Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-02

Presidential Candidates and
Campaigns In Home State
Putting Stress and Worry
Of Election Behind Him
Senator Harding Awaits
Verdict of People.

NASs ~ = SOt1ASs
Marion, O., Nov. Putting th
stress and worries of his campaigl
behind him, Senator Harding await
ed calmly tonight the decision of hi
fellow country men on his candi
dacy for the nations highest office
! He made no prediction of the out
come but his quiet demeauor an,
smiling face carried every outward
sign of satisfaction and senfidence
i can only say" he replied to
request for his opinion, that W,
have made the best fight we know
how to make and await the resu,
with complacercy."
Spends Evening at Home.
Surrounded by his family arc
personal friends he spent election
eve at home. 1t was an evening
very different from most of thos,
he has experienced since his nom
nation. In many ways it was very
like the evenings of bygone years
before he. became the leader of {
great political party.
Throughout the day he let dowr
from the strain OF the campaign, de
clined to concern himself with thu
routine of his headquarters ard
spent most of his time chatting o.
everything but politics with friend:
and neighbors. In the afternoon
he talked in jovial vein for an hour
with the newspaper correspondence
and he din, d quietly at home.
Tomorrow he expects to vote
early in the forenoon and then mo.
tor to a golf course 40 miles away
to tramp over the links while the
story of the ballots is telling itse!i
throughout the nation. He WI be
back at home in time to hear the
earliest returns.
Virtually the only attention given
to politics by the nominee during to,
day was in telephone conference
with VIII Fl. Hays. republican ma
tional chairman, and Harry M
Daugherty. who was his pre-conven-
ton manager. Mr.. Hays in New
York and Mr., Daugherty in Colum,
bus gave him detailed reports oi
the outlook which he described as
decidedly encouraging.
Big States Favorable.
From Indiana, New Jersey, Hi.
lois and New York, battlegrounds
Of more than ordinary interest
throughout the campaign, the can;
didate said his information was es-
pecially gratifying. He added that
he also had received some hearten-
ing reports of senatorial races, a
feature of the election in which he
has taken particular concern.
Although he has spent most of the
last month on the stump, Mr.. Hard
ing finishes the campaign in robust
condition physically. He has neither
lost nor gained weight appreciably
and he presents picture of health
and vigor. His voice, though
slightly crippled by speech-making
and exposure, has almost regained
its normal ring and tone.
In all, since his nomination in
June, the senator has made 18l
speeches, long and short. By far
the greatest number of them were
delivered from the rear platform OF
his train during his travels over l6
states. Thirty-three were delivered
from the front porch, 10 at other
places in Ohio.
He has made 20 speeches in In
diana, 20 in Iowa, 10 in West Vir-
ginia, II in Missouri, 8 in Kentucky,
! in Illinois, 6 in Oklahoma, 5 in
Nav York, in Tennessee, 4 in
Minnesota, 3 in Kansas, 3 in Penn
sylvania, 2 in Nebraska, in Wis
consin and in Maryland.
Mrs. Harding Ill.
Mrs. Harding, who has been at his
side during every speech and has
busted herself increasingly about. his
headquarters in Marion, has not
been so fortunate as her husband in
escaping the i'll effects of travel and
Sdhit'diSH SNSitCLiSht. Dui iuR III :
last trip, which ended Saturday
night in Columbus, she took heavy
cold and today she remained in bed
until nearly noon.
L. was said her illness was not at
all alarming and that good rest
and protection from the raw autumn
weather soon would restore her to
normal health. She said tonight
that she expected to go to the polls
tomorrow with Mr.. Harding and
cast her first vote for him for the
presidency.
After election day there will be
vacation for the senator and his
wife. but detailed plans for it have
not vet been announced. Many in
vitations have come to them from
popular southern resorts and from
points outside continental United
States. and i: is taken for granted
that they will make a trip that will
take them away from Marion and
give them at least two weeks of Sc
clusion and recreation.
The voting booth where the sena'
tor and Mrs. Harding will cast their
ballots tomorrow is in small
garage about a block from their
home. The precinct has been nor
mally democratic. This year the
political signs in that particular sec
ton are not convincing however,
ton are not convincing. however,
for the precincts registration showed
greater number of women first
voters than there are men.