The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-03
CERTAIN OF VICTORY
MAJOR M'kINLEY CONFIDENT SOUND
MONEY WILL WIN TODAY.
Last Night He Received an Ovation
from FeIIOw-TownspeOpIe, and
Made "a Brief Speech.
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
VOTERS REMINDED THEY HAVE A
DUTY TO PERFORM TO-DAY.
The Battle Against Financial Here
sizes and DishonOr Is Not Won
Till the Ballots Are In.
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Mr.. BRYAN STILL DELUDED
HIS HOPES BUOYED Up BY THE
OvERCONFIDENT MIR. JONES.
Twenty-Five Speeches Made by tie
silver AgitatOr Yesterday-State-
ment from Chairman Bynum.
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CANTON, o.. Nov. 2.-Major Mckinley
is tonight confident the country will vote
overwhelmingly tomorrow for IAN honest
dollar and the chance to earn it, for
maintenance of national honor" and for
law and order" His private advices as
sure him that the Republicans. assisted by
patriotic Democrats, will unite in admin
istering severe rebuke to those who would
debase the currency. repudiate just obli-
cations and put the country in such a po-
sition that any Governor might involve it
In anarchy. Throughout the excitement OF
the day, while vitising delegations have
come and gone. and the Mckinley cottage
has been besieged with long lines of eager.
enthusiastic crowds, Governor Mckinley
maintained the same calm, cheerful and
confident air that has marked him through
out the campaign. Mrs. Mckinley was
confined to her apartments, not yet up
from an attack of the grip. which is epi-
demic about town, and which has kept her
In her room for the past week.
Most of the day was passed by the Major
I'm greeting hundreds OF callers who kept
coming in organized groups OF a dozen or
two from points far and near. Judge N
L. Marvin. of Akron, old friend. who
had not seen the hero of the Canton pill
grimages for several months, voiced the
expressions of most of the callers when he
said: Il never saw him look better"
Colonel y. l. Conger, of the national COM
mittee OF 1892 who has been abroad and
just returned. remarked: II expected to
find worn man. You personally greeted
hundred of thousands of people the past.
ninety days. and made a dozen speeches a
6nxr ptaI
Tonight the front of the house is cob
webbed with wires. a host OF special cor
respondents are already here. Thousands
of people are thronging the street between
public square and the Mckinley home
For twenty years. ever since he has been
in public life, Major Mckinley has spent
the night before election in his town home
addressing his neighbors and friends To-
night it seemed as if the whole city was
gathered about his home. Torchnght pro-
cessions paraded the streets with bands of
music. and women and children were on
the sidewalks cheering the marchers.
During the evening Governor Mckinley
sat in his library receiving many of his
fellow-townsmen. One of these was a VEN
erable white haired friend of long stand
ing, who gave voice to his enthusiasm by
III.
The greeting was smilingly received, but
the Governor answered that the contest
was not yet over and that it would be well
to wait until tomorrow night before offer
ing congratulations.
1t was noticeable that the crowds on the
streets tonight are made up of townspeo-
pie, out to pay final tribute to the man
who has brought prominence and profit to
their city 1t has practically left Canton to
Its own people for the first time in many
weeks, and though in the early part of the
fbs fay Ihe marcbn streets boNSeds were free from
laid siege to the city since
the campaign began 1t has awakened
1minous Snnn forebodings bod among the store
rangements. already under way. for iubiIa-
tions to follow the election. for many are
proceeding as though success was already
assured.
1t is understood tonight that Mark
Hanna will reach here about 9:45 a. M
AFTER voting In Cleveland. remaining with
Governor Mckinley until late in the day
and then returning to Cleveland to receive
the returns.
aet,I nhe Governor.s plans are to vote early.
according TO an unvarying rule. and he
expects to cast his vote by O'Clock MANY
OF those who have aided him during the
arduous work of the campaign have gone
home TO vote. Private Secretary Bowie has
gone TO Columbus, political Secretary
smith to Croana and Captain Heistand to
delaware, o. The indications are that
there will be comparatively quiet dav TO-
morrow, although late in the dav when
,le returns DeGln 10 come in, the McKin-
ley cottage will be "A center of attention
Governor Mckinley is affording every faciI.
ity to the press and public TO get AT him
ana there VIII be little going on at this
center or interest tomorrow which will ho
closed against inspection. The Governor
has sat near an open door most of tho To-
for tomorrow. '"ie'
1t was 10 o'clock before the long line of
marchers reached the Mckinley cottape
Mnsre a,inl, crowds had stood throughout the
a.
speech OF the campaign. As the marcbers
formed In 'front.' of the Mckinley house
thers were shouts for the Governor from
the thousands who filled the streets and
walks and overfiowed TO the lawns and
up TO the porch. Ex-Governor McKinler
was greeted with cheers as he appeared ana
said
MY Fellow-ctizens - appreciate very
greatly this call of my neighbors and feI
low-townsmen at this, the closing hours
of one of the most memorable and impor-
tant political campaigns in American his
tory. The hour for discussion has passed
by: the argument is closed The vast in
terests Of the American people are now ir
the hands OF the people themselves for
proper settlement and determination ana
there is no safer jury i'm the world TO sir
upon American interests and American
honor than the American people them
selves. But you must remember my foI
low-townsmen. that the battle is nor Won
until the ballots are in. The great iurv
of the American people can be cOnfdently
trusted to establish by its Verdic; hat thc
credit of the country is to continue uniY1
peached its currency unqueStioned lis
honor unstained and the glorious RepubIir
undimmed thank YOU a thousand times
for the courtesies and kindness you have
shown me in the past three months ana bio
you all good night"
During the day "A d dsleSatiCn of 3j0 women
from Akrcn. o., marched TO the Mckinley
home TO greet the Major. Several members
of the citizens reception committee escort
ed the ladies TO the residence Miss Martin
A. Bortle. an instructor of Buchtel College
presented the women. In response Major
Mckinley said:
Ladies' am very greatly obliged to the
women of Akron for this neighborly and
gracious call. 1t always is q good omen To-