Arizona republican., 1920-11-02
HARDING CALMLY.
 AWAITS DECISION. CONFIDENT THAT VICTORY IS HIS
LRepubIIean A. P.Lsased wIrel


 MARION, Ohio. Nov. Putting the | stress and worries of his campaign be- hind him, Senator Harding awaited calmly tonight the decision of his fell low countrymen on his candidacy for the nations highest office.
 He made no prediction of the out come but his quiet demeanor and smil- ing face carried every outward sign of satisfaction and confidence. | T can only say" he replied to a re- quest for his opinion, that we have made the best fight we know how to make and await the result with com placency."
 Surrounded by his family and per- sonal friends he spent election eve at home. It was an evening very diff ferent from most of those he has ex- perience6 since his nomination. In many ways it was very like the eve nings of bygone years before he be- came the leader of a great political party.
 Throughout the day he let down from the strain of the campaign, de- clined to concern himself with the routine of his headquarters and spent most of his time chatting of everything but politics with friends and neigh [ , jovial vein with the newspaper cor } respondents and he. dined quietly at home
 3 Tomorrow he expects to vote early in 8 the forenoon and then motor to a golf ! course 40 miles away to tramp over 7 the links while the story of ballots is a telling itself throughout the nation. e He will be back at home in time to !. hear the earliest returns.
 II Wfrf11 Ivy fHo or,1xy aff wFx fr - politics by the nominee during today
 was in telephone conferences with e Will IT. Hays. Republican nationa. r chairman, and Harry NJ. Daugherty - who was his pre- convention manager r Mir Hays, in New York and Mir. Daug- n herty in Columbus gave him detailed l. reports of the outlook which he de. D scribed as decidedly encouraging 't Harding is Optimistic l. From Indiana, New Jersey. Illinois IS and New York, battle grounds of nor than ordinary interest throughout tn
 -campaign, the candidate said his in
 formation was especially gratifying
 He added that he also had receives
 some heartening reports of senatoria
 races, feature of the election in whic
 he has taken particular concern. rS Although he has spent most of tn ~a last month on the stump Mir Hardin
 finishes the campaign in robust con tn dition physically. He has neither los e. nor gained weight appreciably and te presents a picture of health and vigo d. His vonce, though slightly crippled b he speech making and exposure has al w, most regained it's normal ring and ton 1g Tn all, since his nomination in Jun
 the senator has made 1S1 loeeche st long and short. By far the greate g. number of them were delivered froi .te the rear platform of his train durir ill his travels over 16 states. Thirty thrt
 were delivered from the front pore nh and 36 at other places in Ohio. ed He has made 20 speeches in Indian
 20 in Iowa, 16 fin West Virginia, Il "a Missouri, 8 in Kentucy, in Illinois, cd in Oklahoma, in New York, of Tennessee. 4 in Minnesota in Kal ,o sas, in Pennsylvania, one in N e braska, one in Wisconsin and one Maryland
 Mrs. Harding. who has been at h ln side during every speech and h -ll- tntled herself unceasingly about | 9 f7i.Ekadquarters 7i in Marion, has not be ta Flo Fortunate as her husband in esca Vr ffnxs the i'll effects of travel and car 9r kpafxn excitement. During the last tr tilt which ended Saturday night in Colur sefi bua she took a heavy cold and tod (Continued on Page Two)