The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
FROM MORN TO NIGHT
MAJOR MKINLEY KEPT BUSY TALK
ING ALI YESTERDAY.
Canton Thronged with Delegations
from Illinois, Pennsylvania, New
York and Ohio.
SPEECHES TO TRAVELLING MEN
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS, MINERS,
LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS,
ReaI-Estate Men, Republican Clubs
and People Generally.
SOUND MONEY, PROTECTION
MAINTENANCE OF THE NATIONS
HONOR AND INTEGRITY,
Obedience to Law and Other Subjects
Discussed with Force by the
Republican Nominee.
Railway Employees. Merchants, Clerks,
ReaI-Estate Men, Republican Clubs
and People Generally.
SOUND MONEY, PROTECTION
MAINTENANCE OF THE NATIONS
HONOR AND INTEGRITY,
Obedience to Law and other Subjec
Discussed with Force by the
Republican Nominee.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CANTON. o., Sept 26.-This the
busiest day Major Mckinley has had since
the pilgrimages to this city began. The
visiting delegations were numerous and en-
thusiastic and the Republican nominee had
no rest from morning until night. The
first delegation to arrive was trainload of
commercial travellers from Peoria The
''drummers' left their home city yesterday
afternoon, stopped at indianapolis for
few hours last night, where they were ac-
corded an enthusiastic reception, then con-
tinued their journey and arrived here at 9
o'clock this morning. They paraded to the
Mckinley residence each man wearing
linen duster and a black silk hat, and each
carrying a red, white and blue plume.
At 1870 d. m. the last of four trains of
twelve coaches each, bringing employees of
Jones & Laughlin Cenpany's works at
Pittsburg, and four bands, reached Can
ton and the delegation proceeded at once to
the Mckinley home The notable feature
was the uniform of one OF the clubs, which
included high fur shakers. bright battle
axes and Mckinley and Hobart breast
plates The address was delivered by c. c.
Briggs, one of the employees Next came
employees of the Crescent steel works of
Pittsburg, of Spang, Chalfant & Co
of Aetna, of the Pittsburg loco
motive works and citizens from
Sharpsburg and other towns along the
Pittsburg & Western railroad Addresses
were made behalf of each of these
parties, and Major Mckinley responded to
them collectively. A crowd coming as the
Turtle Creek (Pa.) Republican Club, and
made up largely of the miners of the New
York and Cleveland Coal Company were
given possession of the lawn at 1880 The
party in a special train of ten
coaches An introductory address was made
by Thomas B. Armit, superintendent of the
mines.
The next demonstration on the McKin-
ley lawn was made by Pittsburg & Lake
Erie railroad employees, Lockhart iron and
steel workers. Anderson Dupey & Co.
workmen, Schultz Bridge Company en-
ployes from Esplenborough, and McKee's
Rocks, Pa, Duquesne and Carnegie steel
workers; Baltimore & Ohio railroad en-
pioyes of Central Ohio and the Coryopolis
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
The next speech to the John Dalzell
Republican Club. of the Westinghouse Air
brake Company. of Wilmerdng Pa, and
the next to citizens of Piqua and Miami
county, Ohio. A delegation of Buffalo real
estate men, 500 strong, arrived at AS D.
M, and held a reception on the lawn.
Four or five States were represented In
the days doings and delegations came from
between twenty and thirty towns. The
delegations were SO massed that Major
Mckinley managed to address all in eleven
speeches. The closing demonstration Of
the day that of the l~eople's Patriotic
Club, of Cleveland, under the auspices of
w. S. Shepard the Ladies Marching Club
and band and other organizations in CIeve-
land The delegation represented the
Western Reserve of Ohio and required six
special trains for its transportation. 1t in
cluded organized bodies of naturalized
Americans who were former subjects of
Bohemia, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Ger
many, Afro-Americans and first voters.
Mayor McKisson, of Cleveland, was master
of ceremonies. NJ. Richter spoke for the
Bohemians, NJ. Caribolli for the Italians,
State Senator John p. Green for the col
ored people, William Welfeld for the Poles,
w. H. Scwarz for the Hungarians, Otto
Schleider for the first voters, E. H. Bohm
for the Germans and Harry Mason for the
Americans. This, like the many other
delegations of the day, conspicuous
for its numerous bands.