The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-22
OHIO SWING
ENDS DATES
OF HARDING
With His Return to Marion
Today From Short Excur-
sion into New York Pro-
gram Will Be Completed.
GETS few DAYS REST
(By Associated Presao

MARION, o., Oct. 22-With his re-
turn to Marion today from his short
campaign excursion into New York
state, Senator Harding had before him
four days of freedom from speech.
making before beginning the. swing
around the circle of his own state that
will wind up his campaign.
The speech at Buffalo last night
completed the nominees list of en-
gagements outside Ohio. His front
porch program also is virtually at an
end, and the only speaking dates now
definitely to be filled are the four
next week in Cleveland, Akron, Gin
cinnati and Columbus.
Whether Senator Harding VIII I'LL
all OF these engagements in one trip
or VIII return to Marion between
speeches, has not been determined.
Some OF his advisors are urging that
ne make no attempt to spend any of
the time after Wednesday at home but
devote the spare time to rear platform
speeches.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 2.-senator
Warren G. Harding, Republican nomi.
nee for the presidency, concluded his
tour In the empire state with a speech
at Rochester Thursday night. where
ne faced one of the largest and most
demonstrative gatherings that has as
sembled anywhere to greet him.
Republican leaders claim that up-
state New York will give a plurality
of 100000 to the national ticket and
that the Republican plurality in the
state will be the greatest in the his
tory of New York
Monroe county, in which Rochester
Is situated, in 1916 gave to Charles
Hughes a plurality of approximately
$4,000, and it is expected to roll up to
$4,000 this year.
In Rochester today what Democratic
opponents apparently hoped would
prove to be sensation was turned by
Senator Harding into a triumph. Aft
er the nominee had conducted a pub
lie reception, shaking hands with g.
500 persons, he was driven to the au-
ditorium, but before he entered the
hall was obliged to address an over
flow meeting of 5000.
- Note Handed To Senator.
Scarcely had he taken his seat on
the platform in Memorial hall when he
received a note. Upon benig intro
duced the senator told his audience
he had been asked by a man named
Fuller to come out openly and tell
where he stood on the league of ma
tions.
The note added, Don't do any more
pussyfooting."
Senator Harding promised that be-
fore he had finished speaking he
would endeavor to tell his inquisitor
to his satisfaction just the position of
| the Republican nominee on the
league.
In answering his questioner Sena-
tor Harding said that he, with other
members of the United States senate.
had undertaken consideration of the
covenant and the treaty as the presi-
dent placed it before the senate. He
recited that he senate had sought to
safeguard the nation by reservations
which had the approval of from As to
20 members.
Il am not going into any extended
discussion of the reservations, but |
want to tell my friend who does not
want any 'pussyfooting' that l shall
be in a changed position as president
| from what / was as senator" exclaim
ed the candidate.
I'm my new position I become the
spokesman for America in dealing
| with foreign nations. / must submit
the treaty that is made to the senate.
! Now l want to ask my friend IL this
is pussyfooting. l never will submit
treaty with Article X in it,
This declaration was followed by
waves of applause that rolled over the
audience and burst forth anew when
! it first began to diminish. The crowd
stood and cheered nightly.
Referring to the Democratic claim
that American men and money could
not be called upon except as congress
willed the nominee said:
THAT is true so long as we remain
/ constitutional republic. But this is
the first surrender of constitutional
! integrity in America"
From the rear of the hall came a
voice No. no, no." The audience, sur
prised, began to hiss the heckler and
there were shouts of put him out"
Senator Harding, raising his hand.
asked the audience to be patient. say
ing he wanted to talk to the man and
then declared that either congress
must respond or America would be
stained with the grossest dishonor.
! There was loud applause, and the
heckler rose from his seat and walked
/ out.