The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-14
BUSY WEEK BEFORE
MAJOR M'KINLEY
Political Pilgrims Will Probably Number
Fifty Thousand.
PROGRAMME OF THE EXCURSIONS
Business Men, Wool Growers, Grand
Army Posts Will BE Among the Wis.
itOrs. . Railroad Men Will Also Turn
Out in Large Numbers.

Canton, O., Sept. 13.-Major McKin-
ley enjoyed a well earned rest today.
Yesterday was the most active and la
borious day he has had since his nomi-
nation. He made three long and as
many short speeches and shook hands
with 5000 people. Major Mckinley did
not so to Zoar last night as he had
thought at one time of doing. The peo-
pie gave him no chance to leave town.
He was serended several times during
the evening and greeted a great many
callers. This morning Major Mckinley
took short drive with Mrs. Mckinley.
He did not go to church. This after
noon he took long drive into the coun-
try 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 Mckinley will have n
larger number of delegations at his
home this week than he has received
in the same length of time since his
nomination and many of them will be
very large delegations. The total num-
ber of political pilgrims to Canton this
thousand. 1t is plain to those who are
in touch with the work of the cam
paign here that the Republicans from
all parts of the country have deter
mined to visit Major Mckinley. Let
ters asking for dates for delegations
come by every mail. Among those
which will come this week are the fol-
lowing:
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
Monday-Business men and wool
growers of Harrison county, Ohio.
Tuesday-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
of Canton and vicinity will make a
formal call on the candidate The
same day large delegation from Mar
shall, Mich, will arrive in Conton.
This delegation will represent the vot-
ers of Calhoun county.
Friday-The great Republican meet
ing of the campaign will be held.
lom and Thurston, by Governor Hast.
ings, of Pennsylvania, and Congress-
man McCleary, of Minnesota. Delega-
tions from nearly every county In
Ohio are expected in Canton on Fri
day and large numbers of visitors are
coming from West Virginia, Kentucky
Indiana and Michigan. Arrangements
for the accommodation of forty thou
sand visitors are being made
Next Saturday will be one of the
notable days of the campaign in Can.
ton. Six large and distinct delegations
will visit Major Mckinley. The ele.
cation of Chicago railway men repre-
| senting all of the railways which enter
| Chicago will number $500 and hum
| dred coaches have been provided foi
| them. In addition to this delegation
| there will be delegation from But
| Ter and Mercer counties, Pa, delesa-
| ton composed of commercial travellers
| from Pittsburg and vicinity, delega-
| tion from New Albany, Ind, one from
| Columbus, o., representing the build
| ing and trades council. News Of ar
| encouraging nature was received from
Iowa today. A poll of all but ovelve
counties in that state shows that the
| voters are two to one for Mckinley
| The twelve counties not polled are
strong Republican. News from all
| parts of the west is of cheering char.
| acter
Colonel NJ. r. Herrick of Cleveland
arrived this evening and spent the
night at the Mckinley residence.
Intelligence from Maine tonight indr.
Gates that majority exceeding 25,OOl
Will be given the Republican ticket To-
morrow.
Major Mckinley received very
large number of dispatches today
They came from all parts of the coun.
| try.