The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-28

ton and arrived here at 9:2Ip depart
Ing at 9:S7, or nearly 80 minutes be-
fore 1t was scheduled to arrive in
this city. host OF local people who
had planned to have q look at the
Republican nominee for president
and TO hear him make a brief ad-
dress at the Baltimore and Ohio
station suffered keen disappoint-
ment for as they made their
way to the station they were in
formed that the special was in ano
gone.
But even though this deplorablo
break in the schedule running time
Of the HarGIng special occurred, a
crowd OF about $500 persons VINO
had arrived at the station far IN ad-
vance of the time for the train to
arrive, greeted the Republican lead
or and heard him denver q vIIeT but
impressive address from the plat
form Of the rear Pullman Of the
train. -'.41 albSGs9
Just a minute or two before 9:3G
whistle was heard and the crowd
at the station looking up the track
east toward Grafton, saw an engine
and three Pullmans coming down
the tracks. At once It was known
that the Harding special was pull
ing in, way ahead OF time. and there
was a scramble to get points Of vau:
taEe on the platform, the bridge ana
the walls along the tracks at the b.
& o. station.
The train came to a stop west OF
the foot bridge over the tracks at
the station, and a moment later
Senator Warren G. Harding steppeo
out on the rear platform OF the
train. He was greeted with great
APPLAUSE. On the platfrom with sen
aor Harding were Virgtl L. htgh-
land, OF Clarksburg, National Com
mitteeman, who had come from Bal
Harding rally in that city last
InfRft: Senators Howard Sutherland
and Davis BIkins, State Chairman
White, Congressman George w.
Bowers, Hon. r.. A. Pollock, OF this
city, who served IN the Ohio state
ltefsIature with Senator Harding.
Mrs. Pollock and several newspaper
men.
The nominee stepped down from
the train to the station platform
and for a minute or two held an In
formal reception, shaking hands
with many local citizens. He then
stepped back up on tfhe train, and
waVfng his hand to the crowd said
Good morning to you"
Hon. r. A. Pollock then introduc-
ed Senator Harding to the people
as "our next president" and hhe
crowd again broke into applause.
America First was the keynote OF
the brief address of Senator Hard
ing and the return of government TO
n sane and safe policy and for CO.
operation IN meeting conditions
thrust upon the nation as an out
growth OF the great world war.
Paying a tribute to the natural
resources of FNailmont and the spirit
OF industrial progress shown mere,
BIT declared that unless proper en-
couragement was given to the de-
velopment OF our natural resources
they would count for little.
Without any direct reference to
the tariff, Senator Harding declared
for q policy of American markets
for America and American products
first. He stated theer were but two
ways of disposing OF American pro
duce-through commerce with Gne
other nations and through domestic
consumption. He also declared that
the bankrup nations of Europ would
endeayor to sell their goods to the
United States, solvent nation.
Suddenly, as the crowd were u.s.
teninG with profound attention TO
what Senator Harding was saying,
q blast of the whistle and the cry
OF "AIl Aboard" from the brakeman
gave warning that Harding's 1920
visit in Fairmont was at an end.
AS the train started to move sen,
ator Harding exclaimed, why did
they call all aboard? could nave
talked longer" and he waved
farewell to the crowd as they gave
him ringing cheer.
Joined the Harding special ut Graz
ton and did not go to wheeling, but
got off the train at Fnirmont, while
Virgil Highland and the other West
VlrginIans In the party continued
the trip to Wheeling. Senator Hard
ing was booked for three and four
minute speeches along the line at
various points between here and
wheeling. There will be big
meeting at the Auditorium at
Wheeling tonight where Senator
Harding will make IN address. He
"a scheduled for an address In Ash.
land, Kentucky, tomorrow morning
and will then return to Marion.
Aa the people were coming up
Madison street from the depot after
the special had departed, they en-
counterd hundreds Of citizens max
ing their way to the station. ano
when they were told that Harding
had come and gone they were dumb
There is no explanation for the
change In the schedule OF the train,
except that the original program
was switched by the railroad au'
thorities, Harding's special was to
which Is net duo here until 9:42,
and tho special WIS not expected
sooner than 10 o'clock. Regular No.
9 was running 15 minutes late this
morning, so that IT. was expected
that HRrding's train would not ar
rive before 1876
Hon. r. A. Pollock and Mrs. Pol.
lock, who went to Grafton TO meet
the special, nearly missed II at Grat
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