Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-28
VISITORS AT CANTON SING
Gather on the Public Square and Join il
Patriotic Melodies,
VARIETY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY
Women from Nurwnik, o.. Make n
Brilliant Democrats
ana Republicans from New
England Towns.

! CANTON, Oct. 27.-Therc never was
moro inspiring scene than that witnessed
| on the public square of Canton from to 3
o'clock this afternoon. Thousands of peo-
pie, including the women from Norwalk,
many Of the visitors from Boston, West
| Virginia and Maryland and Cleveland gath
cred in front OF the handsome court house
on the broad public square and sang pa
triotic melodies, interspersed with music by
the bands, frequent cheers and the waving
Of flags banners and campaign parasols
| with which the women's delegation was
| supplied America" Yankee Doodle"
THE Star spanged Banner" quickly fol-
lowed one another. Nor was Dixie" nor
Maryland My Maryland" forgotten. Both
were sung Justify and periodically as
was John Browns Body" and Marching
| Through Georgia." The affair was entirely
impromptu and ended at 5 o'clock with
| Home, Sweet Home" from both bands and
! the vast audience which had gathered first
as spectators and then as participators in
| that great patriotic concert.
! TOday's demonstration was full of beauties
| and feathers. 1t was notable for a large
crowd 1t was notable for the wide range
| OF territory represented by the visiting
| delegations. 1t was notable for the varied
| interests of the people who came.
The first delegation today to be presented
| to Major Mckinley was a party of fifty
| two women who arrived in a special car
| from Martins Ferry. o., at noon. They
| wore large ribbons upon which was in
| scribed Mckinley and Sound Money"
The women marched to the Mckinley resi-
| dence at the head of the Maryland and
West Virginia delegations, which arrived
at the same time and were transported to
| this city in fifteen coaches The women
| we're introduced by Harry Pratt and the
| delegations from West Virginia and Mary
| land by Hon. +. II. Sincel of Piedmont, w
| Va. This latter delegation was accompanied
| by two bands and made a highly enthusi-
| aStic demonstration.
Before the first crowd was out OF the yard
| three other delegations in one body were
| in the street at the foot of the hall wait
| Ing chance to get on the lawn These
were from Cleveland and were composed
! Of the employees Of the Epson Nut com
! pany, the Lamson & Sessions company and
! Peck, Stow Wilcox. Kinks band OF
| Cleveland and the Grand Army band of
Canton marched in the delegation and
| played The S.lr Spanglei Banner" while
| the crowd greeted Major Mckinley with
| shouts and cheers. The delegation was a
| large one, having used two special trains
| for its transportation. William Mckenzie,
one OF the workmen, made the Introductory
| address.
Employees Of the Junction Iron and Steel
| company Of Mingo Junction. with their
wives and friends in numbers sufficient to
| al the special train and headed by the
| Grand Army OF the Republic Dean band,
arrived Just after the Clevelandcrs and
waited their turn at the bottom of the hill.
| They were introduced by Captain n. J. Irqu-
| hart, president of the company. The re-
viewing stand had been re-erected on the
| front of tho lawn.
LIVELY BY NOON.
The demCr straton began In earnest at
| noon with the arrival OF a party represent
| ing three states and 1t continued until dark.
| All that time the Mckinley residence was
| surrounded by an interested crowd shouting
| and cheering for he nominee and applaud
| Ing the splendid delegations which marched
up the street. All that time the air was
! filled with the music of bands and at no
| time was the street leading to the Mckinley
| homo without a line either marching or
waiting orders to march. In the first party
| were sixteen coach loads coming from east
| ern West Virginia, western Maryland and
| Martins Ferry. o., this last delegation being
| composed of women coming with greetings
| for Major Mckinley and with beautiful
| flowers for Mrs. Mckinley. Employees OF
| three large Cleveland manufacturing con-
Germs were next upon the scene and when
| they gave way II was to make room for
| more Ohio people, men and women from
| Mingo Jurction, o.. the employees of large
| iron and steel plant. and their wives and
| friends.
After these came the New England dele
| cation under the banners of the New Eng
| land Sound Money club. This party occupied
| a special train of six sleepers and two
dining cars and was on the way from
| o'clock Monday afternoon till o'clock this
| afternoon. The party came largely from
| Boston, but a number of other New England
| towns were represented. 1t was composed
! of former democrats as well as republicans
and one or the men presented to Major Nc
| Kinley was introduced as one who had for
| over nifty years voted nothing but the demo-
LON, tn saalHa
for Mckinley and Hobart. The visitors
| were introduced by Frank r. Rollins ex-
president of the New Hampshire senate.
Many relics and mementoes OF the visit
were brought for Mrs. Mckinley from Bos-
ton, from New Bedford and from historic
| Salem, including whales teeth. twigs from
tree planted by Governor Endlcott in 1862
and a gold witch spoon. The party re-
NAMED IN Canton till 6 o'clock and then
went to Cleveland, where a stop of two
hours was made and from there they went
to Niagara Falls for short stop, the sched-
ule being to reach Boston at o'clock Thurs
DAY evening. Mr.. Mckinley made an adj
dress on the issues of the campaign to the
New Englanders, the main points of which
follow
ALL FOLLOW NEW ENGLAND.
1t has been my observation that whatever
considerations move New England to any
try, What is good for New England is good
for Ohio. What is good for New England
| II good for the great west. What Is good
FOR one part of our country Is good for
every part. This is year, my fellow citi-
Zcns, when craftsmanship counts for but
! little and patriotism. for everything. We
have presented In this campaign a question
that should in no sense be political, parti-
san or sectional, strange but very serious
question, astounding indeed at this juno
| ture of our national affairs. a question
fraught with the greatest peril to every in
terest. The problem is not one of the pres
emit but of the tomorrow and of the here
after-the bold bald question of national in
tpErlty and national honor. Roth thasa "a pa
| involved in the die of our ballots one week
from today. 1t Is not a question simply as
to whether one party or another shall win
as in times past-that sinks into COMPARE
tive insiSnhcance In crisis like ths-but
II Is a question whether now, in our great
! est strength and majesty we shall proclaim
70 the world whether or not we are n ma