The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-20
MR.. HARRISON WILL
TAKE THE STUMP
VIII Be Among the Speakers in the Nc.
Kinley Campaign.
REPUBLICANS DEPEND ON ORATORY
Senator Foraker, Thomas Reed,
Governor Hastings, Charles Emory
Smith, Chauncey DCpew, Senator
Thurst0n, Senator Sherman and
Other Prominent Orators Will Speak
for Protection.

Canton. o., July 19-FOr the first time
since his nomination for the presidency
Major Mckinley will this week leave
Canton and his own home. The pres
sure upon him to visit other cities for
the purpose of making speeches and
participating In celebrations of various
sorts has been persistent and strong
FIity towns wanted Major Mckinley on
the Fourth of July and If he had given
heed 20 half the requests which poured
In upon him he would have had scarce
~ an hour at home since the st. Louis
convention.
Tomorrow Major Mckinley expects to
so to Cleveland. and it is not probable
| that he will return to Canton before
Thursday afternoon. His promise to
go 10 Cleveland to take part in the CEN
tenntal exercises is of long standing.
and the occasion is one Of dignity and
Importance, the purpose of it being 10
observe in a Hitting way the one hun
dred'h anniversary of the settlement of
tn" western reserve. Wednesday is
founders day. and ON that day the for
mai inaugural ceremonies occur Major
Mckinley has not been to Cleveland to
remain longer than IA few hours for
some weeks and he feels that he ought
to spend IA few days among his host of
ardent friends in that city. There will
be great many people in Cleveland,
too. this week. from all parts of the
| country, ana Major Mckinley will want
| to talk To some of them on matters re-
latIng to the campaign and its conduct.
| He leaves the details to the manage
| ment of Nj. Hanna and the committee
In all of whom lie has great confidence,
| but no important step hes been taken
without his advice and consent.
After participating in the public
| functions of founders day at Cleveland.
Major Mckinley will go To Alliance on
the day following to spend Il few hours
at Mount Union college. This will fin
ish his little tour and he will be back in
! Canton that night, where he will doubt
less remain until he goes to the annual
! eucampment of the Grand Army of the
| Republic, in Mnneapo polls. in Septem-
| ber
| He may run home from Cleveland oc-
casionally but it will be Tor single
night or a few hours only.
WILL NOT TAKE THE STUMP.
| NuJOi MClNiIlley Goes not propose, II
he can help 1t to be turned from his
purpose of spending the time between
now and election at his own home lie
Is still aN Nerse to taking the stump ard
thinks that there will be no occasion
for him to do so.
The Republicans expect to conduct a
very strong speaking campaign. Nc
! jcr Mckinley's managers in looking
over the list of available speakers find
| that they have more than fifty men of
| wide acq uaintance and established rep
utatiOn upon whom they can call. In
addition to these well known "spell-
| binders" there are Il hundred and fifty
men who have regulations in their own
and neishboring states for campaign
osatory of uncommon excellence. EX-
President Harrison, Senator j. b. For
aker. Thomas b. Reed, Senator Thurs
ton. Charles Emory Smith, Henry Cabot
Lodge. General Stewart l.. WOodford.
J. +. Dolliver, Senator Sherman Cover
nor Hastings and Chauncey Nj. Depew
| will be- expected to do the heavy work
| Already these men have received let
ters from scores of cities and commit
tees asking them to make speeches, but
it is likely that when the national COM
mittee gets to work in its headquarters
all arrangements for meetings win be
made through the medium of its speak
| ers bureau.
Several committees nave been to see
eNFresident Harrison and Il number
have called upon Senator Foraker. 1t
is understood that Senator Foraker has
promised to go to the Pacific slope and
that General Harrison will make tour
through some OF the western states.