The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-03
Old Fashioned Democratic Rallies Held in New York,
 Winding Up Campaign
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
 IS SHOWN BY PEOPLE
During One of Four Speeches Audi ence Cheers for 30 Minutes-Just One Other Platform Appear
 ance Before Election

l New York, November 2.-With two l Wilson closed his campaign for re- election except for speech he will de- l liver to New Jersey friends and neigh bors at Shadow Lawn Saturday after noon. From the time he arrived in the city this morning he was greeted by cheering crowds wherever he appeared. In four speeches here, three tonight and one at the business mems luncheon in the afternoon, he reiterated his con ception of the great issues which con- front the United States. He appealed for principles of progress which would help the obscure" men and women of the land, arraigned the Wall street interests" which he said seek to dom mate, and pleaded for equal rights for all men.
 | The Presidents coming gave the democrats their first opportunity of the campaign in this city for old fashioned political leeway on large scale. Two hours and half before MT. Will son was due to arrive at the historic garden police reserves were striving vainly to hold back a surging throng striving for places of vantage which would make entrace easy after the doors were thrown open. Holders of re- served seat tickets strove vainly to reach the entrace.
 Seating capacity of the garden has been increased to 15,000 but it seemed after the doors were closed and the last inch of room occupied that the size of the throng outside had not been perceptibly diminished. In the crush
 about the doors many women fainted. Similar scenes were enacted at Coop CT Union.
 1 At this meeting special invitation
 had been made for young men not of voting age, who had marched in the
 parade with delegations from Tammany
 and other democratic organizations August Thomas presided at the Mad iison Square Garden meeting. The first speaker was Samuel Seabury, candi- | date for governor of New York. He was followed by William F. McCombs candidate for United States senator and former Gov. Martin H. Glynn All of them commended the policies of Mr. Wilson which had Drought peace and prosperity"
 The Mexican members of the Mexican American joint committee, accompanied by their wives, occupied seats on the platform.
 CHEERED THIRTY MINUTES When MT. Wilson was recognized as ne | appeared on the platform the crowd rose and cheered steadily for 90 minutes Small American flags fluttered from thou 1 sands of waving hands. In the intervals When the din slackened patriotic airs were sung.
 'It would be impossible to say any thing worthy of the welcome you have given me- began the President. T real ize that we stand at one of the most se- rious turning points in the history of the United States and of the world" This campaign has disclosed some lines of division in the United States. Here and there it has shown men aligned against each other. This will be ominous for the future unless it is checked A band outside playing "The Red
 l White and Blue interrupted the Presi-
 dent. T can't compete with the Red White and Blue he said pausing
 Someone in the crowd shouted:
 We trust you. Mir President and the
 cheering started again.
 1 The President said the campaign in 1 tContinucd on Page Twelvep