The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-12
VISITORS FROM VERMONT. PENN
SYLyANLA AND RHODE ISLAND
AT CANTON.
THOUSANDS IN THE THRoNG.
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED IN THE
DELEGATION FROM LORAIN
COUNTY ALONE.
DAY OF CROWDS AND CROSSINGS.
Green Mountain State Visitors Cam
First, and Were Warmly We'll
coined by Nominee.

CANTON, o., Sept 11.-This has
been a day of crowds and crushing
in Canton. Three people tainted and
were carried away from the Mckinley
porch, where they had joined in the
crush of thousands to grasp the Re
publican nominee by the hand. After
travelling nearly 700 miles, the Yer
mont delegation reached Canton early
in the morning and marched quick
step to the Mckinley home and paid
their respects before o'clock After
the formal presentations and responses
Gov.-elect Grout, Senator Proctor and
others made brief addresses of con-
graduation.
The Lofain delegation, which came
next, numbered about $500, and was
made UP of the people of Lorain
county, Ohio, and vicinity, composed
largely of farmers, but containing men
from the steel works at Lorain, Elyria.
wellington and smaller town Of the
vicinity. At the depot these delega-
lions were united with the Lincoln
club, of Erie, Pa, and representatives
Of the Pennsylvania Republican
league. The crowd which surrounded
the Mckinley home about / o'clock
numbered 5000 or 5000 people Judge
j. w. Steele, Of Oberlin, Lorain coun-
ty, spoke on behalf of the farming and
other interests of that section. Judge
j. F. Downing spoke on behalf of the
Erie Lincoln club Maj Mckinley, in
his response, took Lincoln as hts
theme, comparing the political condi-
lions of the COS, as evidenced by Lin
coins letter, with those of today.
After MAJ. Mckinley had responded
to the combined delegations from Erie
and Lorain county, Gov. Lippitt, Of
Rhode Island, and Gov. Bushnell, of
Ohio, arrived. Maj. Mckinley was
personally welcoming his thousands of
callers. The crush was terrific. Will
liam Cusick, Baptist minister Of Lo-
rain, aged eighty-seven, tainted in the
crush and for an hour was in serious
condition. Physicians were summoned.
But before they had arrived E. H.
Turney of Amherst, o., and Mrs
Flickinger, Of Lorain, had succumbed
to the crush and heat and were pros
trated and carried away. All this time
thousands were pushing up to the Nc
Kinley porch.
Governors Bushnell and Lippitt both
made addresses which were received
with cheers.
THE VERMONT DELEGATION.
The Vermont delegation was the first
to arrive. The members of the party
were filed with enthusiasm, and they
were greeted with great enthusiasm
The party came on q special train on
| the Cleveland, Canton & Southern from
Cleveland, reaching here shortly be-
| fore 9 o'clock. 1t is the party which
left st. Adams, Wednesday morning.
and which has been attracting consid-
cradle attention along the route. 1t
includes Gov. Woodbury., Lieut. Gov
Mansen, Congressman Henry H. Pow
ers, Senator Redfield Proctor, Gov
Elect Grout; Lieut. Gov Elect M. w.
Fish, Gen. j. G. Mccullough, ex-Lieut.
GOV. f. S. Stranian and as a commit
tee OF arrangements, T. N. Deals. chair
man: Il. II. Morse, l.. Bart and Charles
S. Forbes.
There are 108 men in the party. They
teiegraphed ahead for Canton's Grand
Army band for service during the day
The band, a large troop of horsemen and
the citizens reception committee were
present to give them a warm recep
march to the Mckinley home, and just
as the clocks were striking the hour
of nine, large crowd was on the lawn
and cheering for the republican nom
inee.
When the rugged Vermont noun
taineers lined up in front Of the Nc
Kinley stoop there were cheers and
waving of flags and band music, and
bazoos that sent their echoes for blocks
about the city. The Fasteners had
not been expected SO early, and soon
thousands gathered about the house.
Maj. Mckinley appeared at the north
end Of the porch. About him were
grouped the Vermont committee and
most conspicuous officials. In a window
back of him was Mrs. Mckinley The
enthusiasm manifested showed no signs
of abatement on account Of the $50
miles trip.
State Chairman Merrill began the
speeches, saying:
We come from great and surprising vic
tory. The battle was fought solely on ma
tional issues. Every man. republican or dem
ocrat who helped by his vote to make the
Vermont majority, cast his ballot with the
deliberate purpose and full knowledge that in
so doing, he was voting for you and the plat
form upon which you stand. Every such bal
lot was intended as an emphatic condemnation
Of the false doctrines which our people believe
would bring disgrace and disaster upon our
country. The battle in our state was won
because the free men of Vermont, after
full hearing and consideration OF both sides,
rejected with unalterabIe determination the
pernicious heresy Of our opponents. This
great crisis brought them all to the polls.
We also had the direct and active aid of a
large number of patriotic democrats who
placed love Of country above party Affiliations.
The SO, 200 plurality was by 1000 the largest
| plurality given any party within the history
| of the state in a gubernatorial election coming
| the 1gt of September, which made our cam
| paign Of necessity OF less duration than any
| of our sister states.
M'KINLEY TO VERMONT.
Maj Mckinley spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and My Fellow Citizens: !
| give you welcome, generous welcome, from
an overfowing heart, to my state, my city
and my home. 1 would be unjust to my own
feeling and irresponsible to the kind senti-
| ments uttered by your spokesman IL l per-
| mitted to pass unobserved the fact that in