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Hon. Carl J. Fisher,
Miami Beach, Florida. .
Dear Mr . Fisher :
As you know, President-elect Harding will soon
go to Florida for a vacation.
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I had an extended conversation with Hon. Harry
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M. Daugherty yesterday (Monday) concerning Mr. Harding' s visit
toFlorida. I asked him what arrangements had been made for
the entertainment of the President and his party at Miami. Mr.
Daugherty said that the only arrangement to date was entertain-
ment upon the house-boat of Senator Frehlinghllysen. I suggest-
ed to Mr. Daugherty that in my opinion you would be glad to
offer accomodations and entertainment to the President and his
party at Miami Beach and told him that I thought possibly you •
might be able to tender them the use of a home fully equipped .
with help for their temporary stay there. I am sure that Mr.
Frank Seiberling would be glad to have them use the Hanan pro- . •
perty upon your suggestion, if it is not occupied. However, •
if that is not available , possibly you have some place that .
would be just as satisfactory. •'
Mr. Harding, as you are doubtless aware , is a
golf enthusiast and I represented to Mr . Daugherty that you had
the finest golf course at Miami Beach of any place in Florida. •
I think tentative arrangements have been made for
Senator 'larding to be the guest of some southern city above
Florida for a portion of the time that he is in the South, but
as he is going from the South directly to Washington for the in-
auguration I presume that this stop farther north will be on the
last end of his vacation period.
Unquestionably Mr. Harding and his party will spend
a little time upon the house-boat, even though other arrangements
were made , from the fact that such a promise has been made to Sen-
ator Frehlinghisr6h. I might say in passing that Mr.Daugherty
himself will be in Harding's party, as he is slated as one of the
new Cabinet Members.
Now to come to the real meat : You know I am en- •
thusiastic about Miami Beach and I felt that if Senator Harding
could visit there and be entertained in a home there that it
would be a wonderful boost for the Beach and without displaying
this part of my eagerness to get him there to Mr. Daugherty, I
told him fully of yourrvelous work on the Beach and of your
wonderful public spiritless and stated to him that I felt as-
sured youIvould be onl too glad in conjunction with your
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friends there to entertain the presidential party.
If this meets with your approbation, and you can do it,
what I want you to do immediately is wire President Harding such
an invitation and inform him that details are being forwarded by
mail and also to send a copy of the telegram and the letter that
you are for: arding to President Harding to Hon. Harry M. Daugherty,
Huntington Bank Building, Columbus, Ohio.
I have the assurance of Mr . Daugherty, the man who has
made Mr. Harding president of the United States and the man Presi-
dent Harding looks to for advice more than any other man in our
country, that he, Daugherty, will use his influence to convince
Mr. Harding that he ought to accept the invitation, if it is tend-
ered.
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Should you write, I wish you would state in your letter
to the President that you are making this offer of entertainment
upon the suggestion of his friend, Senator Wm. M. Miller of Ohio.
Should you desire any further details you can reach me
by wire at the Ohio Senate , Columbus. •
Very truly yours,
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