The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-07
Immense Crowds Greet
Next Chief on His
Way to Texas.
MAKES SEVERAL TALKS
Says Partisanship w o n
Election; Will Be Ended
for Americas Sake.
AMERICA COMES FIRST
Informs Crowds His Topics
Now Are Same as Talks
During Compaign.
COMES FIRST

ON BOARD EsfDENT. .F,T. .ECr
HARDING's SPECIAL TRAIN. Nov.
G 6--Crowds rivniling those Of cam
raign days. turned President Elect
IIarding's vacation trip into n trium-
phal tour today ns he travelled south
and west for an outing on the Texas
coast.
Wants to ne Peoples President.
At more than n dozen cities along
the way I'm Ohio. Indiana and MI
nois his private car was beseiRed
by cheering mon. women and chill
drcn clamoring for n spcech or n
chance to shake his hand. In some
cases there were thousands in the
crowd and even nc the smaller towns
where no Btops were made. the pco-
pie turned out In force to wave him
their regnrds In several places
he spoke briefly from the rear plat
form Of his car, expressing his grati-
tudc for tho welcome accorded him.
and declaring that he meant TO be
the peoples president. forgetfui ~
the nartisnnsh.p Of the campaign
and devoted always to the interests
OF tho nation ns whole. An In his
campaign speeches. he preached n
doctrine Of common understanding
and of faithfulncm 10 American In
stitutiona and ideals.
Mrs. Harding also wnved greet
ing 20 every crowd and at every
stop there were cheers for the next
first lady OF the land. Flowers and
other gifts we're handed up to her
mt several stops an she leaned over
the platform rail Shaking hands with
all 81 those within reach.
Objects OF Passing Curious.
| haF tgh
the path OF tho special train was
surprise to those on board. Mr..
lHarding's advisers having declined
1 To make public his itinerary and ar
rangemcnts to avoid local stops In
order to give him n thorough rest.
The news Travelled ahead. however.
| and az aoon as he saw the first way
side gatherings the presidents elect
himself insisted that II would be un-
| fair 20 run past waiting crowds with
out word Of greeting.
MIR. Harding also announced dur
ing the day that he had agreed To
break IN his IL days stay Mt Point
Isabel Texas, by delivering an ad-
dress in Browsville, 20 miles away.
on next Thursday. Armistice day.
ITO will speak under the auspices Of
the American Legion. but detailed
| arrangements have not yet been
made.
Only Two IInif-Uour Stops.
The president elects special train
which let Marion at 1870 this morn
ing. Will make a practically continu-
ous run 20 it's destination. A stop
Of half hour was made tonight mt
st. Louis and tomorrow night there
will he a layover Of equal length Mt
San Antonio but most OF the way II
In the intention 20 travel on a East
/ schedule.
At St Louis the greater part Of
the crowd that greeted tho presi-
don't elect was held back behind the
iron gates leading into the areaway
nj Union station. 30 that Mr.. Hard
| ing left his car and spoke from
stool placed against the gates In
/ the course of his speech ha ex-
pressed satisfaction at tho result II
the election In Missouri. which went
ovorwhclminRly republican.
In none OF his rear platform
srrnches during the day did Mr..
Harding touch directly on the issues
~ the campaign. but he called SOW
oral Of HIS audiences to witness that
ne was preaching the same doctrines
now as when he was candidate for
election.
America Only From Now On.
When nc referred, at Parts. M,
to his campaigning, a lady in tho
crowd shouted: ''It was clean
campaign" and he replied: "Yos.
| YOU are right, and one for which we
need make no apology and after II ~
won and the majority OF Americans
have spoken in favor Of well defined
program for our common country.
then we cease To he I'm gem
eral sense republicans and demo-
Gratis. hut we are all Americans, and
for America"
while have preached the gospel
of marty government that Is govern
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