The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-27
CLOSING DAYS OF
THE CAMPAIGN
Major Mckinley Entsrtains Many Eu.
thusiastic Admirers.
NEW JERSEY SENDS PATRIOT:
The Frelinshuysen Lancers the Live.
liest Delegation Ofthe Day..Prep.
aratiOns for Receiving Election Re.
turns..Specches Made by the Cham.
piOn of Protection Yesterday.

Canton, O., Oct. GA force Of line
men began today the work of string
ing additional wires from the office Of
the Western Union Telegraph company
in this city to Major McK.nley's resi-
dence, and on the night of election the
| large dining room, which connects with
| Major McKinley's library, will be con-
verted into veritable telegraph Of
| flee.
In addition to the private wire re-
turns, Major Mckinley will take the
| full election night service of the Unit
| ed Associated Presses over its special
wire, which has also been connected
with the candidates home, together
with the bulletins of the Western
Union Telegraph company. Major Nc
Kinley attended the funeral Of Will
| lam j. Miller this morning. Mr.. Miller
was very warm personal friend OF
the Republican candidate, and was on
| the electoral ticket from this district.
| Mrs. Miller is cousin of Governor Me-
Kinley.
The Republicans of Canton are ar
ranging to hold big meeting In the
tabernacle on the night before election.
to be addressed by Major Mckinley.
Major Mckinley began his last week
of speechmaking with an address to
! 400 employees of the Baltimore and Ohio
| of Seymour and Washington, Ind.
Major Mckinley was greeted with
prolonged cheers when he stepped for
ward to speak. His remarks were ex-
ceedingly earnest, and were in the main
confined to discussion of the rela-
tions between employer and employe.
He said there must be no coercion, but
| thorough harmony and cooperation.
The next callers were 600 employees
of the Cleveland, Lorraine and wheel
ing road. Their spokesman was l.. II.
, Eddy, a locomotive engineer, who made
brief but ringing speech. Major Nc
Kinley addressed the delegation on the
money and tariff issues.
THE FREL1NGHUYSEN LANCERS.
The delegation of the day in which
the livelieSt interest centered was the
one from Newark and Trenton, N. j.,
which reached Major Mckinley's house
shortly after 1l.3c. The New Jersey
men had to wait their turn to be adj
dressed, as there were two delegations
Immediately in advance Of them. The
New Jersey delegation was accompa-
MED by hundred members of the
Frelinghuysen Lancers. a splendid Or
ganization, formed in 1868, and probab-
ly the most thoroughly designed and
handsomely uniformed body Of men
that has been seen in Canton during
the campaign. The excursion was orr
rnrized by the Republican club Of
Newark.
The committee at the head Of the
delegation was composed Of A. L. Av-
cry. George L. Smith. J. A. Court
wright A. G. Courier, c. FrantZel and
Major w. L. Fish, of the Lancers The
Lancers had with them their own
drum corps Of thirty members The
speaker of the delegation was John s.
Gibson. comptroller Of the city Of New
ark. He said:
We have journeyed nearly a thousand
miles to bring you message OF cheer
from the citizens of our great industrial
city, and to give YOU the assurance, II
further assurance Is necessary, that the
state of Garret A. Hobart will give a ma
jority for the restoration of our indus
tries, for the better employment Of our
citizens and for the continuance Of
financial policy as sound as the govern
ment itself