The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-10-30
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
Impromptu, But Enthusiastic
Affair at Canton.
THE NORTH AND SOUTH UNITED.
Delegations gathered on the Pubic
Squar. and Sang Old Rebel and tni""
War Song--Many w"ne" Among the
NIarchers-Sone of the Visitors

CAHToN o. Oct 2S.-There never
was a more inspiring scene than that
witnessed on the public square OF Can
ton from to , O'Clock yesterday after
noon Thousands of people, lncIud'hS
the ladies rom Norwalk, many of the
visitors from Boston. West Virginia
and Maryland and leveland, gathered
III front of the handsome courthouse on
the broad public square and sang patrl-
otic melodies. Interspersed with music
bv the bands of music, frequent cheers
and the waving of flags. banners ana
campaign parasols with which the
women's delegation was supplied
America Yankee Doodle" the
'Sta Spangled Banner" quickly fol-
lowed one another. Nor was Dixie,
or Maryland, My Maryland, forgot
ten Both were sung as Justify and
patrloticalIy as was John Browns
Body and Marching Through
Georgia The affair was entirely Inn
promptu. and ended at O'Clock with
Home. Sweet Home from both band
and the vast audience which had gath
cred first as spectators then as par
ticipators ia that great patriotic con
cert
The demonstration was full of beau
ties and features Ii was notable for
IA large crowd Ii 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 demonstration began in earn st
at noon with the arrival of aIarty rep
resenting three states and 1t continued
till dark All that time the Mckinley
residence was surrounded by an inter
eSted crowd shouting and cheering for
the nominee and applaudIng the SPLEEN
did delegations which marched up the
street All that time the air was filled
with the music of bands and ut no time
was the street leading TO the Mckinley
home without IA line of men and women,
either marching or waiting orders to
march
In the first party were Is coach loads,
coming from Eastern West Virginia,
Western Maryland and Martins Ferry,
O., the latter delegation being composed
of women coming with greetings for
Mrs Mckinley. Employees of three
large Cleveland manufacturing con-
Germs were next upon the scene and
when they gave way it WAS to make
room for more Ohio people, men ANA
women from Mingo Junction. o., the
employees of large iron and steel plant
and their wives and friends
After these came the New England
delegation under the banners of the
New England 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 yesterday after
noon. The party came largely from
Boston. but Il number of other New
England towns We're represented
The visitors Were introduced by
Frank w. Rollins, cX-presidcmt of the
New Hampshire senate. Many relics
and mementOs of the visit were brought
for Mrs Mckinley from Boston, from
New Bedford and from historic Salem,
including whales teeth, twigs from Il
tree planted by Governor Endicott III
| 1928 and a gold witch spoon The party
remained i'll Canton till o'clock aud
| then went to Cleveland. where Il StOT
of two hours was made, and from there
1t went TO Niagara Falls for short
| stop the schedule being to reach Boston
| at Z O'Clock tomorrow evening
No prettIer sight had been witnessed
| in the whole campaign than the recep
tion of the Mckinley club of Norwalk
| O This club of 300 members is splen
/ didly organized and drilled and when
| on parade carries campaign umbrellas
| on whISch portraits of Mckinley anC
| Hobart are conspicuous They wer,
commanded by chief marshal. Mrs
A L BlOXham, and their evolutlOn'
may well attract the envy of voting
| clubs. a reception committee of Can
ton ladies met the visitors at the sta
ton. and together with the Cantor
troop of horsemen escorted them to th,
Mckinley home. where Mrs William
| r Day and Mrs George Il Frease IN
troduced respectively Mrs l. G Lay
lin, who made the Introductory addI eSs
and Mrs George Titus. who presented
a large cluster of chrysanthemums Il
Mrs Mckinley The latter owing u
Illness. could not receive the visitors
The majors mother and sister. Mis-
| Helen Mckinley. however were at tn,
house and extended most cordial wei
come to the callers. When MAJOR Nc
Kinley concluded his address. to tn,
accompaniment of the Norwalk band
the women united In singing a cam
paIgn song to the tune of Red. Whit,
ana Blnc." waving their handkerchief
/ all the while and producing = mos
striking effect
| Then came a visit of five or SIX car
loads of insurance men from ClevClan,
who were introduced to Major MckIn