The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-20

reserve, which was so long represented
in the national house by Giddings and
Wade ana the immortal Garfield. CAP
plause)
And. nay fellow citizens. 1 will only
add thai I thank each and every one
,lf you from the bottom of my heart
for the manifestations Of your friend
ship. your devotion. and as you seem
to have brought back what you went
for those whom you left behind want
me to say that they are glad to see
you home again
The crowd then united in three rOus-
ing cheers for the next president"
BY this time the New York party had
succeeded in forcing its way to The
Tt took some time for Governor Mckin-
ley to get through the house and
through the crowd to greet his eastern
visitors.
Mr. Milholland mounted a chair and
presented ex-senator Warner Miller
who said
Ladies and Gentlemen: I thought
it proper on oar way home from Tie
St Louis convention to call here and
pay our respects to the man who has
been hOnOred by the Republican par y
and who is my fellow citizen and neigh
Dor 1T has been my privilege to know
Governor Mckinley nearly twenty
years, and it gives me great pleasure
to assure him on behalf of the Repuh-
Hcans of New York that we shall give
to him and the principles which he
Vember that has ever been given to
any presidential candidate since the
organization Of the government. cloud
cheers)
The Republicans OF New York will
be second to none in the whole country
in their loyalty to the party, in their
efforts and their labOrs for its success
We have but moment to spend here
and therefore L do not wish to take up
your tine in making speech. came
here simply to take the hand of Gov.
N7raTl fH1T n IN d raH a
lection and love of the people of New
York. And now, gentlemen of the Nc
Kfnley league of the state of New York
it gives me great pleasure to introduce
to you Gov. Mckinley. LBOisterOus
cheers
The New Workers were even more en-
thusiastic than the OhiOans in the
greeting they gave Gov Mckinley who
responded to their ovation.
Gov. McKinley's appearance was the
signal for great ovation. When com
parative silence had been restored Nc
Kinley responded as follows.
My Fellow Citizens of New York.
1t gives me very great pleasure to meet
and greet you here at my home today.
Tit was most gracious ON your part to
have paused i'm your journey to the
east long enough to give me the pleas
ure of melting you face to face, and
nothing could have been more agreea-
BILE to me than to be presented to the
mem bers of the Mckinley league of the
state of New York by my old friend,
long a MEMBER OF the mousse Oh repre-
sentatives. Senator Miller. Applause
II was glad to meet and greet him.
All we have to do this year, my fellow
citizens lis to keep close to the people;
loud cheersl hearken to the voice of
the people. have faith in the people
and if we do that the people VIII win
for us a triumph for that great master
full principle. which. i'm all the years Of
the past has given us plenty and pros
perity." [Great cheering-l
The New Workers gave another round
of applause and departed for their
train One of the incidents of the day
was the singing of a campaign song
composed by Peter Quincy of YOungs-
town. an AfrO-American. He was very
proud of his song and wanted to sing
it,. so he betOok himself to the govern
Or's library, which adjOins the family
dining room, and as the governor and
his friends took dinner. he RECALLED him
self with melody to aid digestion and
make good cheer.
Among the late callers was Mr.. Webb
c. Hayes. son of the late ex-President
Hayes. who dropped in from Vermont
and visited the governor at 1880 p. M