The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
NO REST AT CANTON
OHIO's MECCA AGAIN INVADED BY
THOUSANDS OF PILGRIMS,
All Eager to Hear the Republican
Gospel Expounded by the True
Prophet of Prosperity.
SPEECHES BY Mr.. M'KINLEY
ON THE GREAT ISSUE OF MONEY AND
ALLIED QUESTIONS.
Instructive Talks to workingmen
from Andrew Carnegie's Mills, and
to Other Delegations.
SOUND MONEY RAILWAY MEN
FIVE THOUSAND FROM CHICAGO
ROADS GREET THE NOMINEE
-&--
And Applaud One of His Best Speech
es-Address to Commercial Irav-
eIers from Cincinnati.
Instructive Talks to workingmen
from Andrew CarneEie's Mills, and
to Other Delegations.
SOUND MONEY RAILWAY MEN
FIVE THOUSAND FROM CHICAGO
ROADS GREET THE NOMINEE
And Applaud One of His Best Speech
es-Address to Commercial Trav-
eIers from Cincinnati.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

CANTON, O.. Sept. 19.-This little city
had hardly recovered from the effects of
yesterdays avalanche of visitors when
more delegations began to arrive to-day.
The crowd to-day although large, was
small in comparison with yesterdays S
throng Yesterday 5000 strangers swelled
Cantons population temporarily to over
100, 000 To-day there were visiting delega-
tions of from one to six thousand each and
utilizing twenty-six special trains There
was a cold, drizzlng rain all forenoon and
when it ceased the temperature fell rapid
ly and overcoats were in demand. After
two receptions in the opera house in the
forenoon. one to the visitors from Hutton.
Verona, Oak Mount and other boroughs of
Allegheny county. and the other to the
employees of the Carnegie city mills, of
Pittsburg, the speechmaking was trans
ferred to the Mckinley lawn, part of it
being done in the rain.
1t was the big delegation of railroad men,
too large for any hall, who set the example
of defying the elements. They, with the
three or four hundred telegraphers who
came with them, surrounded the little
ceiving stand the Majors lawn and lis
tened to and cheered the assurances of
hearty support delivered by their spokes-
man, j. w. Hodge, of the Illinois Central,
and w. F. Burke, on behalf of the tele-
graphers. The crowd large and
other delegations crowding fast that the
usual programme of handshaking had to
be eliminated. Those nearest Major Nc
Kinley made rush for him and beside
tearing down part of the stand almost tore
his clothes frcm his back.
Two delegations were massed in one for
the next address They were the people
from Mercer county, Pennsylvania, about
$500 in number, and the Butler county,
Pennsylvania, delegation also large one
These delegations brought three or four
bands, number of clubs and four five
hundred gayly uniformed men, Congratula-
tory addresses were made by John B. Har-
his. puddle boss of the Sharon Iron Com
pauys rolling mill; J. N. Evans president
OF the Sharon Mckinley and Hobart Pro-
tee tive and Gold-standard Club and H. F.
Seigler, chairman of the Mercer county Re
publican executive committee, on behalf of
Mercer county, and by Col. J. n. Thomas
on behalf of Butler county. Each assured
Major Mckinley that his majority would
be the largest in the history of the Key
stone State
Major Mckinley hurried to the house
when this address was finished to pay some
attention to individual callers awaiting him
in the library. He just reached the door
when the committee of the Railroad Mems
Gold-standard Club of the northern division
of the Pittsburg & Western railroad from
Foxburg, Pa overhauled him and demand
ed a response to the Introduction of their
president, d. G. Moriarity, of Foxburg He
complied
The next delegation to seek an audience
was the commercial travellers of Cincinnati.
accompanied by Mayor Caldwell and a
number of prominent Cincinnati business
men, Theirs large and distinguished
looking delegation which had literally
packed a train of twenty coaches. The
members of the organization wore white
hats, large badges and canes and were very
stylish in appearance. Music was furnished
by the First Regiment Band. Levi c.
Goodale, ex-president of the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce, was the spokesman.
The Cincinnatians had surrounded Major
Mckinley on the porch and were shaking
hands with him at the rate of more than
one a second when the horsemen escorted a
long line of carriages and longer line of
marchers to the gate. This body was the
commercial travellers of Pittsburg with
their wives and lady friends in the car
riages. They brought d floral tribute of
immense size and great beauty to Mrs Nc
Kinley and their president placed a large
roseate badge of the club with special in
scriptions on Major McKinley's lapel. Ad-
dresses were made by Percy F. Smith and
by William H. Reed, president of the Pitts
burg Commercial Travellers Council.
The next company to call was composed
of Hungarian-A American citizens of Cleve-
land, each of whom waved a small Amer
lean flag. DR.. B. Steiner and State Repre-
sentative Joseph c. Bloch made addresses
The last organization to call was the
Hardware Mems Mckinley and Hobart
Club of Cleveland, made up of the dealers
and their employees but originated by the
latter. 1t was in charge OF the president.
Major Gemmill, and he was introduced by
Charles Il. Parsons. Each of the men in
the party wore a white duck cap and car
ried a tin cane and a flag. Major Mckinley
addressed them briefly.