The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-31
TALKED TO DRUNNERS.
Chicago Commercial Men Pay Visit
to Canton.
pHET ARE ALMOST A UNIT FOR
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

rheir Interest in Politics and Business
Hen and the Influence They Exert
Later, Candidate. Mckinley Receives a
Thousand Germans.
Canton, o., August 29.-This was the
most active day Major Mckinley has had
dEee his nomination. At o'clock, the
Commercial Travellers Mckinley club OF
Chicago arrived on & special train. The
Commercial Travellers club of Canton
knd the Deuber Escort club, 400 strong,
set the Chicago men at the station. AT
10 O'Clock the Chicago delegation
marched to McKinley's residence, 500
members being in line. The escort
numbered 500 also. The spokesman for
Ehe Chicago commercial travellers was
8. j. Corey. When he and Major Nc
Kinley appeared on the porch there was
an outburst of cheering which lasted
sevsral minutes. Mr.. Corey, among
Dther things, said: "The Commercial
Travellers Mckinley Club Number l was
organized juno 10. 1892. The organizers
Of this club early beheld in you above all
UbuOkS ZIG bAI anu GAOotCSu GA
ponent of the. principles they cherished
and firmly believed essential to the vel
fare and prosperity OF our country,
namely protection TO. our home indus
tries. feel safe in saying that no class
Of citizens in our country more thorough
ly understands the true issues of this
campaign than tho commercial travelling
boE oro cntiafinl with ho MO
of the country, knowing it is as good as
any in the world. They have enlisted
nearly to n man to save this country from
the fearful perils of bankrupt TREASURY,
fat and deprecated money, Reputation
and the other long chain Of evils that
follow. -
When Mr. Mckinley mounted the chail
60 speak, the cheering was renewed more
vigorously than before.
MR.. M'KINLEY SAID:
'sMr. Corey and gentlemen: bid you
welcome, sincere welcome, to my homo.
Although you are accustomed to calling
On people, for that bellows is chiefly
your business, let me assure you thai
you never made call anywhere more
agreeable to your host than. this call ii
to me. 1t would be pleasant to me per
sonally to NEST you on any occasion, but
peculiarly gratifying to meet you now,
coming as a body to testify your unite6
and confident devotion to Republican
principles enunciated by tia Nationa
Republican convention of 1896. l recog.
MIS- yo0r Influence as one of the mos
potent factors in political contests and
am glad to know that this year, in great
er degree than ever before, the CONNER
oiai men Of the country are united in the
cause CT the Republican party. You have
net always been in such close agreement
with each other politically RS now, bu
then you have had experience and fol
foar years, or nearly So have been attend
ing the school in which all the rest of us
baV8 been pupils. 1t has been fire.,
school, the tuition has i,sen Free but thu
ultimate cost has been very great. Nc
body Of American citizens of equal mum.
ber could properly have deeper interest
in the success of Republican principles
than yoa and none, / am sure, can dc
so much to secure their certain triumph
rs you. You are not only the carriers Of
commerce but the creator of confidence;
rot only the advocates Of progress, but