The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-22
PROHIBITION GIVEN
ONLY PASSING NOTICE
Harding Promised Restor-
alton of Peace as Soon as
a Republican Congress
Should Send a Peace
Declaration to a Republi-
can President.

Marion, O., July % The Republican
campaign attained full speed ahead to-
dav with the formal notification here
os Warren G. Harding, the party's nom
inee for the presidency.
The notification ceremonies, which
brought 10 Marion most Of the big
leaders of the party and many thou
sands of Harding enthusiasts, included
an acceptance speech by Senator Hard
ing interpreting the Chicago platform
and declaring the principles on which
he expects the campaign TO be fought
out.
The acceptance speech came at the
end of long program in which high.
pitched enthusiasm ruled the day as
the visiting delegations marched on the
Harding residence in unbroken success
sion to be received by the candidate
and TO pay their respects in the coin OF
tumultuous political emotionalism.
AT o'clock in the morning a noisy
aggreea tion of Marion citizens. that
looked like half the town, led off the
demonstration that set mark for the
out of town folk to shoot at. To their
howling acclaim, the senator played
the leading part in flag raising, pull
ing the stars and stripes to the top OF
the weather beaten Mckinley flag pole
sent here a few days ago from Can
ton.
Delegation after delegation, with
bands blaring and colors flying, fol-
lowed up to the Harding front porch
as 80 special trains and thousands of
automobiles unloaded their contribu-
tions to the notification crowds. Not
content with showing themselves TO
the nominee, they reformed and
marched and counter marched through
the city in a riot of noise and color
Marion was dressed within an inch
Of its life for its debut in the great af
fairs of the nation and was bubbling
over with eagerness to make the big
day smashing success. Patriotic frills
and hounces draped the city. Business
was adjourned and partisanship wac
forgotten as Republicans and Demo
Gratis Joined in acknowledging the hon
or that had come to one Of their
neighbors.
From the senator's home down tc
the heart OF the business section a lane
Of tall while pillars formed a spotles:
court of honor to mark the route of the
paraders, and along the way scarcely 8
window was without its portrait oi
the Republican candidate. Flags anc
bunting were displayed in carnival pro
fusion In every street. Painstaking ar
rangements had been made TO provide
luncheon for the crowds, and impro
vised sandwich stands were every
where. Prohteering had been put un
der the ban by agreement of Marlonl
business men and many housewife
had laid in an extra supply Of fooS
10 make sure that no one went hun
CRY.
Most Of the public counters wer
under the supervision OF churches. On
of the delegations to whose cominI
Senator Harding looked forward witt
keenest anticipation was brass ban'
from Caledonia. his boyhood home. |
had been pieced together by his asso
ciates of the days when he played tn
trombone, and had been practising eve
since the Chicago convention on oh
favorites to stir the memory of tn
nominee.
The purple. white and gold of th
woman suffrage cause early made IL
appearance in the gathering crowds
hut a plan of the women to picket th
notification ceremonies was abandoned
During the morning the senators ha
an sppointment to peceive a delegatio
from the national woman's party. VIII
wanted him TO aid in securing favol
able action bv the Tennessee legisls
ture on the suffrage amendment. II
aid he would be glad 10 listen to the
request but would have no immediat
reply to make
Last night he saw a similar deli
CATION from the National America
woman's Suffrage association and al
erward sent a telegram to Mrs. Carr
Chapman Gait. head Of the associ'
tion. declaring that if any Republica
member # the legislature asked h
opinion he would advise that %
amendment be ratified al once. III
woman-s party group led by Ali
Paul. declared themselves pleased Z
his action. bus decided to present the
pctition A. they had planned.
4 feature Of the day was luncheC
given by Dr. G. T. SAWYER ~ his far
IN the outskirts Of Marion 10 the men
hers of the national committee and
ahe no.iheafian rommDtee- Both e
rived on q special train from Colum bu
where the national committee held
meeting Yesterday and string of 81
fmohiics was pros ided 10 take them