Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-19
10000 PEOPLE
Open the Republican Campaign
at Canton, Ohio.
McKin|ey's Home Crowded With En-
thusiastic Admirers, Friday.
Ringing Speeches by Senator Thur.ton. Sena.
tor Culiom and Others.


opening meeting of the campaign in
| this county took place, this afternoon.
From an early hour today, people
| poured in to Canton by railway. by
| wagons. on foot and on horse back.
| The weather was superb and there were
! over 10000 visitors in the city at the
| beginning of the Republican campaing
| Every public building in the city to-
day was profusely decorated with flags
| bunting and pictures of Major Mckin-
| ley. The private residences particu-
| larry those along the line of march
bore evidence of the decorators art t.
more or less elaborate degree Every
whore about the city were lispiaye,.
| pictures of Mckinley
Across every street were stretched
banners bearing inscriptions appropri-
ate to the occasion, and thousands OF
| Japanese lanterns were strung for tclc-
graph and telephone wires for use in
the evening. A reviewing stand had
| been erected in Major Mckinley's yard
ON North Market street at the corner
| of North. an immense triumphal arch
| had been erected by the citizens of
Canton. This arch stood at the foot
| of the hill leading up to the candidate
residence and all visiting delegations
passed under it, Huge portraits Of
Mckinley and Hobart and thousands
of electric light jets were among the
decorations of the structure The banks
of the city closed at noon.
All the shops and manufacturing es-
tabishments gave their employees a holt
day. and business generally was sus-
pended Every band ana drum corps
Of the city. together With the Canton
escort clubs. were busy all the morning
meeting visiting delegations at the de
not and escorting them to the various
headquarters provided for them
The visiting throngs promised tc
reach such enormous proportions that
it was impossible to- find hail in the
city large enough to accommodate
them. a big tent capable Of accommo-
dating 20.eo0 people, III which to hold
he meeting, WAS secured and placed
ON IA plot of ground a couple of blocks
distant from the Mckinley residence
y grand parade OF all the visiting
tubs was one Of the features of tn
d.ty. The speeches took plae" in II
large tent Cos. y. :. Bushnell N
thio presided aul mad" Il lively littl~
spec, on tdkius the chair. iiv intr"-
'!uced Senator TburSton nf Nebraska
who was reeeil ed with thunderuu.
cheers.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, was tho
ceiyed.
Major Mckinley, today in addition
to the task of meeting and talking
briefly with hundreds Of people shook
hands With thousands, made a dozen
speeches, entertained dozen guests
at dinner and listened to the music of
90 brass bands.
The first delegation called at 10 30
this morning. 1t came from Unity
township, Columbana county. In
response to the spokesman's remarks
Major Mckinley spoke briefly. and
then introduced Judge Howard Ferris
of Cincinnati, who made speech
Judge Uimarvin of Akron, also made
a short speech.
The next delegation was also from
Columbiana county. When Major Nc
kinley was introduced and the cheer
ing had subsidized he briefly reviewed
the policy of the Republican party
Il. w Peabody of Cincinnati vice
president Of the Baltimore & Ohio
southwestern Railway, made a
stirring speech. At 1870 the Americas
Club of Pittsburg, escorting Gen. Hast
ings. marched to the Mckinley resi-
dcnce. Gov. Hastings made a short
speech.
Major Mckinley had hardly finished
his response. before the building and
councils of Columbus appeared. After
responding to the spokesman's re-
marks Major Mckinley introduced Gov
Hastings who was cheered. Gov. Bush
nell was also introduced and made o
short speech. Several delegations called
at the close of the afternoon meeting
1t was quite dark when the Elkins
Cadets and a large delegation from
Salem Ohio, called Major Mckinley
was pretty tired and had gone to take
Il nap. The bands played six or eight
marches and he gave up the notion of
slumber and made two more speeches.
Judge Amber of Salem, made short
address to Major Mckinley
There was another big meeting at
night in the tent. The speakers were
Gov. Hastings of PENNSYLVANIA and
McCleary of Minnesota
Both speakers were enthusiastically re-
ceived. Major Mckinley entertained
Senators Cullom and Thurston, Cows.
Hastings and Bushnell, Congressman
McClcary and a dozen Canton friends |
at dinner, this evening.
Conservative estimates place the |
number of people on the streets of Can
ton this afternoon and evening at more
han 10000. Notwithstanding other at
fractions in the city, the home of Ma
jor Mckinley was the centre of interest |
and people chung about it till IL at
night. They filled the yard, took pos
session of the porches and peered in at
he windows.
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