The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-28
Remarks Are Without Po-
litical Significance.
LARGE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
All Are Anxious to Hear the
Governor.
Fifteen Automobile Loads Acconp-
any the States Chicr Executive TO
The Grounds From the Depot.

In the city this afternoon at 1928 |
o'clock over the Pennsylvania from |
Columbus. 1t was at first announced |
that he would reach Marion at 1916 |
over the Hooking Valley, but the gov |
ernor found II necessary to change |
his plans and remain in Columbus a |
little later in the day.
Governor Harmon was met at the |
derot by Felix keiger, president OF |
| the Marion County Agricultural SO.
ciety; G. w. Hinnamon, vice president |
of the society, and a number of other
members of the fair board. There |
were also a number of prominent citl- !
Zens and leading Democrats from the
| city and county at the train to greet
| the governor. Twelve or fifteen auto
| mobile loads were formed in process
sion and escorted Governor Harmon to
| the Marion hotel where he took
lunch Later he was taken to the fair
grounds where this afternoon he de-
livered an address to the large crowd
which had gathered at the fairgrounds
to see and hear.
The crowd at the grounds today is
one of the largest ever seen there and
Is without question the record breaker
for Wednesday. quite early in the
morning. the people began arriving IN
the city and with all the query was,
when will the governor arrive?"
The streets took on the appearance OF
Il real fair day and soon the crowd be.
gan vending its way to the fair
grounds.
| The footing of whistles I'm the
thresher and engine exhibit at the en-
trance of the Playground announced
the arrival of Governor Judson Har-
mon. The cheer was taken up as the
governor and party proceeded to the
stand i'm front of the amphitheater,
erected for the occasion.
The governor received an enthusi-
astic ovation as he entered the stand
. and the band struck up lively air.
r Seated about the stage were members
of the c. a. r., who are guests of the
fair managers for the day. The crow,i
: filed the stands and those who could
5 not get into the stands, thronged the
T race track.
: Major Titus introduced George Ault,
2 of Caledonia. chairman OF the day.
, Mr.. Ault, with a Few most appropriate
c remarks introduced the governor.
I This was the signal for big demon
= stration.
4 Governor Harmon said he greatly
$ appreciated the large attendance TO
!. greet him. at Is hard to be sand
$ wiched between heats of county fair.
= 81 am disappointed in not seeing my
d friend, Harding, here. We met IN
$ Mansfield and had a mighty fine chat,
$ although, as you know, we are both
Courting the same girl. But I under
stand Mrs. Harding is here and | am
to meet her. Therefore. l will eN'
!, cuse Mr. Harding for his absence"
} The speaker recognized the veterans
paying tribute to them in eloquent
3 words. He told them of the coming
of Kirby Smith to the little village OF
Cincinnati. Here young Harmon was
a volunteer who agreed to fire the
l village cannon. But Smith did not
come. Harmon said he then joined u
Q local company to defend their homes
u Later he was a member Of n village
n cavalry company. THUS" said the
= governor, 81 feel that / have beer
i connected with every brand of the
. service. But of course. ! can moi
s claim to be a real veteran but
would either have been veteran to-
day or my bones would be rotted OF
a battlefield, had | been old enough
7 The governor told his auditors o
his Texas visit where he heard the
>. famous rebel yell and mingled witt
p confederate veterans. He said tina
4 the rebel veterans told him to bring
= the message back to Ohio that wher
trouble comes again-if II ever do q
. come-they will shoulder arms an
n Join hands with the veterans and mel
!, of the North for the country's cause
:, to fight and to die II necessary.
IL envy the old soldiers, becaus-
many of them have lived to enjoy th'
. fruits of their victory. The union the!
wanted saved-fought for and dice
for-was and is saved. You hav,
- lived to see the union firmly cementeC
together and going ahead and pros
pering."
The governor compared the soldier
of Napoleon to those of the civil war
The former, he said fought TO gratif!
the lust for dominion and power o
their great general But those vet
erans of the civil war left homes
wives, families 90 fight for nativ,
> land. We can and should do then
n honor and express our gratitude IL
l. undying words.
Il am glad to meet the old soldiers
but | am also glad to meet the farm
ers. / have really more claim of be
ing a farmer than soldier. My cam
paigns as soldier We're joke bu
my farming was stern reality. WheI
YOU are a son of poor minister will
a large family you have to hustle"
The governor concluded by sayint
that he would not keep his auditors
Is too long looking at him as he knew
l. they wanted to see other Exhibits o.
the fair" He had in his opening sale
= that he regarded himself one of tn
= exhibits.
'e Much criticism was brought out b!
o the fact that twenty-five cents ad
v mission was charged to the grand
l. stand to hear Harmon. Had it no
a been for this there would have beer
l. several hundred more to hear the gov
e ernor. The claim that politics of {
rather questionable nature was beinl
J. played by fair managers. was freely
made by Democrats. It would have
been possible to have allowed the
crowd to set in the stands and thel
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