Rock Island Argus., 1896-09-12
MAJOR KEPT BUSY.
Many Delegations Visit the Re.
publican Nominee.
CROWDS AND CRUsHEs AT CANTON

Several Batches o: Pilgrims to the Ohio
Mecca Unite and Size Up Nearly 5000
Too Great a jam for safety and Three
Persons Are Overcome Bryans Itin-
erary Next week-aIaniey's Prediction
About the Maine Election.
Canton, O.. Sept. la-Yc.tcrday was a
Gay of crowds and crushing in Canton.
Three persons tainted and were carried
away from the Mckinley porch where
they had joined in the crush OF thousands
to grasp the Republican nominee 10y the
hand. After travelling nearly iou miles
the Vermont delegation reached Canton
early in the morning. and marched quick
step to the Mckinley home ard paid their
respects before O'Clock. After the for
NAL presentations and response Governor
Elect Grout, Senator Proctor and others
made brief addresses Of congratulation.
The Lorain county delegation joined the
representatives of the Pennsylvania Re
publican leagues and the Erie. Pa, Lin
toln club in he public square and marched
with them, together nearly 5000 strong,
with half dozen bands ami scores of ban
ners, to the house aboIt which the thou.
sands daily are gathered
The Banners That We're Carried.
The binners on the trains and in the
street read: Tom l. Johnson's Steel
Workers" "Our Money Is AL Right;
Give Us Work." Open the Mills, Not the
Mints;" "Lorain County Sound Money
Pilgrims" Protection to American
Farmers and Mechanics" Judge ]. w.
Steele, of Oberlin. spoke for the Lorain
county people. saying in the course Of his
speech: This delegation of 1000 people is
composed mostly of farmers workingmcn
and quarrynen. Four years ago the Dem
Ocr;itic doctors diagnosed the national con-
dition. They mistook the ruddy bloom of
health for the hectic flush of disease and
prescribed free trade. We took the bolus
and are sick Eight weeks ago the Demo
cratic qnaCks met at Chicago. They
turned down their doctors, and with ram.
pant and vociferous deliberations they
prescribed FOR national ills u compound of
anarchy, reputation and free silver. Shall
We take The dos. ~
Cheered by the Visitors.
For the Republican leagues of Penn
syiyania and the Erie Lincoln club
Judge j. f. Downing immortalized
lslntOln At teHStn anu tntn turning 10
Major Mckinley said: We are con-
WINGED that no mistake will he made in
placing Major William McKinley-the
boy soldier of 1881 and the wise and
experienced statesman of 1Ss6-in the
presidential chair" The Pennslyvan-
ians and Orleans checred and cheered
again as Major Mckinley mounted a
chair to make his response in which
he covered all the issues of the day
and also apropos of the presence of the
Lincoln club. paid an eloquent tribute
to the martyr president.
The Crush Comes Near Being Fatal.
After Major MCKINLEY had respondtd d
Governor Lippett, of Rhode island, and
Governor bushnell arrived. The crush
was terrific. William Cusick. a
Baptist minister of Loran, aged ST.
tainted in the crush and for an hour
was in a serious condition. Physicians
were summoned. but before they had
arrived T.. ii. Turney. of Amherst. o..
and Mrs. Flickinger. of LO ain. had
succumbed to the crush and heat and
were prostrnted and carried away. All
this time thousands were pushing up
to the Mckinley porch.
Governor Bushnell then introduced
Governor Lippctt in aspech that made
: the crowd laugh and applaud stimuli
/ taneously. and then Lippett was re-
, ceived with applause as he responded
| briefly.