The sun., 1896-10-16
WORKMEN GREET M'KINLEY
MlNUlL LABORERs OF CANTON
TURN our IN WORKING CLOTHES.

TURN OUI IN WOhhlHH CLOIhES.
Half che Town Went with Them 20 MeEkin-
lsy's Home and Heard the Major Speak
Two Delegations from Pennsyivnntn
and One from New York Arrive.
CANTON, o., Oct. 15.-Major Mckinley had
the strongsst possible evidence to-day that the
shop hands aud working people of his own city
at least are heartily and enthusiastically with
him in his candidacy .or President These pco-
pie called on him in body to-day. 1t was dis
tinctly a workingmnn's demonstration. EN-
ployers were not consulted In any detail except
the shutting down of factories and shops at
3:i5 p. NJ. so as to allow employees TO attend
the demonstration nt o'clock. Only three con-
Germs denied the request. Two of these were
foundries that could not suspend till heats we're
disposed Of. and the third was working over
time to fill a special order.
There was no great effort put forth TO arrange
tire affair. Just n short announcement week
ago that IL was being arranged aud an invita-
tion last night to all to participate. The regular
reception committee was dispensed with, and
instead of the troop OF horsemen which escorts
the visiting delegations two shop men with dim
ner pals swung over their shoulders IN the
clothes in which they work rode at the head OF
the band. Men from the shops did the speak
Ing and the speakers were escorted to Major
Mckinley by other shop men acting as the COM
mtttee of arrangements.
There were nearly four thousand people In
tho parade which marched up Market street.
not ON dress parade in Sunday clothes. but un-
shaved and with faces well begrimed with per-
tpiration But these four thousand did not
constitute nearly all of the vast audience which
Major Mckinley addressed. The whole city
seemed to have turned out. while the men
from the shops and the girls from the
factories marched in tho streets. Women
and children thronged the sidewalks, all
bent in one direction, toward the Nc
Kinlcy home. When Major Mckinley appeared
upon the porch the densely packed crowd occu-
pied every available spot on his own lawn, eI-
tended across the streets on both sides, and far
into the lawns of his neirhhors. Fully one-half
of the population OF this city. 10000 inhabi-
tants, were either upon the lawn or as near to 1t
as they could get. and there has not in all the
delegations which have come to Canton been
one which equalled this in enthusiasm.
Mr. Mckinley WAS visibly affected by the visit
and there was tremor In his voice when he
began to speak in response to Edward Jones. a
watchman in one of the factories. who has heen
his ardent supporter for fifteen years and to
John Grouse q wood worker in one of the fac
tories who was among the first men with whom
Major Mckinley became acquainted when he
came to Canton. But while these two were old
supporters there were hundreds of Others who
have only this year been recruited. and who
have heretofore voted In opposition to the tick
cts headed by Major Mckinley. 1t was one
such who headed the in formal procession.
Major Mckinley recalled the address he made
on the eve of the election in 1892. when he
indulged in little prophesy. AS he recalled
his words there was tremendous applause and
cries of You told the truth" I'VE know it
now "we'll correct II this year." and similar
comments from the crowd. No stronger Jusi-
10 a statement published in the Repository to-
light on the authority Of I2unty Chairman
n nth this city and county. Some, Of the l,opo-
aratic managers OF this neiEh6orhood have have
been sending ont stories about o, the silver
these writers is Mayor J. \. Rice. who was re.
platform. Rice wrote q letter to F. A. Graham.
siiver story about the county, city and State.
Major Thomas gives this story out. and tells
sending out such q statement as the city's May;
pr. to whom application for information had
that the statements made were untrue. Rice. in
the Interview acknowledges that he had written
moch S Of Sp the situation. Thomas also says % that
polls by both the Popocratic and Republican
of ns or ,Ss s ssP sSn%
Major Mckinley will have large majorities in
his precinct, var yard county, and state "a The
ever party lines were drawn. since the war The
ward but recently came into the Republican
party and the precinct continued TO give a
Democratic majority even after the landslide OF
Gen. William Mckinley Osborne. Secretary
of tho Republican National Committee. was
here to-day. He was simply amazed at tho
people in the afternoon and by the visiting dele
cations earlier in the day. he had been read
ing Of these affairs in New York. he said, and
tirey unprepared for what he witnessed. Gen.
Osborne stopped over while en- route to Chicago
headquarters. Tho situation. he says. Is en-
tirely satisfactory. and a tremendous victory
fudge Groscup Of Chicago was ono of the
callers at the Mckinley home to-day, He
Of Republican success there He says there Is
not the slightest doubt OF II, and IL is more than
likely that the majority will exceed that Of
Ohio.
Three delegations from out Of town came to
greet Major Mckinley to-day. Two OF them
came from Pennsylvania. 500 starting from
Girard and vicinity. and 900 from Cory. They
largely farmers and business men. They united
for a call ON Major Mckinley. w. j. Sell intro
duced the Grard people without any speech,
dress on behalf of the delegation. The deleRa-
tions had three bands. and they made an enthu-
Ba1tic demonstrate.
Dunkirk and other west New York towns fur
nished the other delegation. 1t numbered 900
or 700 people. all brimful of enthusiasm. Major
Mckinley made them vigorous address. vigor-
and they responded with the heartiest kind of
applause. They were introduced by Congress-
man II. BHooker of Fredonia. who described the
partysas farmers dairymen. grape, e,growers, and
business and professional men. The party
to a man confident of success and only inter-
Osted in making tho victory overwhelming
They have heard nothing but encouraging re-
ports from the cities OF the Empire State and
thew atOod ready to yOuch for the rural dis