Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07
Every Town Along Route
Greets President-Elect
of Nation.
NEXT "FlRST LADY" is
GRACIOUS TO THOUSANDS
Gathering Hosts at Stations
Prove Surprise to Distin-
guished Vacationist.
TO SPEAK IN BKowNsvILLE
Shakes Hands With Many Who
Meet His Party at st. -
Louis.
IBy Associated Press.l

|
ON BOARD PRESIDENT ELECT
HARDING's SPECIAL TRAIN ,To
POINT ISABEL, TEN, Nov. G.
Crowds rivaling those of campaign
days turned President Elect Headings
vacation trip into triumphal trip
today as he Travelled southwestward
for an outing on the Texas coast.
At more than dozen cities along
the way in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
his private car was besieged by
cheering men, women and children
clamoring for speech or chance
to shake his hand. In some cases
there were thousands in tho crowd
and even at the smaller towns, where
ND stops were made, the people turned
out in force to wave him their re-
CARDS.
In several places he spoke briefly
| from the rear PLATFORM expressing
gratitude for the welcome and de-
| claring that he meant to be the ypeo-
pies President. forgetful of ths par
tisanship Of the campaign and de-
voted always TO the interests of the
nation as whole. AS in his cam
paisn speeches. he preached doc
trine OF common understanding and
of faithfulness to American institu-
tions and ideals.
Mrs. Harding also waved n greet
Ing to every crowd and at every
stop there were cheers for the next
First Lady of the Land Flowers.
and other gifts were handed up to
her Mt several stops as she leaned OUT
| the windows shaking hands with all.
! OF those within reach.
/ Crowds Are SurrrisinE. 81
Y The nnn1bers bn pnfl,aral o1ori,.
the path of tho special train was q
surprise to those on board. Mr.. Hare
ing's advisers having declined Z,
make public his Itinerary. in orde:.
to give him q Thorough, rest. Tie
news travelled ahead. however, ann
as soon as he saw the first. waysica
gathering. the President-elect him
self insisted that 1t would he uafn,r
to run past waiting crowds without
| word OF greeting.
Mr.. Harding also announced durIug
the day that he had agreed to break
up his twelve days stay at Poiu,
Isabel. Tex. by delivering an ad-
dress in Brownsville. twenty mile.
away. on next Thursday. Armistlca
Day He will speak under theS aus
pieces OF the American Legion. Bot
details OF the arrangements have no.
yet been made.
The President-elect's special train.
which left Marion at 1870 o'clocis
THIS morning. will make a practically
continuous run to it's destination. 4
stop OF half an hour was made to-
night at st, Louis. and Sunday night
there Will be lay-over of equal
iehgth NJ san Antonio, but most or
the way it is the intention TO trayr,
on fast schedule.
| AT ST Louis the greater part Of the
crowd that greeted the President
eiect was held behind the iron gates
leading into the areaway at Union
Station, so Mr.. Harding left his car
ana spoke from stool placed agaius.
the gates. In the course OF his speeoh
he expressed satisfaction at tho r,.
suits OF the election In Missour,.
which went overwhelmingly Penuh.
lean
iEnorea Campaign Issues.
III mono OF his renr-platfor,r
speeches during the day did Mr.. Harn.
ing touch directly On the issues OF
the campaign. but he called several
or his audiences to witness that H.
was preaching the same doctrine now
as when he was candidate for Of.
nee When he referred at Paris: III
TO his campaigning, lady in tho
crowd shouted: TT was a clean cam
paien. and he replied Yes, you're
right; and one for which we ncsa
make no apologies. and after IL ~
Won and majority OF Americans
nave spoken in favor of a well-de-
hneu program for our common couu-
Try, then we cease to be in n rsn.
erai sense Republicans and Demo
Gratis. but we are all Americans Tor
America.
nile 1 have preached the gospe,
OIL party soVernment-that Is. gov
eminent through the sponsorship q.
9arty-t may tell you now, in .ir
rehecticn and sober thought Of the
aftermath, that 1 do not want my
party to be serving to keep itself in
power or to perpetuate the place
holding OF any members. but 1 wan,
my party to serve America for the
American people"
Train Loses Time.
In hts other speeches, he repeated {
the same thought in different Ian
suage. because of the crowds. tho
special train fell behind time. b,r
railroad officials thought a night run
across Missouri would pu. il back on
It's schedule.
George b. Christian. Jr., Mr.. Hart
inE's secretary. was in charge Of thy
train, and the fact that his relations Il
with his chief were being continued
beyond tho end OF the campaign
started a report that ne had been So
lected definitely for secretary 10 .she %
President There was no official epa- }.
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