New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-07
Harding Glad
Both Parties
Honored Ohio
Also Elated at Reasonable
Assurance That Finally
aNewspaper Man Is To Be
President of United States
Notification To Be at Park
Lawn Ruined by Crowds;
Acceptance Speech Not
Longer Than $500 Words
Fron, a star Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, July Ex-senator
Warren G. Harding. bareneaded and
with a copy of his favorlJe newspaper,
"The Marion STAR" in his hand, came
out Of his house here to-day and sat
down in veranda rocking chair. He
fropt-porch campaign for the Prcsl-
dcncy was under way.
Sitting there, the Republican nom
iree thought over the strange twist of
politics by which two Ohio newspaper
men are pitted against each other in
the contest for the Presidency. He eX
changed kilograms with Governor Cox
Later he issued statement in which
he said:
Governor Cox's nomination is an
added cons liberation shown to our great
State of Ohio for which am glad, and
gives reasonable assurance that finally
Il newspaper man Is to be made the
nations Chief Executive. Ohio has &C
corded Governor Cox very unusual dis
tinction. and he deserved his notable
victory in San Francisco. His nomina-
ton viii not change our activities in
any way in Ohio. 1t is great party
contest before us, to be fought on
great principles involved. and neither
place of residence nor personality will
have any marked influence on the re-
suit"
Will II. Hays chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee, will be
here later in the week to complete ar
engagements for the formal notification
Of Senator Harding. This ceremony
viii not be held on the Harding lawn,
which was just about ruined by the
crowd which trampled it last night
when the nominee responded to
speech of welcome on the front porch.
The notification will take place at
GARFIELD Park, about a mile from the
Harding home. There is large
pavilion there which is sometimes used
by Chautauqua lecturers. The Scna-
tors speech of acceptance is still to be
written. He said to-day that it would
be shorter than the usual oratons de-
liyered on similar occasions and is not
expected to exceed $500 words. In it
the Senator will dwell on his belief in
party government as opposed to per
sonal government.
1t was said at the Harding head
quarters that the nomination of news
paper men by the two big parties is a
sort of climax to the growing political
power Of newspapers that has de-
Neloped from the primaries
1t was recalled that there have been
only two instances in American history
in which the contending parties nomi-
mated for the Presi dency men from the
same states. The last time was when
Alton b. Parker ran against and was
defeated by Theodore Roosevelt. The
other was the fight between Lincoln
and Douglas.
Some of these facts were called to
Senator Harding's attention and he
smiled and said:
ut is an interesting fact that Ohio
has never given Democratic Presi-
dent TO the country mean one of her
sons
The Senator has known Governor
Cox since he went to Congress, but
has become rather more closely &C
quaintcd with him since Cox became
Governor. They have had opportuni-
ties TO develop this acquaintance at
numerous meetings Of Ohio newspaper
publishers.
Buckeye To Be Emblem
The buckeye, emblem of Ohio, has
been selected the emblem of the
Harding campaign. There is a large
buckeye tree in the Senator's side yard
and the poisonous fruits with leathcry
kim were gathered this year by an
cNterprising lad Of Marion, who pro
ccedcd TO sell them at 81 each.
Some Of the Senator's supporters are
now wondering if Governor Cox wont
also went to adopt the buckeye. It
was the emblem of the Mckinley cam
paign.
The relative vote getting powers Of
Cox and Harding in Ohio were dis
cusscd at great length about the Hard