The record-union., 1896-06-29
Senator Thurston of Nebraska Will be
Spokesman.
The Presidential Candidate May Not
Take the Stump for HimseIf-Dele-
gate Wallace of Washington Out
for GOId-SenatOr Jones of Arkan-
sas Says the Outlook for Silver is
Hopeful at Present.

CANTON, June 2S.-The city Of Cam
ton has witnessed good many demon
stratlonS OF an enthusiastic nature
since Major Mckinley was nominated
and there have been thousands of Stran
gers within her gates. Men of wide
reputation in politics, statecraft and
business have called upon the candidate
TO pay their respects as the formula
is, or to keep themselves we'll within
McK1nley's field of vision. All the dem
onStrationS and visitors up to this time,
however, have been of an unofficial if
not an informal character. Tomorrow
the advent of the Notification Commit
tee, composed of one member from each
State and Territory, selected by the Ma
tlonal Convention at ST. Louis for the
purpose of conveying to the candidate
official notice of his nomination, will be
an event of more significance and i'm
portance than the coming of all the
other visitors and delegations which
Mckinley has received. The Chairman
of the committee, Senator John M.
Thurston of Nebraska, was the Per-
manent Chairman of the st. Louis Con-
vention and achieved a large measure
of national distinction in that oapac-
spokesman of the committee tomorrow.
Mckinley is very fond of Senator
Thurston and said a day or so ago he
thought his selection for Permanent
Chairman Of the convention was the best
that could have been made, with the
possible exception of Governor Fora
ker
Governor McKinIey's speech in reply
to Senator Thurston will be scanned
with interest. 1t will not be long and
he will not at this time attempt to dis
cuss in significant or elaborate way
the dominant issues of the campaign.
Nothing in the way of an exhaustive
formal utterance may be expected until
he publishes his letter of acceptance,
" hich Will be in a month or six weeks.
f~'hat is the usual time a candidate al
lows to elapse between the date of his
notification and his official acceptance.
The publication of the letter of ac-
ceptance really opens the campaign and
for that reason all of the candidates
viii be disposed to defer the writing of
their letters for a few weeks. In the
meanwhile the National Committee will
organize and be ready to go forward
with the campaign work.
Before Mckinley gives his letter of ac-
ceptance to the public he will probably
make short visit to Roxbury, Mass
When the campaign is well under way
and a host of minor candidates are in
the field, each one hoping or expecting
to carry his district or his State, the
demands upon Mckinley for speech
making win be urgent and frequent.
Several Republicans of influence and
high standing have talked with Nc
Kinley upon this point and some of
them have endeavored to secure from
him promise to make speeches in their
States. Major Mckinley has not com
mitted himself nor has he said he would
not yield to their demands upon his
strength and time. He prefers to re-
main in Canton during the campaign,
and at present his close personal friends
incline to the belief that this will be the
wiser course to pursue. But conditions
may change, and if they do and it seems
best for Major Mckinley to take the
stump he will do SO. If he makes a
speaking tour it is safe to say that
among the States upon his itinerary will
be Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska
Major Mckinley had a restful day,
the first one since his nomination He
did not go to church but remained at
home during the morning The only
caller he saw was Charles Emory Smith
Mr.. Smith did not come here to discuss
Cabinet appointments or to anita goniZe
Senator Quay as has been intimated
He thinks Mr.. Quay is entitled to great
consideration as Pennsylvania leading
Republican Senator and party organ
izer, but he also believes that other in
terests deserve recognition as we'll