Description: This photograph shows Will H. Hays, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, attending one of Warren G. Harding's campaign events, probably outside the Harding home in Marion, Ohio. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02788
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954; Presidential campaigns; Campaign rallies
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows presidential candidate Warren G. Harding (third from the left) standing outside his home in Marion, Ohio, among some of his cabinet appointees, including Secretary of Labor James J. Davis (far left), Postmaster General Will H. Hays (second from the left), Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty (fourth from the right), Harding's personal secretary George B. Christian Jr. (second from the right), and Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace (far right). This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P13_001
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954; Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941; Davis, James J. (James John), 1873-1947; Wallace, Henry C. (Henry Cantwell), 1866-1924
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)