The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-07
Mr.. Mckinley Determined to Secure
Rest. and He Has Refused All In
vitatiOns to Leave the state.
ADDRESS FROM Mr.. BRYAN
FRIENDS OF BIMETALLISM, HE SAYS,
HAVE NOT BEEN VANQUISHED,
And He Threatens to Keep on Agitat-
Running for President Again.

CANTON, o., Nov 6.-The message from
w. ]. Bryan. congratuating William Nc
Kinley on his election, was not delivered TO
the President-elect until after breakfast
this morning. The Major at once sent the
following reply:
Hon. W. j. Bryan, Lincoln. Neb-I
knowledge the receipt of your courteous
message of congratulation with thanks,
and beg you will receive my best wishes for
your health and ..hI haRpInTeAsMsi R4p4TAM ,,,x1NrEv.
Major McKinley's afternoon outing to-
day included a drive to West Lawn Gene
terry. He went in the old familiar one
horse surrey with several friends. lie hId
with him half-dozen beautiful punches OF
flowers. He left the carriage personally
ard placed one cat h upon the graves CT the
late Mr. and Mrs. James A. Saxton, who
were Mrs. McKinley's father and mother.
A short drive further on through the beau
tiful grounds brought him to the McKin-
| lev lot Here he placed like tokens in
memory Of his two daughters. Katie and
| Ida who passed away early in life, a
| score Of years ago, and similar remem-
brance upon the graves of his deceased sis
| ter Anna and his late brother. James Nc
| Kinley.
| Returning home the Major found a spe
cial carload party of distinguished Gin
cinnatiars They included Manager Ralph
| Peters, of the Little Miami division of the
| Pennsylvania railroad; ex-Congressman
| Bellamy Storer; President Larz Anderson,
| of the Commercial Club; President l.. G.
! Schmdlapp. of the Union Trust Company;
| President Fleschman, of the Commercial
! Tribune Company; President Bradford
| Shinkle. of the Fifth National Bank; Hon.
Thomas McDougall. Perrin Langdon, L. A.
| Ault and Herman Cooper. They came to
extend a personal invitation to attend I.
| Commercial Club dinner Nov. 10. Major
Mckinley explained to them his plans,
| which were to take rest quietly AT CleVe
| land next week and then return to Can
| ton where he would probably remain, ar
ranging for the duties before him. Under
the circumstances n was Iorcea TO Iecllme,
annual dinner He likewise extended re-
| grets to invitations from Chicago and Co
| mmbus and various ether points, and wrote
| Mavor Strong. of New York. his thanks
| and inability to be present at the dinner
| of the New England Society on Dec. q
! lie spent the evening III MS hpiary "-'n
Mrs, Mckinley was only able to sit up
part CT the day, and her physician thinks
| il more important each day that she get
| away for a change and a rest from the eX-
citing scenes she has witnessed for many
weeks past.
greeting to the Chicago ratification meet
ing tonight:
"Hon. Ferdinand w. Peck-Your message
! received The cause of country is always
| above that of party. and it is significant
and gratifying that the city of Chicago has
rendered so decisive verdict Tor national
that the people have so spiendidly vndi-
Gated the strength and beneticiency of our
| Among the kilograms of congratuation
received to-day was one from Senator w.
p. Allison. sent from Dubuque, La. say
"a
upon your election and complete victory"
telegram n1a from ftarndon Lonsye saKs kX dated s
claim Kentucky for Mckinley by 800 on
practically complete unofficial returns. The
official count is in progress. and so far as
heard from makes no serious change. We
| are fighting every inch" This was signed
| by Samuel j. Roberts. chairman of the
| Republican State committee.
| Hon. w. D. Bynum wired from Chicago:
THE country is to be congratulated on
| your election. In your success it is be-
lieved has been preserved the honor of the
Nation and the integrity OF the people.
The following letter from Major-general
| Miles, commanding general of the army,
was received by Mr. Mckinley from Wash
! ington:
1T affords me great pleasure to congrat-
| ulate you most sincerely upon the vindi-
cation of your digniied, statesmanlike
/ course and the beauty and grandeur of your
patriotic utterances, in the glorious result
that has been vouchsafed to the country
and Yourself by the loyal support of the mil
lions of the sovereign people. You are not
alone to be congratulated Nothing has
| occurred in our history since Appomattox
| that has given much satisfaction with
| and confidence i'm the patriotism, intelli-
gence and integrity of the American people
| as has this election. not only to our own
| people but also to the civilized world who
have been watching the result. / trust that
| you may be equally fortunate in drawing
! about you a council of the most eminent
| and patriotic statesmen of the Nation in
! order that the eve of your admnistra ton
! may open "A new epoch in the progress
| prosperity and general welfare of the Ma
tion and all the people of our beloved land -
Isadore Wolfson. president. Adolph
Marer. vice president. and b. ID. Levy. sec
/ retsry, wired from Indianapolis: The ORR
I entail Hebrew Republican Club extends
! congratulations. Three hundred and fifty
/ Democratic Hebrews in our club all voted
for you.
Hon. j. X Gowdy. of indianapolis. wired
II most heartily congratulate you on your
great victory. Indiana gives you 20, O00 ma
jority, and will cooperate with your ad-
minlstration with a Republican Senator and
nine Congressman.
Many other congratulatory kilograms
have been received. The President-elect
has not attempted as yet to answer any
of the great mass of messages which have