New-York tribune., 1920-10-18
Harding to Talk
To $4,000 First
Voters To-day
Students From Twenty Uni
versities and Colleges
Scheduled to Visit Nom.
inee at His Front Porch
Goes to Picnic Wednesday
Announcement Made That
New York Date Definite
ly Has Been Abandoned
rrom a stor Correspondent

MARION, Ohio, Oct. 17.-Returning
to his front porch this morning, Sena-
tor Warren G. Harding greeted his
friends and relatives here, with voice
husky from the strain of rear platform
campaigning in Tennessee, Kentucky,
Indiana and Illinois. Gathering an
armful of unread copies of his news
paper, The Marion Star, the Republican
candidate settled down in an arm chair
for day Of rest, his first in many
weeks.
The porch campaign will be renewed
tomorrow, when delegation of $4,000
first voters will be addressed by the
nominee from his home rostrum. 1t
will be America First Day in Marion.
Groups of students from twenty middle
Western universities and colleges have
signified their intention of coming. 1t
lad been planned to, have Governor
Coolidge speak from the front porch
tomorrow, but it is unlikely he will
get here.
On Tuesday Senator Harding may
get an opportunity to crowd in game
of golf, his first in some time, but on
Wednesday he takes the road again,
going to Jackson, Ohio, for a burgoo
and barbecue picnic that is expected to
attract a crowd of more than $4,000.
train in which he has made his last
two campaign trips, and will g. on to
Buffalo and Rochester.
New York Speech Definitely OFF
The New York City engagement has
been definitely abandoned. This was
announced last week by Senator Harry
S. New, chairman of the Republican
National Committees Speakers Bu-
reau.
Senator Harding made one rear
platform speech this morning, in spite
of a strong inner conviction that he
was entitled to a complete rest. AS
his special halted at Bellefontaine
Ohio. for train orders a crowd of 600
constituents of the candidate gathered
man asked: Senator, can't you make
us little Sunday talk and shake
hands with US 2"
Bellefontaine is in the district that
sent young Warren Harding, a strug.
CLING editor, to the Ohio State Senate
in 1899, and started his political career
so the candidate gave in without addi.
tional coaxing.
Friends and neighbors," he began
"of course, | would not venture to talk
politics on this Sabbath day, but
kave been making political addresses
throughout the West and in the South
on the trip from which we are now re.
turning, and everywhere we have been
kindly received. 1t is wholesome te
know, for our country to know, what {
widespread interest there is in the fu.
ture course the American people are te
take.
II remember thar I received the fl rst
inspiration of my life for politica
speech on a bicycle ride between
Quincy and Bellefontaine. recall
now impressed I was with this western
Logan County and out. of those i'm
pressions 1 gathered the inspiration for
my first speech in this city.
satisfaction, that you of Logan County
tunes than any other community in all
the country"
Recalls Earlier Career
"We're still with you,' shouted one
old man, dressed in what obviously
were his Sunday clothes. Senator
Harding smilingly continued:
"I recall that in 1899 1 was first
elected to represent this district in
the state Senate of Ohio. And during
my first term l learned, what you
doubtless already knew that one could
not serve you we'll in the state Senate
by being single termer. SO l sought
return to the Senate. not because
of ambition, but because l wanted the
better to serve the district which had
honorcd me. And | remember that
there we're some differences between
us at the time, but Logan County sent
NC back to the state Senate; and from
that time on l have been more. or less
engaged in the public service. If
have served with reasonable credit you
are in large part responsible, and you