The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-12
PEOPLE BY THE THOUSANDS
Came the Throngs to Canton Yes
terday.

Cdmc tHo IHIOHSS u canton YES
terday.
A Score of Speeches Made by Major Nc
Kinley-All Sorts and Conditions of
Men.
Canton. Ohio, October TO- Delegations
began to arrive at half past four this
morning. The first corners were from
Lebanon, Pa. They were followed few
hours later by largs delegations from
other towns in Pennsylvania and Ken
tuoky New York and Indiana. At half
past nine, Major Mckinley received the
delegations from Lebanon and Reading,
Pa. and large delegation from Lam
sing, Mich. The visitors cheered the
candidate with vehemence when he ap-
peared on the porch. Major Mckinley ad-
dressed the three delegations at once.
There we're Thousand voters in thu
audience. The three delegations had
scarcely left the yard before delegation
from Rock Island, Illinois, numbering 200
and the Hardware Mems Sound Money
club Of Reading, Pa, marched in. D. B.
Sweeney of Rock Island spoke for his
delegation and assured Major Mckinley
that Illinois would give him moro than
go, 900 plurality. Major Mckinley adj
dressed the two delegations
1t was fine delegation from Louisville,
Ky, that. called upon Major Mckinley at
1l80. Each man oarriedea cane from
the end Of which depended twist Of leaf
tobacco and small brown jug. This was
the first delegation from Kentucky to
visit Canton.
1t mum bered 500. The whole city
council of Louisville, and all the ,muni-
|cipal officers were with the delegation. 1t
is the first time in her history that
Louisville has had Repu blican council
and much was made of that fact in q
pleasant way today. When Major Mo-
Kinley finished speaking the Louisville
people moved forward to shake hands
with him and at the same instant some
one struck up '.My Old Kentucky Home. I"
Immediately the whole delegation Joined
Iin. There were a score of ladies present
and their voices mingled with the deeper
ones of the men. 1t was one of the
prettiess incidents of the campaign and
1t was entirely spontaneous.
Major Mckinley made his fourth speech
TO FORTY BISHOPS
of the African Methodist Episcopal
church of Zion. The bishops selected
Bishop g. W. Clinton of Charlotte, N,
C., as spokesman. Major Mckinley re-
sponded briefly.
A big delegation of commercial tray
oilers we're the next callers There were
500 from Mansfield, Ohio, 200 from In
dianapolis, and 200 from Rochester, N.
Y. Major. Mckinley addressed them from
a stand in front of the lawn. 1t was one
of the most en- thusiastic and interesting
delegations of tho day. Three hundred
Pennsylvanians from the anthracite re-
gions of the Laokawanna and Wyoming
valleys marched up and filed the space
before the stand while tho travelling men
were departing. Just behind them
marched the Grand Army clubs from
Baltimore, Md. In his remarks to the
Maryland delegation, Mr.. Mckinley
said: "This campaign has many peou-
liar phases. 1t involves the most iney-
ita BILE interests to the country. 1t is also
unique in American politics. One of the
old and most honored political parties of
this country is very much divided this
year. A part of it has united with two
other parties though in some of the states
the alliance has been erected and the
FUSION REPUDIATED
50 that the coalition is not altogether and
everywhere harmonious. The old leaders
Of the Democratic party and those who
carried its burdens and fought its battles
in the past, framed In the city of Indian
apolis few weeks ago, an indictment
81 had chronic diarrhoea for fen