The morning times., 1896-10-28
DROUGHT GIFTS TO CANTON
New England Delegation Ar
riveS With Historic Presents.
FARMERS AMONG CALLERS
Six Hundred Tillers of the Soil From
West Virginia and Maryland Gave
Words of Cheer to the Candidate.
WOrkingmen From Cleveland We're
Hilarious in the Line.

Canton o., Oct. 27.-The delegations
were late i'll reaching Canton today The
first To arrive was large one from the
mountain counties of West Virginia and
Maryland, on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. There We're six hundred farmers
i'll the delegation and q number of business
and professional men.
A uelesaliuu oil about seventy-five latlles
from Maruns Ferry arrived with The West
Virginia and Maryland people. They were
presented 10 MAJOR Mckinley in a graceful
speech by Henry Pratt. Major Mckinley
thanked them cordially for the compliment
OF their call anu addressed them win the
larger delegation.
ur Liu 40. ..iane n speech to the Martins
Ferry delegation for the reason that IL came
in with another delegation and It'd not ask
for separate address.
The next delegation came from Cleveland
and was COMPOSED OF about IA thou sand en-
ployes, in the aggregate, OF the LpSon
Nut Company, the Iimllsoll- Zessions Som-
pany, and the Peck, Stone and WILCOX
Company.
The delegation was a hilarious and IN
cunlmonly enthusiastic one. Major NC
Kinley's appearance was greeted with
tbunders of applause and cheers that con-
tinued for several minutes. The spokesman
said that a large number Of the men in the
ago and that tuey had been sorry forit ever
since and proposed to reverse the verdict
they helped to render then.
Major Mckinley took up this line OF
thought and discussed the tariff for sew
eral minutes.
NEW ENGLANDERs ARRIVE.
Pressing closely behind the Cleveland dele
cations were 500 workingmen from the
Junction Iron and Steel Works, of Mingo
Junction. Capt. W. j. Urquhart intro
duced them in il few words TO Major Nc
kinley, who spoke from The stand in the
front of his lawn.
sleeping and dining cars brought line
delegation from Boston and other New
England cities at p: III. today. The
excursion was under The auspices of the
The members of the New England Sound
Money League, who composed the dele
CATION, were met at the station by the
Mounted Canton Troop and the widely
known Grand Army Band and company
OF prominent citizens, " ho escorted them
to Mai. Mckinley's residence. The spokeS-
man for the New England visitors was
Hon. Frank w Rollins. " ho addressed Mai.
Mckinley with great earnestness and elo-
quence. He as frequently applauded.
Cheer after cheer greeted Major Nc
kinl2yy when he stepped fcrward to ad,
dress biSJvisitors.
The New England delegation brought
several gifts TO Major Mckinley. z. A.
soule "f New Bedford presented him with
a large cutg glass punch bowl and some
handsomely polished whales teeth: o. W.
Holmes, on the part OF the Salem Cogswell
Republican Club, with golden witch
spoon. and the women OF MasSachusctts,
through Mrs. Emma S. Almy, sent Major
Mckinley "a twig from a pear tree planted
in Danvers in .e"6 hv CIV. Endicott
WOMEN IN LINE.
A letter was read from the Governor Of
Massachusetts wishing the delegation a
pleasant journey.
4 well organized and Interested delcra-
tiou of women from Norwalk, O.. were ihe
next callers. There Were more than SEQ
in line when they marched up the sire IT'S
accompanied by reception committee of
Canton ladies. Each woman in the deloga-
tion carried a red, White and blue UNI
breila. They marched Well and had several
bands. The ladies were greeted with cheers
and applause along the line of march.
Mrs. \ 7. EluNOu was marshal AMI Mrs.
l.. {. La ylin made the address t. Ma Jor
| Mckinley. It was 4 ringing po,iti al
| speech and she was freely applaudet Mrs.
| George $. Titus presented Airs. Mckinley
| with flowers. The Norwalk ladies Were
| introduced to Ma jor Mckinley by Mrs.
| W. X. Day, of Canton. After Ma ior Nc
| Kinley'S remarks Ia the Norwalk ladies they
| sang THE Red, White. and Elue.''
The Inst delegation today Was a Sprightiy
one. composed OF aboHU 800 members OF
| the Underwriters Sound Money Club OF
Cleveland. Capt. "A. K. Manning was the
spokesman. Major Mckinley made the
most stirring speech Of the day to the
| underwriters.