The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-08
ASIR0L0ClST WHO PREDICTED NOMINATION
OF HARDING ALSO FORETOLD HE WOULD DIE
Fate Ran True to Prophecy in
The Life and Death of War.
rem G. Harding Prophecy
At Time of Nomination Is
Recalled.
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BY HARRY b. HUNT
NEA Snrvire Writer

washington, Aug. O--fa te ran
true to prophecy in the. life and
death of Warren G. Harding.
Probably no more striking in
stance Of the influence Of the stars
on human affairs, as preached by
occuitists and PSYCHOLOGISTS, ever
was known than that in which,
months before his nomination,
Harding was picked as the next
president by Washington astrol-
ogist, Madam Marcia, who at the
time predicted that he would live
out only a little more than half
his term.
"The end" she said in making
this prediction in February 1920,
"when it comes will be sudden, after
an illness of short duration"
I went to see this astrologist
with whose former predictions |
was familiar, on Tuesday, July 81.
when President Harding lay ill
in San Francisco. The bulletins
from the bedside at the time l call
cd announced the patient was
improving. He was on the high
way to recovery, &thef attending
physicians agreed A'''
But Madam Marcia, who had
spent the morning pouring over
the horoscope of the i'll man, shook
her head.
Predicts Harding's Death
at is the end" she said. "He
will never recover. The crisis
will dome Thursday night. He
will be dead Friday"
In the face of the doctors bull
letins, l smiled at her. But she
was immovable, steadfast in her
tragic forecast. "He can not re-
cover" she persisted. "He will
be dead by Friday"
Believers in fate will find in
Madam Marcia's readings of what
life held for Harding seeming
proof to sustain their faith in the
governing power of the stars.
Back in February, 1920, four
women-all unknown to the as
trologist, called on Madam Mar
cia.
1--WE want our horoscopes read"
they said. eve want to know
which of us is to be the next first
lady Of the land"
The charts were drawn and
Madam proceeded to the study of
what they foretold. Half way
through the reading she pointed to
Mrs. Harding and said:
'If any of you ladies are to be
the first lady this is the one."
Some time later the woman who
had been selected as the future
first lady, whose identity was still
u,known to Madam Marcia, called
again.
II want you to read this horo-
scope" she said, giving a birth
date of Nov. 2, 1865, at 8 a. m.
ForetOld Election and Death
"This person." Madam Marcia told
her, in the course of the reading,
"will be the next president of the
United States. But he will not live
out his term. He will die sudden
if not violent DEATH"
In order to identify this horoscope,
it was marked with the initials, "F.
X. H." given by the still unknown
caller.
On May 20, 1920, this woman call
ed again on Madam Marcia. The mad
am could no longer restrain her cur
iosify.
81 can not figure it out" she said.
This person will be the next presi-
dent, but l can find no presidential
possibility with Initials F. X. H. !
can not understand it.. h aaNQ
II didn't say those were the mi
tails of the person whose horoscos,e
that Isl" Mrs. Harding replied. "They
are my initials" She then disclosed
her identity.
81 have come to you for advice
she continued. "Mr. Harding is in.
der tremendous pressure from the
highest party leaders to withdraw as
a candidate. What should he do"
"He must stick" Madam Marcia
said. Hei will not be nominated tn-
til after noon on Saturday of the
conveption: But he will be nominal
ed"
Blocks Harding's Withdrawal
At 10 minutes of II on Saturday,
during the convention at Chicago, the
nomination seemed deadlocked. Hard
ing sent a note to Mrs. Harding, who
was seated in the auditorium with
Mrs. Harry c. woodward, wife of the
congressman from West Virginia.
Florence, the note read, 'why do
you not want me to withdraw when
you do not want me to have it,"
"Stay until after IL o'clock and I'll
tell YOU" Mrs. Harding wrote back.
On the next ballot the deadlock
broke. At 10 minutes after IL War
rem G. Harding had been nominated.
Mrs. woodward, who was with Mrs.
Harding at the convention, was the
woman who first took her to visit
Madam Marcia. The other two of
the party of four were Mrs. Poindex-
ter and Mrs. Sutherland, both wives
Of senator's who had presidential as
pirations. The visit, made in Jest af-
ter a FULFILLED afternoon at their
whist club, following Harding's NOM
iiiation and election became mighty
serious matter to them.
For it raised a new question wheth-
er man is or is not after all thing
q destiny, an instrument in the
hands Of fate. simply playing his part
iAS role cast for him by the immu-
tablestars.
Mopyright, 1928, NEA Service, 1nc.)
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