The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-12
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Chapman, and the prcsidentclect
would always ask for Cray" as he
called him, when he felt like having
tilt. The officer would respond
with a broad grin of pleasure, throw
aside his night stick and coat, and
the two would go to it. The league
Of nations, protective tariff, social
welfare and all the other great issues
of the campaign were temporarily
tossed to the winds, while Senator
Harding and his policeman friend
would strive for ringers.
But try as he might, the candidate
would not win, and at last was com
PEELED to admit that "as a horseshoe
player | am a good politician"
Remarkable Stamina.
Senator Harding's love of outdoor
games is probably responsible for the
remarkable physical stamina which
during the trying exigencies of the
campaign, surprised even his closest
personal friends, including DR.. Car
Sawyer, his physician. Always the
first to arise in the morning after g
hard days campaigning which hae
tried the best physical efforts of the
rest of the party, Senator Harding
frequently would lbe the last to re
tire at night. He would often sit
up until the "wee small'' hours pre-
pairing speeches to be made the next
day Personally, the candidate al
ways said the healthfulnes of his
early life on the farm was response.
Bile for his ability to keep going al
| top speed during the fevered' weeks
of the campaign away from Marion.
It was notable fact, that never
on any of the whirlw!nd tours to the
East and through the Middle West
did Senator Harding fail to RESPOND
with a speech to the crowds gathered
at the wayside stations to meet him
Frequently this would entail the
making of a dozen or more addresse.
day, exclusive of the "big talk, ,
generally made upon the arrival in {
large city at night. That the candi.
date did not show even the slight.
est signs of the wear and tear o.
such strenuous campaigning seems te
bear out his theory that the days
when he used to "follow the cradle
in the wheat fields had laid the
foundation of his rugged physique.
A Great Reader.
Whenever Senator Harding secure:
few moments Of leisure time h:
turns to reading, which he claims tt
be the greatest of all relaxations
His favorite books are those dealing
with the life of Napoleon, and those
who surrounded the great military
leader, although his reading has GOV
cred a wide range of subjects ant
writer's is favorite American au
thor is Edgar Saltus, and on the
night before his election Senator
Harding confessed to reading entire
ly through the. "Imperial Purple"
When the momentus November
had come and gone, and Warren e
Harding was proclaimed the mex
president, the morning after fount
him in his office, surrounded not b!
| distinguished political leaders # thu
nations prominent, but by a>circle o:
| his old Marion friends who hat
dropped in to wish him success on hi
great adventure as pilot of tht
country's destinics for the next fou1
years.
Seated at his desk, Senator Hard
J ing was writing an affectlonate IN
scription of his signature on a pile o.
large portrait photographs.
"Jim, this is for you,' he said
passing an autographed picture to
man who used to be mill hand in
Marion factory, "and with it wan
to give you my assurances of appre
citation of your fine friendship tha
HI as been mine even in the most OBJ
scure days Of the past
With each picture he had wore
of friendship or joke with which
these old acquaintances, grouped
about in smiling gratitude over tn
great honor that had come to thei
old friend and neighbor. 1t was ;
scene typical of many in which tn
new president has expressed his out
standing character-his warm AM
| genuine love Of human nature.
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