The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
NOTIFY !
HARDING
TOMORROW
Marion is Hanging Out Flags
and Bunting in Preparation
for the Big
Event
SPECIAL TRAINS COMING
Thousands Of Automobiles Will Pour
Into Town and suffrasettes
Will Have
Parade.
SPECIAL TRAINS COMING
[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent

I[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
MARION, Ohio, July 21.-Warren
'G. Harding put in a quiet day pre-
,paratory to the ceremonies tomorrow
Officially notifying him of his selec-
'tion as the republican presidential
While Marionites were busy hang
ing bunting flags and Harding post
Iers, the center of political activity
shifted to Columbus temporarily,
where the republican national execu-
tive committee and the ways and
means committee met to consider the
problem of raising funds for the
campaign and other questions.
Harding's recent request that CAM
Ipaign contributions be limited to
81, 900 each, has forced general
canvass for money and likewise made
necessary all possible economy in
campaign expenditures.
Last minute touches were being
put on here and excitement attending
approach of the biggest day in
Marion's history was apparent every
where
A new flag was brought out to fly
from the weather beaten flag pole
which stood in McKinley's front yard
in 1896 and was transplanted to the
Harding lawn this week.
In the business section banners,
horns and all kinds of circus day
paraphernalia were displayed.
Street venders were looking over
the ground. Taxi drivers were bring
ing in scores of autos to haul visitors
around. Twenty-nine special trains
were scheduled to run into Marion
Thursday and autos will count into
thousands.
The long heralded march of mill
tant suffragists on Marion was being
awaited with apprehension Harding
will receive the suffrage delegation at
ten o'clock.
Immediately thereafter he will meet
with the national committee and the
ways and means committee
He will return home for brief rest
before going to the Garfield park
ceremonies at two O'Clock.
Crowding Into Spotlight.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21-Re-
publicans began crowding. into the
path Of the national political spot
for another act of the big party shows
being staged in Columbus this week.
Two important committee meetings
airy dinners in the evening were on
the program.
National Chairman Will Hays, SEN
sylvania, and T. Coleman DUPONT
The subcommittee on arrange
ments headed by T. Coleman Dupont
was to meet at 10:30 a m, to con
notification. The national executive
ed by Chairman Hays will meet at
2:30 D. M, to discuss campaign plans.
Reports today were that Harding
will slip down to Columbus from
Marion tonight to attend the dinner
Daugherty, his campaign manager.
Open Warfare.
[By Herbert w. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21.-
Leaders of both parties meeting here
are 1aSI completing planS Tor Degln-
ming the open warfare of the big
presidential battle.
A democratic campaign committee
will be appointed during the next few
days by Governor Cox and George
White, former congressman Of Mari
eta, Ohio, elected chairman of the
democratic national committee and
campaign manager last night
White expects to discuss plans 70
day for the stump tours of both can
didates.
The republican campaign commit
tee will meet here this afternoon 70