Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-03
WILSON CHEERED BY
MANY RAILROAD MEN
ON NEW YORK VISIT
Presidents Speech in Madison
Square Garden Tonight viii
Mark Close of Busy Day in
That City
nv Associated Press. }

NEW YORK, Nov 2.-President Will
son arrived here this. morning from
his campaign trip upstate. He was TAX
en- by automobile across town to the
East river and went aboard the govern
ment yacht Mayflower.
When the president reached the Grand
Central station to spend his only day
of campaigning in New York City, with
four speeches on his program for the
afternoon and evening, he was cheered
by large group of railroad men, some
of them carrying American flags.
He was met at the station by Colonel
Edward NJ. House and Chairman Nc
Cormick. With him they motored to
the New York Yacht club pier and
boarded the Mayflower for political
conference.
Mr.. Wilson was accompanied here by
Mrs. Wilson. Miss Margaret Wilson, his
daughter; Miss Helen Woodrow Bones,
his cousin: John R Wilson, of Balti-
more, his brother; Secretary Tumulty,
and DIR. c. T. Grayson.
While the president, Mr.. House and
Mr.. Mccormick were on the Mayflower,
Mrs. Wilson and the other women In the
party went for a short shopping tour.
The president found It would be inn
possible for him to carry out the pro-
gram set for him and decided not to
attend the Sixty-ninth regiment bazaar
in the afternoon. Mrs. Wilson, however,
arranged to visit it and a committee of
women from the bazaar planned to meet
her at hotel after her husband had
addressed the luncheon of the Wilson
Business Mems league.
TO VISIT HEADQUARTERS.
The president, instead of going to
the bazaar, 1t was announced, would
visit Democratic national headquarters
here. He desired personally to meet the
staff working for his reelection and
to see the machinery of the headquar-
ters in operation. After visiting head
quarters he arranged to return TO the
Mayflower to work on his night speech.
Officials In the presidents party said
no announcement was ready in connec-
ton with the sinking of the Marina.
The Democratic candidate will make
several speeches, the principal one at
Madison Square Garden tonight. Fol
lowing the address at the garden the
president will speak at Cooper Union
and possible address an overflow meet
ing in Cooper square.
In connection with the Madison
Square Garden rally Democratic organi-
cations have arranged for several great
parades, a feature of which will be the
appearance of a large number of boys
not yet of voting age accompanying each
district organization.
The parades will be under the direc-
ton of the Wilson and Marshall clubs
which announce that more than 10000
men will be in line.
The luncheon of the Wilson Business
mems league is of a national character
with representatives from many states.
The speakers include David F. Houston,
secretary of agriculture, and Charles r.
Crane, president of the league, who pre-
sides. Those who will occupy seats st
the presidents table are Governor James
+. Fielder, of New Jersey; former Gov
errors David /. Walsh and W. l.. Doug
lass, of Massachusetts,; former Governor
Emmett O'Neal, of Alabama; Mayor
Mitchell, of New York; Cleveland IL
Dodge, Colonel z. NJ. House, w. L.
Saunders, and Jacob Schiff There VIII
also be delegations of business men
from various sections of the country
1t is announced that the president IN
his speech will deal with the policies CT
his administration having a direct bear
ing upon the business interests of the
country.
/ William Church Osborn will preside
at the meeting at Madison Square Gar
den. The only other speaker will be
Martin H. Glynn, former governor OF
| New York