Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
Five Delegations Arranged to Visit
the Republican Candidate.
COMMERCIAL MEN FROM CHICAGO
Knights of the Grip Made a Good
Showing.


CANTON Ohio August 29.-Of the five
delega tions scheduled to visit Major Nc
Kinley today, the first arrived at 7:l5. 1t
was Commercial Mems Mckinley Club No.
! of Chicago, 800 strong. The cars in which
they came were gaily decorated, and pro-
claimed the identity of the occupants, their
starting point and their destination on
banner on either side of the train, reading:
Commercial Mems Mckinley Club. No. l.
from Chicago to Canton"
Numerous banners were carried by the
commercial men, conspicuous among them
being one with the pictures of Mckinley
and Hobart, An Honest Dollar clasped
hands OF workingmen, and the words: Pro
lection To labor and capital; honest money
in 1s9G, to revive trade start industries
increase wages and restore national credit
The visitors were under command OF
Chief Marshal George Green, who had as
assistant marshals Charles Neely, w. Has
kell Joseph Pomeroy and Frank F. Lewis.
he parry contained all the members OF
the national executive committee of the
commercial Men OF the United States. The
onicers OF commercial Mckinley Club, No
1, were also in line. The Chicago men pre-
Sented a SIGHT which aroused much favor
aDie commens. as they marched with mill
tary precision up the street to the hotel
carrying IN their hands Mckinley and Ho-
win the omnIpresent grip.
canton turned out to GO honor to the oc.
caSion The local commercial men were on
h'ind to receive their fellow knights of the
grip, and they did their part well.
The Parade.
The citizens escort and the Canton troop
We're in line. The Grand Army band. with
stately step and inspiring airs, kept every
body in good humor.
In answer to the call for those who be-
lieve In the gold standard to assemble st
me Dueber-Hampton works to form an
escort for the visitors. the Dueber men
turned out 300, ard. armed with Mckinley
and Hobart umbrellas, caused hearty ap-
piauSe along the line of march. They as
Stnbled in response TO an invitation rom
MI Dueber. who had been invited to Join
MS travelling men i'll the demonstration
Mr. Dueber himself, accompanied by G.. j.
corey, chairman of the national executive
committee of commercial men of the United
states; F. b. iiigbee, who arranged the
parade, and Mr. George b. Frease. drove
10 the train to give greeting in person to
the commercial men.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the MEM
bers of the delegation had finished break
fast and reorganized the imposing parade
10 march to the Mckinley home to present
their conera tulatioas and listen to his re-
sponse. There was by this time d large
crowd on the streets. and the procession
passed these fell in the rear, and the crowd
which surrounded the Mckinley house and
sent up a mighty cheer rs the major sp-
peared completely filed the lawn and ex-
tended far into the abutt2g street
Mr. Corey made brief speech, which
was interrupted at short intervals by ap-
plause. and when Major Mckinley stepped
upon the cl air to respond he was given a
most hearty ovation. 1t was some mo-
ments before he could proceed. When
he could be heard he said:
Major McKinley's Remarks.
''Mr. Corey. gentlemen of the Commercial
Travellers Association and my fellow citi-
zens: 1 bid you welcome, sincere welcome,
to my home. Thrice welcome are you
here. 1 am honored, greatly honored by
the call of this assemblage of commercial
men. representing great commercial in
terests and coming from every section of
our common country. (Applause.) AL
though you are accustomed to calling on
people, for that / believe Is chiefly your
bus .ness, let me assure you that you never
made a call anywhere more agreeable to
your host than this call IS ME. Great
applause and cries of Good. good, and
'Hurrah for Mckinley 1t would be
pleasant to me personally to meet you
or any occasion. but it is peculiarly graft
fyinS to meet you now, coming as a body
to testify your united and confident ;levo-
ton to the republican principles enun-
Gated by the national republican conven-
ton Of 1896 (Cheers)
Il recognize your influence as one of the
most Potent factors in political contests,
and | am glad TO know that this year in a
greater degree than ever before the COM
mercial men of the country are united in
the Carce of the republican party. Tire
mendous cheering). You have not always
been in such close agreement with each
other, politically, as now. but then you
Rave had experience, and for four years,
or nearly so. YOU have been attending the
school iii which all the rest of us have been
pupils Great iaughter) 1t has been a
free school renewed laughterl. the tuition
IS been free continued laughter), but the
ultimate cost has been very great (Ap-
plause and cries of That is right.'D No
body of American citizens of equal number
could properly have a deeper interest in
the success of republican principles than
You; and none. l am sure, can do so much
to secure their certain triumph as YOU
Great cheering and cries of We Will do
that all right, majcr.')
Need of Confidence.
You are not only carriers of commerce.
hut creators of confidence; not only ad-
Vucates OF progress, but promoters of pros
perity. Everywhere you inspire either
confidence or distrust, for you tell the
truth about the condition of the country.
You not only sell goods-or used to-(great
IauShter and cheers) but you disseminate
information among your customers. There
is 10 more certain barometer of the bus
iness of the United States than the senti-
ment OF the manufacture which this body
assembled here this morning is a repre-
sentative. You encourage the Respondent
and quicken the tagging into fresh ac-
tvity- You give new hope and stimulate
new effort in that great body of business
men upon whom SO largely depends the re-
vivai OF business in all parts of our coun-
try. tAppiause.)
What We want above all else nv fellow
citizens, is confidence. (Cries of Good.
good And We cannot get confidence nv
threatening to revolutionize all values and
repud,ate obligations. both public and pri
vate Enthusiastic cheering) You know
the facts of business, and can dispel the
theories of the dreamer and the misstate-
ments of the demag agogue, and one thing /
like about the commercial travellers is that
every one of them is for the United States
of America. Great applause and cries of
And for Mckinley. too.') And always
stand up for America. Cheers)