need help with a use of "mit ihm gehen"

[edmont]

Is there some non-literal meaning that is obvious to Germans who say something like "mit ihm gehen"
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Thus a politician at a rally on May 1, 1919, said:

Alle, die heute diesen Tag des Arbeiters mitfeiern, wollen damit zeigen, daß sie mit ihm gehen wollen.
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I guess the phrase means something like the English "stand by him," "be on his side," "ally with him," "be in solidarity with him" or might even somehow be related to a sentence like "wie geht es mit Ihrem Prozess?" (How are you getting on with your lawsuit?)

Thank you for any assistance.

[tiorthan]

I guess the phrase means something like the English "stand by him," "be on his side," "ally with him," "be in solidarity with him"

Quite possibly. The way it's used here it is pretty much "follow along" even in a very figurative sense.

[edmont]

Thank you tiorthan!