The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-19
! INVASION 0F CANTON
(By Enthusiastic Admirers Of Can
didate Mckinley.
tBEVENTY-FIVE LOADED TRAINS

They Came from All Points Of Ohio to
Take Part in tho Formal Opening Of
tho Campaign-Fully Sixty Thousand
Visitors to tho City.
- CANTON, O., Sept. 19.-The formal OPEN
ing Of the campaign in Canton yesterday
gives Ohio q new mark in political dem.
constructions. Future comparisons will be
made with Sept. 18, 1895, In Canton In the
future. That Is the concensus of opinion
expressed here last night. And the opin.
aops come from old timbers in political
warfare, from men accustomed to big
crowds and familiar with the history Of
campaign work.
The little city since early morning has
been literally jammed with visitors from
distant cities and nearby towns. The
parade this afternoon was an hour and
three minutes In passing given point,
and 1t was well organized and compact
parade, too; the men marching eight and
sixteen abreast. But the marchers were
only fraction Of the crowd, and when,
in response to bugle calls they assembled
ut points assigned, there was scarcely any
eppreclable diminution In the crowds
which lined tho streets along the proposed
order of march. Railroad men claimed
at noon they had hauled $4,000 people into
Canton. Seventy five train loads came,
State Republican Chairman Charles
Kurtz estimated tho crowds present on
the streets In the afternoon parade, at tho
big tent meeting and about the Nc.
Kinley homo at 100000, and far ahead of
anything In Ohio's history. Congress-
man Stephen A. Northway, of Garlleid's
old district said the meeting was three
times ss large as the memorable Western
Reserve Garfield meeting that was ad-
dressed by Grant and Conkling Hon.
Sylvester Il. Everett, Of Cleveland, said
the memorable Grant Conkiing meeting
at Warren could not compare with it.
Special excursions from Cleveland and
q dozen other points added to the crowd
after the afternoon program had finished.
Sixty thousand may be considered n con
gDrvatiye estimate of the people who came
by rail outside of Stark county. OF the
5000 people in the county probably half
were at the Canton meeting The dele
CATION from Union township, Columbiana
county, marched to the Mckinley home
during the day, and In response to their
greetings Major Mckinley spoke at length
on the issues Of the day.
Some of the organizations left on the
early evening trains, but many others
arrived after the first parade and in size
and general appearance tho parade tonight
which prefaced tho second tent meeting
was q reproduction of the one in the after
noon, There was u score or more of bands
In the line and the number of uniformed
organizations has never been equaled in
the state Last night the parade was made
through streets brightly illuminated with
Japanese lanterns, transparencies, colored
fires and pyrotechnlcs.
The enormous tent, largo rs it is, fell far
short Of the demands made upon it dur
ing the speaking. Many more than wcro
admitted turned back disappointed. Be-
aides these crowd, never less than 5000,
and often double that size surgcd around
tho Mckinley home from early in the foro-
noon till late ut night. Many of the Wis
isors came to call on Major Mckinley
with their spokssmen to offer their con-
kratulations, and to them he made brief
responses.
Major Mckinley rode In carriage with
some of the speakers during tho first
parade. When his homo was reached he,
with State Republican Chairman Charles
H. hufuH, lclI INC carriages, ana WIN hoN-
amor Hastings, Judge Baldwin, Mrs. Nc
kinley and Mrs. Hcisland, from q tenn
porary stand In the door yard, reviewed
The long line of marchers interspersod
with music by quartcts, glce clubs and
bands. The regular program in tho
afternoon included Governor Bushnclls
Introductory address and speeches by Scna-
tors Cullonl and Thurston, In the even
ing Governor Bushnell spoke brio!iy and
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania and
Congressman McCleary of Minnesota
made addresses