Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
TO LEAVE HOME,
Major Mckinley Will Visit
Cleveland This Week.
This Will be First Time He Left Can
ton Since Conventcn.
Campaign Will Be One in Which Prominent
Speakers Will Participate.

Canton. Ohio, July 19-For the first
time since his nomination for the
Presidency. Major Mckinley will, this
week, leave Canton. The pressure
upon him to visit other cities for the
purpose of making speeches and parti-
cipating in celebrations of various
sorts has been persistent and strong.
Fifty towns wanted Major Mckinley
the Fourth of July. If he had given
heed to half the requests which poured
i'll upon him, he would have had
scarcely an hour at home since the st.
Louis convention.
Tomorrow, Major Mckinley expects
to go to Cleveland. 1t is not probable
that he will return to Canton before
Thursday afternoon. His promise to
go to Cleveland to take part in the
centennial exercises is of long stand
lug. The occasion is one of dignity
and Importance, the purpose being to
observe in fitting way the Tooth an
niversary of the settlement of the,
western reserve. Wednesday is
Founders day and on that day the in
formal inauguration ceremonies will
occur there. There will be a great
many people in Cleveland, this week,
from all parts oflthe country, and Ma
jor Mckinley will want to talk to some
OF them on matters relating to the
campaign and it's conduct. He leaves
the details TO the management of Mr..
Hanna and the committee, in all of
whom he has great confidence. al
though no important step has been ia
ken without his advice and consent.
After participating in the public
functions of Founders day at Cleve~
land, Major Mckinley will go to ALI
ance on the day following to spend a
few hours at Mount Union college
This will finish his little tour. He will
be back that night in Canton. where
he will doubtless remain until he goes
TO the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. in Min
neapolis, in September.
Major Mckinley does not propose. If
he can help it, to be turned from
spending the time from now until cleo
ton at his home. He is still averse to
taking the stump and thinks there
will be no occasion for him to do So
Republicans expect to conduct a very
strong speaking campaign. Major
McKinIey's managers have more than
tabliShed reputation upon whom they
can cali In addition to these we'll
known spell BINDERS" there are $50
men who have regulations in their
own and neighboring states for cam
l,aign oratory of uncommon excellence.
x-Prcsident Harrison, Senator For
aker, Thomas b. Reed, Senator Thurs
ton. Charles Emory Smith, Henry
Cabot Lodge. Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford. J. p. Dolliver, Senator sherman,
Gov. Hastings and c. NJ. Depew will
be expected to do heavy work.
Already these men have received let
tiers from scores of cities and commit
tees asking them to make speeches. 1t
is likely that when the national com
mittee gets to work in its headquar-
tiers all arrangements for meetings will
be made through the medium of its
speakers bureau. Several committees
have been to see eX-PreSident Harrison
and a number have called upon Sen
ator Foraker. 1t is understood that
Senator Foraker promised to go to the
Pacific slope and General Harrison will
make q tour through some of the west
ern states.