Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-19
CROWDS sURGED AROUND
 THE HARDING HOMESTEAD

Marion, O., Oct 1S.-The long success sion of political pilgrimages to Senator Harding's front porch reached high tide today in a gathering that dSMged Mari
 on and swiried about the vicinity of the Harding home in roaring human wh.rl- pool.
 So great was the crowd that it's fringes packed the street a block away, and
 hundreds were unable to get close enough to hear the nominees speech on the obligations of the American voter. Delegations from many states and rep
 resenting many special groups were in | the crowd, which paraded to the Hard | ing residence shouting and singing and
 greeted the candidate and his wife v.i1h | as uprond of political enthusiasm. More | than a score of bands marched with the
 paraders and sarenaded the nominee for
 two hours after his address, while he and | Airs. Harding stood on their front steps
 and shook hands twith a stream of visit
 DTS.
 The senator's speech. largely devoted
 to a non-political discussion of the obli- | a'ations of the American voters was ad-
 dressed particularly to those who are to
 exercise the ballot this year for the first time. He pronounced use of the fran
 chise a duty as well as a privi ege and
 urged that the two party system be pre-
 served as the most practical means of se- curing efficient government. New wo- men voters he asked especially not to segregate themselves is a party of thir i swn.
 The candidate also addressed hinsei 3 to several groups of foreign-born voters IT t the gathering. telling them that they ! should help to maintain loyalty in, return e for the advantage of American citizenship !, He recounted the history of the republi h can party in a final plea that 1t, be choseI - ty all classes al the most efficien I agency if the government.
 r The first voters contingents. includin, - groups from thirty-three colleges and un | iFersities made up most of the crowd Il
 addition. however. there were represent r tives of the Polish, Hungarian. Lith y uanian and Italian races and delegation r firm many Ohio counties
 l. Heading the parade was a bicycle bri
 yade. formed about bicycle whic j. Senator Harding once owned and rode y and as a part of the front porch cere e monies he was presented with a ne7 -ei machine with his name engraved on tn 't gross bar.
 le Two of the show spots in the proce. a sion Of marchers were formed by girI in of Ohio Wesleyan. attired in middi m blouses, and by a woman's club of Pitt T. burgh. who wore marching costumes i Slue and white.
 Although the parade did not start ur l- tu nearly two o'clock crowds began ie cluster about the Harding residenc .- hours before, and by noon the lawn WE II II 1verfowing and the porch had been tai " en over completely by the visitors. P Tce cleared them out and roped off fl n the marchers reserved space, exten, ing for half block each way but il .I enclosure was filled long before the CT ot of the parade was in sight, and the Tor = column picked the mass of hunlan J tighter and tighter as 1t plouged it's no toward the porch.
 The college delegations were in Il
 Front of the picture during the demo
 strations, that preceded and followed t
 senator's speech. Cheer leaders mount ,c m the roof of the porch and perch V" Is trees kept the groups on the grou .,, below singing campaign songs and hoy ho ing out political parodies on their e -Ia I lege yells. The Columbus Republic " C ee club and a chorus of republican W " men from Pittsburgh helped with { " serenading.
 ,- Edna Thomas Gordor of Ottumwa. ] ,a made the speech presenting the new V
 men voters to the nominee and Wal ,r Rogers of Columbus Ohio, was spok ues man for the young men who will cast tn
 ballots for the first time next mon no Pcte Jans. well known as a golf play ,aa spoke for several groups of college a nj letes. Paul F. Stacy of Philadelp lItv presented the snator with the bicycle