Evening star., 1896-10-09
A NOVEL EXPERIENCE
Major Mckinley at Canton Hears
Cheers Given in Chicago.
CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE WIRES
Visited by Admirers From East
Tennessee.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS

CANTON. Ohio. October 9.-Bright sun-
shine lent its cheering presence again to-
day to the enthusiastic delegations After
weeks OF rain, it added greatly to the
beauty Of the days doings. Two notable
and unprecedented features In presidential
campaigns distinguish this eventful day,
One Is the call of the confederate veterans
OF the Shenandoah valley of Virginia on
the republican presidential nominee who
carried musket as a federal private, and
another was the listening to the business
mems and trades demonstration in Chi
cago by Major Mckinley at mis- home In
Canton.
While the Mckinley household was Mt
breakfast this morning Local Manager
HOFFMAN, of the Central Union Telephone
placed two groups, OF a half dozen each, Of
telephone ear trumpets. six in the majors
library and like number in Mrs. Nc
kinleys sitting room. These were con-
nected with ng-distance telephone wire
from Chicago. where receivers We're located
along the line of the parade
Maj. and Mrs. McKinley's friends were
invited to hear the sounds of enthusiasm
from Chicago. which was made somewhat
difficult by the constant cheering about the
house. The household was notified from
Chicago "a 1850 to be in readiness 10 come
and hear joyful sounds at Chicago.
At 1852 Maj. Mckinley was called to
the phone. An Associated Press reporter
listened at one of the trumpets. Maj. Nc
Kinley showed great pleasure at the VOL
ume of enthusiastic sounds that reached
him over the 400 miles of wire. The music
of the bands and the cheering of he crowds
was very plainly heard and one could
scarcely comprehend the intervening dis
tance The East Tennessee delega lion was
cheering about the house at the same time.
The highly polished hickory stump sent
Major Mckinley by Sheriff Groner OF Knox
Vile and other east Tennessee admirers,
WAS dedicated on the Mckinley porch this
morning. Three coach loads of east Ten
nesseeaDs. organized by Sheriff Groner and
in charge Of Capt. William Rule and Maj.
Z. {. Camp vice president OF the National
Republican League came with greetings
and congratulations 10 the nominee. The
greetings were extended by Capt William
Rule and responded to by Major Mckinley,
standing upon the stump.
A special train of ten coaches on the VAL
ley railroad brought to Canton today the
members of the Union Veteran Patriotic
League of Cleveland, for the double pur-
pose of acting as escort to the ex-confeder-
ate veterans and to themselves extend
Greetings. and assurances Of hearty support
to Maj. Mckinley. They went 10 the Nc
kinney home in company with the Nir-
gfnfans. and their greetings were extended
In addresses by c. c. Dewstoe and DR.. H.
j. Herrick
Pennsylvania, as usual, had a delega ton
came from Monongahela City and county.
ard occupied special train of five coaches
The High School and the Grand Army
Band of Monongahela City furnished music
Tor the march to the Mckinley home,
where Major Mckinley responded to the
greetings expressed by 7. II. Pollock. The
company comprised miners, farmers busi-
ness men and people of all occupations
NEW YORK, October 9.-seated in Gen.
eral Osborne's office at republican national
headquarters today Vice Presidential Cam
didate Hobart listened to the shouts and
uproar of enthusiasm attending the repub-
ncan parade in Chicago today. A large re-
ce:ver placed in front of the Great Northern
Hotel in Chicago caught the cheering and
the music of the hands, and they were
thence transmitted by means of a special
wire to Major McKinley's home in Canton
and to republican national headquarters
here.
As Mr.. Hobart sat with his ear to the re-
ceiver he said he could hear the tumult
coming from the parade plainly as IL it
were only block away. Many others Ills
tened to the parade, and Mr.. Hobart
seemed delighted at hearing his own name
cheered nearly thousand miles away.