dearly, but l
sympathize with and understand the
attitude of men," she said to me in
the course Of 4 conversation on the
Harding special train between Guth-
rie and Oklahoma City. And that
one remark is keynote 10 Mrs.
Harding's character.
Home Duties and Newspaper Work
Fourteen years Mrs. Harding was
her husbands partner and constant
co-worker in the newspaper business
in Marion, Ohio, and all that time
she kept up a home. She knows
every detail Of the newspaper busi
ness, and every detail of home. She
can cook a meal, wash up the dishes,
sweep and dust a room, entertain
their friends delightfully."-, talk poll
tics with her husbands constituents.
She has tact, diplomacy, tremendous
energy, and she has genuine kindness
of heart. No creature is too humble
To receive her courtesy. A half dozen
times during the brief trip from Guth-
rie to Oklahoma City, she arose from
her chair in the observation car to
wave her handkerchief to laborers,
TO farmers, to every man, woman and
child who greeted the Harding train.
One time she left the car and stepped
out on the platform to wave her hand
skerchief to some Mexican laborers
and their families in box cars on a
work train. While the senator was
talking a few minutes rest batween
speeches, she was ever alert to ac-
knowledge any courtesy on the part
OF the people in the country through
which we passed.
What does Mrs. Harding look like?
She Was Circulation Manager
She is very charming appearing
woman She has fine, clear-cut
strong features. a fresh complexion
with a little flush of color, graying
hair and gray eyes, at once both
keen and kind. She is of medium
height. rather slender-she probably
weighs 125 pounds She stands very
erect and moves quickly. Her style
of dress is both quiet and elegant.
When | boarded the train at Guthrie.
she was wearing a simple navy blue
cloth skirt and n tucked georgette
blouse. With this costume she wore
a small black toque, a sort of three
cornered affair and a close veil. Just
before we reached Oklahoma City, she
exchanged this strictly tailored cos
tune for a charming gown of black
satin, with a little silver embroid-
cry.
How Mrs. Harding came to be her
nuSDunu \ partner Is story tndl is
not generally known. One year after
their marriage, Senator Harding suf-
fered an attack of nervous prostra-
lion. At. that time the Marion Star
was having a struggle From week
to week. Senator Harding, then edi-
tor and business manager and almost
everything else in the shop did not
know how he was going to meet the
payroll. The Stars circulation man
ager was not satisfactory. so Mrs.
Harding said that she would take
over, that part of the business. She
took il over and she kept it for four
teen years with what results we all
know. Incidentally she did a lot cf
other things about the office.
She Wrote Wedding Stories
Il have written many Marion
girls wedding story" she said. when
We got 10 talking about newspaper
work. And incidentally, Mrs. Hard
ing never refuses TO see newspaper