New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-06
All Marion Turns Out
With Band to Welcome
Republican Nominee i'm
July 18th Celebration
Thousands Cheer
"Next PRESIDENT
Fireworks, NJ usic and
Speeches Fill Program
of Memorable Occasion
Tron. @ star Correspondent


MARION, Ohio, July 5.-Warren G.
Harding, owner and editor of "The
Marion Star came home to-day after
several months absence. Standing on
his front porch he was greeted as
ueighbor and cheered as the next
President of the United States by 5000
or more Of his friends, who wore their
best clothes and crowded onto the
neatly moved grass lawns Of the
Harding home and the houses next
door,
1t was as booster of Marion that
Senator Harding talked to them, ex-
cept once, when he said: Let me say
i, TO you, friends and neighbors-aye,
I't ne say it to any who may be noting
ogr exchange Of greetings to-day-if
lelieved in one-man government, if |.
yeleycd the superman were necessary
g appeal to the sober sense of the
IeYublc and ask our people to plant
STR feet II secure and forward paths
once more would not be here in the
pmrs wncn mas inspired your greet
.ags. Normal men will steady a civil
alton vhlch has been fevered by the
aprcme uphcaval of all the world,
No "Ordinary Man"
Government is q very natural thing.
'a Ill most INSTANCES ought to be
e.' normal and deliberate proceeding.
81 0r
fafrsercieS and crises mark all the
eiss''udcs of life Normal men rise
meet them, else they would not be
re-
hna-ever Senator Harding may
ian about it, the rest of Marion very
4@c.y would tell any one who inquired
AT It wasn't for an ordinary man tt at
they gave their houses a fresh coat Of
tIiht, bought brand new uniforms for
tn- police force OF thirty men and then
stood about the clean swept streets ell
Day for chance to yell themselves
hoarse
Marion folks were putting the final
touches on their plans for greeting
their distinguished fellow townsman,
when the Hardings, accompanied by
Harry Daugherty, of Columbus, who
managed the campaign that won the
Republican Presidential nomination for
the Senator, were motoring the 105
miles from GAINESVILLE, the last leg of
tnelr automobile trip from Washington,
Which began at l o'clock Saturday.
=, The Senator, Daugherty and Jimmy
oioan, the nominees body guard, rode
IN Daugherty's car to-day, and Mrs.
harding rode in their new machine
win Jess Smith, who assisted Daugh-
CITY IN the convention struggle.
we are going 20 Marion by the back
way to avoid attention until we're
ready for IT," the Senator explained,
ana ID ne almost succeeded in doing it.
me two automobiles, trailed by two
.Iun'anins orrespondents, drove
through quiet, tree-shaded streets,
saere every house was draped with
s sSuhting flew an American flag and dis
ysyed campaign portrait Of Harding
N the parlor window.
A Great Holiday
!, Most Of the houses were empty, for
o me combination of Independence Day,
Via Home Day and Harding's home
sWyming was enough to give any
aar.,on'te holiday. 1t was this same
tOmolnatlon OF events that accounted
s .ol Idle reaping machines in wheat
I Iel's and new mown hay lying I'M
harvested, at the mercy of any show
s US or stray cattle, on all the farms
s0ns the roads leading into Marion.
., me machines turned into street
was was lined on either side with
pafSed dust-covered automobiles; then
another turn and the Harding home
S Ss'he INTO view, or rather crowd of
'0S standing before the house.
- Every house was hung with flags.
me waiting crowd began to cheer in
mole soued fashion such as never was
.safa IN any Presidential demonstra-
an. me Marion police force, self-con-
s'O0s IN white cotton gloves, strug-
lC6nfInued