New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Vice President Marshall
alks Out on Floor.
Seizes Ohioan by Arm
and Escorts Him to Dais
; Democrats First
70 Clasp His Hand
Galleries Cheer, but john
son Is Undisturbed and
Looks Strai gl,, ahead
By Boyden r. Sparkes

From Tie Tr.buncs s Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-W hat fol
lows should be an article devoted to an
account Of striking incidents of the
most satisfying day in fifty-fve years
of the career of Warren G.. Harding,
newspaper editor of Marion. Ohio Yet,
in most annoying fashion, the absurd
fact that Thomas Riley Marshall. Vice
President OF the United States and a
Democrat, is good sport clamors for
a place in the opening paragraph,
where it clearly does not belong
Having surrendered to that fact It
should now be possible to proceed with
an uninterrupted recital of the con-
vcnng to-day of the Senate Of the
United States for the third session Of
the Sxty-sixth Congress; Of the ar
rival Of Senator Harding in the cham
Ger Of this fabria Of tradition that is
sometimes called the most exclusive
club in the world; of the manner of
his Senate colleagues in greeting him
Of the galleries and the furore caused
among the people that filled them
when Mrs. Harding, III a new hat with
a blue plume, arrived; and Of the fare
well speech Of the next President Of
the nation to his fellows in the Senate
After that, if there is space left, it
should be time enough to talk about
the man from Indiana, who after eight
years is soon to retire from his place
as residing officer Of the Senate.
Pages Arrive Early
The fortunate. sleek haired youths
VINO are on the Senate pay rolls as
pages were among the first to arrive
to- day IN the we'll of the imposing
chamber In knickerbockers and fresh
white rubber-solcd shoes they moved
about among the vacant desks Of the
men they serve. The galleries be-
gan to MI. first the unrestricted pub
lie galleries, then tne card galleries
and finally the mem bers' gallery, at
the east end of the chamber There
were even d dozen occupied chairs in
the diplomatic section OF the gallery
Singly and in pairs the members OF
the Senate began to stroll through the
doors from the cloak rooms. while
overhead the galleries buzzec as ia
miiiar countenances and bald heads
were identified. Gore, the blind Sena-
tor from Oklahoma, strobe in and
found his way to his desk or the lett
of the chamber WITH as iittie hcsita-
tion as other members possessed of
sight. It is pathway his .cet viii
soon cease To trcad, however, for he
was defeated in the primary election
of his party in Oklahoma. Others who
received special attention wore: Fro-
linghuysen, Of New Jersey. white
haired and ruddy faced, fresh from
MI vacation in the tropics with his
buddy, Senator Harding, and Hale. Of
Maine. and Elkins, OF West Virginia
the other two Of golf foussome at
which the next President MS lorq
been al enthusiastic particinant
Sutherland On Hand
forMcr Senator George Sutherland
OF Utah, bearded and serious. Dushoe
his way through the doors and agar
the galleries huzzed. for WASHINGTON
gossip, q speculative creature. insist.
he viii have q place in the ncx
Cabinet.
Then there was d bit OF pushing a
the doors IN The south wall Of tn,
chamber. a number Of Senators were
llSlNG 20 croWu tnfONgh lOSethef aht
arrived laughing and then just behint
Them came Senator Harding \ stopped.
shouldered man with high forehea,
rushed 10 and grasped his hand. This
WAS p0Mcrene. Senator Harding
Democratic colleague from Ohio. Over
n4:n. ;a.so Il Democrat. Of North Caro-
lin&, was next II greet the President
elect arG VAS followed by tall. slender
spec,aciea. mustached Shields of Ten
nessce.
From all sides OF die chamber Sena
tors lett their desks to grasp the hanC
Of the first member Of their body eve
elected to the Presidency while serving
as - member Of the Senate. Only
few remained in their places Nno>. o
Pennsy yivania, most frequ"n " mon
toned in Capitol gossip as the mex
Secretary Of State. started to follow