The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-06-21
Everybody in Marion
Not Whooping 1t Up
For Senator Harding

ming mate; some from Cleveland. GIN
cinnati and Columbus, OHIO, ana one
or two from New York. Most OF them
want 20 hear more about the Gale
doniA Brass Band In which the re
publican Presidential nominee played
Inc cornet. or they want to inter
view his picturesque old father and
bis plain, pleasant-fsced school teach
err sister, or they want TO walk around
his front porch and describe the 'front.'
lawn.
nut one or two wanted to look up
some editorials Senator Harding wrote
about Roosevelt when the Colonel
was leading the Bull Moose. They
admitted brazenly that they wanted
10 copy these editorials 10 show how
bitterly Harding had assaiied the
great Republican progressive. Did
Editor Van Fleet tell them they
couldn't use the Senator's private
office as an anti-Harding campaign
starting point? He did not. He
showed them where the niles OF the
Marion Star were kept and told them
Hop to a." And they even used Van
Fleets own writing pads to copy the
editorials on!
HARDING DIDN'T WRITE 'EM.
The funny part of It u.s." says Van
Fleet. that Senator Harding didn't
write those editorials at all. i wrote
'em! But know what Harding
would say. He'd say. Let EN- have
anything they want. George; TIL stand
by anything you write That's the
kind OF a man he Isl"
Looking for reflections of the Hard.
ing personality mirrored in his home
town. one moves through a sort OF
misty radiance of praise and eulogy--
not a binding glare of enthusiastic
love for a plain fellow-townsman who
has achieved big things. but misty
radiance. Nobody Is whooping things
up Pictures OF Harding In store win
dows are not numerous. One would
think they'd be in every window-in
every store and home. They are not.
by any means And II is not inaccu-
ate to say that self-congratuiation-
happiness in the prospect of new
prosperity for Marion as a city-is
back OF the misty radiance. But the
misty radiance hides more than that.
OF course, Marion is preparing to
welcome Senator Harding home. As
d. r. Crissinger. one Of Marion's lead
ing lawyers, said at the meeting In
the court house the other night:
You don't have to forget your party
affiliations in order to take part In
Senator Harding's homecoming.
Mr.. Crissinger himself is a Demo-
crat. There are other Democrats on
the executive committee of citizens
who are directing other committees
that will look after everything from
| street decorations to medical atten-
| ton.
| PARTY LINES FORGOTTEN.
For the purpose OF welcoming Sena-
| tor Harding home for the first time
since the Chicago convention party
lines are being forgotten in Marion
They expect thousands of people from
| all over the country to visit the town
this summer. Delegation after dele
| CATION will be pouring in. The city's
| three hotels are in abominable shape
I-Marionites admit that without quib-
BILE. There rs a plan afoot to get citi-
| zens to open their homes to strangers
Miss Abigail Harding suggested the
Old Ladies' Home opposite the ceme-
terry as a good place.
| "Only two old ladies are left there,
she said. land there is plenty OF
! room"
| The committee. however. has decid
ed to turn that into a public hospital
| Right now Marion is all for Hard
Ling Though he'll put a crimp in the
American Legion picnic on his home
coming day, which is also another
story, and, for purposes of clubhouse
street corner and office discussion
his past is as blameless as that OF a
month-old infant. Fellow-members OF
the Marion Club even go so far as to
| say. He hasn't an enemy in the
| county" But not everybody belongs
to the Marion Club. It's somewhat
! exclusive.