The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-24
Harding Speech Has
Strengthened Nominee
With All Republicans
By DAVID LAWRENCE
(copyriRht BY The 1ntelllSeueer.)

Marion. O.. July c3-No On" who
heard the speech OF Senator Warren H'
Harding accepting the Republican ho""'
ration Tor the presidency could nave
failed 10 De impressed with the utl''
,srucstness and good intention OF '"'
man.
Entirely apart from the sktirutS
wordcd phrases and we'll -oaIaHCeu So ',
tCuccs almost Sr''h'1uc"tt! n,I th,
to give the minimum OF ottehse .,'G ht,IS
maximum OF comfort 70 the great VeHy
rt voters whose ballots are Mn''Isu
next fall the Republican nominee rtr rS~,, ga
Cd personality OF SImPr o"s Srsvrr.
aUpCaI He pledged himself III pray 80
mi tones not To achieve the lmpHSS'o,',
hnt a. do the best ne could with th'
immense lob II the presidency II
elected. ,.ors u.b,,
YER, mostly Republicans. IL dLu more
Than that; thrIUcd and chtnuSS"
then. With all due reSpSCt 20 ~"
length Of time Senator HarGSnh mH' ,
been IN public life. he was sun IN uH'
hnuwu quantity u the Republican le"I-
arS. Every ruaa Is an unknown quaint,
" 80 far aS presidential canp". ku'"sS
IS concerned until he IS one n"i"ina'SW,
Tho Republicans came here 10 size up
Itarding MAS Il wise tor him To stay
.r tLn FRONT pnrChr Was ne n mixer :
Vas ~ capable Of tho task entrusted |"
hrm b. the Republican national c"HE'"-
non?
Ard ,hs answers 70 all these quc3-
tons we're enthusiastically IN the al
nrmat!y". More than one RepuoiicAh
who had been urging thAt Mr. Haru Hr
ing leave the front porch ana go our
irc went away believing that II the
srnator would conhne his campaign
,pcaking 10 a dozen or 80 PrtpHre"
opeecheS either in Marion or IN thrro
or four big cities like New YORK. thi.
ago and Boston. ho would make just
~ effective a campaign as could he
mad by hack-piatorminS ali over
re country.
,la,med by the Republicans VINO hearu
eloquent and thoughtful presentation
no, ,nIv OF Republican doctrine, bur
or the pathways OF sat" and Sou'o
administration in troubled era.
WAS apparent that tho portions or
rho speech referring TO foreign policy
struck deep chords Of approval. IN
1uestionably a time has elapsed since
nc hrSt presentation ct the covenant
II the league Of nations. a. the "e7rt-
some debate on the Lodge reservations
and the vigorous campaign conducted
~ Senator Borah and Johnson has I'm,
oiarted certain Impressions OF ne" anu
strangs ways for America IN her for-
e!Eu policy under the league. ;" II was
,sSy for Senator Harding 70 touch tho
notes Of a foreign policy or Mckinney
lsy and gain thereby hearty response;
Thts was an audience that seemed tired
OF present day troubles. domestic an',
foreign. and appeared eager. ever 50
eager 20 go back To tn" old days X u
Vas only 10 speak OF normal times !"
u fond "Reminiscences that might orlns
realizattOn itself.
my looked TO get guidance for the nut
ire. back 70 party traditions and party
3-inciples Md as he denounced by I'M
nllrI4 and sometimes explicit aLluSlon
- me conception OF leadership In the
presidency which Woodrow Wilson haa
introduced the crowd seemed 10 grasp
-oadily the kind OF an administration
which senator Harding was NlSua!z'hS'
Nc wnsonIAnisrn.
Senator Harding plainly marked out
tho method and manner by which R"ose-
el, and Wilson sought 10 dominate
congress and those about them. he
promised rcversion To the calm coun-
ellis Of Harrison. OF Mckinley. or Tau'
ali Four men incidentally having deriF-
ID that inspiration 81 the presidency
T., this mid-wcstern atmosphere.
Perhaps II was the series or para
graphs on labor. perhaps II was tne
advocacy 81 return I" itcnsc national
-, and an interest IN the world ar.
rairs of only the most beneral least and
cast entaugling kind. perhaps II wa7
the implied denial TO railway empl"ycH
~ the weapon OF the strike. perhaps Il
was tho p"roratton promising hd"lItV
and honesty. tt would be difficult 10
say what part pleased the gathering
of plain folks and politicians. the stra-
.sotsts and managers, the inspectors, 50
-, sneak. ~ the new candidates per
sonaiity. But ninc-t"nths ~ them vert
away very happy and completely sat!S-
rod that the Republican national con-
vAntIon. whether hy intent or accident
had contributed straightforward,
Whole-souled diGnifed and honest cam
didatN Tor the presidency