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Show ONFlLTOfln Speech to First Voters Virtually Virtual-ly Ends Front Porch Campaign MARION. O. Oct. If Senator Harding hud today his first real re- . ii. from compaignlng in several weeks. No speeches were on his program, pro-gram, and although he had several conferences und considerable correspondence corre-spondence hefore him. he hoped to gef away early for a ride and if possible ipi me of jrolf. The front porch campaign lrtuall ended yesterday with the speech to first voters. Tomorrow at 7 a. m he will leave on his last campaign trip outside the state, carrying him to Rochester, and Buffalo. N. V GRE VT ROWD PRESENT. The long succession of political pll-ci pll-ci images to Senator Harding's front porch reached high tide Monday in a gathering that deluged Marlon ami ii led about the vicinity of the Harding Hard-ing home in a roaring human whirlpool, whirl-pool, So great was the crowd that its fringes packed the streets a block away and hundreds wore unable to gi t close enough to hear the nominee's nomi-nee's Speech on the obligations of the American voter. l K legations from many states and rpresentlng many special groups were In the crowd, which paraded to the Harding residence shouting and singing, sing-ing, and greeted the candidate and his wife with an uproar of political enthusiasm. en-thusiasm. More than a score of hands marched With the paraders and serenaded ser-enaded the nominee for two hours after his address, while he and Mrs. Harding shook hands with a stream Of visitors. OPPOSES M I N PARTY. The senator's speech, largely devoted de-voted to a discussion of the obligations obliga-tions of thrt American voters was addressed ad-dressed particularly to those who are to exercise thi ballot this year for ihe first time. He pronounced use of the franchise a .lutv as well as a privilege privi-lege and nrcd that the two party system be preserved as the most prac-il.-al means of se ...ring efficient gov -ernmeni. New women voters he asked especially not to segiogatc themselves In a party of their own. Tin- candidate also addressed himself him-self to several groups of foreign-born voters In the gathering, telling them that they should help t0 maintain loyally in return for the advantages of American citizenship. He recounted thi history of the Republican part in a plea that it be chosen by all classes as the most efficient agency of government. II IRDIN'G (.ITs Hit kCLl2 Th" first voters' contingents, in- liaimK groups Horn thiriy-three colleges col-leges and universities, made up most of the Crowd In addition, however, then wa re representatives of parlous rai and delegations from many Ohio counties Dayton sent a delegation Ing banners proclaiming that the home city of Governor o was for Harding Heading the parade was a bicycle brigade formed about a bicycle bi-cycle Which Senator Harding once owned and rode and a-s part of the from porch ce re monies he was presented pre-sented with a new machine with his name engraved on the cross bar. Two of the show spots in the procession pro-cession of Yn lichees were foi med hy girls of Ohio Wesleyao attired in middle mid-dle blouse.-, and l.v a woman's ci'ib of Pittsburg, w ho wore marching costumes cos-tumes e.r bide arid white Mi ( Ml ER VOMI.Y1 l Although ihe parade did not start until .' o'clock, crowds began to cluster about the Harding residence hours '" u " end by noon the lawn was overflowing and the porch had been taken over completely by the visitors. Th.- . oil. i.-. del. gallons were in the front Of the picture during the demonstrations dem-onstrations Cheer leaders mounted n the roof of the porch and perched in trees, kept th groups on the ground below singing campaign songs and howling out political paradies on their college veils. Edna Thomas Gordon of Ottumwa. Iowa, made the speech presenting tho new women voters to the nominee and Walter Rogers, of Columbus, O was spokesman for the voung men who will casi their ballots for the f;rt time next month Paul F. Stve of Philadelphia, presented the senator with the bicycle |