Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows two children dressed in patriotic clothing outside Warren G. Harding's home in Marion, Ohio. The young boy is dressed like Uncle Sam and holds a rolled piece of paper labeled "The Ballot." 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_B20P23_001
Subjects: Presidential campaigns; Historic houses; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Costumes; Children; Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Published in a 1921 issue of the New York Tribune, this cartoon shows an angelic Abraham Lincoln shining upon newly elected U.S. President Warren G. Harding, with Uncle Sam whispering in his ear "Don't forget, Warren, the kind of men he picked for his cabinet." The artist's signature is largely illegible, but appears to read C. N. Dingo. This cartoon is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS345_B252F4715_04
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Political cartoons; Uncle Sam (Symbolic character); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents
Places: New York (New York)