The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09
HOBART VISITS 'k|NLEY
THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDEN-
TIALPAIR HAVE A CONFER
ENCE AT CANTON.
THE NATIVES TURN OUT EN- MASSE.
The Mckinley Residence Surrounded and
1Jr. Hobart Spoke to the Multitude.
Meeting of Mckinley and Hobart
Was Full of Warmth.


Kinley drove to the Fort Wayne station
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning tc
personally meet and greet his invited
guest today, Hon. Garrett Hobart. There
was a large crowd ut the station to wit.
ness the meeting of the two distinguished
gentlemen, although the affair was in.
formal in every respect.
! Governor Mckinley waited in his car,
riage while the big crowd at the stand
divided at the train yard, leaving an open
space for him to pass through, which he
did, unescorted as private citizen,
reaching the train just as the carriage
carrying Mr.. Hobart stopped in front of
him.
Governor Mckinley profered his hand
and stepped sprightly to the car step.
Governor Mckinley took him by the
arm and they walked side by side to the
carriage amidst the applause of the big
crowd. As the meeting was entirely in
formal and no public demonstration had
been desired, the time of Mr.. Hobart's ar
ival not having been made public until
This morning, Governor Mckinley and his
guest were driven quietly to the former
home, where Il crowd of newspaper men
md photographers were waiting, and
where Mr. Hobart was presented to Il
number of McKinley's neighbors as the
pair alighted from the carriage, when
they Immediately retired to the library in
the majors home. 1t is not probable that
either Governor Mckinley or Mr. Hobart
will ms 10 Sfu mn
The Associated Press reporter on the
drive from the station to McKinley's
home asked the gentlemen if they had
ever met before. The response was
quick.
Governor Mckinley had known Mr.
Hobart for many years, recalling meeting
him at large political gathering in New
ark, while Mr.. Hobart had known of Maj.
Mckinley twenty years. 1t is understood
that at the conference of the Republican
nominees today it was mutually agreed,
as far as present intentions are concern
ed, that neither of them will depart from
their homes for any campaign tour.
1t is believed that Governor Mckinley
has virtually decided to comply with the
wishes of his friends and that he will take
n rest, as suggested by them.
1t is probable that Governor Mckinley
will remain in Canton until the campaign
closes.
In order to make train connections, Mr..
Garrett a. Hobart took an early lunch
with Governor Mckinley and left for
Cleveland at 1870 o'clock.
Mr. Hobart had been at the Mckinley
residence but half an hour, when a large
delegation with bands and banners called.
Mckinley and Hobart We're greeted with
cheers as they for the first time appeared
tlo ,lnt 10
Mr.. Hobart said: II thank you for the
compliment of this call. | think | should
speak but briefly on this occasion, when
my only business is 10 pay my respects to
your most distinguished fellow-citizen.
But New Jersey, gentlemen, feels very
near to Ohio in these days. In the con-
vention lately held in st. Louis there was
no more constant friends, no more devoted
admirers of Maj. Mckinley than were
those delegates from New Jersey. We
Iee as if we had some little right to say
/ word in a Republican assemblage now
a-days, for only last fall we carried for
the Republican party the state of New
Jersey by grand majority of 2c,9OO.
Great applause)
New Jersey greets Ohio today and
New Jersey will greet Ohio i'll November
next with Il majority of not less than 80
900.
Il thank you gentlemen, for the compli-
ment of your call. | will be glad to meet
rs many of you as possible during the
intervals which you spend here today
(Applause.)
Then both Mckinley and Hobart shook
hands with hundreds of the big crowd.
At o'clock body of glass workers
and rolling mill men from Youngstown
called and We're presented by their leader,
Joseph Grapevine, who talked of protec-
ton as the safeguard of their industry, to
which Governor Mckinley responded,
thanking the delegation for their cordial
greeting and congratulations.
At o'clock special car of st. Louis
business men called. They were headed
by Hon. r. $. Kernes and sent Governor
Mckinley an invitation to dine with them
in their car Mr.. Mckinley was COM
PEELED to decline owing to an engagement
to meet 5000 Christian Endeavor dele
gates to the state convention here.
Promptly at i O'Clock the. Endeayor
delegation, 5000 strong, marched to the
Mckinley residence. They made a hand
some sight as they crowded about the
Mckinley grounds, overtlowinP the
streets for block both ways and waving
astic accord.
Governor Mckinley mounted chair on
the piazza to respond to the presentation
of President H. j. Bamberger of Column
biana.
The st. Louis party was presented in
McKinley's sitting room by the Hon. t.;
c. Kernes. Governor Mckinley replied
as follows:
Gentlemen, appreciate very much the
call of this representative body of bust
ness men of the city of st. Louis and the
state of Missouri and thank you very
much for your expression of regard and
good will. What we want is restoration
of the policy which lasted for more than
thirty years and under which we enjoyed
the most exceptional prosperity. What
the Republican party has done in the
past for the people it can be rlied upon
to do in the future. 1t is a matter OF
pride and qualification to call all of us
that that party, now little more than a
third of n century old, has never failed
to meet every demand and exigency of the
government and if the cardinal doctrines
of the party, protection, reciprocity ana
sound money, can be carried by the pro-
nounced majority confidence will be re-
stored. | thank you for this call.
The Kernes party left here at D o'clock
tonight, going direct to Chicago.
Hon. Richard Hayes, son of the late
President Hayes, and family arrived at
the Mckinley home this evening for Il
visit.
HOBART AND HANNA CONFER.