The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-06-20
NUMBER 1SI.

/ hitting response TO the splendid tribute
which has been paid by three of my old
and earliest friends. / think | might
be excused by merely saying that am
inadequate to the task and can only eX-
| press my gratitude from full and over
| flowing heart. l have had a good many
| touching incidents i'll my life. Yester-
| day, Immediately after the nomination,
l was surrounded by my neighbors and
Fellow citizens who din not go TO st.
Louis, and by my friends from Alliance
and Massillon; and then came 1000
more of them from the city of Akron
last night. With all these tokens was
deeply and profoundly impressed, but
somehow the words spoken by these
three gentlemen. surrounded as | am by
their associates who journeyed together
to st. Louis-sOmehow they have
touched me SO deeply and sounded the
depths of my heart more profoundly
than anything that has gone before. -
| I'm this audience today are represen-
tatives from all of the counties which
| for years constituted my congressional
district, and with which / have been
associated all my life. A large BODY Of
| my fellow citizens are here from Trum-
bull county, the place of my birth. A
| large number are here from Mahoning
county, the place where l spent my boy
hood; the county where l received my
| education, and from which ! enlisted Ill
the war for the preservation of the
Union way back i'll 1861.
"And then around me are the later
| friends, for from Mahoning county l
came to Stark, nearly 30 years ago. You
have all been my friends ever since.
And the good people of Trumbull county
and the good people of Mahoning and
the western reserve which was SO long
represented i'll the national house by
Giddings and Wade and the immortal
Garfield. And my fellow citizens, l
will only add that / thank each and
every one of you from the bottom of my
heart for these manifestations of your
friendship, your devotion and your
loyalty. And you seem TO have brought
back what you went for, those whom
you left boEind want me to say that
they are glad to see you home again"
The crowd then united i'll three rousing
cheers for the "next president"
By this time the New York party had
succeeded i'll forcing its way to the
front plaza, led by Hon. John E. Mil
holland. 1t took some time for Gov
ernor Mckinley to get through the
house and through the crowd i'll the
hall to greet his eastern visitors.
Mr.. Milholland mounted the chair
and presented eX- Senator Warner Miller,
who said:
Ladies and gentlemen: l thought it
proper on our way home from the st.
Louis convention to call here and pay
our respects TO the man who has been
honored by the Republican party, and
who is your fellow citizen and neighbor.
Il Ln ,,,,,I 4
ernor Mckinley for nearly 20 years, and
it gives me great pleasure to assure him
on behalf of the Republicans of the
state of New York that we shall give TO
him and to the principles which he rep
resents the largest majority i'll Novem-
Der that has ever been given to any
presidential candidate since the organi-
cation of the government.
"The Republicans of New York will
be second to none i'll the whole country
i'll their loyalty to the party in their eff
forts and their labors for its success.
We have but a moment to spend here,
and therefore l do not wish to take up
your time i'll making speech. | came
here simply TO take the hand of Gov
ernor Mckinley and to assure him of
the affection and love of the people of
New York.
And now, gentlemen of the McKin-
ley league of the state of New York,
it gives me great pleasure to introduce
10 you Governor Mckinley"
Governor McKinley's appearance was
the signal for great ovation. When
comparative silence had been restored
Mckinley responded a. .JllDws:
"My fellow citizens from New York:
1t gives me very much pleasure to meet
m lanNs.
1t was most gracious on your part TO
have paused i'll your journey to the east
long enough to give me the pleasure of
meeting you face to face. And nothing
could have been more agreeable to me
than to be presented TO the members of
the Mckinley League of the state of
New York by my old friend, long
member of the house of representatives
at Northumberland Miller.
81 was glad to meet and to greet him.
All we have TO do this year, my fellow
citizens, is to keep close to the people.
Harken to the voice of the people; have
faith in the people, and if we do that the
people will win for us a triumph for
that great mastery principle which, in
all the years of the past has given US
plenty and prosperity"
The New Workers gave another round
OF applause and departed for their train.
Among the late callers yesterday even
ing was Mr.. Webb @. Hayes, son of the
late ex-President Hayes, who dropped
i'll from Vermont and remained until
1890.
Major Mckinley has already received
over 5000 congratulatory kilograms and
they are still pouring in from all part
of the country.