Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-16
Governor Gets ROusing Re
ception From Big Crowd
At Marion
LOUDLY APPLAUDED
Especially When Candidate Invites
Questions. Promising Immunity
From Arrest.

F., Marcn. O.. Oct l6.-A rcusing re-
ccption yesterday was given Cover
! n2r Cox. Democratic Presidential can
! tiiGate. az Marion, the home of Sen
, ator Harding. his Republican cppo-
merit. Several thousaid persons cheer
! ed and applauded the Governor. The
Se:.:cr was cut of town on his South
! ern trip.
, The big crowd heard the Governor
from a temporary platform near the
railroad station. Several books from
the front porch which the Governor
! has r:Gicucd for weeks. Thousands
packed around the stand and hundreds
were perched on freight cars and
/ houlsst Automobiles we're parked
thckiy for blocks in cvery direction.
! Arriving at ] o'clock an hour late
! two brass bands escorted the Cover
nor to the platform nearby. 10 which
he walked amid haniShak;ng crowds
and had literally to f:@h: his way
through the cheering throrg. There
were a few cries of 'Hurrah for Hard
;ngi'
Open:mg his address the Governor
told how he had gone through the
cou;i:ry touching elbows with the peo-
pie. learning their problems and per-
r;tting them to ask questions.
: Seeing railroad men in working
c,.;.hes in the crowd. the Governor
paid tribute to "thc boys in ovel.allS'
ard said: I'VE have fouaht ;age;her
the forces of reaction" declaring that
, the same forces of reaction AMI h:g
business were arrayed againS: him.
"Iihcy want the rule of tn" hayone,
and not the golden rule. said the
Governor. reitcrating that he hal n@v-
er '';.hrown Uniform Of a soldier into
an Ohio strike
The Governors League arguments
were loudly app!auded. He repeated
| his charges against ''the Senatorial c.;
garchy," aud G:her arguments for the
! Leaguc, including that OF a 'ccnSpi-
racy Of silence
He declared tha: the League cove
raat ccu!i not he secured IA. any Re
pub ican headquarters in the country.
Like his custom with other audiences
! the Governor invited quest 'orS. mo
man IN my meetings Is going TO he
lcckcd up for asking me questions,
said the Gaverncr, and the crowd gave
a Loud cheer.
! Mere cheers greeted a remark whcn
Scn,- Of the crowd objected 20 inter
ruptiurS Of the questions. and the Gov
c,nor sliG: Let him alone. | dent
care whether Democrats or Rcpuhli-
cans ak qucsticns. I'm n@t making
this fieh: az Democrat, but aS an
American"
Ore of the first questions was abom'
the inequality Of League voting power
! between the United States and Great
| Britain and the Governor gave his cX
planasion that Hitchcock'S reserva-
TORS would have met the situation.
The Governors views on the Irish
question were given and cheered. The
Govcrnor smoke about half hour and
made no personal reference TO his op-
ponert. In closing he rcstated his pcs'
i ticn fer the League with any good re-
seryaticn. He again asked for "S2mc
new faces in the Scra:c" and urged
| the election of the Democratic can.!:-
dates for Senator and also for Con-
grcSs in this d:str;cc. He waS intro
duccd here by Fred +. Gathcry. can
di!ate for Congressman.
AT Delaware. his first morning
step, crowd OF several hundred
heard the Governor from the Court,
house steps. after an automobile par
adc. from which the candidate greet
cd Students drawn up at Ohio Wesley
AN University. ard viewed vegetable
and ether county fair exhibits,
! Although the Governor protested tc
national headquarters against leaving
his rear platform in order to conserve
his strength. arrangements previous
made caused him to go half mile tt
the Delaware rostrum and put h
train half and hour behind schedule
Religious arguments fer the League
were stressed again today by the Gov
ernor.
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