Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-11-08

cations, Including One from
Wheeling, Called During the Day
Mrs. Mckinney Still Unable TO be
About-The Cleveland Visit Post.
poned Few Days.
Canton, Ohio, November Much az
President-elect Mckinley has desired
to get his wife away from the excite
ments about his Canton home, it was
decided this evening that il was best
for Mrs. Mckinley not to attempt the
trip before Wednesday or Thursday
of next week instead of Monday. as ex-
pected. The scenes Of congratulation
and iollifcation have continued with
out cessation and to-day thousands OF
people have marched through the
streets and gathered about The house
hours before to-nights big iollifca-
ton began. At the breakfast table
Major Mckinley was signaled by far
mers who had travelled miles to come
TO Canton and who tapped on the win
dow and beckoned him their greet
ings. He responded to the manifesto
tions of good will by seizing a jar filled
with immense chrysanthemums and go
ing to a side door and made them happy
by giving them such floral beauties as
are seldom seen anywhere. All day
long the joyous people marched the
streets and filled the sidewalks. They
came in special trains and by special
cars, upon regular trains and by car
riages. horseback, bicycle and afoot.
General Manager Woodford of the
Cleveland. Lorain & Wheeling railway,
brought a carload of Cleveland people.
including Miss Lillian Hanna. sister OF
the National Republican Chairman.
From Wheeling, w. Va, came another
suecial carload, headed by General
Agent Townsend and Supt. Robert +.
Blinkensderfer, Of the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railway; Editor Hart, Of the
Wheeling Intelligencer; Randolph Stall
maker. national committeeman OF the
National Democratic party; Governor
elect George w. Atkinson. Congress-
men Dovener and DOrr, and score OF
other people prominent in the little
Mountain State
Akron girls iourneyed here with yell
low badges and flowers. as did the
young women from a dozen other
towns. New Philadelphia, Canal Do
yer. Minerva Uhrichsyille, and small
cities formed in line and marched with
bands. At 4:30 o'clock Major Mckin-
lev was busily engaged at his desk, but
ne quickly finished and dOnning hat
and overcOat. went ont into the crisp
November air, and as the thrOng or
people fought for a place in the long
line that formed he thanked them Tor
the call and invited each one of them
TO receive personal welcome. lie
shook them by the hand at the rate o.
nearly fifty a minute, men, boys, wo'
men and girls.
Chief Marshal Harry Frease started the
great final campaign parade tonight be-
fore o'clock. and Canton had pyrotech-
nical blaze of glory such as she has not
enjoyed before in the eventful days
which have passed. The Republican COM
mittees. the Republican and Democratic
sound money committees. the citizens ant
reception and escort committees. and th'
citizens of Canton and Stark county
combined with the people from Eastern
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, anc
made ono last great parade dcmonstra'
tion. They marched and cheered over
lines Of march that have been trod by
nearly a million people and are now his
toric i'm the channels Of American politics.
Public and business buildings and homes
were tagged. hammered and bright with
many colored lights The Mckinley tri-
umphal archs. which enthusiastic Canton
fans built weeks ago. was radiant Win
national colors. enhanced by electric ef'
fects. At many points along the line OF
march through the principal streets were
stationed stands of fireworks. which were
shot high I'm the air And as the paraders
moved along it's triumphai course win
bands and drum corps. horse fiddle ana
calfope whistle. and bazoo. lead pipe norm.
and torpcdo cane. and every continuance
.rown by old and young Ameri'a to make
. medley of dcafeuing sounds hitherto un-
known. even iu lle political mfch'a OF
the famous Ohio man, thou amos OF
torches and nambcauX made the sccns
grand The echoes of lhe ro ~ oi inc can
non and the din Of cnecrine reFrrDcrated
over the city and for miles into the couh-
try. Major Mckinley. with 90 score OF
friends. reviewed the parade '5 Do passed.
his house. The famous temporary re-
viewing stand was arched with red white
and blue incandeseont lights and key
stones with an American ollle. while Oid
..f