The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-03
HE HAS HEARD FROM ST. LOUIS.
Major Mckinley Formally Notified of His
Nomination for President.

nomination for President.
CANTON, o., June 30.-The notification
committee of the national Republican
convention consisting of some forty odd
gentlemen representing every state in the
Union, and headed by John M. Thurston,
the permanent chairman of the ST. Louis
convention called at the home of Hon.
William Mckinley yesterday and FORM
ally notified him that he was the Repub-
lican candidate for president Of the United
States. The occasion was, aside from it's
necessity MS formality, interesting be-
cause it gave an opportunity for some ex-
pressions on the issues which would in
dictate their Importance in the view of all
the gentlemen present.
The hour or two of talk seems to indi-
cate that tho money question is very sec
ondary issue in the minds of most of the
especially the chief of the as
sembly-the major. Thurston opened
with his message to the nominee and pre-
sented the tariff as the dominant question
in brief Speech closing with q culogy of
the major. Mckinley followed, devotng
oil but paragraph of his speech to prac-
teal declaration that protective tariff once
secured there will be no money question.
The paragraph devoted to the financial
issue was an elaboration spoken warmly
and alphabetically of the Minneapolis
plank, the essence of it being in the fol-
lowing: "Tho dollar paid to the farmer,
the wago-earncr and the ponsioner must
continue forever equal in purchasing and
debt paying power to tho dollar paid to
any government creditor"
He only said the words silver or gold
once in the speech and as soon as he had
closed his reference to the finances he pro-
ceeded anew to advocacy of protective tar
if, but just before closing he said: 1.-THE
platform adopted by the Republican ma
tional convention has received my careful
consideration and has my unqualified APP
proval. 1t is q matter of qualification to
me, as 1 am sure it must be to you, and
Republicans everywhere, and to all our
people, that the expressions of it's declara
ton of principles are so direct, clear and
emphatic. They are too plain and posi-
tive to leave any chance for doubt orques-
ton as to their purport and meaning"
After the formalitieswere over, including
the presentation of the Lincoln cabin
gavel to the major, the party was about to
go in to lunch when u delegation from
Columbus arrived, 325 In number, and
lunch was postponed for the reception and
speeches that followed After the major
had acknowledged the honor done him he
presented the members of the notification
committee to the visitors and the crowd
around the building-it had grown by this
time 20 thousands-called for speeches
first from Thurston and then from others.
Over a score of the notification committee
made brief addresses, Thurston leading
with n eulogy of protection.
The other speeches followed suit
where the issues We're mentioned except
one from Senator Browning of Virainia,
who remarked: II wish to say that l hail
from a state in which all our presidents
have been dead for some time. Laughter
and applause. But we have the s1tislac-
ton of knowing that the great men that
have gone at some time or other lived in
Virginia. These gentlemen who come to
you from these Republican states do not
have the fun that we have in Virginia.
We get majority there this evening and
tomorrow morning it is gone Us the frost
before the sun. Laughter. thank you
for your attention, and say this for Vir-
ginia, that the state under the sound
money platform will return again to the
ranks of Republicansm."
Chairman Hanna was called on for
speech, but declined, rcmarking that there
was only time left TO have photographs
of the notiilc; ion committee taken. The
party was then photographed, and later
left for Cleveland.