The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-05
GREETINGS FOR HARDING !
SENATOR IS FLOODED WITH
MANY MESSAGES
Plans Are Made For Vacation
Trip To The South and
Panama
rAssociated Press Di.Datch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Marion, o., November 3.-(Hard-
ing) No longer party nominee but
President Elect Warren G. Harding,
turned his thoughts toward rest and
recreation today.
He plans to take real vacation
trip, which will give him two weeks
OF seclusion on the Texas coast and
week Of scouting IN the Panama
Canal Zone, before he goes seriously
to work choosing his cabinet and
Eapping the work he Is to do after
"A few flag ends Of the campaign re-
main to be cleared away first. He
probably VIII leave Saturday not to
return again until about mid Decem-
Der.
Supporters Are Many.
One task today was to acknowledge
hundreds Of kilograms OF congratula-
ton that had been pouring in since
Ing the night the Marion telegraph
offices were flooded beyond capacity
and today the influx OF messages az
greeting and good wishes continued.
The senator was not at his Offices
until late In the forenoon, having
been kept awake until long after
midnight by his exultant fellow
forum for q succession OF celebrations
over the honor that had come to
Marion and to their neighborS.
Serenades Brought Response.
They brought along every variety
Of noise making devise and both Mr..
and Mrs. Harding responded to every
serenade by coming out and shaking
hands all around.
The new president elect carefully
watched the congressional returns
today to determine how great would
be the party strength In seante and
house.
With particular interest he scanned
reports Of senatorial elections. be-
cause OF the important part expects
the next senate to play In the formu
lation Of foreign policy.
Mr.. Harding voiced delight that the
outlook was for retention OF a party
majority in the upper branch OF
congress.
Avoid Plum Seekers.
The vacation trip will have as its
purpose not only rest and recreation,
but avoidance Of many of the small
annoyances that fall to the lot o. a
coming chief executive.
Office seekers clearly have begun
their siege Of the successful candi-
date.
Mr.. Harding remains a member of
the United States senate, but as his
plans shape up he probably will not
make more thap a short visit, at
most to the national capital before
pair with Senator Underwood OF Al
ALBANIA, the democrat senate leader
and friends say that unless some en-
ergencies arises he will let that ar
rangement protect the republican
majority in the opening week of the
senate. @
On On January "a gs !; when election figures
succeeded by Harry L. Davis, a re-
publican, Mr.. Harding will resign his
seat.
Cox Was Good Loser.
Dayton, Ohio, November 3.-From
early last night Governor Cox had no
Illusion about the final result, but he
refused to make any statement. His
" mpersonaI expression, but once
that 1t was in the street, manifested
but little interest in the accommodating
returns.
The governor proved good loser,
and the last hour spent at his office,
was devoted to comforting disconso-
late callers. He never lost his smile,
Ing with him. Apparently, he made
good his campaign assertion that for
him the result was impersonaI.
Plans Go Hunting.
Before midnight his thoughts turn
ed to his coming vacation. Once
when talking over the telephone with
the national headquarters at New
YORK: ne informed Senator Harrison
OF Mississippi, chairman of the demo
cratic speakers bureau. that he was
to go on a hunting trip to the senat-
ors home state. Outside the COVER
nor's newspaper plant there gathered
Cox crowd to watch the returns, but
1t lost interest and dispersed before
midnight Not far distant another
throng stood about republican head
quarters. and made merry until the
early hours Its shout reached the
governor as he quit his shop and
left for home shortly after midnight.
Dayton itself, did not accept the
governors candidacy with great ia
yor He lost his. own precinct by
twelve votes, but incomplete returns
rom montgomery: county. including
lead over his opponent.
Problem OF Cabinet.
Inc election at once set IN motion
10 uIeIl 3 sIe}IBnbpBeU SuIpIgH lB
speculation as TO probable choices for
cabinet positions and other high posts
OF the coming administration. It has
been indicated on every hand, how
ever, that selection for these places
would made deliberately and that any
present forecast could be regarded on
ly as purely speculative. Aside from
the ordinary work of assembling the
personnel of new administrative ma
chine. President Elect Harding has
before him the task OF bringing to-
gether a council OF leading statesmen
to map out plan for an ASSOCIATION
OF nations. This he has promised to
do as soon as possible after his elec.
ton and it Is understood he will wait
until he has been inaugurated to lay
the foundations for the work.
Asked For Tickets.
Mixed with the senator's congratu
iatory messages today were. several
forehanded requests for seats at the
Inauguration ceremonies In wash
ington next March, the honor Of hay.
ing made the first application, Fails to
George M. Cork Of Chicago. an OFF,
cial OF Swift and Company. who tele-
graphed two weeks ago to Geo. B.
Christian Jr., the senator's secretary.
asking Tor two inaugurations saafs