Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-29
EYES ON CANTON.
Mckinley Will Spend Next
Few Months in Rest.
Has Excellent Health and Appetite,
and Does Not Worry.
Ohio Delegates Tender Hanna Reception
Mckinley Passed Quiet Sunday.

Canton, Ohio June 2S.-The city of
Canton has witnessed good many dem
constructions of an enthusiastic nature.
Since Major Mckinley was nominated.
there have been thousands of strangers
within her gates. Men of wide reputa-
ton in politics, state craft and bust
ness men have called upon the candi-
date to pay their respects orkeep them,
selves well within McKinley's field of
vision
All demonstrations and visitors up to
this time have been of an unofficial, if
not informal character Tomorrow,
the advent of the notification-cammit-
tee, composed of one member from each
state and territory. selected by fhe ma
tional convention at st. Louis for the
purpose of conveying to the candidate
an official notice of his nomination, will
be the advent of more significance and
Importance than the coming of all other
visitors and delegations which Major
Mckinley has received.
The chairman of the committee
Senator John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska
who was permanent chairman of the
st. Louis convention, will be the
row. His speech will indicate in
campaign will doubtless be conducted
by the Republican managers.
Gov. McKinley's speech in reply to
Senator Thurston. will be scanned with
interest. He will not at this time at
tempt TO discuss i'll a significant or
elaborate way, the dominant issues of
the campaign. Nothing in the way of
an exhaustive formal utterance my be
expected until he publishes his letter
of acceptance, which will be in a month
or six weeks. That is the usual time
the candidate allows TO elapse between
the date of official notification and the
publication of official acceptance of
nomination.
Major Mckinley knows there is an
abundance of time before the election
in November for discussion of all
political questions of moment. He
does not wish the campaign to com
menee too soon and too vigorously.
The publication of letter of accept
ance really opens the campaign.
Before Major Mckinley gives his
letter of acceptance to the public. he
will probably make a short visit to the
seaside. He said, this morning, that
under no circumstances would he go
to Newport or any other fashionable
resort
He wants rest and immunity from
visitors when he takes a vacation. and
for that reason will either spend a.
fortnight with his cousin, Col. Os-
borne, at Roxbury. Mass, or will make
fDlr of tho IoE ,f
Hanna's boats. Some of his friends
are urging the latter course.
Major Mckinley has received up
ward of 100 invitations from friends
asking him to spend the vacation with
them, and many handsome country
places at the seaside and in the noun
tains have been put at his disposal.
He has declined all. 1t is quite likely.
if the weather should remain cool
here, that he will not leave Ohio, this
summer.
When the campaign is well under
way and a host of minor candidates
are in the field, each hoping or expect
ing to carry his district of state, de-
mands upon Major Mckinley for
speech making will be urgent and fire.
quent. Several Republicans of intiu-
ence and high standing have talked |
with Major Mckinley upon this point |
and some of them have endeavored to |
secure from him promise to make
speeches in their states. Major Nc
kinney has not committed himself. |
nor has he said that he would not
yield to their demands upon his
strength and time. He prefers to re-
main in Canton during the campaign.
AT present his close political friends
incline to the belief that this will be
a wiser course to pursue. The condi-
tons may change. If they do and it
seems best for Major Mckinley to take
the stump, he will do so. The major
has excellent health, good appetite,
sleeps well and does not worry.
He will be able to take the st,lmp at
any moment and can sustain himself
for weeks. if necessary, speaking as
often as dozen or 20 times day.
If Major Mckinley makes a speaking
our II is safe to say that among the
states upon his itinerary there will be
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri
Kansas and Nebraska.
FRANCIS b. LOOMS.
Major Mckinley. today, had a rest
ul day. the first one since his nominal
ion. He did not go to church. but re-
NAMED at home during the morning.
lhe only caller he saw was Chas
emory Smith. Il
Fir. Smith did not come here to dis
'uss cabinet appointments or to an
agnonize Senator Quay as has been
He thinks Mr.. Quay is en-
tiled to great consideration as Penn
ylvania's leading Republican senator
nd party organizer He believed other
interests deserve recognition as well.
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