The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-14
POLITICAL PILGRIMS.
FIFTY THOUSAND WE'RE AT CAN
TON LAST WEEK.
Programme for the Present Week
Big Meeting on Friday-Encour-
aging News from Iowa

aging News from Iowa
CANTON, O., Sept. 1S-Major Nc
Kinley enjoyed a weH-earned rest to-
day. Yesterday was the most active
and laborious day he has had since his
nomination. He made three long and
as many short speeches and shook
! hands with quite 5000 people Major
Mckinley did not go to Zoar last night,
as he had thought at one time of doing.
| The people gave him no chance to
leave town. He was serenaded several
| times during the evening and had a
great many callers at the house. This
morning Major Mckinley took a short
drive with Mrs. Mckinley and made a,
visit to his mother. He did not go to
church. This afternoon he took a long
drive into the country, and was much
refreshed by it. He is looking well and
feeling well after his week of arduous
work. and is ready for the still harder
work OF the new week. Major McKin-
ley VIII have larger number OF dele
cations at his house this week than he
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time since his nomination, and many of
them will be very large delegations.
The total number of
POLITICAL PILGRIMS
to Canton this week will number more
than $4,000. Letters asking for dates
for delegations come by every mail
Among those which VIII come this
week are the following:
Observation-Disclosures men and wool
growers of Harrison county, Ohio.
Iuesday-An excursion-of more than
one thousand voters from Somerset
county, Pa, and from western Mary
land. Every voting precinct in the
county will be represented.
Tuesday afternoon the Grand Army
posts of Canton and vicinity will make
formal call on the candidate. The
same day a large delegation from
Marshall, Michigan, will arrive in Can
ton. This delegation will represent the
voters of Calhoun county
Frlday-The great Republican meet
ing of the campaign will be held.
Speeches viii be made by Senators Gull
lom and Thurston, by Governor Hast
ings, of Pennsylvania, and Congress
man McCleary, of Minnesota Dele
cations from nearly every county in
Ohio are expected in Canton on Fri
coming from West Virginia, Kentucky
Indiana and Michigan. Arrangements
for the accommodation of
10000 VISITORS
are being made. Next Saturday will be
one Of the notable days of the cam
paign in Canton. Six large and dis
tinct delegations will visit Major Nc
Kinley. The delegation of Chicago
railway men representing all of the
railways which enter Chicago will
number $500 and hundred coaches
have been provided for them In adj
dition to this delegation there will be
a delegation from Butler county and
Mercer county, Pennsylvania, a dele
cation composed Of commercial travel
ers from Pittsburg and vicinity, a dele
cation from New Albany, Indiana, one
from Columbus, Ohio, representing the
building and trades council. News of
an encouraging nature was received
from Iowa today. A poll of all save
twelve counties in the state shows that
the voters are two to one for McKin-
ley. The twelve counties not polled
are strong Republican. News from all
parts of the west is of a cheering char
acter.
Colonel M. T. Herrick, of Cleveland,
arrived this evening and spent the
night at the Mckinley residence
Intelligence from Maine tonight in
dictates that a majority exceeding Is, 900
will be given the Republican ticket to-
morrow.
Major Mckinley has received a very
large number of dispatches today.
SOME OF THE MESSAGES.
Topeka, Kansas, Sept. 13.-The first
colored club in the United States, COM
posed entirely of young men voting the
first time, was organized here last
night and pledge you their support.
'L. V. GRAY,
President"
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 1--we, the
members of the Russian Hebrew Nc
Kinley and Hobart club of Lincoln,
campaign, one hundred and seventy
two strong, send our hearty greetings
and promise our earnest efforts and
support. "MORITZ ALLER,
President"
Lima, O., Sept 1S.-At a. non-parti-
san meeting of railway employees last
night a sound money club of nearly
300 was organized and the number will
be doubled soon. Everything here now
is sound money and protection
CHARLES F. RICE"
lockwood, Tenn. Sept. 13.-East
Tennessee is loyal to Mckinley and Ho-
bart and sound money Clubs organ-
lied here last night 800 strong.
81. E. GEORGE.
President"
Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 13.-The McKin-
ley and Hobart Republican club of
Pueblo, Colorado $50 strong, send you
greeting and pledge you their support
to unalloyed Republican principles.
HENRY HERMAN,
President"
Tempe, Ariz, Sept. 13.-The McKin-
ley club of Tempe, the Athens of
Arizona, 800 strong, sends greeting to
the champion of protection, reciprocity
and sound money We cannot vote
but our sympathies are yours because
we admire the candidate and believe
in the principles of the Republican
party. .'W. w. PICKEREL,
LIZ iJls.lLsLl4.lLl... President"