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Show GREAT THRONGS I GREET HARDING 1 AS HE TRAVELS ' I Members of Party Surprised at Number Clamoring to See Notable PRESIDENT ELECT TO ; I SPEAK ARMISTICE DAY i I Successful Candidate Declares He Will Strive to Be Peo- pies' Executive , FH u Board President -Elect Harding's I Bal Spei lil Train. Nov. 6. Crowds rival- I ling those of campaign days turned jH I President-elect Harding's vacation trip I j into a triumphal tour today as he southwest. ward an outing il on the Texas coast. f- M At morn than a dozen cities along jf ; the way in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois 1 his private car was besieged by cheer- ing men. women and children clamor- L-B Ing for a speech or a chance to shake . M i hands. In some cases there v. ere thousands In the crowd and even at H ; the smaller towns wnere no stops were I j I made the people turned out in force 1 to wave him their regards. H PEOP1 l ,S PRI SIDNT In seve.-al plaers he spoke briefly :H from the rear platform of his car, c-x- BBBBsss! ; pressing his gratitude for the welcomo fl irded him and declaring that He H the people's presided! fl , forgetful of tho partisanship of the campaign and devoted always to Dm (l ! Interests of the nation as a whole. As ll in his campaign speeches he preached la doctrine of common understanding IbIsbbbbbI and nf f.uthf ulnrs.s to American in- iM and ideals. Harding J.-o e.j a greeting ( to every crowd and at every stop there beers for the n.-xt first lady of mj md. Flowers and other gifts were handed up to her at several stops at she leaned out the window shaking ! hards with all of those within reach. H i' '.K TI si RPRISED ! I The number who gathered along the VJJJJ I patli of the special train was a sur- I ffl to on board, Mr f,.iding' ; I advisers hav ing declined to make pub- ' H He his itinerary and also having ar- "''''J ranged to avoid local stops In order lo l give him thorough rest. The news II traveled ahead, howevr.-. ffl as he saw the first wayside gather- J ; od that It would be unfair to run past ftfl waiting crowds f Mr Harding also a im meed during M the day thnt he had agreed to break ; up his twelve days' sta at Point XXXJ ' .H next Thursday, Vrmlstlce day He will IH speak under auspices of th- American H Legion but detailed arrangements hav e H not yet been made 111 "H ', Marlon at 7:30 this morning will make I a practically continuous run to its JJJJJ A stop of a half hour was H I made tonight at St Louis and tomor- row there win be a lay over of eq.ua! H A atonlo but most of the way It is the intention to travel VJJJJ on a fast trip. I H reater part ol the LJH Mr. Harding was held behind the iron gates leading -in- 1 to the areaway at union station, so (lie VJJJJ president-elect left his car and spoke from a stool placed against the gates. IB i iits of , B -.he election In Missouri, which went BBBBJ overwhelmingly Republican. H '!USU : N MI' Mi.. M In none of his rear platform speech- BJJJJ touch directly on the issues of tho J of his fffl tO - tba' b- pleaching the same doctrine now IS when be vs ' candidate for offtee. When he referred, at Paris. 111., to hH 1 campaigning, a lady in th- crowd PH snouted 'H was a clean campaign. I ami he replied. "Yos, you arc right an.; H one for which we need make no apol H ogles and after it is won and a uxu- f j jorlty of Americans have spoken It-' H .favor of a well defined program for I J our common country, then we cease H I and Democrats but we ure all Ameri- t H cans for America. I B "While I have preached ;he gospel r .H p government, that is a govern - ment through the sponsorship ot parts. H 1 may tell you now iu the reflection H and sober thought of the aftermath H donot want my party to be H serving to keep itself in power or M '" ssl ii but I want my party to Mjjjvw H America for the American people." 1 in his otler speeches he repeated tie- thought several times in dif- I icrom for pj opj i Wo won our victory for KepuoHr B can policies and Kepubllcau candi- H dates." he s.iid at Charleston. Ill."-But from this time on. it is to be a victory 1 can .eoplo. H "We ure partisan in our campaigns VH and after our campaigns are over. H are all alike, citisena of the republic. H ; Interested In the common welfare of H 'the American people It Is going to be 'the aim of (he Incoming udnilnlstra - H Hon always, to strive to understand 1 lb.- American people is and lu put It 1 G. B. Christian, Jr.. Mr Harding s iH secretary was in charge' of the train H ..ml tiie fact that his relations with H I I- ehie! were being continued beyond i h end i it..- ia re- that he had been selected for sec- B to tho president. Thero was no official confirmation, however, members of the party saying lhat any fAVBVJ formal announcement on thai subject AVBVJ to come at a later date. .SVftVJ Wsmm Ssl HB |