Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-01
AT CAN TON.
LARGEST DELEGATION OF THE
 CAMPAIGN CALLED.
Numbered 5000 Sou1s-Major Mckinley Threw Away His Typewriter Speeches and Talked
 From the Heart"

Canton, O., Oct. 31.-With many a ring ing cheer and many stirring air from two score bands the last great day of the campaign at the home of the republican candidate came to an end.
 Senator-elect Foraker contributed hand somely to the brilliant close of what has F been perhaps the most interesting day of the campaign. Major Mckinley met Sen ator Foraker at the station at p. m., and when some one proposed three cheers for the distinguished guest, Major Me- Kinley took off his hat and led the cheer ing It was dark when Senator Foralxer reached the Mckinley house, but a great crowd awaited him. He made his ninety seventh speech of the campaign from the platform in McKinley's yard, and he told the people some news from the west that made them shout with joy When Sena- tor Foraker left to take the train for Cleveland, where he speaks tonight, a storm of cheers followed him. He was in Canton just forty minutes.
 Major Mckinley began speaking al an early hour this morning and was kept busy talking and receiving callers till sunset. The largest delegation that has visited Canton came this afternoon. It
  in the Mahonsng valley, and numbered 5000 people, many of whom were women.
 It took his splendid Mahoning valley delegation more than an hour to pass in review before Major Mckinley. When the parade came to halt and the people massed themselves in the streets and yard about Major McKinley'S house the republican candidate lookede down upon the greatest and most inspiring audience that has greeted him. In addition to the visiting delegation there were thousands of, other people pressing toward the stand. Every man, woman and child carried a flag, and when Major Mckinley rose to speak each flag waved and great chorus of cheers rolled like surge of the sea up and down the densely packed streets. Major Mckinley had a prepared speech in his hand which he had expected to deliver, but he could not do it. He was caught up in the wave of enthu- siasm about him. He tossed the manu- script aside and spoke, as he afterwards said, just what was in his heart" What he said was echoed in 10000 hearts. When he declared "There is just one class un- der our flag and we all belong to it' such a cheer went up as Canton never heard before.
 The call of several thousand Canton women upon Major Mckinley was an- other beautiful incident of day that has been pregnant with stirring events.
 The weather was delightful and the campaign could not have closed more brilliantly and beautifully.
 THEY ARE DISGRUNTLED
 St. Louis, Oct. 31.-General Simon B. Buckner, accompanied by his wife, reached here at midnight and were es- corted to the Southern hotel by local members of the "sound money" club. This morning they left for Louisville. General Palmer reached here this morning. Both nominees of the national democratic par ty are displeased at the treatment ac- corded them in their tour through Mis- souri,
 At number of places en route the dem. onstrations of the free silverites was so great that Palmer and Buckner were un- able to make addresses.