The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-23
Told Today TIL at He Is the
G. o. P. Nominee
GREETING OLD FRIENDS
Met Band Comrades Before
Lodge and Self Spoke This
Afternoon
1.-THE asceptlnee speech Of Sen
ator w. S. Hrdlng will be found
on the seco6G page Of The Free
Press
Associated Press Dispatch

lAssociaed Press Dispatch.1
Marion O., July 22.-When the
Caledonia band marched into the
lawn wheeling out its old time melo-
dies, Sc or Harding came down
from tn. front porch and shook hands
all aroand The parade was again
halted for fifteen minutes while the
Columbus republican glee club, which
came down to lead the singing at the
mobilization ceremonies. served the
nomuee, with a succession OF parou-
les IN popular songs.
While the club was singing Theo-
dor. Roosevelt climbed up over the
porth rail and shook hands with Sen,
atf Harding. The crowd cheered
AMI the nominee led Colonel Roose-
vet to the front steps and presented
hin to the club as the son OF great
American, tor whom you have sung
dten in the past"
In a short talk the colonel congrat-
alated the club and asked IL 10 help
''roll it up bigger than ever before.
! All Sections Present.
: Many far distant points were rep
resented. A motor party from Florida
rolled past with a banner reading
for Harding" in the lead.
The Mckinley club OF Canton, eigh-
ty-two strong, marched past encased
in eighty-tw Prince Alberts ana
leaning back ward under the weight
of eightytwo silk tiles. Ihey were
four abreast and far enough apart 10
sweep the whole street from curb to
curb.
A at meeting of the Ohio ways and
means committee with national treas
urer Upham at the Sawyer home,prior
to the arrival OF the national and no.
LITIGATION committees, II was stated
William Cooper Proctor OF Cincinna-
ii, General Leonard Woods pre-con-
yention manager, took an active part.
Plans for conducting the Ohio cam
). paign and especially the matter OIL
finances were considered.
The Notification Ceremonies. ?
The notification ceremonies were
held this afternoon, and Senator Hen
nv Cabot Lodge delivered the speech
notifying Mr.. Harding that he was the
nominee of the republican party lor
president. Mr.. Lodge spoke as fol-
lows:
Senator Harding: We are assembled
here as a committee representing the
states territories and possessions OF the
United States to make TO you forrnal
announcement of your nomination for
the office of president OF the republic on
June II last, at Chicago, by the repuoli-
can national convention, mis- rms b Sa'S nn II
we are also deeply conscious or us 1ar-
reaching importance. We tully apprec.lII
ate that what you say TO US TO-DAY Will
not only be read and pondered by al
the American people within the confines
of the United States but also py al
other civilized nations. Here today you
will chart the course TO DE loIloWeo %
the republican party in the great cleo
toral contest which lies before us ana
will declare your purposes and those OF
the party you lead when the authority
y11nr
1--WE await this declaration untroubled
by any doubts and with. the most entire
confidence. All who are familiar with
YOUR character and career and most es-
pecially those who have taken part with
you in public service know beyond per
adventure that you are Patr1otlo
American. imbued with the spirit Of the
great leaders of the past, OF Washing-
ton, Lincoln and Roosevelt, whose serv-
ices to the American people have be-
come forever memorable In our history.
You will always, and instinctively, in
meeting the difficult questions and
weighty responsibilities which confront
you, think with complete unseihshness
of your country and your country in
terests first, high qualification for an
exalted office not too familiar TO US OF
late and therefore peculiarly necessary
at this moment You will, we are GER
tain, be ever faithful to the finest tradi-
tons of the republican party and at the
same time, we are equally sure th"i
Won wisely tolerant ana open
ed, in sympathy with the best move
ments of the time, looking forward tc
the future and its needs but never I'M
mindful of the great basic principles
upon which the builders of the republic
laid the foundation Of our government
Your public life has shown to us and
all your fellow citizens that you believe
in the system OF government nntttt, desigh heS
established a representative democracy
and had no sympathy with any scheme
which would turn the government or the
United States into an autocracy basec
upon a .plebiscite and with all the inter
vening representative features disre
garded or effaced. You have abundantlN
the government of the United States
should be one of laws and not. of mer
and that the three branches OF that gov
eminent should all work together In th'
them severally by the Constitution, TO-
the common purpose OF advancing TN
general welfare OF the people. The max
ers Of the Constitution intended to CO
ordinate the three great elements o
government and strove to guard asains
either usurpation or trespass by on
In that spirit, we all know well YOU will
enter upon your great responsibility. I
Domestic and Economic Questions.
domestic and economic questions
extreme complexity and difficulty mus
be dealt with at once in such way n
to meet the needs OF the time. We shall
not attempt to discuss these question:
in any detail because we know that yol
will declare your policies in regard 4
them in accordance not only with tn
lifelong principles of the republican par
ty but also with the opinions recent!
declared by the republican convention
at Chicago. 1t is not for us to enumer
ate them to you. for 1t is to you that W,
look to set forth the proper policies I,
he pursued by the republican party boil
IN the CAMPAIGN and when charged will
me responsibility of administration an
legislation. Our immediate duty ant
that Of all republicans and all tru
Americans who are thinking OF the prob
lens and perils of the present and OF tn,
future is to give you such generous ant
complete support that when you take u
the duties of the great office for whicl
yoaI have been nominated. YOU will fine
l house and senate in full sympathy
j. TN~nfFarAI A~a Daoa Gauon