The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-25
AT M'KINLEYS HOME
THOUSANDS DID HONOR TO THE
NOMINEE.
Speech of CONCENTRATION Responded
10 In Words of FeeiinE-TeIe-
grams Poured in.

! McKiney's house, Canton. O. June Is
1t was Il few seconds after the huge city
fire alarm bell lad begun changing that
a huge parade Of IS 900 fellow soldiers and
fellow citizens formed bv prearrangement
| In front Of the court house and, escorted
! by three companies OF militia with sew
eral bands and drums corps paraded up
| North Market street to Governor McKin-
| ley's home on the hill. The same tick
that notified Governor Mckinley Of his
| nomination over the Associated Press
wire. had set the fire alarm gong going.
score Of Governor ana Mrs. Nick nley
personal friends had extended their con-
| CALCULATIONS before the parade reach I'D
the house.
wild Enthusiasm.
! The scene Of the parade to the Mckinley
home was one of wild enthusiasm. Bat
| teries of artillery started with the nom-
| nation signal to fire. When the naming
| speeches began the blare of trumpets WAS
| heard coming from the militia and the
| old soldiers began to fail in line ready
for the march. Mayor Rice had ordered
| the police patrol to report so as to avoid
confusion as much as possible. Before
! the parade had marched "A half dozen
| blocks to the Mckinley house, as if by
mage, the center Of the city line of march
| was a panorama Of flags, festooning and
decorations Of all kinds.
II. II. Case "A lawyer and prominent
the citizens committee to deliver the con-
| gratulatory address. spoke as follows:
Major Mckinley-Your neighburs and
townsmen wish to be the first to CON
graduate you upon your nomination to
the highest Office within the gift of the
people. None know better than these
neighbors here assembled how well tn 5
| honor is merited. These were the first
10 witness the beginning OF your public
career. They saw you quit your academic
studies with the ardor of youth and
bravery beyond your years % devote your
services to your country. The courage
and ability you then displayed promised
what followed in later years, won for
you mat rank and title by which we have
so long and Familiarity addressed you. A
rev or your veteran comrades have aga n
formed in line and, joining the citizens
of Canton. take this opportunity to make
pronounced their high regard for you. The
ap!llty and fidelity with which you have
discharged the great public trusts and
the recognition by your countrymen of
your long and useful service to the state
ana nation, are exceedingly gratifying to
your Canton and Clarke county friends
But we come to you as neighbors, with
out distinction of party, bearing in mind
mat while you have acted in broader
leId you have not lost sight of the duties
and obligations of the citizens. and that
in your many cares and responsi blities
you have always found time and oppor-
tunity to lend your valuable assistance
TO All that makes for the good of your
community.
We all unite in extending to you our
heary congratulations and good wishes"
There was sea of faces for blocks
about ana after a whirlwlnd of applause
had greeted him, eX Governor Mckinley
responded as follows:
Mci<inIey's Rcsponsc.
My Friends and Fellow citizens.-T am
ht ,Ga .f,.at
non-partisan character forbids political
discussion and / appear only to make
Sratetul Acknowledgement to your ad-
dress and CONGRATULATIONS | am not in
dliterent to the pleasure which you ex-
hlbit at the news just received from the
national convention. For days your inter
est has been centered upon st. Louis and
your presence in such vast numbers testi-
hes to your personal good will as well
as TO your qualification with the work
there done. Your cordial assurances are
all the more appreciated by me, because
they come from my fellow citizens. men
or all parties, my neighbors my former
constituents. and my old army comrades
with whom have lived almost a lifetime
una VINO nave honored me over and over |
again with important public trusts
Your warm words are reciprocal ana |
VIII be long remembered. Many of those |
around me have not always agreed win |
me. nor | with them touching political |
questions. But it is pleasant as / look |
INTO your faces to recall that in all the |
years OF the past there has never been |
a moment of time when you have with |
held from me your friendship your en- |
couragement and your confidence You |
have always been most generously lov- |
0L ana my heart is fun Of gratitude for |
you all. There is nothing more rratffy-
ing than to have the regard and os- |
TEEN of his fellow townsmen, and m |
this | have been blessed Never were |
neighbors more devoted or unfaltcrine |
IN their support than YOU have been to |
me You have always made my cause
your cause, and my home among vou |
has been of increasing pleasure This
county ana city are very dear to mo
Here | have spent all of my young man
hood and l have been Identified with
this magnificent county for nearly
thlrd OF century l am Cad to greet
you here. You have never failed to
greet me with your best wishes and con-
CALCULATIONS upon every occasion of ms
nomination to public Office. commencing
20 years ago. when | was first named by
my party for congress
Il can not undertake to estimate the
value of these many friendly demonstra-
tons. SO helpful, so stimulating more
than you could have anticipated or he
leVed at the time
Your call today Is warmly appre-
ciated. and / thank you from the boz
"a
said expressive of the feelings of those
for whom you speak. This latest evil
dence of your esteem makes me more
than ever indebted to you and the happy
memory of your kindness and respect
Viii abide with me forever"
Inside the Mckinley home. whose chief
character is its refreshing simplicity.
crowded upon the stairwHys. sitting aud
standing in various plrlors were Major
most intimate friends Many
shed tears of joy when the news was
received that McNiuley's nomination had
been made unanimous
Tciegrams.
Canton. O.. June IS.-Within a few
of the announcement of the
kilograms poured in. ami
within half an hour they were numbered
by hundreds, coming from all parts of
America. one of the first to be re
ceived was from the Marquette Club of
Chicago. whose guest Governor McKin-
ley was last February and a: whose
banquet he made his last public political
address.
Howard Il. Moser secretary of the
Potters' Association OF New Jersey. ten
Tered heartiest congratulations for his
association.
Hon. Mark Hanna's modest announce
nent was simply this:
"Ohio's vote nominated you. con- |
;ratulate you. NJ \. HANNA"
one of the earliest dispatches 40 arrive !
vas from Governor Morton OF New |
! orS, who wired from RhinecliT as fol-