Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1920 — BACK IN MARION AFTER PLEASANT TRIP [ARTICLE]

BACK IN MARION AFTER PLEASANT TRIP

1 -rMarion, 0., Sept. 9.—Senator Harding returned to Marion tonight from his first campaign trip and program which is expected to Keep him here during the remainder of September. Both the nominee and his political managers declared themselves greatly pleased at the practical results of the three day journey and it was indicated that announcement might be made soon of other tripe to be made in the last month of the campaign. One ladfauMt Speech. On the return today from Minnesota, where the principal address of the trip was made yesterday at the. state fair grounds, the senator made two more short rear platform speeches. The first was at Janesville, Wis., where he lauded the influence of the small town in- mainlining national tranquility. The other, a plea that the nation be put back on the right track,” was delivered to a cheering crowd of several hundred people at Rochester, Ind. ' . ./ In all, during the trip, Senator Harding made eight speeches, four of them from the platform of Kis private car. Besides he shook hands with hundreds who crowded around him at the way stations and daring his visit to the twin cities of Minnesota. . General John J. Pershing boarded tjie senator's party at Chicago today and during the afternon trip across Indiana and Ohio shared some of the popular applause with the nominee. On his way back to Washington from a vacation in the west the general called at the Harding car to pay his respects during a short stdp in Chicago and Senator Harding insisted that he go along as far east as Marion. He spent several hours in conversation with the nominee but insisted that no political significance should be attached to ms presence. • ! * -7; 7 General Pershing said he expected to take no part in the campaign but would devote his whole attention during the next- few weeks to the army reorganization now under Spends Night With Harding. From Chicago east the senator's private car was attached to a regular passenger train, and as it approached Marion the nominee and General Pershing went into the dining car and held a public reception during which scores of the passengers filed in to shake hands with their two distinguished fellow travelers. The general spent the night at the Harding home here and will resume his journey to Washington tomorrow. Several front porch speeches will be made by Senator Harding during the remainder of the next three weeks and his ntext speaking trip is expected to begin about the. first of October. It is understood that his visit to New York will be made during the last part of that month on a date yet to be fixed, ‘but the question of what other cities will be included in his schedule has not been decided. • Tomorrow he will speak here to several delegations of negroes from Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Columbui and other cities.