The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
CLEVELAND WOMEN
ADMIRE M'KINLEY
Eight Hundred Will Extend Congratula'
tions on Wednesday.
MRS. AVERY WILL DO THE TALKING
Plans for the Entertainment Of the
Fair Guests..Other Prominent Per.
sons Who Will Visit Canton During
the Week.

Canton, O., July 12.-This will be q
week of more tan ordinary import
ance at Canton. Major Mckinley ex-
poets good many visitors representing
various interests. classes and organiza-
tions. The event which is destined to
attract deepest attention. however, will
be the coming of six or eight hundred
representative women of Cleveland on
Wednesday to congratulate Major Nc
Kinley on his nomination, and to assure
him that he has in high degree their
confidence. respect and admiration.
The Cleveland women will probably
be Joined by Il delegation from Detroit
and by many others from the larger
towns of northern Ohio. 1t is not un-
likely that the whole number may reach
q thousand, or even more. The women
who are active In the spirit of the move
ment, are among the foremost society
women of Cleveland and include in
their numbers many of the most sincere
and effective workers and organizers
in the charitable undertakings Of that
city.
They are not coming as the bearers
of a petition, they are not praying for
more rights or wider privileges. Their
visit will be largely non-partisan in
character. 1t is not the Republican
candidate, so much as William McKin-
ley, that man whom they are coming
to see.
The Cleveland women are coming to
Canton on a special train and will bring
their own band, quite in the style
adopted by the visitors Of the other sex
who come here. The mos. active wo-
men in organizing this excursion is
Mrs. N. Coe Stewart, president Of So
rosis, and society leader of high
sanding in Cleveland.
MRS. AVERY WILL TALK.
The formal talking for the callers
will be done by Mrs. Eloroy Avery, of
Cleveland, who is one Of the most tai
entcd and capable women in the mid
die states. 1t Is expected that the
Cleveland ladies will spend the day
here, and elaborate arrangements for
their entertainment are being made by
the Canton people.
There Is at the distance of two miles
from Canton a charming little lake in
the heart of the woods.
This lake Is an attractive body of
water mile or more in length and it's
surroundings are admirably pictures
que. 1t is proposed to take the visitors
to the lake on electric cars and have
luncheon served there.
There will be several other delega-
tiOns in Canton this week and Major
Mckinley will be avery busy man. The
number Of callers seems in no wise TO
diminish. Men are coming daily from
all parts of the country and 1t is not
an uncommon spectacle to find on the
veranda at o'clock In the morning, be-
fore Major Mckinley has finished his
breakfast. two or three men from
Maine talking with a group from Ore
gon, Nebraska or Texas.
The meeting of the national commit
tee in Cleveland will naturally bring
many visitors Of Importance in the
political world to Canton. The men,
bers Of the committee vii call on Ma
jor Mckinley to pay their respects, and
in the wake Of this body a large train
of politicians TO more or less promin-
ence will be found.
The mails of yesterday and today
have brought Major Mckinley in the
aggregate more than hundred letters
from sound money Democrats In var
ious parts Of the country. The writer's
make their communications in conf
dence, OF course. but ninety-five per
cent. Of these lstters contain direct
promise Of support, coupled with Wig
orous observations on the action Of the
Chicago convention. A significant fact
in connection with this correspondence
is that quite one third Of these letters
are from western states where the in
flation sentiment is supposed to be
overpowering.