Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-21
WILMINGTON GREETS
GOVERNOR cox ON
HIS VISIT TO CITY
Welcomed by an Enthusiastic
Throng at Pennsylvania Rail
road Station.
THOUSANDS CHEERED AS
PROCESSION PASSED

A mass of humanity greeted Governor
James NJ Cox. Democratic Presidential
nominee. upon his arrival N Wilmington,
shortly after o o'clock this morning, The
special tram on which Governor Cox 's
making his campaign tour WAS switched to
the ",sland" track nj French street station
Members Of the reception committee
boarded the tram and shortly before 10
o'clock Governor Cox appeared on the
rear nlatform of hrs private car Federal,
the car used bv President Wilson and nick
named bv railroad employees as the Good
Iuck" car Upon Governor Cox appear
anCc on the back platform the crowd
burst forth INTO an enthusiastic greeting
Descending from the car, the Democratic
Presidential nominee shook hands with
several Young women employees OF the
railroad company
Together with Judge George Gray,
former United States Senator Willard
Salisbury. United States Senator JOSIAH
q Wolcott and Democratic state hair
man Henry r. Isaacs, the governor passed
toward the stars leading 10 the lower iloor
Of tho railroad station Another packed
mass Of humanity. men women ana even
children. greeted the smiling oh'oan upon
reaching the ground floor oi the station
Police. both railroad and city forces, uni
formed and plain clothes men, cleared the
way for the party 20 reach Judge tray
automobile awaiting the members Of the
prominent party, on French street, snort
distance south of Front street
THOUSANDS CHEER oN THF sTRFFra
At $50 Governor Cox took scat IN
Judge Gray's car Former | ntod states
Senator Willard Salisbury sat ~ tho
center and former Judge Gray took the
right hand side, Governor Cox being AZ
the left United States Senator JOSIAH g
/ Wolco,t and member of Governor Cox $
campaign party took two other seats n
front of the back scat Henry X isaacs,
Democratic State chairman, sat on the
front scat Peter Alhaucsc, the private
/ body guard of Governor Cox, stood on
I the running board
In a moment. with the occupants Of the
! car seated. the procession started WITH
I eight police officers marching alongside
the car. four on each S'dc Governor OK
stood M. responding 70 the shouts q the
crowds. who wished TO secure 2 better
v.ew Of the nominee. Tic acknowledges
the cheering with his head barred and hold
'ng his dark felt hat n his hand Thou
sands lined the sidewalks.
streets was packed an hour before the
arrival Of thc SPECIAL tran. People stood
on trucks. stood up N automob les parked
On both SIDES Of the street, women With
/ children IN Their arms waved thc'r hands
from second and th'rd-story windows
MANY bows managed To reach the SIDE OF
the car and shook hands with the governor
Numerous women. some with children u
Their arms. edged through the crowd and
shook hands with the standard-bcarcrs oi
the Democratic party. nc governor
shook hands with tho police officers who
acted as his escort
Shortly after starting, tho police escort
took the lead Of the parade ard were tol-
lowed bv the band Judge Gray 5 car
with the distinguished visitor, followed
Fmplovcs from factory and store windows
cheered As the parade approached them on
It's course up French street and on Other
streets
AT the plant of Topkis Bros. 2l7
French street the employees packed al
the windows and waved and cheered a'
their greeting was acknowledged by tho
governor The bells o{ the Washington
Fire Co. at THIRD and French greeted tho
parade as II passed up French street
Here Governor Cox again waved his hat a
the fircmen cheered the Democratic lead
er The children Of No. School damned
the windows as the parade neared tha
vicinity and they all Chccred and wave6
at the governor, who smiled as he acknowi
edged the greetings OF the future voters.
The Democratic headquarters, 81.
French street, was IN gala attire IN homo
of the distinguished visitor and hundred
iammed the sidewalk and street III front o
i q nor { ny
car rs he waved his hat to the GROVE
assembled at this place.
PUBLIC BUILDING CROWD CHEERS.
On It's course up French street th
cheering crowds packed both sides OF tn
street with hundreds standing IN tn
- rect in order To catch a glimpse OF tn
distinguished visitor The public Building
windows were packed with people, al
eager to see the Democratic standard
bearer The governor again waved hls ha
10 the crowds on both sides Of the street 4
nc acknowledged the applause from al
directions.
At Tenth street the prade turned wcs
and passed to King where IT moved north
ward TO Eleventh. Thousands oi pcopl
packed the sidewalk in front Of the Publl
building, while every window was lamme,
and every vantage po-nt was occupied
At Eleventh street the governor stood u
again in his car in response TO the cheer
from the windows of the du Pont Building
packed with men, women and childreI
waving their hands, handkerchcfs anC
shrieking 10 the limit of Their voices,
The procession moved westward 81
Eleventh street toward Market, where
turned south on Market Thousands q
Deoplc. men, women and children a
cheered and yelled as the parade came mt
view. The governor again stood up y
his car in response to the Wild cheern
from all directions as cheered alter chec
was given. "Hurrah for Cox!
The windows Of the Ford Building wer
likewise jammed with men and womer
who waved to the Democratic standard
bearer. who nodded to both the right an
left Of the street in order to permit ever
one to see him Workmen dotted tn
windows Of the new Delaware Trust BullC
ing, at Ninth and Market streets Cover
or Cox again waved his hat, in response
the cheers of the workmen, who ha
temporarily suspended work to see II
! visitor
EAGER 10 SEE cox.
, AS the parade passed down Mark,
/ street cries Of There he is on the bacl
, seat" greeted the Democratic nomn'
t from all directions Women, with childre
in their arms, clerks from Market stree
Z stores, women shopping, carrying ba
/ kets and thousands Of men and wome
] from all parts of the city and State chee
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