J. Hampton Moore and Warren Harding with wives photograph, 1920
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August 28 1920Image Description:
While J. Hampton Moore presided over Philadelphia as Mayor, Senator Warren G. Harding was preparing to run for United States Presidency. During Harding's campaign, the left wing accused him of having African-American ancestry, but Harding would go on to become the only Republican to have defeated Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt in a Presidential election.Inscription:
November 22nd, 1924August 28th, 1920, the day the accompanying photograph was taken, Senator Harding, then Republican nominee for President, made his celebrated "porch front" speech in favor of a World Court, as opposed to the League of Nations. The Hardings included Mrs. Moore and me amongst their luncheon guests that day. Others present being Colonel George Harvey, Will H. Hays, Charles G. Hilles, Senator George Sutherland, and Harry Dougherty. Throughout the luncheon and during exercises on the porch, Mrs. Harding was the life of the party, a charming hostess at table and a delightful welcomer in the receiving line. Thousand were present that afternoon during which Mrs. harding was always by her husband's side. The photograph was taken from the sidewalk after the crowd had dispersed. The car in the back ground was the Mayor's official car. --J. Hampton Moore (verso)