The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-09-24
THOUSANDS BOOKED AHEAD
M'KINI.EY'S NOMINATION. WAS AT
LEAST A BIG THING FOR
CANTON.
A CONTINUAL STREAM OF PEOPLE.
viii Visit Maj. McKinley's Home From
Now Till Election Day--A Pro-
gram of Delegations That
Are to Visit Canton.

Canton, o., Sept. 20.-AIaj Mcllin-
ley spent the day entertaining n few
friends at dinner, CHANGING over his mail
and resting. The mail and telegraphs
are still heavily burdened with congrat-
ulations from new Mckinley clubs.
Commencing Tuesday there will be meet
ings on the Mckinley lawn every day
until October 8. and number of ap-
pointments beyond that day have been
made. For this week alone there are
twenty-nine delegations announced, as
follows:
Tuesday, September 22-Citizens of
jamestown and Chautauqua county, N.
Y, sixteen coaches; Mckinley clubs of
! Indiana, starting at Elkhart and coming
in three sections,
Wednesday, September 23-Citizens Of
, Muncie, Ind; republicans Of Wood coun-
ty, o., including the Manhattan McKin-
| ly club of Bowling Green.
Thursday, September 24-The republic
cans of Westmoreland county, Pa, 700
strong; republicans of Oil City, Pa; re-
publicans of Wyandotte, o.; republicans
of East Springfield, Pa; Railway Mems
Sound Money club of Tiffin, o.
! Saturday, September 26-The John Dali
zel republican club; workingmen and
employees of the Westinghouse Air Brake
company of Wilmerding, Pa; employees
J of Spang, Chalfant 4 Co., Aetna, o.;
i Peoria Qlls.) Travelling Mems club; EN-
! ployes of the Duquesne Steel works,
Duquesne, Pa; Swedish-American citi-
zens and Flambeau club of Rockford,
Ills 800 strong; Mckinley club, COM
posed of tin workers of Kensingtoh, Par
1000 strong the republican wheelmen of
Toledo, o.; the republicans of Piqua, o.;
workmen from Jones & Laughlin's cons
pany, Pittsburg, Pa; citizens of Western
Reserve, of Ohio, organized by the
women of Cleveland and vicinity; repub-
leans and citizens Of Ada, o.
Mondey, September 2S-Citzens of
Lisbon, Columbana county, o.
Tuesday, September 29--The. ,ocomo-
tive engineers of Chicago; republicans
in general of Youngstown, o.. old sol
diers OF Sandusky, o.
Wednesday, September 30-Native
county day, arranged by the cit2eEs of
Warren, Trumbul county, where Me-
/ I<nley was born; citizens of Belle
| F0nte Ia.
Thursday, October 1.-The Mckinley
and Hobart club Of Urbann, w., ana the
republican voters OF Portage, ". o,,hs
Friday, October 2-McN ,nley ciups,
with military organizations. from Ii"i-
cago; the farmers of the Panhandle"
of West Virginia. .
| Saturday, October 3-The Mckinley
and Hobart club of venango county.
Pa: the Commercial Sound Money club
of Mansield; the wheelmen of Chicago;
| Bohemian Republican club of Cleveland.
Monday, October 5-Farmers of north
ern Missouri along the line of the Santa
Fe: the Republican Editorial association
of the Nineteenth district of Illinois.
Tuesday October 6-Wisconsin and
Minnesota lumbermen, starting from
Chippewa Falls; the First Voters club
of Urbana, o.
Wednesday, October 7-Republicans Of
Randolph county, Ind.
Thursday. October S-The Mckinley
First Voters club of Cleveland. This is
the anniversary of First Voters day
with Garfield in 1880.
Saturday, October 10-The Slavonish
Mckinley club of Cleveland; republicans
of Newcastle, Ind; veterans, soldiers.
wage earners and citizens of Maryland;
delegation from Louisville. Ky.
Monday. October 12-Wage earners Of
st. Louis.
Saturday. October f7-Garfield club Of
Louisville republicans of Chicago in gen
eral.
Greetings and assurances were tele-
graphed by the Cheyenne (Wyo) McKin-
ley club, 900 strong, with the sentiment:
''Wyoming republicans are for sound
money and protection"
A telegram from Pittsburg announces
the organization of the Lawrenceville
National Wheemen's Mckinley and Ho--
bart club, 200 strong. Announcement of
Mckinley clubs were also received from
Flagstaff. Arz.; Lafayette. Ind; lronton,
o.; SaxtOn. Pa GAINESVILLE o., and the
original Mckinley club of Boston.