The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-20
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Der, and the Butler county delegation.
also a large one These delegations
brought three or four bands. a number OF
clubs and four or Eve hundred gaily uni
formed men.
In their coneratulatory address, the
spokesman for these delegations assured
Major Mckinley that his majority would
be tie largest in the history OF the hey
stone state.
In reply, Major Mckinley said he ap-
precfated the message which came from
the farmers and the workingmen OF these
two counties. Referring to the need OF
protection against the workingmen OF ne
Old World, he said:
This is our country. and II we do not
nave 1t just as We want, IL VIII De our
fault and nobody else's Then. after
assuring the farmers that they required
protection to build up their home mar
kets. he closed by advising them to vote
for that party which they beiieved TO De
NEST likely to give the best chance JOE !!
work, and the best coin In payment
Tremendous applauseO
Major Mckinley hurried to the house
when this address was finished. TO pay
some attention to individual callers await
ing him in the library. He had just
reached the door when the committee OF
the Railroad Mems Gold Standard club
of the Northern division OF the Pitfsbnrs
and Western railroad. from Foxourg, ia,
overhauled him and demanded a response
to the introduction Of their president He
returned and complied with their request.
COMMERCIAL TRAV ELERS.
The next delegation to seek an audience
was the Commercial Travellers OF Cincin-
natl, accompanied by Mayor Cafdweii ana
a number of prominent Cincinnati btisl-
ness men. Theirs was large and as
til. PUished looking delegation which had
literally packed train of twenty COACHES.
The members of the organization wore
Write hats, large badges and canes aao
were very stylish in appearance. MCslc
was furnished by the First Regiment
band Levi c. Gooda.le. ex-president OF
the Cincinnati chamber of commerce, vas
the spokesman.
After Major Mckinley had addressed
them, the Cincinnatans surrounded MIN OF
the porch and were shaking hands with
him at the rate of more than one a second
when the horsemen escorted a long nne
of carriages and longer line OF lnarch'
ers to the gate This body was the Com
mercial Travellers Of Pittsburg. with theil
wives and lady friends in the carriages
They brought a floral tribute OF Immense
size and great beauty TO MIS- Mch.nley
badge of the club with specSal inscriptions
on Major McKinley's lapel ADDRESSES
were made by Percy F. smith ana WIZ
lam H. Reed. president Of the Pittsburs
Commercial Travellers council, to which
the nominee replied.
BRINGING UP THE REAR
The next company 10 call was com
posed of Hungarian-Amerfcan CITIZENS O
Cleveland each Of whom waved sinai
American flag. DR.. B. steiner and Stat
Representative Joseph c. Bloch made ad
dresses, which were acknowledged b,
Major Mckinley. -,
The last organization to call was tn
| Hardwaremep's Mckinley and Hopar
club of Cleveland, made up of the dealer
| and their employees, but org mixed by Tn
| latter 1t was in charge OF the rresl
| dent, ajor Gemmill, and was INTRODUCES
| by Charles A. Parsons. Eacn OF IN
| men in the party wore a white duck cal
and carried tin cane. Major Mck1nle!
| addressed them briefly.