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completed
senator Harding. Republican candi-
date for President. was back In the
capital today preparing for the com
ing campaign.
Definite plans will be laid this week
after VIII II Hays. national chair
IMAM Senator Lodge and other party
| leaders get their bearings. lhey VIII
be here TO confer with senator Hard
/ ing during the week.
senator Harding will remain here
for the week but his plans atier mat
are indefinite. Later he Will go 20
his home in Marion. o.
He arrived here early this morning
from his triumph In Chicago literally
In his shirt sleeves and slipped on MS
coat lust before ne dlighted from the
train TO be greeted by three thousand
Ii was a democratic" special that
carried the Republican candidate and
his wife back to Washington. Ihey
/ had a stateroom on a train carrying a
dozen senator's. convention delegates
and friends OF the Harding's, most OF
/ the men discarding their coats after
/ breakfast.
senator and Mrs. Harding declined
TO stand on their dignity. They took
breakfast, lunch and dinner In the
diner, refusing 10 be served In their
room. All day the state room door
was wide open and fellow TT, travellers q, err,
going through the train stuck their
heads into the open door TO exchange
passing word.
Mrs. Harding chatted In the parlor
car with Senator's wives and other
women on the train.
senator Harding pulled on his coat
early in the day and sat for several
hours in his state room reading the
sunday papers, swapping stories with
other Senator'S who dropped In and
slipped ice cold lemonade.
He took the comic section OF the
sunday papers TO breakfast and read
them 10 Mrs. Harding. Later nearl,
all the passengers got autographs
= from the Senator
p senator Harding chatted at length
with the United Press Correspondent
b In his stateroom telling stories anly-
b izing his emotions during the past
dramatic forly-eight hours, talking
, shop. He Is publisher and the con-
yersallon got on on the question OF
print paper shortage which is bringing
daily grief TO the Office OF his Marion
newspaper. He also good naturedly
objected 10 be taken in" when he
bnight early editions OF newspapers
which were printed too early TO carry
details or MS nomination.
Mrs. Harding, who was present part
Of the time. Joined in with positive
remarks about the high cost OF living
~That comes partly from our desire
/ for haste" Senator Harding said. I'VE
used TO walt until October for water
melons but now we want them In
May and it's that way with every
ching else. We are In too much OF
hurry"
Mrs. Harding discovered during the
conversation that Senator Harding.
I chin bore evidence or a slight cut
Have YOU cut yourself again
: Warren" she asked.
e 1T was the train Jerking her hus
Y band replied. ~ used an old-fashione,
E razor and Il was pretty hard 10 handle
! with the train rocking" he reiOined
o Harding will go ahead leisurely Will
r campaign pianS, postponlng impOrtan
J, decisions until further conferences
= Meanwhile he will attend 90 his usua
e Senatorial duties. which will be light
y er however, during the recess.
o 81 am still Senator" senate
o Harding said, 'and ] don't intend D
e drop my work for a minute hecaus
l. OF the campaign. II viii be some tim
'o before the campaign gets under way
anyhow"
= senator Lodge viii probably hea
y Che committee which viii prohahl
y notify Senator Harding OF his nomir
: alton.
"a Both the senator and Mrs. Hardin
NJ said they fell llne, although the
l., acknowledged TO a strenuous wcel
~ The Senator engaged nearly ever
~ minute Of each twenty-four hours
q endless conference and Mrs. HARD
y ing. as she confessed today dopin
AN 80 hsrlf.na.4fa ah % a.,
10 the nomination.
"a II was Just as much interested I
ne Il as Warren" she said. Il kept m
n, own tally sheet on every ballot 1
~ could tell how it Was going"
~ 1T was an event that doesn't hal
W. pen oftn In a mans lifetime an
y naturally ! was under oonsiderab
%, emotion senator Hardinr said, r.
og calling his feelings when word can
eo that he had gone over the top.
M In a dramatic SESSION In which Co
'e ernor L0wden released all his friend
q, his delegates turned TO Harding
- rapid succession in the closing hou
- Of the convention. The Harding lam
" slide, which started with a gent
-, movement early Saturday mornin
~ steadily and surely grew and r,
=" sisted all efforts OF Wood and LON
=, den to check it if they had a dispo:
,;s tion to do so
~ Immediately after Senator HARDING
eu nomination was a fact. Il was q
e cided TO attempt to have a brief r
ne cess on the floor, with the delegat
ng remaining. so a choice could be d
ne cided upon for second place. and
en- business Of the convention ended.
all Senator Harding was in an ant
re room nearby while the conyentil
oii was casting the ballots which ma
him the Republican nominee. +
10 some Of the time he chatted the
Ter with Governor Lowden. who n
ne given up the fight a few minutes b
zen fore. Mrs. Harding also was wi
EFT him.
rye Colonel Proctor. General Woo
ord the latter car was broken and {
ar fender damaged. Bo.h Miner and \