The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-22
GREAT AUTO
PARADE WILL.
Be EAFEATURE
Most Elaborate Arrangements
for Greatest Event of the !
1920 Campaign

Judge z. F. Morgan. RepublicaS~-1n-
didate for governor Of West T1niAs
will be chairman Of the H meet
ing in Wheeling Tuesdac~eVeninY, SeH.
| tember 2S. Announcement to this effec3
was made last evening from Ohio oouh-
ty Republican headquarters. ~
Senator Harding will arrive In Wheei-
ing, September %, direct from Baltt-
more, having declined to make the trip
| by a roundabout route to Pittsburgh
! for IL short speech there. ii. f-tc-54
The appearance of the Republican ma
tional standard bearer here Will oo2hh
! first appearance in any city Of the
| United States for general campeten
/ speech off the front porch" and plans
are nuder way to make his coming the
occasion Of great tri-state Republican
rally. *
Senator Harding speaks hero 1t S:3e
o'clock in the evening, and at O'clock
sharp. q great street demonstration Wfli
be held In his honor This promises to
, be the greatest automobile procession
ever seen in Wheeling, with hundrdS OF
achins from West Virginia, eastern
! Ohio and western Pennsylvania In IL
i procession.
Eastern Ohio STIRRED Up. ~:
County Chairman Robert ]. RAistSe
and Committeeman G. W. Otto returned
last evening from a visit to the county,
committees in eastern Ohio. - +
! At st. Clairsville. W. w. Cowan, chair
man of the Belmont county, Ohio. com.
mittee, promised them that Belmont
county will send at least 500 automo-
biles, loaded with Harding enthusiasts
: TO Wheeling for the Harding celshfa-
| ton. 2 ~
Roy Merriman, chairman in jefferson
county, stated that in addition TO eN1po-
| cial train load Of Republicans, Jeffef101
will send down practically every auto.
mobile owned by Republican. Gusrn.
sey and Harrison counties have also
promised to send big automobile cayal-
cades. -.
West VirViatans Coming.
Brooke, Hancock, Marshall and Wet
sent the assurance that their Repubh-
can hosts will turn out enmAsse to
! greet the presidential nominee: 4.t
: Today Chairman Reister and DR.. Otto
will visit county headauarters in Wash-
, big automobile procession from that
| part Of Pennsylvania, then 80 on TO
! Pittsburgh to invite the big Republic
] can clubs OF that city to participate tn
! the Wheeling demonstration for Sena-.
| tor Harding. -.
Detailed plans for the reception Of
Senator Harding will be taken up q
| tonight's meeting Of the Harding apd
Coolidge club at county iRaPun1tcaA
hsasssasssrs ns%sS and from shs RSae q &. sssss
I Ing. the city Will be I'm NJ witIrl Of prep
/ aration for tho great eSeht.
I4o0 yAro1il II Cfah.
| Dave Dinger. in charge Of direction
Of work at Republican headQuaftefs,
! and Committee Secretary r. T. CreB4p.
( said last night that 1000 Republicans
have already signed tho Harding and,
Coolidge club roster. Many more areT
! expected to sign the roster TO-DAY.
The members Of the Harding ana
Coolidge club who will not ride IN tne.
| auto procession in the Harding Demon
stration will be asked to form tsS
escort, along with the P1ttsbpiSn'
marching clubs, for Senator Harding
on a short march from the Ackore
hotel to the meeting place. ~
\ movement has been started 70 nave
manufacturers and business meoE, ~.
! texested in the election OF 0snAtcr
| Harding put their commercial trucks In
the parade in order to give tneir em.
ployes the opportunity to ride In the
| demonstration. -E, :
Decorations to Remain. .se
Business men whose places he11i
been SO profusely decorated tor II,
Elks convention will be asked TO A.
| low their decorations to remain ~
place for the Harding reception.
J Indicating the Importance OF th9
| Wheeling Harding celebration u IL,
announcement that there Will b. ~.
! cars attached to Sepxtor Hardtnee
train from Baltimore carrying W.
newspaper correspondents Of the COM
try who will cover the Harding 6emo4-
stration and report his Wheeling ~
dress. ~.----