The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
He Makes His Closing Talk Of
the Campaign.
He Seems Confident of Victory
In Today's Contest.
STORE KEEPERS BLUE
Close of Campaign viii Affect
Their Business.
No More Delegations to Spend
Cash In Canton.

Canton. o.. Nov 3.-Last night Ma
jor Mckinley felt serenely confident OF
success in the struggle which culmin-
ates today. Throughout the excite
ment Of the day, while the visiting del
egat1ons came and went, and the Nc
KinIey cottage was besieged with long
lines of eager, enthusiastic crowds Gov
ernor Mckinley maintained the same
calm, cheerful and confident air that
has marked him throughout the cam
palgn- Last night he declined, in re-
Spouse to direct requests, to make pub
lie his expression on the outlook. He
has been asked many times for express
sions, but has preferred to speak only
through his speeches, and he adhereS
to this rule. His manner speaks quite
as forcibly as words. however, in show
ing that he fully shares the confident
expectation of those about him.
Mrs. Mckinley was confined to her
apartments from an attack Of la grippe,
epidemic about town. which has kept
her in her room for the past week. Most
of the day was passed by the major
in greeting hundreds of callers, who
kept coming in unorganized groups of
dozen or two from points far and
near.
The front of the house is cobwebbed
with wires. A host of special CORE
spondents are already here. Thous
ands of people thronged the streets be-
tween the public square and the Nc
since he has been in public life, Major
Mckinley has spent the night before
election in his town home addressing
his neighbors and friends. Last night
it seemed as if the whole city were
gathered about his home. Torchlight
professions paraded the streets with
bands of music. and women and chill
dren were on the sidewalks cheering
the marchers.
During the evening the governor read
communications in his library
1t was noticeable that the crowds in
the street were made up of toWnspeo-
pie to pay a final tribute to the man
who has brought prominence and profit
to their city. It has practically left
Canton to its own people for the first
time in many weeks, and though dur
ing the early part of the day the streets
were free from the marching thous-
ands who had laid siege to the city
since the campaign began, it has awak-
ened ominous forebodings among the
storekeepers. Yet this is offset in part
by arrangements. already under way.
for jubilations to follow the election,
for many are proceeding as though sue
cess were already assured.
The governors plans are to vote
early, according to an unvarying rule,
and he expects to cast his ballot by
o'clock Many of those who have aid
ed him during the arduous work of
the campaign have gone home to vote.
Private Secretary Boyle went to Col
umbus. Political Secretary Smith went
to Urbana and Captain Heisland to
Delaware. 0.
The indications are that there will be
a comparatively quiet day here, al
though late in the day, when the re-
turns begin to come, the Mckinley cot
tage will be the center of attraction
1t was 10 o'clock before the long line
of marchers reached the Mckinley cot
tage to hear the governors final speech
AS they formed in front the ranks of
the torch bearers. and from the thous-
do r17raF G
and overlooked to the lawns and to the
porch, Governor Mckinley was greet
Sd with cheers as he appeared and
said:
MY Fellow Citizens: I appreciate
very much this call of my townsmen
at the close of one of the most excit-
ing campaigns in American history
The hour for discussion has passed by;
the argument has closed. The vast
interests Of the American people are
now in the hands of the people, and
there is no safer jury in the world to
sit upon American interests and Amer
lean honor than the American people
themselves But you must remember
my fellow townsmen. that the battle
is not won until the Ballots are in.
THE great jury of the American PEG
ple can be confidently trusted to estab-
ish by its verdict that the credit of the
country is to continue unimDeached;
its currency unouestioned. its honor
unstained, and the glorious republic
times for the courtesies and kindnesses
YOU have shown me in the past few
months and bid You all good night
fCzroat anD4a5lSp.1