St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-09

ADA, O., Oct. S.-The Napoleon of
high taxes and the young Goliath of
Ohio's Democracy crossed swords this
afternoon. Ten thousand people, rep
resenting four commemorative, watched
and listened TO the oratorial duel with
quickening pulses. The people of this
pretty little town had left nothing I'M
done to make tO>day's event one to be
remembered in its history. Strangers
began to come in at an early hour. Day
light saw the common covered with
wagons and buggies, In which the
sturdy woman of the agricultural dis
trictS for miles around had brought in
their families, and as the morning wore
On regular and special trains brought
in large contingents, not only
from nearby points, but from
Toledo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Column
bus and Finlay, while even the Smoky
City of the keystone state sent small
representation of Republican adherents.
Probably a couple of hundred HoosIerS
also crossed the line for the purpose of
setting eyes on the two political leaders.
Ample provisions had been made so
that the crowd should not go hungry.
The ladies of the Presbyterian and Bap-
fist churches turned the prayer meeting
rooms of these edifices into restaurants.
The Lutheran ladies took possession of
the engine room of the city hall, while
disciples of Christ set tables for thou
sand on the park lot. The deluded be-
IeYers IN
Cheap American Tin
turned out in force. They wore tin
badges, carried tin walking sticks,
swung tin canes, while even their flag
poles were of the same material. But
just as noticeable was neat little white
silk badge that was proudly displayed
by nine-tenths of the women and good
many of the men. Over the picture of
Gov. Campbell was the inscription Our
Candidate" and below this significant
text, American wool "a cents on ac-
count of the Mckinley bill" The ladies
Haunted this before the faces of the
tin men, and the latter simply had to
grin and bear it. Most of them knew
too we'll what the price of wool had
been and what it is now. One of these
badges was the first thing that caught
the eye of Maj. Mckinley, when he
alighted from the train, but he simply
smiled In that enigmatical way of his as
if he were making note for use later
In the day, and turned away
TO respond to the cheers that
greeted his arrival. The major arrived
on the Pennsylvania limited express at
11:15 from his home in Canton. With
him were Col. F. NJ. McDougall, the ia
nous Cincinnati lawyer, and half a
dozen of his Canton neighbors. He was
heartily greeted by Republicans and
Democrats alike, and then in company
with Congressman Stoker, of the First
district, who had been awaiting him
early in the day, was first hurried away
TO the residence of Prof. Lehr. Gov.
Campbell, who came in on special
from Columbus half an hour later, re-
ceived welcome not one bit less hearty
than that accorded his opponent, the
women doing their full share both with
voices, handkerchiefs and flags. With
good-natured alacrity Gov. Campbell ac-
cepted the invitation to lunch at the
professors, and very soon the rivals
were seated
At the Same Fable,
breaking bread together with as much
geniality as though the same mothe r
had given them birth. Occasionally
there was an exchange of light raillery
that furnished intense enjoyment to the
hosts and their company of guests.
Half-past one was the hour agreed upon
for the opening of the debate, but an
hour earlier the people began to stream
out the half-mile of country road be-
tween the city and the fair grounds. A
better day could not have been made to
order, the sun shining brightly and the
wind strong from the south. Benches
enough to seat $1,000 people had been
provided at the grounds, which had
been spread over with canvas as a
precautlon in case the elements should
prove unruly. On the grand stand at
the northern end OF the enclosure a di-
vision of space had been made for the
debators and their adherents, Gov.
Campbell being placed to the right and
Maj. Mckinley to the left. There were
two chairmen, Dir. j. M. Van Fleet.
chairman Of the Hardin County Demo
cratic Club, acting Tor the governor, and
James z. How, chairman of the Repub-