Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

notification of his nomination, arrived /,
Canton on special train from Clevelan,
Monday morning The visitors were me
at the station by reception committee
composed of some of the foremost citizen
OF Canton, and were driven in open car
riages to Major McKinley's residence. ac
companied by a mounted escort. The pre-
parations at Major McKinley's were sim
pie. Seventy-tive chairs were placed Oh
the front lawn under the trees and facins
the house. On the rear lawn large TEN
was erected, and in it was a long table, Oh
which covers were laid for 100 guests.
Major Mckinley received the members
OF the committee on the yeranda. The
streets about the house were filled with
men, women and children. The crowd
surged in at the gates and pressed close
up to the chairs where they sat
Mrs Mckinley and the Majors veneer
able mother occupied chairs near him on
the veranda. His brothers family and his
pretty nieces were close about him. The
chairs back of the notification committee
were filled by ladies of Canton, Columbus
and Cleveland, whose husbands are pro-
minent in business and public affairs.
Frank Hiscock, Senator Thurston. Mark
Hanna and G. n. Fairbanks occupied the
first carriage. They were greeted with
tremendous cheers. Major Mckinley met
them outside the gate as they alighted
from the carriage, and shook hands warm
ly.
The address in behalf of the notification
committee was made by Senator Thurston
of Nebraska. He said in part:
"Governor Mckinley, we are here to per-
form pleasant duty, assigned us by the
Republican national convention, recently
cd OF I
notifying you of your nomination as the
candidate of the Republican party of the
United States. We respectfully request
your acceptance of this nomination and
your approval of the declaration of prin
ciples adopted by the convention. We as
sure you that you are the unanimous
choice OF united party, and your candi-
dacy Will be Immediately accepted by the
country as.an absolute guarantee of Re-
publican success. '.
But your nomination means more than
the endorsement of a protective Tariff, of
reciprocity, of sound money and of Eonest
finance, for all of which you have 50
steadfastly stood. 1t means an endorse
ment of your heroic youth, your fruitful
years of arduous public service, your ster-
ling patriotism, your stalwart Americanism,
your Christian character and the purity,
fidelity and simplicity of your private life
In all these things you are the typical
american, for all these things you are the
chosen leader of the people God give you
strength so to bear the honors and meet
the duties of that great office for which you |
are now in nomination, and to which you |
will be elected, that your ADMINISTRATION will |
enhance the dignity and power and glory of |
this Republic and secure the safety, well |
nf
people,"
: Major Mckinley responded in a clear.
'tta1FF-tFteSaFnhfi Hs, voice, as follows: l
notification commtGnd gentlemen Of the
national cOnuentiOn.%e OF the republican
10 be selected as their
luate by great party co1presldential can
entlng so vast number ofVentlon1 ff6Tee2re-
le united States, is most distinguished -
oHpr, for which | would not conceal INV a
ign appreciation, although deeply aensi. Il
We OF the great responsibilities of the -"
.ust ana my inability to bear them with.
VI me generous and constant support of a.
" Fellow countrymen. Great as is tho u
ohor conferred, equally arduous and i'm o.
ortant is the duty imposed, and in ac-
'ptlng the one assume the other reIv- eN
g upon the patriotic devotion of the neo- 81
e to the best interests of our beloved IN
uhtry, and the sustaining care of Him at
uncut whose support all we do is EMMY De
"a vain. Should the people ratify The IN
olce OF the great convention for which -,
u SPEAK, my only aim will be to promote VI
Puollc good, which in America is al IN
'ys the good OF the greatest number. the LII
nor OF our country and the welfare of ste
Q people. VI of
rious Questions Now Before the Comm tn'
try. 70;
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