Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-09
Harding Addresses Boys
Who Won Farm Prizes;
Is Made Member of Club

MINNESoTA STATE FAIR
GROUNDS. September 9.@Senator
Harding, after an informal reception
at the st. Paul union station yester-
day. visited number of exhibits at
the fair and made several speeches
front Of the grandstand.
Il like to see the fellow who can
win." the republican presidential can
didate said in brief talk to Mime
sofa farm boys. winners Of crop and
hog raising contests in various sec
tions Of the state. That is what am
thinking Of now, myself. The best
product Of the American farm Is lead
ershfp in American citizenship. The
best crop in America is the farm boys
and the farm girls.
Praises Farm Beginning.
Don't let anybody tell you that
the American farm is poor place to
to begin. There is just as good
chance for every youth before me to
succeed as ever has been In the his
tory of the United States.
Let me give an Illustration. Men
used to tell you that the United
States Senate was a rich mans club,
but you need only examine the per-
sonnet of that body. Take your own
senator. good old Knute Nelson, whom
everybody loves. Don't you think the
Take the other Minnesota senator,
Senator kellogg. one Of the abless IN
the country. He was a farmer boy.
Presented with Painting.
Senator Harding was presented
with a painting of Fort Smelling when
he visited the fine arts building. AZ
noon he was the guest OF the state
fair board at luncheon.
The presidential nominee became
member Of the Minnesota Farm Boys
and Girls Club at pretty though
brief ceremony in the Agricultural
building. Two little girls. eleven
years old. formally proclaimse dan nim a
membership on his coat.
Senator Harding told them that the
pest gospel in the world was 10
play the game and obey the rules.
Second Meeting With We ID.
Todays meeting between the SEN
ator and Gen. Wood at Chicago was
the second since the convention:
to Marion to pay his respects and to
pledge his support to the choice OF
the convention. and yesterday they
are understood to have renewed their
discussion of policies to insure SOLO
progressive support of the republican
Al the Chicago station both the
nominee and his wife shook hands
with the engineer and fireman, MIs-
Harding standing on tiptoe and reach
ing ND a white-gioved hand to grasp
the big grimy one extended from the
engineers cab.
Escorted BY Bands.
Both in Minneapolis and st. Paul,
fhe candidates party was escorted by
n hand in parades through the down
town streets Accompanying the
nominee were F. W. Murphy. presi-
dent of the State Fair Association:
Gov. Burnouist, Senator Kellogg OF
this state, Senator New OF Indiana
and Harry NJ. Daugherty. a member
Of the republican campaign commit
Zee. In Minneapolis the senator's pub
lie reception was held during the art
ernoon at the Lincoln Club, where
several hundred dled past to shake
his hand. and In st. Paul a similar
demonstration took place in the even
Ing at the state capitol. A reception
LAO was given Mrs. Harding by the
women of Minneapolis.
Arriving in st. Paul. the party mo-
tored directly to the fair grounds.
where, after their tour OF inspection,
they had luncheon. The visit to Min
neapolis was made Immediately after
the senator's address, and they had
dinner at the home Of Senator KEEL
logg in st. Paul
Senator Harding made short ad-
dress to the Hennepin county repub-
lican committee in Minneapolis late
Yesterday and promised. ii elected,
that there would be return to "popu-
lar representative government" from
the present '.autoc1atic personal gov
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