New-York tribune., 1896-06-21
VICTORY ON THEIR BANNERS.
RETURN OF THE MKINLEY LEAGUERS
FROM ST. LOUIS.
MARCH FROM THE FERRY TO HEADQUARTERS
TOO TIRED TO HAVE CELE-
BRATlON LAST EVENING
MARCH FRO

The special train which carried the delegation
Of the Mckinley League of the State OF New
York to the st. Louis Convention and back
again arrived at the West Shore station in
Weehawken at G:20 o'clock last evening af-
ter making good time from Buffalo. The
train had stopped at Catskill to allow John T..
Milholland and his wife TO alght. They in
tended To join their children at place in the
country near Catskill, and therefore did not
return to the city with the other members of
the delegation.
Many OF the returning travellers were worn
out and thoroughly tired after their journey.
They said there had been continual hustle and
excitement at ST. Louis. and they were nearly
exhausted before the return trip began. They
had cheered for Mckinley until some OF them
hoarse that they could barely speak
above whisper. As the delegation
alighted from the train at Weehawkcn all the
Brooklyn men and many OF the New-Yorkers
were In haste to get TO their homes. and they
could not be induced To take part In a street
parade although the Ninth Ward Pioneer Corps
met them. with the intention of escortlng them
to the headquarters Of the Mckinley League. in
East Twent y-second-st.
About forty OF the New-Yorkers however. were
ready to march to the headquarters. and they
:
the Pioneer Corps had brought along to furnish
the music. The men carried brooms and flags
which they had carried from st. Louis and all
wore the Mckinley badges which they had
pinned to their breasts before they left the city
A banner with portrait OF Major Mckinley
was carried m the ranks. Theodore Ruhle and
Major SouthwOrth were the leaders of the COM
pany. Behind the procession came truck on
which was the wheel with the big Mckinley petit
tion which the delegation had carried 10 St
Louis
The route Of march from the ferry on this side
Of the river was through Forty-sccond-st. 10
Fifth-ave.. and down the avenue to Twenty sec
ond-st and then east TO tho headquarters
Along the entire route the dccfs ton attracted
much attention. and applauded The Po-
ncer Corps with its gitterng uniforms and
white bcarskin shakos. performed some grace
full evoluiions in marching and counter-rnarch-
ing az the procession went down Fifth-avc,
and the band PLAYED National airs all the way
When the company OF M"Kinleyitcs passed the
Firth Avenue Hotel thsrc were shouts OF. NO
more Plattr Many times on the march the men
shouted in chorus. ohio Ohio" and "Mc-
Kinley. Mckinley. Mckinney"
\ large transparency with tho portrait or Nc
Kinley In place over the entrance of the
Headquarters at 80 90 East Twenty -second-st.
and above Il a large American flag was floating
at the end Of a staM projecting from an upper
window Of tn" house Everything was IN rcadi-
ness there for a ratification meeting, In the OK
pcciation that the returning members "t tii'
d.legation would be willing 10 make soinc
speeches but when the men got " the heal
quarters and declared that they were tr'd
enough t. 60 home the meeting was put OF 10
another evening The big wheel was carried
INTO tho house and then the travellers made
haste - pot 10 their homes