The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-26

Nominee Greets Many Here
When Train Stops-Crowd
of 300 Out To See Demo
cratic Leader.
SAYS HE'LL MAKE GOOD

Governor James NJ. Cox, Democratic
presidential candidate. stopped in
Richmond Thursday morning enroute
to Pittsburgh, and spent 80 minutes
shaking hands with the "boys"-from
srimy railroad shops, factories, pass
ing automobiles and county Demo
cratic headquarters.
Il want to come to Richmond" Gov
ernor Cox told Henry Farwig, treasur.
er of Wayne County Democratic
committee, 'and l will come back
here. OF course my time is at the
disposal Of the Democratic national
committee, but I think there is no
question but what they can arrange for
| me to be here
The Governor asked Mr.. Farwig
how many people the Coliseum would
/ hold. Upon being told that 1000
reople could be squeezed in the build
ing the nominee said, That's fine,
I'll be here"
Says He'll Make Good Tonight.
| Il am going to make good on my dis
closure of Republican corruption in my
Pittsburg speech tonight" the nominee
assured members OF the county COM
mittee who visited him in his private
car.
| The governor was working on his
Pittsburgh speech when Samuel l..
| Trabue, secretary Of the Democratic
central committee and Henry Farwig,
treasurer of the Wayne county COM
nlittee, invaded his headquarters on
the train.
The local men told the nominee that
a crowd had gathered around the train
and asked him if he would come out
| and shake hands with the boys"
| "Sure 7 want 500 them Gov
said and he stopped his dictation and
stepped to the platform.
Greeted With Hearty Cheers.
The nominee was greeted with
cheers when he appeared on the rear
platform and he responded with a
characteristic Cox smile and wave of
the hand.
"Ya can't beat i'm" yelled an engi-
neer from the cab of a passing Pennsy
train and the crowd burst into more
applause while the candidate rewarded
the grimy railroad pilot, with salute.
| The governor did not make any
speech. but he shook hands with every
one of the crowd of between 900 and
400 people who had arrived for the
iimpromptu reception.
Railroad men in their workin,
clothes hesitated at first to approach
the presidential candidate, but the
candidate showed great interest in
asking the men if they were getting G
along all right and if they were sat
isfied.
Counts Hamilton Votes.
A local railroader, formerly from
, Hamilton, drew a smile from Cox
: when he informed the nominee, Hard
ing won't get 100 votes in Hamilton.
1t was not known that Cox would he
here until few minutes before his
train arrived. An official of the Penn
: sylvania telephoned the Democratic
5 headquarters this morning that Cox
, would pass through in a few minutes
: Local officials reached as many local
: workers as possible by telephone
r Cox's train was due at 500 but did
not arrive until $40.
t An informal reception committee
: consisting of Samuel L. Trabue, of the
e state committee, Joel Moore, Wayne
= county chairman, Frank McFail, vice
= chairman, Henry Farwig, treasurer
Z Ruth James. Wayne county woman
chairman, Mike Kelly, William B. Dye
j Dr. Joseph Clawson and Jesse Stevens
n of Liberty and Joseph Brindley, greet
!, ed Governor Cox.
D Says He's Well Pleased.
: The nominee told the local men thai
g he was well pleased with the enthu3
iastic reception which has been giver
him at Princeton, South Bend, ant
other Indiana cities. He showed keer
|. interest in the situation in Indiana
Z and asked if everything was goins
Il along all right
l. The Cox train left shortly after
l. nine a. NJ for Pittsburg, where til,
(: nominee is to deliver his addrcs:
e Thursday night
ENROUTE WITH GOV. cox. Aug
r 26.-Gov. Cox today was travelling
r toward Pittsburg to deliver an addres;
there tonight in which he promises II
q disclose ample evidence proving hi
s charges of a Republican corruption
= fund" exceeding S15,000,000.
It No speeches were scheduled by tn
Democratic presidential candidat
& while enroute today to Pittsburg from
: Evansville, Ind, where he made thre,
!. addresses yesterday, reiterating an,
< amplifying his campaign fund charge
.. and declaring he had 1.-The goods. t.
convict every mothers SON. of tn
Republican leaders.
a Prepared Address on Train.
~ On his special car today the gov
-, ernor prepared tonight's address fror
% his breast pocket collection of papers
- said to contain convincing proof of hi
charges.
~ The governor was due at Pittsbur
:. at G: so O'Clock this evening and, afte
=, his address, set for about $3.50 p. m
!, - he was to leave at midnight for Ne'
. Haven, Conn where he will attend
=, shore dinner tomorrow afternoon an
:. make another evening address.
The governors route today too
ie him through, Indianapolis, Richmont
u Dayton, his home, and Columbus, th
ia Ohio capital, where additional friend
were to join the train. To accomm,
:, date the enlarging party Of the cand
u date, a second private compartmeI
car was added to the train.