The Washington herald., 1920-06-16
Senator Harding Spends Day
ReceiOingMany Congratulatory
Messages from Well Wishers

Senator Harding expected to play
golf yesterday afternoon. but II
rained so he devoted his time to his
work. Among the numerous callers
at the Presidential nominees officc
yesterday morning was Senator
Charles S. Thomas, a Democrat of
Colorado.
You've got a lot of sense for a
Democrat" Mr.. Harding remarke ed
as he shook his hand.
IF we've got to have a Repuo-
lican President you suit me-" Mr..
Thomas said. Let me give you one
parting word of counsel. The man
who stays at home gets elected"
That's my thought. too" Mr..
Harding responded.
others who called were Senator
George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon;
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, and a
party of friends: Representative
Frank w. Mondell, of Wyoming.
the Republican leader of the House
and Leslie NJ. Shaw, former Secre-
tary OF the Treasury.
only matters pertaining to the
campaign were discussed" Shaw
said following his conference with
Harding. The election of a candi-
now. Questions of administrative
policy were not touched upon"
Receives Old "Drummer Boy
When Mr.. Mondell left Mr..
Harding's office he remarked that
he had Just been in talking to the
next President of the United
States" Harding likewise found
time to receive Maj. Gen. John l..
Glenn. retired, "the drummer boy
of Shiloh" and w. E. Morgan. a
Senate doorkeeper.
There is an Ohio product who
went into the Civil War as a drum
mer boy and ended his service in
the army as a major general"
Harding said to those around him
as he met Maj. Gen. Glenn. You're
real hero" he said turning to the
old soldier. "and I'm just a duffer
candidate"
Morgan. who is eighty-four years
old and voted for Lincoln. brought
forth similar praise from Mr..
Harding.
IF l had my hat on would
take it off to your grand army but
ton," he said to him.
Root Cables Congratulations.
Among the messages of congrat-
ulation received by Mr.. Harding
was one from Elihu Root who Is
at present in Scheveningen, Bel
gium. Roots message read:
Sincere congratulations ana
good wishes. The mantle of Nc
Kinley be upon you
He also received a message from
William Jennings Bryan, but in so
far as 1t was marked personal
declined to divulge II. He added.
however, that Bryan did say that
we did not have single political
view alike"
Pledged Nevnda's support.
Harding was requested to send a
message to ratification meeting
of the Republicans of Nevada in
the city of Reno~of that State. He
was pledged the support of the
Republicans of Nevada in the
wire. Other congratulatory mes
sages came from Henry Lane Will
son, former ambassador to Mexico,
newspaper editors of Columbus, O..
and the representative of 100000
Knights of Pythias of the grand
domain of Ohio.
From the secretary of Represent
ative Martin b. Madden of llli-
nois came a wire announcing that
Madden had opened his campaigr
in Chicago for Harding with a
speech in the Hamilton club OF
that city.
Lunched with Armstrong.
The candidate lunched in the SEN
ate restaurant with his publicity
representative. Robert B. Arm
strong.
Senator Harding took occasion to
deny the stories which have been
published that he was born in log
cabin. He said the home in which
Re first saw the light of day was "a
very humble one" but that 'it hap
pened TO be frame house"
La Toilette Message MissinG.
Senator Harding said he had re-
'ceived congratulatory messages
fiom all prominent Republicans In