Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-22
nLINOISANS CALL.
Prairie State Men Pay a Visit to
Major Mckinley.
DAY OF ENTHUSIASM AT CANTON

Visitors Parade. Cheer. Hear Speeches s.d
Generally Have . Good T'm-- Bryan In
the Hoosier Statc-Given q Great Recep-
ton Mt All Points Mix-d Crowds At
Nunc:e and Eiscwher-. but so Troabie-
Harrisons First Tour lin sa. d-6r.er.l
Buckner In Museums n.
Canton. O.. Oct. ee-when the his
tory Of the presidential campaign Of
1886 is written Wednesday. Oct. q will
be recorded as one of the notable
days. 1t will be recorded as Illinois
Day.. but the record Ia also show a
number OF other visits of note. All
day long the streets were filled with
marching clubs and the air echoed
with the music of bands. The Illinois
people began arriving as early as ECO
a. m. and they were still arriving at
noon. In the afternoon a parade was
made up In which local bands and To-
cal escorts Joined. and the day being
bright and pleasant all Canton seemed
to have turned out to add to tn. de-
monstration- Major Mc1Dnley re-
viewed the parade from the stand on
the front of his lawn. and when u
had passed the marchers massed
around the stand for the speech max
Ing
Illinois Meu Were Enthusssstsc-
Four addresses were made on behalf
Of the visitors. General John McNult3
spoke for the city Of Chicago. Hon.
w. J. Calhoun for the state of Illinois.
Robert c. Givens for the Republican
clubs. and p. j. Minter for the repre-
sentatives of the labor organizations
of Chicago and vicinity. The Black
Hussars, who brought with them their
splendid black mounts including Mid
night the fine steed Major McKin-
ley rode on the occasion of the OPEN
! ing of the Worlds fair. had previously
called and listened to q short informal
address. The Illinois people were en-
! thusiastic in the highest degree. and
their cheers and shouts were heard
about the city all day. They gave
Major Mckinley a grand ovation when
he appeared to address them. and they
applauded every sentiment of his
speech.
Some Delegations Of Buckeye Men.
Before the Illinois people reached the
house there had been a visit of the peo-
pie of Poland township. Trumbull
county. o., where Major Mckinley
spent may of his boyhood days. with
Judge ArRl. of Youngstown. his old
roommate, as spokesman. There had
also been the Garfield club. of the old
Nineteenth district. which General
Garfield had represented in congress.
With this party came Captain William
Wallace. of Warren. president of the
club: A. W. jones' lieutenant governor
| of Ohio; States Senator James r. Gar
field. son of the late president. and
Congressman Stephen A. Northway.
who delivered the Introductory address.
Senator Garfield was introduced by
Major Mckinley when he had conclud-
: ed his address, and the senator spoke
: briefly.
( And They Still Kept a-ComIng.
AS the major was leaving the plat
| form after speaking to the Illinois peo-
| pie another delegation coming from
Green Springs. o., ard vicinity appear
| ed and an address was made to them.
/ An inipromptu address was made in
the house to delegation Of working
! men from Chicago and soon afterwari
a splendidly uniformed club organized
as the East End Mckinley regiment, Of
I Cleveland, with officers mounted on
I prGncing horses. and men marching
! like old veterans appeared upon the
( lawn with F. G. Hogan as spokesman.
! This delegations was composed Of sew
en- companies of sixty men each and
: presented a particularly handsome ap-
/ pearance. Major Mckinley scarcely
! had time to get dinner ere there was
. another delegation in hts yard. This
} last one was the Mckinley Marching
! club. Of Massillon. with flaming torches