Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-09-09
Distinguished Citizen Re-
ceives Plaudits Of Thou
sands on Arrival and at
Gibson Park.
Reception Committee
Scarcely Able to Make
Way From Special to
Waiting Automobiles.

When Governor James NJ. Cox,
at 1850 Wednesday evening,
emerged from the door of his
car at the Great Northern sta
tion the darkness had so settled
that he was not Immediately
recognized except by the portion
of the crowd nearest his coach.
But with the first patter of applause
in that vicinity the throng that packed
the station platform-and a goodly por-
tion of the street-reaiized that the dis
tinguished visitor was in sight roar of
applause went up that must have i'm
pressed the governor with the sincerity
of his welcome to Great Falls.
The governor was met at the foot Of
the car steps by the reception commit
tee and after the formal greetings were
over was escorted to his automobile
| through lane made by the police in the
crowd. Slow progress was made due to
the hands reached out 10 Mr. Cox from
the crowd by people who desired to ex-
tend to him personal greeting. Eight
official cars, decorated with flags in COM
phment TO Governor Cox were waiting
for the party and the candidate
Governor =. y Stewart and two secret
service men were taken TO the machine
nearest the train by Dan Tracy. chair
man Of the Democratic county central
committee. Bruce Kremer vice chair
man of the national Democratic com
mittee; Mayor Louis Newman and H. B.
Mitchell and William Cockrill, who with
Governor Stewart met the Cox train at
Wolf Point Wednesday morning. occupied
the next two cars. and then came a squad
| M ND ha
ton committee.
Reception Called Off.
Owing to the delay of the special the
reception scheduled for the Park hotel
prior to the speaking was called off and
park without stop. Between the candi-
dates machine and the balance of the
parade the Black Eagle band marched.
and on either side of the procession of
machines throng Of pedestrians accom-
panied the party to the speaking stand.
The parade followed Central avenue from
the station to Second street. thence
north on Second to First avenue north.
thence on Park drive to the amphi-
theatre.
Perhaps 1J minutes were required for
the machines to reach the park and some
idea of the size of the crowd may be
gained from the fact that in addition 10
the thousands who had gone ahead there
appeared to be q solid mass of hurryiug
humanity the entire distance The
darkness made it difficult to keep track
of Governor Cox,s car at all times, but
frequently someone would shout greet
ing and then would follow wave of ap-
plause extending even ahead of the
parade.
Through policing arrangements made
hafnrp fhn arrival of Tho SnpPfgl there
was perfect order at the park: no CON
fusion. no delays. The road through the
park was closed east of the speaking
stand the cars turning to the left at
Fourth avenue and passing TO the rear
Of the rostrum. When the party drew
up the crowd had overflowed into this
roadway. but lines were kept clear by
the police.
The special pulled into the station 90
minutes late and during the wait the
crowd was entertained by the Black
Eagle band; An airplane' piloted by
Lieutenant Ferber. had gone out TO meet
the train and while it was still light
enough to see. the ship came in from the
east. ascended to a great height over
the river and did few flipflopes spirals
and spins by way Of announcing the ap-
proach of the train, and then sailed over
to the west side landing field and alight-
ed
Before the train finally pulled in the
crowd had overrun the tracks and rigid
application of police rules became neces-
sary The congestion on the platform
made the reception planned rather diff
ficult of execution, but by forcing the
more eager ones back and opening
space in the rear of Governor Cox's car
it was possible to carry out the program
with good attention to detail.