Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-03
CANTON READY TO CELEBRATE
Everything is in Readiness to Receive the
Good News Tonight,
MAJOR MKlNLEY CALM AND CONFIDENT
Last Day of mn Exciting CnmpniEn
FInds the winning Candidate Ia
Cheerful spirits, Receiving
Friends at His Home.


Friends at His Home.
CANTON, o., Nov. 2-On the eve Of the
election Governor Mckinley feels serencly
confident OF success in the presidential
struggle. which eliminates tomorrow.
Throughout the excitement OF the days
while the visiting delegations have come
and gone and the Mckinley cottage has
been bosiegod with long lines Of eager, en-
thusiastic crowds. Governor Mckinley has
maintained the same calm, cheerful and
confident air that has marked him through
out the campaign. Tonight he declined, In
response to direct requests, to make a pub
lie expression on the outlook He has been
asked many times for expressions. but has
preferred to speak only through his
speeches, and he adhcres to this rule TO
the last. His manner speaks quite as for
chilly as words. however in showing that he
fully shares the confident expectation Of
those about him. Mrs. Mckinley was con-
fined to her apartments, not yet up from
at attack Of the grip, epidemic about town,
which has kept her in her room for the
past week Most Of the day was passed by
the major in greeting hundreds of callers,
who kept coming In unorganlzed groups of
Tonight the front OF the house is cob
webhed with wires host of special cor
respondents are already here. Thousands
OF people are thronginG the street between
the public square and the Mckinley home
For twenty years, ever since he has been
in public life, MIR Mckinley has spent the
night before election in his town home, add
dressing his neghbCrs and friends. Tonight
1t seems as II the whole city is gathered
about his home. Torchlght professions are
mn ~ In hn CT volt han lie ~ 10
and women and children are on the side
walks cheering the marchers.
During the evening Governor Mckinley
sat in his library receiving many of his
follow townsmon. 1t is noticeable that the
crowds in tho street tonight are made UP
of townspcOple, out to pay a final tribute
to the man who has brought prominence and
profit to their city. Canton is practically
left to its own people for the first time In
many weeks and though the early part OF
the day the streets We're free from the
marching thousands that had laid siege to
the city since the campaign began. IL has
awakened ominous forebodngs among the
storekeepors. Yet this is offset in part by
arrangements already under way for jubila-
tiOns to follow the election.
1t is understood tonight that Mark Hanna
will reach here about $40 a m. after vot-
ing in Cleveland, remain with Governor
Mckinley until late in the day and then
returning to Cleveland to receive the re-
turns. The governors plans are to vote
early according to an unyaryng rule and
he expects to cast his ballot by o'clock.
Many of those who have aided him during
the arduous work of the campaign have
gone home to vote Private Secretary Boyle
went to Columbus, Political Secretary Smith
went to Urbana and Captain Hcistland to
Delaware.
Tho indications are that there will be
a comparatively quiet day here tomorrow,
although late in the day, when the returns
begin to come in, the Mckinley cottage
will be a center of attraction. Governor
Mckinley is affording every facility to the
press and public to get at him, and there
will be little going on at this center of in
terest tomorrow which will be closed against
inspection. The governor has sat near an
open door most of today, and the balmy
air presages clear skies for tomorrow.
1t was 10 o'clock before the long line of
marchers reached the Mckinley cottage,
where crowds had stood throughout the
evening waiting the governors fnal speech
of the campaign. Governor Mckinley was
greeted with cheers as he appeared and
sF!d:
My fellow citizens, | appreciate very
greatly this call of my neighbors and fell
low townsmen at this the closing hours of
one of the most remarlSaOie and important
campaigns in American history. The
hour for discussion has passed by; the ar
gumcnt Is closed. The vast interests of
the American people are now in the hands
u
mcnt and determination,, and there is no
greater jury in the world to sit upon Amer
lean interests and American honor than
the American people themselves. But You
must remember, my fellow townsmen, that
the battle is not won until The ballots are
in. The great Jury of the American peo-
pie can be confidently trusted to establish
by its ballot that the public credit Is to
continue unimpeached; its currency un-
questioned, It's honor uus-ained and the
glorious republic undimmed. | thank you
n thousand times for the courtesics and
kndnesses you have shown me IN :he past
three months and bid you all goodnight
Great applause)
A delegation of $50 women from Akron
o.. marched to the house today to greet
Major Mckinley. Several of the citizens
reception committee escorted them to Major
McKnley's home. Mrs Martha Bortelle
an instructor of Buchtel college. presented
the women. In response Major Mckinley
said
| am very greatly obliged to the women
of Akron for this neighhorly and gracious
call 1t always Is a good omen to have
the women enlisted in a public cause and
one of the sources of strength in this now
memorable campaign, almost closed, has
been that we have felt all the time that
we had supporting us the American home
over which women preside CAppause0 |
will not undertake to make speech to
you-only to express the pleasure that II
gives me to have you make this call; and
Instead of indulglng-in any formal words,
| prefer If IL is pleasant and agreeable to
YOU, to greet each of you personally and
to thank your speaker FOR her eloquent
assurances of good will and confidence,
CThroe checrsD
Lead city Sound Money Rally.
LEAD CITY. s. D., Nov 2.-(S02cial TeIe-
gram)-The sound money forces of Law
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