The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-02

CANTON, Ohio, July 1.-Govcrnor
Mckinley drove to the Fort Wayne
station shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning to personally meet and greet
his invited guest, Hon, Garret a.
Hobart, whoiwiTed yesterday from his
home In Patterson, New Jersey, that he
would call on the governor to-day. lie
went, as Is usual In such cases, In the
modest family carriage, drawn by u
single horse and driven by his nephew,
Samuel Saxton. There was large
crowd OF people gathered at the sta
ton to witness the meeting OF the two
distinguished men, although the affair
was Informal In every respect.
Governor Mckinley waited In his car
| riage while the big crowd at the station
| divided at the train yard. leaving an
open space for him TO pass through,
| which he did, uneScorte1, as d private
citizen. reaching the train just as the
car carryin6 Mr.. HObar: stopped In
| front Of him. Governor Mckinley
| quickly extended hts hand and stepped
| sprightly to the car step and the recog-
milton was equally prompt on Mr.. Ho-
bart's part, Governor Mckinley took
him by the arm and they walked side
by side to the carriage amidst the ,ap-
plause OF the big crowd.
Governor Mckinley and his guest
were driven quickly to the formers
home, where n crowd OF newspaper
men and photographers were waiting.
Mr.. Hobart was presented TO 4 number
| f.fs sI..Na -t,k
| the pair allghted from the carriage, af-
ter which they Immediately retired to
| the library In the majors home. The
| Associated Press reporter on the drive
from the station TO the Mckinley home.
asked the gentlemen II they had ever
met before. The response was that
Governor Mckinley had known Mr..
| EObIrt for many years, recalling meet
Ing him at large political gathering
In Newark, while Mr.. Hobart had
known OF Major Mckinley twenty years
past. II Is understood that at the con-
ference OF the Republican nominees to-
day 1t was mutually agreed as far as
| present intentions are concerned, that
neither Of them Will depart from their
| homes for any campaign tour. 81 ~.
| In order 10 make train connections
and Ill engagements. Mr., Hobart took
an early lunch with Governor McKIn-
ley and left for Cleveland at 1880 on
the Mckinley flyer, Cleveland, Canton
4 Southern road. lie was escorted to
the station By his host. Mr.. Hobart Will
meet National Chairman Mark A. Han
na there,
Hobart Makes u Speech.
Mr.. Hobart had been at the McKin-
ley residence but half hour when q
large Medina delegation with bands
and banners called. Mckinley and IIo-
bart were greeted with cheers as they
for the first time appeared together on
the came platform to speak. In reply to
Judge Alfred Munson's presentation
speech for Medina. Governor McNin-
| ley responded. briefly thanking the
friendly visit and for their devoted and
unwaverlng service TO the Republican
| cause.
In closing. Mr.. Mckinley said: I'VE
have with us this morning, and you
can consider yourselves most fortunate,
the nominee OF the great Republican
party for vice president OF the United
States, Mr.. Hobart. (Crles of .Ilurrah
for Hobart.) / know you Will be de-
lighted to see and hear him, and 1t gives
me exceptional pleasure to be able to
| present MN 10 you.
Mr.. Hobart was called for and as
he stepped forward 10 the edge of the
| rcranda there was more applause. The
his appearance. lie said:
"MajOr Mckinley, Gentlemen of Me-
dina County and Fellow Citizens OF
Ohio:
IL thank You for tho compliment OF
thlscnll, but must sayat the same time
that nm not gifted aS our friend Ma
jor Mckinley with the graces of ora
tory, nor with the grace OF dIctiOn tina,
will permit me to talk to you. think
should speak but briefly on this occa
sion, when my only business Is to pay
my respects TO your most distinguished
fellow citizen. But New Jersey, gen
tlcmcn, feels very near 10 Ohio IN these
days. In that convention lately held
In st. Louis there were no more con-
stant friends. no more devoted ad-
niircrs to your Major Mckinley than
were those delegates from the state
| OF Now Jersey We feel, too, TINT We
have some little right Ia Ray a word
In Republican nsemblage now-a-
days. for only last fall We carried for
the Republican pnrty the state OF New
Jersey by q grlnd majority of 27,gOO
tGreat applnu6e,) New Jersey grrets
Ohio to-day md New Jersey Will greet
Ohio In November next with ma.
j0rlty OF not lcsa than $4,000
II thank you, gentlemen, for the
compliment OF your call. | VIII bn glud
to meet no many OF you NJ possible
during the Interval which you spend
hcrr to-day" Great appl0use.)
Then both Mckinley and Hobart
shook hands with hundreds OF the biz
crowd .
TllIR evening the Ohio Christian En-.
deavorcrs, In convention here to-day
called 1000 strong and gave Governor
Mckinley the Chautauqua snlute
Christian Endruvorrrs uni Others,
Promptly ut 1 o'clock the Christln,,
Endcavor delegation. three thousand
strong, marched to the Mckinley resi-
dence. They made handsome slight
nS they crowded nbout tho Mckinley
grounds, Overlooking tho streets f,r !,
block each way and waving thelr flags
ana hnndkerchIefS In enthusiasts ac-
cord. Governor Mckinley mounted n
chair on the piazza aud responded tu
the presentation Of President IL. Bonn.
berger. Of Columblnnn.
| There was applause and another
Chautnuqua salute nv the governor fin.
iShGd nnd tltGn u committee with two
lovely Hover girls, presented MOthS,
anu Mira. Mckinley with two Handsome
bouquets. There waa M hour and NOR,
| 0t handslnkIng. Tho governor shool,
hunlH at tlr ratio Of fifty minute.
TRHn tho st. Louis purity or business
men were announced AZ coming, BE.
Sides National Committeeman n, C.
KerGna, the committee Included C. H.
! Spencer, president OF tho Merchants Tx,