The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-31
AN INSPIRING SCENE
SING PATRIOTIC SONGS ON THE
PUBLIC SQUARE AT CANTON.
Denomination mt the Home of nc
KiEIey Replete with Many
Novel Features.

a more inspiring scene than that wit
messed on the public square from to 5
o'clock this afternoon. Thousands OF
people. including the ladies from Nor
walk and visitors from Boston, West Vir-
Einia and Maryland and Cleveland. gath
sred in front OF Jne handsome court
house on the public square and sang pa
tr1otic melodies, interspersed with music
by the bands and the waving of flags
banners and campaign parasols. with
which the womens delegations were sup
piled. America" yankee Doodle and
Star spangled Banner" quickly follow
ed one another. Nor were Dixie" or NM
Maryland" forgotten. Both were sung as
Justify and periodically az was John
Browns Body and Marching Through
Georgia"
The affair was entirely impromptu, and
ended at 5 o'clock with Home Sweet
Home" from both bands and the vast
audience. which had gathered first as
spectators and then as participators in
the patriotic concert. Today's demon
stration was full of beauties and features.
1t was notable for a large crowd. 1t was
notable for the wide range of territory
represented by the visiting delegations.
1t was notable for various interests rep
resented.
All day long the Mckinley residences
was surrounded by a large crowd. shout
ing and cheering for the nominee and
applauding the splendid delegations. All
that time the air was filled with music
of the bands, and at no time was the
street leading to the Mckinley nome
without line of men and women either
marching or waiting orders to march.
In the first party were 16 coach loads,
coming from eastern West Virginia, east
ern Maryland and Martins Ferry, Ohio.
the latter delegation being composed of
women, coming with a greeting for Myjor
| Mckinley and with beautiful flowers for
Mrs. Mckinley.
Thousands of Wage Farmers.
Employees of three large manufacturing
! firms of Cleveland were the next on the
scene, and when they gave way it was to
snake room for Ohio people-men and wo-
men-from Mingo Junction, Ohio, the en-
soyes of large iron and steel plant, and
their wives and friends. After these came
che New England delegation under the
Banners of the New England Sound Mon
| ey Club This party occupied a special
! brain of six sleepers and two dining cars,
and was on the way since p. m. Monday
| uHbI lllS dlltIuOOu Inc party came
! largely from Boston, but a number OF
other New England towns were repre-
sented One of the men presented to Ma
jor Mckinley was introduced as one who
had for over so years voted nothing but
the democratic ticket, but who this year
Will vote for Mckinley and Hobart Many
mementos of the trip were brought for
| Mrs. Mckinley from Boston, from New
Bedford and from historic Salem, includ-
ing whales teeth, twgs from a tree plant
| ed by Governor Endicott in 1852, and
! gold witch spoon
No prettier sight has been witnessed in
the whole campaign than the receptioN
of the Mckinley Woman's Club of Nor
walk. Ohio. This club of 300 members is
| splendidly organized and drilled, and when
! on parade carries campaign umbrellas on
which portraits of Mckinley and Hobart
are conspicuous. They were commanded
by Marshal Mrs A. Bloxnam. and their
evolutions may well attract the envy Of
the voting clubs.
When Mckinley concluded his address,
| to the accompaniment of the Norwalk
band the women united in singing a cam
paign song to the tune of RED. White
end Blue" waving their handkerchiefs
the while and producing a most striking
effect.
Then came a visit of four carloads Of in
surance men from Cleveland.
ladies Presented.
/ Canton, Ohio. Oct. 27.-Tne first delega-
ton today to be presented to Mckinley
was a party of 50 ladies, who arrived
In a special car from Martins Ferry.
Ohio, at noon. They wore large ribbons
upon which was inscribed Mckinley
and Sound Money" The ladies marched
to the Mckinley residence at the head Of
the Maryland and Virginia delegations.
which arrived at the same time in Is
coaches. The women were introduced
by Harry Pratt, and the delegation from
West Virginia and Maryland by E. H.
Sincell of Piedmont, West Virginia The
latter delegation. accompanied by TWO
bands, made highly enthusiastic dem
onstration.
Before the first crowd was out of the
yard three other delegations in one body
were in the street waiting their turn.
These were from Cleveland. and were
composed of employees Of the Epson Nut
company. Lamsons 6, Sessions company
and Beck, Stow & Wilcox. Kinks band
of Cleveland and the Grand Army band
of Canton played 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" while the crowd greeted Nc
Kinley with cheers. The delegation was
large, having used two special trains.
William Mckenzie, a workman made the
Introductory address. Employees of the
Junction Iron and Steel company of
Mingo Junction. with wives and friends.
/ in numbers sufficient to fill a special
train. headed by the C. a. R. band ar
rived just after the Clevelanders left, and