Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-08
CANDIDATE MAKES SPLENDID
IMPRESSION ON THOUSANDS
HE NET.
CONVINCED HEARERS HE
is OF PRESIDENTIAL SIZE
answers to Questions at Coliseum
Meeting Win Appreciat;on-Te'
Priest Irish Question is Not Our
Business Any More Than Philip
pines Question is Great Britain's.

special 10 Times Republican.
Dts Moincs. Oct. S.--That Senator
Warren G.. Harding made the biggest
lit for the republican party and for
ais own candidacy that has been
lade here in many "a day was the
eaeral verdict heard Everywhere
GLOWING the visit of the distinguish
candidate and his wife
Without question he was greeted
18th one OF the largx audiences
~N.r gathered toSetier here for a
POLITICAL meeting. In fact there are
-4,lny old timers who maintain that
/. thursday mornings crowd. was the
argest. bar none. which ever assem-
oied IN Des Moines to listen to a
political address. Members Of the
legislature, active political workers
md visitors from many Iowa coun-
rsss were in the audience. Every
seat in the Coliseum. which seats
5000 people, was filled and people
we're standing all around the edges
of the main auditorium
g \ Probably no portion of his address
won more appreciation for him as a
man than the kindly and yet earnest
way he answered the questions put
to him from the audience and the
way he hit straight from the
shoulder, >evading nothing and max
ing his position absolutely plain on
the various issues.
Couldn't Put Him in Hole.
When Father McC;innis, of St An
thongs church, sitting close to the
platform, put the question to him,
What about IrelandY Senator
Harding walked over near the edge
of the platform and said:
MY good friend, | think Great
Britain is approaching solution of
the question. but | would not under
take to tell Great Britain what her
policy should be in the matter any
more than / would permit her to tell
us what to do with the Philippines"
He took occasion to answer
question raised by the morning
here With reference to his
stand on separate peace with Ger
Many:
II never proposed separate peace
with Germany" he said. II said that
just as soon as congress passed
declaration OF formal peace with
Germany l would sign it. So long
as we are at peace with Germany
Why not say So
Senator Harding was then asked
why OUT. soldiers are in : Germany
He said they should not be there and
would not be except that, in order
to continue certain wartime activi-
ties which would be cut off if
treaty of peace were signed, the
treaty remained unsigned. He prom
ised he would sign such a treaty
promptly if he were elected president
and was so authorized.
Turnout his campaigning in Iowa
Thursday Senator Harding made it
a point to speak particularly in be-
half of the reelection of Senator
Cummins. Senator Cummins intro
duced Senator Harding at Des
Moines and accompanied him ON his
trip to Omaha, introducing him to
his audiences en- route. At Des
Moines Senator Cummins first in
troduced Mrs. Harding and said he
could testify from personal expert
ence that she could cook as fine
meal as was ever served to hun
cry man. Mrs. Harding arose and
bowed graciously as the big Coliseum
audience arose and cheered Follow
ing his introduction of Mrs. Harding
he presented the presidential candi-
date. r
Senator Harding said in his prelim-
mary remarks that his stopping here
was at his own request as he wanted
to have an opportunity to do some
thing for the reelection of Senator
Cummins. who he declared was one
of the most useful men now in public
life. He said the Cummins- Esch bill
was the greatest piece of construc-
tive legislation of the age.
Harry M. Daugerty, to whose able