Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
10000 Greet Eisenhower
On His Visit To
Wilmington
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Ei'Jlmates ranged from $4,000 to
10000 but police figured, as best
they could, that including those
who crowded the route up Market
street some $4,000 to $4,000 saw the
General.
Republican estimates were high
er than those Of the Democrats,
naturally, but Frank V. dupont.
Republican National Committee
man, pointed out that the crowd
was clOse-packed and added "YOu
can put every person in the world
on the Isle of Man"
For Mr.. dupont, for Clair J. Kill
loran, the state chairman, and for
the candidates, state and county
wide, it was day to remember.
1t wasn't so much what the General
said as il was the lift the size of
the audience gave to their cam
paign.
II wasn't even the applause and
the noW-and-then laughs that the
General inspired. Nor was it the
chant, "WeV Like Ike that well
coined him into the square.
What pleased all hands who had
worked for this moment was the
interest. AS early as $3.50 a. m. the
1act that a recOrd-making crowd
would be there was evident. Groups
OF school students, with homemade
banners, took their places behind
the temporary police lines.
Employees from adjacent office
buildings began to swell the crowd.
Political figures who have heard
many a talk in Rodney Square took
their positions. The ushering unit,
most Of its members recruited from
the Active Young Republican, Inc,
began to walk faster as if in an
ticipation of the break through the
lines that was bound to come.
A scared car sped through King
street. On the neWly-sOwn green
OF the square the lines were deep
ening. Faces began to appear at
the windows of the surrounding
buildings-the dupont Building, the
Delaware Trust Building, the North
American, Continental American
Public and Odd Fellows Buildings
A balloon, escaping the grasp OF
an excited child, climbed. A few
small boys found a perch on the
limbs Of & tree on the north side
OF the square. Frank Denney, keep
ing the crowd informed, announced
that the Generals special train was
seven minutes early and that he
was on his way.
An AFL Negro band played Hold
That Tiger" and followed with
Sweet Georgia Brown" Indicating
apparently, that the General would
keep both Tammany and the South.
ern vote in line.
Quietly, the audience began tc
fill the square. Observers found
that except for a spot or two it was
jammed and the people who haC
come to see Eisenhower were flow.
ing back toward King street anC
were straining against the lines
that had been thrown toward the
Public Building.
On a roof of the Corporation
Trust Building some 20 persons
could be discerned watching
through a narrow vista. Atop the
DUPONT Building guards were on
duty. Another balloon went sky.
ward
MOtOrcade Approaches
Then il was announced that tn,
Eisenhower motOrcade was on it.
way up Market street and the sc
Like Ike" chant was rehearsed
The warming sun moved another
few feet, bringing all of the square
except that part east of King stree
into focus. People who had beer
sitting down stood up. Usher
stepped up their patrols. And thu
first car of the motOTcade, a small
truck with advance press aides
hurried into the reserved space.
A few minutes before 1O:3O a. m
the General rode in, in a conver
tible driven by Police Inspector
Edwin S. Rich, Sitting on top o
the car with him was U. S. Senato
John :. Williams (seeking re-elec
tom. The combination was hart
to beat as far as the crowd wa
concerned and the cheering wa
deep and hearty
In his quick fashion General Els
enhOwer left his car and mounte,
the platform. Following him wer
a score of Delaware's Republican
leaders who took their seats as MI
Killoran introduced the candidate
Praises Williams
/ The General opened with hi
thanks fOI the welcome and hi
pleasure at being in Wilmington
He moved on to praise Senator Will
liams for exposing the "dishones
ty'' Of the present national admin
istration,
He spoke of The great miracle
of production that come out O
your industry" and he drew laug
when he said, q expected to com
here and see every building mad
of plastic"
Then the General said:
This group Republicans il
/ Congress and in the executive de
partments will be the finest me,
and women we can find, men AM
women who are incOrruptible
who can attack corruption on tn
preventative side, before it hap
pens.
"The sole measure applied to an
proposal will be whether it is goo
for tho TInitod Ctofac Of A,,,ov;oc
not Just for any one group.
"They will be frugal with you
money.
I'VE will pursue intelligent mea
sures to develop peace in the world
For as nothing else we nee
peace"
Speaks With Few Notes
The General spoke from only
note or Two. leaning over the TEN