New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-22
BUSY DAYS FOR M'KINLEY.
WORKING ON SPEECHES AND RECEIVING
CALLERS.
MESSAGE FROM THE POLES OF THE UNITED
sTATEs-PRICKING A DEMOCRATIC CAM
PAIGN BUBBLE.


PAIGN BUBBLE.
Canton, Aug. 21-Major Mckinley has put in
q day of solid work. He looked some of
the revised proof-sheets Of his letter Of accept
ance, and spent several hours in work upon
speeches which he is to make Saturday and
Monday.
The largest delegation which has yet visited
Canton will be here in the morning.
Among Major McKinley's callers to-day was
Major John Il. Hayes of MeadvIlle, Penn. One
of the most interesting visitors Major Mckinley
has had for a long time is NJ. A Meindorff. of
New-York City, who called to-day and made an
eloquent and pathetic address behalf of the
Poles Of the United States. He said his fellow
countrymen were too poor to send delegation
to call on Major Mckinley, and had empowered
him to assure the Republican candidate that the
naturaized Poles in this country would cast
their ballots for him.
A dispatch is being widely circulated in the
Western, Central and Southern States, which
contains an alleged letter from Canton. pur-
porting to have been written in answer to some
one who asks If it is true that Canton Demo-
Gratis have formed a large Bryan Silver Club
which contains many Republican members. The
letter in question says:
II ,s true we have I'm Canton a Central Silver
Club with "A membership of over six hundred. ana
three ward silver clubs WIN IA arge a and eIso IN
the other wards there will also be organized SILVER
clubs The Central club has Just Deen and
for vice-presidents one Democrat, one Repubhcan.
Includes a large element Of Republicans. Unless
the tide Mckinley will not carry his ward ara
nor his city nor his Congressional district ana
there is great probability of Mckinley losing even
the state.
This letter, which has been given wide circula-
ton has caused more than two hundred letters
TO be sent to the Republican Committee inqulr-
ing if the statements in it are true Some or
these statements have come to Major Mckinley.
Tonight one of the leading Republicans OF the
county. Hiram Doll, made a statement Which Is
officially approved and ndorsed by the County
Committee and the editor Of the Repuoncan organ
of this city. who is one of Major Mckinley CLOS
est friends. Mr. Doll says:
The Silver Club In Canton is composed OF Popu..
lists and Democrats and the leading Democrats U ol
PRESIDENT Colonel Holloway. was one OF the most
enihusiastic Mckinley men in the city. and during
the great joilihcatiOn meetings here after tne D.
ouis Convention rode at the head of each process
SION and escorted the various delegations to Coy,
ernor McKiney's house He aspred TO be cnel
marshal of the Escort club, but failed OF election
Immedate,y after that ne turned over TO the Demo
cTas ne bsYe aver membershp Of 200 to go upon
the statements OF it, officials to the press assoca-
has a population OF nearly lwWo ana anu this ms c1Iy ny
nearly 10000. the magnitude OF tne cup co. Ho.
annear very great. comparatively speaking. A
SSctnd Money Non-Partisan Railroad Club in TINS
city. composed largely Of Democrats. as well as
Prn,Iblicans signed 800 members the night or or
eanization The same night the Mckinley March,
ing club was organized with lC0 members pot
Of the precinct that Major Mckinley has lived IN
since his from Columbus which has alWhyS iic,
been Democratic precinct out OF S4o vSes Poe,, e
over the combined Bryan vote, including Populists
ara ro.lnocrats. of "a in single precinct.