Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-27
HARDING GREETED
AT STATE CAPITOL
Enthusiastic Reception for Nom-
Inee During Brief Stop
in Harrisburg
ON WAY TO BALTIMORE

Ecee,af Dtspn,ch to Evening Public Ledger
Harrisburg. Sept. 2T.---Scnator Hard
Ing dropped in unexpectedly at the state
CAPITOL today and was given an en-
tbusiastic demonstration by hundreds
NJ state employees. He was on his way
In baltimore and had a brief stop
over here. >,
lieutenant Governor Edward r.
Beidlemau learned that the nominee
was ut the depot and took him in tow.
Escorted by the lieutenant governor
and one policeman in uniform, senator
Harding walked from the station to the
Capitol. His appearance was soon
learned Of BY Capitol employees. who
crowded to the front of the main en-
trance. A brief reception was held
while the nominee shook hands.
Auditor General Snyder, state Treas
urer Kephart. DR.. Edward Martin
state health commissioner; Cyrus r..
Reed, secretary of the commonwealth :
James +. Woodward, secretary ot IN =
ternal affairs. and Major Lynn u.
Adams. of the state police, were some
of the officials who greeted the nominee.
After leaving the 'biH senator
Harding addressed tho state chamber OF
Commerce. He said he desired America
10 be righteous in business dealings and
asked business men Of the nation t.
help make the government ethcicnt.
ON Board Harding Special Train. sept
oT.-(By 4. P.) -- Senator HardinI
made his first speech of the day on nj
iourneyto Baltimore. at Altoona, where
he told railroad employees that the Gum
Minis Esch railway law Is 1.-THE oeS
niece Of legislation for the railwa!
workers ever placed on the STATUTE
books" ,.
He also told the crowd that the lovet
PENNSYLVANIA because it was a stauncl
Republican state. but added that whcl
the Republican party made mistakes tn
people should correct it.
"It has been reassuring, he con
tinued. "to know that if we of on
party have been unmindful, you hav
turned to another party to correc
things. | am glad you did it, becaus
when one party has failed You shoul
turn to another to put your wishes int
execution. have strong notion W
are going to do something of that KIN
very soon" -.
Two thousand persons, includin
meny women. heard the speech. Th
Senator was obliged to appear withou
collar or necktie, owing to the fact tina
he was not called early enough.
Later the nominee made a short tai
at Lewistown, Pa, and greeted sti
another crowd at Harrisburg where hi
train stopped for more than an houi
and he visited the Capitol.
As the train passed through Pitts
burgh during the night a switch engtn
sideswiped one of the cars occupied b
newspaper men and jolted the Senator
private car. Ideal" which was drectl
behind. The vestibule windows of tn
I newspaper car were shattered. y
one was injured.
The special was running slowly whe
the impact occurred and few of those {
board were awakened. Train offCia
said the engineer of the switch engil
had misunderstood the signals. RI
pairs were made to the Senator's Ct
at Harrisburg.
In his Lewistown speech, the non
inee expressed confidence that the RI
publican party would be put into pOw'
at the November election. and told Il
crowd that it would consider the GOV
ernment as your own and not loo
at il from distance or regard it
something apart from their daily live