The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-25
Delegations Present Representfn0
Nearly Every Glass OF Labor and
business Interest.
COHESION, NOT COERCION"
MKINLEY SAYS, is WORRYING THE
BRYAN PARTY MANAGERS.
Brief, but Forciblc, Reply to Chair
man JOnes's and MFR. Bryan's
Charges-Speeches to Many People.


has never been seen on earth BEFORE" said
Charles Emory Smith, ex-minister to Rus
sia, as he stood by the reporter reviewing
the great line of people marching and coun-
termarching on Broad street, near the mar
ket this afternoon. To-day's visitors again
broke the record in long-distance parties
and variety of delegations. Business men
and farmers came from New York; farm
ers. railroad men and workingmen called
by thousands from Missouri. Iowa and
Kansas. From early dawn until late to-
night the Mckinley home was surrounds
ed with a continuous jam, re-enacting tho
exciting scenes OF the constant crush OF
other big days. Special trains began arriv-
ling before daylight this morning and con-
tinued to come at short intervals during
the whole afternoon. Many delegations
were formally announced and arranged for.
and others came in without warning. They
were all received at the depots by the cit-
zens' reception committee, detachments OF
the Canton Escort Troop and clubs. ana
taken to the Mckinley home, where there
was almost continuous speaking, either by
the Major himself or by leaders of the dels-
cations introducing the visitors The wealth.
er was delightful and people stood around
in the bright sunshine watching the move
ment Of the arrivals and entering
crowds. Major Mckinley did a great deal
of handshaking during the earlier part OF
the day, but. as on previous Saturdays
since the pilgrimages began, the crowd soon
became too large for that. The little stand
was again on the front lawn, so that the
crowd could assemble all around the speak,
ers.
The first delegation to arrive came from
Lebanon and Berks counties, Reading and
contiguous territory in Pennsylvania. They
arrived about $3.50 clock on a special train
of seven coaches but did not go to McKin-
ley's home till about o'clock There wero
Introductory addresses by ex-Mayor J. K
Kenney, for Reading, and ]. Victor Smith.
for Lebanon AS soon as the address to the
Pennsylvanians had been finished. mem-
bers of the Hardwood Lumber Exchange
and the Builders and Trades Exchange, OF
Chicago, who had arrived on special train
of three Pullman cars, were given possess
sion of the lawn. They were introduced by
Harvey S. Hoyden and addressed by Major
Mckinley. Major Mckinley made his third
address of the day to delegation from
New York, representing the towns OF FL
mira, Corning, Bath, Hornellsville, Cuba
and jamestown. coming on special train
of dozen coaches early this morning, and
to several hundred from Mexican county,
Clark spoke for the New Workers, and w.
w. Proud for the Pennsylvanians.
up largely of railroad men in the employ %
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road. coming from Horton, Kan. Elden.
the latter party including representatives
of all branches of railroad interests from
officer to section man. The special train.
which reached Canton about noon. LEFT
Kansas at o'clock yesterday morning.
The introductory address was made by
Major T. J. Anderson, general ticket and
passenger agent of the road.
When the Western railroad men vacated
party of iron and steel workers from Cam
bridge, O., and the employees of the tim
pate mills at that place. They marehed
Band. State Senator John Morgan spoke
cn behalf of the delegation in general and
Ambrose Beach for the tin workers A
delegation OF colored workingmen from
Pittsburg, coming from the mills, from or
fees and from the various walks of life,
filed in upon the lawn the Cambridge
men filed out. Hon. william Randolph.
nominee for presidential eector, was the
troduced by DR.. A. T. Hall. The crowd
particularly enthusiastic and de-
About fifty schoolteachers attending ths
Northeastern Teachers Institute at Cleve-
land this week, came at 1:30 this afternoon
They were presented by Major F. c. Bry-
an. of Akron. Major Mckinley received
them personally. shakng each by tie hand,
but did not make a formal address to
them.
One of the larger delegations OF the day
composed of employees of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, east of Crestline.
who arrived on a special train over the
Fort Wayne about p M and were Joined
here by Hooking Valley railroad employees,
the Toledo & Ann Arbor railroad employees
and railroad men of various roads entering
Tifsin and Mansfield. The delegations were
introduced by r. NJ. Burgess, foreman OF
the Pennsylvania freight house at Toledo.
Half a hundred lady stenographers, en-
plOyed principally In the offices OF thN
Goodrich Company ard the Whitman &
Barnes Company, at Akron next came to
pay their respects to the Republican nomi-
ice. The visitors were hanDliy introduced
by Miss Lydia Carbaugh. Then came other
delegations. until there was multitude OF
people on the streets.
Major Mckinley spoke with unusual fer
vor all day. He made particular responses
to the coercion charges made by national
Chairman Jones when he said in his adj
dress this evening 10 the British Isles
American Club of Cleveland: They talk
about ooercion-coercion of the employe by
employer. They mistake the spirit OF this
campaign. 1t is not coercion, but Il Is Coz
hesion-cohesion between employees and en-
ployers, made stronger by a common in
terest and a common experience. state
ments of a similar nature in his address
to Mssourians called forth the greatest
demonstration of the day about the plat
form from which he spoke.
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COHESION, NOT COERCION.