The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-20
BRAvED THE DAMP
In SPITE OF RAIN THE USUAL
CROWDS CALLED AT
CANTON.
TEN TRAINS OF employees
CHICAGO RAILROAD MEN VISITED
THE NOMINEE IN STRONG
FORCE.
NO HALL NEARLY LARGE ENOUGH.
Water Came Down, But the visi-
tors stood on the Lawn to
Hear Mckinley.

CANTON, Sept 19.AScarcely had the
echoes of yesterdays big demonstra-
ton at the home Of Maj. Mckinley
died away, ere the distant rumblings
of today's doings were heard. Barring
the local campaign opened yesterday,
this has been the biggest demonstra-
ton since nomination day. There were
ten visiting delegations of from 1000 to
5000 each, utilizing twenty-six special
trains and estimated at from 10000 to
$4,000 people. There was a cold, driz-
zling rain all the forenoon, and when
1t ceased the temperature fell rapidly
and overcoats were in demand.
After two receptions in the opera
house in the forenoon, one to the visit
ors from Hutton, Verona, Oak Mount
and other burroughs Of Allegheny
county, and the other to the employees
of the Carnegie city mills of, Pittsburg,
the speech making was transferred to
the Mckinley lawn, part of it being
done in the rain. 1t was the big dele
cation of railroad men, too large for
any hall, who set the example of defy
ing the elements. They, with the 800
or 400 telegraphers who came with
them. surrounded the little receiving
stand on the majors lawn and listened
to and cheered the assurances of
hearty support delivered by their
spokesmen, j. w. Dodge, OF the IIli-
nois Central, and M. J. Burke. on be-
half Of the telegraphers
The crowd was so large and other
delegations were crowding In SO fast
that the usual programme of hand
e-f7 Iii 6ad To he ali
those nearest Mai Mckinley made a
rush for him, and besides tearing down
part Of the stand almost tore his
clothes from his back.
Two delegations were massed in one
for the next address. They were the
people of Mercer county, Pa. abort
$500 in number, and the Butler coun-
ty., Pa, delegation, also a large one.
These delegations brought three or
four bands, number of clubs and
400 or 500 gaily uniformed men. Con
gratulatory addresses were made by
John H. Harris, puddle boss of the
Sharon Iron company's rolling mill:
j. M. Evans, president of the Sharon
Mckinley and Hobart Protective and
Gold Standard club, and III. H Zeig
Ter, chairman of the Mercer county
Republican executive committee. on
behalf of Mercer county, and by Col.
y. ~ L nOHfdS, on Dena1T OF Butler
county. Each assured Mai McKin-
ley that his majority would be the
largest in the history of the Keystone
state.
Maj. Mckinley hurried to the house
when his address was finished to paw
some attention to Individual callers
awaiting him in the library. He lust
reached the door when the commit
tee of the Railroad Mems Gold Stand
ard club of the northern division of the
Pittsburg & Western Union from Fox
burg, Pa, overhauled him and de-
manded response to the introduction
of their president, d. G. Moriarity, of
Foxburg.
The next delegation to seek an au-
dience was the Commercial Travel
ers Of Cincinnati. accompanied by Mai
Caldwell and a number of prominent
Cincinnati men. Theirs was a large
and distinguished looking delegation
which had literally packed a train of
twenty coaches. a number of the
delegation wore white hats, white
badges and canes and were very styl-
ish in appearance. Music was fur
nished by the First Regiment band
Leo c. Goodale. ex-president Of the