Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-09
"ALL AMERICANS
Now" DECLARES
SENATOR HARDING

ABOARD HARDING SPECIAL EN-
ROUTE TO POINT ISABEL. Tex,
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. 6.-President-
elect Harding, addressing several
thousand railroad workers in the
freight yards at an impromptu meet
ing here tonight, declared the results
of Tuesdays election proved to him
that the people held "Americanism
above party"
II need not say I am very much
pleased with the way Missouri
voted" he said. In the next breath
he said:
| 1--WE ceased to be Republicans,
Democrats or Socialists. but have be-
come 100 per cent Americans"
Senator Harding told the audience
that all should join in working for
the country's common good.
1--WE must recover from the war"
he said. 1--WE must have popular
government again, but everybody
must help"
Senator Harding's train was delay
ed an hour and a half on it's arrival
here tonight. Speeches made at va
| riouS points en- route caused the de-
lay.
Passing through the yards here
the president-elect saw the railroad
workers gathered in a group to
back to speak to them.
Although he laid great stress on
party government during the cam
paign, Senator Harding made it clear
today he wants to keep his admins
tration from narrow craftsmanship.
On several occasions today when
he spoke from MS car in response to
insistent clamors from the large
crowds that turned out everywhere,
Senator Harding asserted his concep-
ton of the high Office to which he
was elected this week is as broad as
the American people.
EEarding's Secretary
The Republican party. he said at
Paris, Ill, must serve not merely
to keep itself in power Or OF perpet-
uate the job-holding of it's members.
At Charleston, Ill, Senator Harding
our campaigns, we are, after cleo
ton, all alike, citizens of the repub-
lie and interested in the country's
affairs.
Senator Harding travelled through
western Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
He passes through Little Rock, Ark,
early Sunday morning and arrives at
San Antonio at 1880 a. m. Browns
vile, twenty miles from Point Isabel,
is reached at 1920 a. m. Monday.
Aside from his appearance on the
rear platform at dozen stops, Sen
ator Harding spent the day relaxed
in his private car. Talk ran to fish
ing lore, hunting experiences by the
various members of the party and
their golfing ability.
1t was indicated rather definitely
today that George B. Christian, Jr.
Of Marion, will go into the White
House as Senator Harding's private
secretary Senator Harding has
made no announcement on the mat
ter. however. Mr.. Christian has been
his senate secretary several years
and was at his elbow throughout the
campaign. He lives next door TO
Senator Harding in Marion and his
house was converted into campaign
headquarters building this summer.
Mr.. Christian, oddly enough, has been
a Democrat until recently. he was
reading clerk of the Democratic con-
vention in 1915, when woodrow VIII
son was nominated. He is forty-seV-
en- years old and has two sons, Lieu
tenant Warren W., stationed at Camp
Meade, and John F., employed at the
United States shipping board.
Senator Harding announced To-Day
at Brownsville, November IL, under
the auspices of the American Legion.
Stops were made today by the
Harding special at Union City, Ohio;
Anderson, Muncie, indianapolis and
st. Marys-in- the Ind; Paris.
ILL.,; charleston, III. hdnSdSs AAA.'
NATION and Shelbyville, Ill.
Nearly Misses Train
President-elect Harding was near
ly left behind when his speclaI
train started up at Bellefon-
tame, Ohio. today while the senator
was weaving through a dense crowd
of people on the station platform
shaking hands.
The train started out without an
advance warning. Mrs. Harding, who
was standing on the rear platform,
saw her husband would he unable
to get through the dense crowd in
time to swing aboard. She called the
train conductor to stop. By that
time the train was picking up speed
rapidly. Emergency signals brought
the train to a stop. Crowds turned
out at nearly every station along the
route travelled by the special
Both Senator and Mrs. Harding
appeared glad to get away from
serious affairs. They came down
the station platform in Marion like
two honeymooners.
Several hundred personal friends
an dneighhors were at the station to
see them off. Senator and Mrs.
Harding shook hands with virtually
every one there.
Mrs. Harding wore a dark purple
travelling dress and a dark wrap.
She wore q single rose.
The Hardings are travelling In the
private car Superb, which they have
used during most Of their campaign
trips. Ahead of the Superb is the
Berwick, the private car of Edward
v. Mclean, Washington publisher.