The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-28

MAsmLLoN, Aug, 2o,-lSpeelal, Mo
Klnley day Ia a big day for Maaalllon Re-
publIeans, For weeks tho local commit
tees have been al work 10 make this the
greatest day In the history OF Maaalllon,
The home OF the worthy EK'Lleutenant
Governor OF Ohio, the Hon, John q, War
wick,
Flags we're holated by about twenty OF
the business houses In the city, AZ "
o'clock tho majority OF the delegations
had arrived, The attendance was not up 10
expectations, Wayne county came In with
aeyenty-nye. Holmes sixty and Medina
with sixty and the Medina Band The
Medina delegation carried three banners.
Among the inscriptions on the banners
we're the following, mckinley the
friend OF tho laborlng man, mo Free
Wool for American Barmera,n Honor our
Giant Mckinley
Al iiiA0 q carriage containing Major Me-
KInley, II. II, Wise, chairman Of the Stark
county Republican Commlueei Thomas
Turner and Geo. 10. Baldwin arrived al
the Park Hotel, They were met NJ the
outaklrls Of tho city by the Republican
committee, Upon the arrival NJ the Park
Hotel no enthusiasm whatever was mani'
Tested. Tho Major alighted and accom-
panied by the committee, proceeded Ia
tho parlora Of the hotel, and from thence 10
room lb,ocoupied by Congressman Martin
Luther Smyser, OF Wooster, A few min,
utea later he went 10 dinner AZ the Wav-
erly Hotel.
Al the noon hour quite eommotlon
was made at the Park Hotel by the 70.
colpt OF the following telegram from
James q. Blalnei
{ BAR HARnoR, Me-, Aug, 20, 1900,
To the Chairman Republican District
Convention II trust your convention To-
day will heartily aud unanimously r0.
nominate Major Mckinley for Congroaa,
lilo has been true and tried for these
twenty years, On many occasions he has
helped the Republicans OF Maine, and
they want 20 acknowledge their obllgh-
ilon and help him by their Interest, their
sympathy and their friendship.
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Mr.. Erlck, OF Wooster, received the tol.
egram. A NEws.DEMooRAT representa-
tive was the first to ask Mr. Brlck for q
copy Of thetolcgrhm, just 90 ho was about
10 give II, our own dear Julo Whiting
rushed up aayngi "llo'aa Democrat ro-
porter, don't give II 10 him. Give II TO
the other papers Arat,n julio received
quito rcbuko from the gentlemen that
heard and saw the exhibition he made OF
himself, and ton minutes later Mr., Whit
Ing presented q copy OF tho telegram 10
the NEws.DEMooRAr representative.
Tho Hon. Martin Luther Smyscr, Of
Wooster will preside at tho meeting In
the Opera House. 10 n NEws.DEMooRAT
representative Mr., Smyaor said ho had u
ton minutes speech 10 make, the most
Of which was ondoralng tho Major The
convention hour waa announced for 1 $50
but the parade az that time had not started
and II will be $50 o'claok before the con.
ycntlon conyenos.
The parade formed at $50 p. m. city
timo, Wayne county on South Erie, Me-
dina county on East Main, Holmes county
on West Main, Stark on North Erie.
Line Of march, south on Eric 10 Tro-
mont, east on fremont 10 East, north on
East 10 Main, west on Main 10 Erie, south
on Erie 10 the Opera House whore Major
Mckinley will address the meeting.
Badge oolora-e committee badges will
be aa follows rcd, reception committee /,
blue, entertainment, white badge with
flag, committee OF arrangements and A.
nance.
There IL noticeable feature here today
In the absence OF the farmers. Tho turn.
out from tho rural districts was counted
upon 10 bo very largo, but In this thoy find
grand failure, There aro scarcely any
farmers In the city. There IL also u
small turnout Of g. A. II. mon
excepting tho personal friends
OF tho major. AZ fair estimate
thoro Nro from ton TO nftoon hundred
strangers In tho city. Estimates last
evening put tho number Of strangers OK.
pootcd at from eight 10 ton thousand.
An amualng incident occurred at tho
Park Hotel upon the arrival Of the Major.
Marsh. Campbell, OF Canton, exclaimed,
"Iore comes tho Major, got ready boys
FOR q chcor.n Tho Major arrived and
allghtcd but thochoor failed TO matoriallze.
AZ one o'clock tho Alliance delegation,
ono thousand In number arrived. Said u
prominent citizen Of Alliance and ono OF
the mon In line; two were notified 70
report at the Morgan Engineering Works,
whore am employed, that wo would got
our tlmo. We were thon given tIckots
and badgos.n
THE CONVENTION OPENS.
2ab =, ,M,-M9;ib tho convention was
called TO order by Mr.. Frlck OF Wooster.
Congressman Martin Luther Smyscr was
chosen 10 preside. Tho Canton delega.