New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Crowds That Cheer Him
on Vacation Trip Told
Tie Hopes Not To Be
"A Partisan President
ants His Partv
To Serve America
Deprecates Policies That
Make Office Adjunct
of Patronage System
From a Stag Correspondent


81. LOUIS, Nov. 6 con Board the
Presidcnt-elect's Special Train Bound
}or Point Isabel, Tex - Besicged in
his private car by cheering crowds at
every halt in the journey from Marion
across Chic, Indiana and Illinois to-
day, Senator Warren G. Harding quick
ly discovered that there is small diff
ference between campaign speaking
tour and President-elect's vacation.
"Spcech!" demanded the throncs that
came to cheer him, and, after some
hesitation, the Senator gave in. None
of his talks were long, but he did let
these admring folk hear the sound of
his voice, and that satisfied them. Real
izing that Texas is going to be even
more yocifcrous in it's demands to hear
and see him, the President-elect agreed
to-day . to make one more elaborate
speech in the Lone Star State. He will
deliver it on Armistice Day in Browns
vile, which is about twenty-five miles
from Point Isabel, thereby dsappoint-
ing every other Texas community.
Waco Citizens Disappointed
Waco, where tho Cotton Palace is
row the mecca Of cotton growers from
ali parts of Dixie, made the most
heart-rending appeals for Senator Har-
torium, which seats 1900 people, but
it is too far from Point Isabel The
brownsville speech will be under the
auspices of the American IcriOn most
there.
In several speeches which the SEN
ator made from the rear platform of
his car he declared he meant to be the
peoples President, disregarding the
partisanship of the campaign and de-
voting himself constantly to the inter
ests OF the nation as a whole.
There was one speech to-day that
vas delivered to please school girl,
Miss Josephine schroetar, a student at
lie convent at St. Mary Sin the w oods,
n Indiana, near Terre Haute Miss
Schroeder is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Schroeder, who live in
Marion and are old friends of the Har-
dlngs.
Senator and Mrs. Harding called
on the Schroeters Friday night and
Mrs. Schroeder read a letter from
Josephine, filled with girlsh enthusi-
aem over the result Of the election
and expressing the hope that the Pres
ldent elects train would stop at s..
Mary's on the trip to Texas.
The special train did halt at St.
Marys to-day. There is nothing there
but the convent. All the nuns in black,
with white starched headdresses, were
lined up at the station. The girl
pupils, about 200, were grouped on
both sides OF the railroad tracks. In
the background was the convent. Some
Of the girls were mounted on saddle
horses.
Miss Josephine Proud Girl
Apparently the best any of them cx-
pected was an opportunity to wave at
the Senator as his train passed, and
they were utterly amazed when it
stopped and delighted when Senator
Harding began to speak AS for Miss
Josephine it is unlikely that her pride
Ii the kiss Mrs. Harding gave her will
ever subside.
~ wish could shake hands with all
of you said Mr.. Harding at is fine
to see you. 1t is very hcartening ana
sweet to have your cordial greetings
want to thank you for both Mrs.
Harding and myself and friends that
you have come down to greet US while
passing through on our vacation way.
hope | can have the pleasure some
time after ] have assumed responsi-
bility of seeing you again. This is
your country and you are going to be
voters some day. You arc growing inro
the assumption of responsibility of
citizenship, and how fine it is that in
your great work of education you are
preparing for your responsibility. [
wish you the best in the world"
AS the train bepaO 10 ,novo +lo
young girls. in place of the usual
rah rah, rah. that might have been
expected, called out Thank YOU" and
Mrs. Harding blew them kisses from
her white gloved hand and the Senator
waved his cap.
Paris, Ill.,. turned out in force to
greet the Harding special. Freight
cars parked on sidings there we're
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