Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-04
AT M'KINLEY's HOME.
The Prexident-Elect Read the Returns
With SatisfactfOn, but Refused
to BE Interviewed.

to Be Interviewed.
Canton, o., Nov. 3.-Major Mckinley
spent his afternoon with Chairman Hanna
and his party, who, with the local COM
mittee, was photographed on the Mckinley
porch, with the major as the central figure.
At O'Clock Mr.. Hanna and his associates
left for Cleveland, Mr.. Mckinley accompa-
nying them to the train. Just as the party
was leaving the house, an Associated Press
bulletin brought the first account of the
returns, those of a Boston precinct. which
showed heavy Mckinley majority.
Throughout the day and evenin, personal
kilograms came from all directions show
ing cheering assurances.
At 6 o'clock returns began to come in
and preparations were made for reading
them aloud in the Mckinley library, the
doors being open to all who chose to come
in. The major sat at his desk, smoking
dry cigar, listening attentively to each bull
letin, but showing no outward concern as
to the result. His stenographer, Mr.. Coop
er, read the steady stream of returns in
loud voice. They came from five sources
and had many Implications of tedious fig
ures. A bunch of dispatches was handed
10 the major every half hour, some of
which he handed to Private Secretary
Boyle to be read aloud. One from Joe
Manley. at New York headquarters, said:
Names majority for Mckinley will reach
s1,Oe9,'' and this was soon followed by an
otker Manley dispatch, saying, New York
state will give you 100000 majority" The
major himself smilingly read a telegram
from Max Prachl, of Oregon. saying:
Oregon is yours and the fullness thereof"
There was special interest at the Mckin-
ley home in the majors precinct, which Is
normally Democratic, and telephone
message that he had carried it, 205 to 157,
was received with much satisfaction.
AT Z O'Clock. Major Mckinley retired for
his supper, while the reading of the re-
turns proceeded. Up to that time he had
made no comment on the returns. further
than to say that the bulk of them came
from the East thus far. When the favora-
BILE returns from Maine and Nebraska were
read, he sat imprasive and apparently OBJ
livious to the exclamations of approval
from the friends crowded about him. In
the parlor across the hall, Mrs. Mckinley
and her near relatives and friends received
the returns. 1t was a trying ordeal for her
as she had been in bed with the grip up
to early evening, but was determined to be
about while the decisive results were COM
ing in.
By O'Clock the character of the private
dispatches and general returns reaching
the Mckinley house was such that feel
ing of absolute confidence took possession
of those centered in the majors library.
sent frequent private messages to Major
Mckinley, each one swelling the total of
states claimed certain for the Repub-
lican candidate. First came dispatch
from William Hahn, long and intimately
known by Mr.. Mckinley stating that ILL
nois, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mime
sofa and Michigan were safe for Mckinley.
The detailed returns, which were read as
they came. appeared to bear out the claims
from headquarters. and the spirit of vic
tory achieved was on every lip. Major Nc
Kinley's face now wore unmistakable looks
OF satisfaction. and he smiled and chatted
with those about him on the favorable
character OF the reports. He was not yet
ready, however, to express his own judg-
ment on the result. although 1t was evil
dent he shared the general feeling of con-
ndence that he had carried the day He
spoke with surprise at the definiteness of
the returns at his early hour and attrib-
nted ii to the perfect methods employed in
getting and handling the returns. About
this time word came from Cleveland that
the Tippecanoe Club. which has a national
reputation, had just started l6Oo strong TO
congratulate the next president
AT 1880 o'clock Major Mckinley greeted a
crowd OF the ladies who came to con-
eratulate him and Mrs. Mckinley. The
ladies expressed their feelings with hearty
handshakes and demonstrative expressions.
The major was in a happy mood and re-
ceived the congratulations with a pleasant
remark TO each of the callers To none of
them. however, did he give any Indication
that he was convinced of his election He
turned back 10 the library and shook his
head disapprovingly at the efforts to have
him express his belief that the fight was
won. He would reach no premature judg-
nent. he said, and up to that time none of
the con-ratutatory kilograms had been
answered by him.
The returns were interrupted by the read
ing OF a stirring personal telegram from
Chairman Mark Hanna
At 1880 Mr.. Mckinley received n tre-
mendous ovation from his Canton towns
people. He took position on top of the
porch of his residence and waved his salu-
.ations to the enthusiastic concourse. The
midnight was made light as day by the
hundreds of flambeauy and blazing fires of
red and green. Major Mckinley made no
address. For hour the remark able
spectacle proceeded. The whistles of all
the factories Joined in one long continued
screech which echoed throughout the
town. Mingled with this was the booming
of cannon. the firing of guns and pistols
the shouts from thousands of throats The
crowd was massed soliily for three
squares down Market street.