The sun., 1896-10-18
CANTON'S ALL DAY MARCH.
THE FORMER CROWDS IN M'KIN-
LEY,s Town SURPASSED.

cations to greet Major Mckinley were more
numerous than ever, we're larger. and the
greater part of them oamo from beyond the
borders Of Ohio
Major Mckinley made a speech before break
fast. He spoke almost without interruption
during the day, and he spoke half a dozen times
after the glare OF electric light WAS turned upon
his lawn. The receiving and handling OF tho
delegations was the greatest tack yet oxperi-
enced by tho Canton troop OF horsemen and the
Citizens Reception Committee.
II Was utterly Impossible to take these dele
cations to tho Mckinley homo as they arrived.
and the streets leading rom tho various stations
were constantly filled with bodies Of marching
men or men waiting orders to march.
These orders were given just as fast as room
could be made for delegations In the vicinity of
the Mckinley house, not on the lawn. because
early In the day that became 80 packed and
jammed that there was no possibility of sending
tho delegations to It. Now and then the moro
sturdy men Of an approac hing delegation would
force their way In at the front gate and others
out ut tho rear.
But more often the audiences were in the
broad street In front and in the spacious yards
beyond. There were countless bands on the
streets from carly morning till late at night,
and the music on all sides of the Mckinley
house frequently Suspended speechmaking until
some one could get TO the leaders and silence
them.
Tho best estimate ootainable to- night Is that
special trains, thirty-nine In number, brought
500 car loads Of people. Regular trains hauled
extra coaches. Private conveyances brought
people from all surrounding towns and coun-
try, and Canton people maesed At tho scenes of
the demonstration. Never before In Cantons
history has there been such a crowd assembled
as that gathered to-day on the public square. at
the Mckinley home. and at the stations.
Among the striking features OF the day were
the largo number of banners aud mottoes car
ried. Some of these were very striking. among
them: "McBinleyism equal rights, law and
order. peace and prosperity;" What Bryan
wants-a fat office: 10 to l he won't get IT."
The Boy Orator would give 10 silver
speeches for gold vote; he won't
get ours:" "we give honest labor; we
want honest pay;" 1892. wages 40 cents per
ton and full time; 1894, wages SO cents per ton
and no work-Novia Scotia coal did it," NC
Kinley may look like Napoleon. but Bryan does
not look like Wellington:" "Hurrah for Nc
Kinley the citizen, the soldier. the Congressman,
the Governor. and the President" Free trade
13-cent wool; free silver, 50-cent dollars"
RAISE wages first, groceries afterward:" "Dr.
Bryan prescribed FREQ trade in '92 and free sill
YER In 90; one dose was enough TOR u.s."
Major Mckinley did not pretend re to S speak sep.
reached in eighteen speeches. Major McKin.
ley was addressed by spokesmen for each
tha on the front
platform in the same len 9Th of time. There was
each visit today. aud II would be difficult tell
which OF the parties were most Important in
Probably the most surprising one came from
Kentucky. II was composed OF nearly 5000
spssPPsratinr pSPs tyeirht % csrs The Visitors
from Loul.Sllle and de esntral l Kentucky With
Vile Railroad. several sound money clubs. and
hund reds Of unorganiled citizens. As the vast
fsGI SnnSs pIsyed "old R % Renusky AG Homs % the the
marchers cheered and shouted and their cheers
who I lined the stree's aud sidewalks; ~ scene
va. one Gf the most en;hnS:nss' @ skas hn5 ever
Col; H: S. Cohn. editor of the Ddtlu Anseiosr.
''D she p.moerats mo- @ but which Is now Advocating
tho cause Of Mckinley and the gold standard
spoke for the German-American citizens of
The railroad men. many of them colored peo-
pie, and organized as a sound money club otthe
audience. and Major Mckinley add dressed them
In response to an Introduction by F. N. Brrgett.
There were fve trains in all. and the de!erah n
mum DereU Iullf .,UuV peope. ->ehTIy hii III
these were wage earners. aud the majority of
them belong to the Anti-Wlson Bill Society of
They are we'll supplied with bands and drum
corp. and yocalists. and TIE % good 3ld air OF
The party travelled over 500 miles, and it
was, its boast that every man travelled on
and that there was not cent coptrlb-
utrd BY campaign COMMITTEES. capitalist
expense OF the demonstratIon Each OF the
speakers declared in terms most emphatic that
emphas,zed this year, and in personal inter-
views they were equally 4s ssnguine.
ohan fePsfSS n''S @t ' Sy
izer spoke for tho anti-Wil.on bill society. and
enlarged somewhat upon the distress that the
Baltimore. Albert J: Cullson introduced the
potters. William o. Peach spoke for the en-
ployees OF tho transportation com pAny.
West Ylrginians made q very striking demon
stration in Canton to-day There were ovor
tiea OF the eastern western. and central sections
OF the state: They were very IA ,Huine 9tsnccess
State. and in public ,si"esh and in private
conversation declared that w est Virginia would
give an 'srne, "sHins, FREE siiser e and
spokesmRn of The party.
w. P. Crum, one of their number. spoke for
tho mary colored men In the delegation. He
said that the coorod race had full coniidence In
Major Mckinley, and that 900 out OF every 1000
In all OF the campaign there has been no 1.-Two
lisr and more enthusiastic demonstration |
than that made by between two and three thou
sand railroad men TO day. They cheered to the
echo all references to sound money and the gold
standard.
While Major Mckinley was talking they
constantly interrupted him with such calls
r =: Vote for ,MNcK,1lsy,!", Good time:
We're going TO make y unauimousl"
and similar expressions. Nor did these
ex xpressions come from two or three men,
scattered about the crowd. They would start
In ono corner Of tho crowd and De TAX en- up in
another until they passed all around the stand. |
The whole crowd united in deafening applause
for tho sentim en- b expressed.
When one OF the speak ers said that there had
been charges Of coercion In connect on with the
VISITS OF railroad men to Canton, the whole
crowd. seemngly in ono voice. broke out In loud
and vociferous calls OF No! No! 1t 10 not sou
The delegation was com posed OF EN- ployees Of
tho Michigan Central Railroad. and Major
John e. Ts5ril Insured m d the Wolverine State to
called out that the promise would be kept,
A. H. Brown spoke for ths sound money club
OF tho Michigan Central also in tho party; G. o.
Corner. for the employees OF the Pennsylyania
lines entering Columbus, and Willard Kells for
the Erie employees In Cleveland.
Another OF the large crowds OF the day came
from piftshurVh nninntnwn and Enya,,.