Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-19
Republicans Wish to Greet the
Nominee.
THOUSANDS HURRY TO See M'KINLEY
Many kilograms Of CongratuIation
Received.
LAST NIGHTS CELEBRATION

/ CANTON, Ohio, June 19.-Ths Canton
party from St Louis will be home tonight
The special trains left St Louis last night,
and Will come through from OrrviIlc to
Canton by special engine at about 4
O'Clock this afternoon. They wired Gov
Mckinley last night: Canton contingent
end you congratulations. We leave here
| for Canton tonight"
The Canton party, however will not
| come alone. Th- O,oa reople who tried TO
make persona. greeting to Gov McKin-
ley last night will be augmented daily by
| the most tremendous political excursions
| the country has ever seen
The first telegraphic announcement OF
| far-away visitors to follow the Alliance.
Akron, Massllon and Niles contingents of
last night was tel. gram this morning
from 4. Milholand of New York to
Gov Mckinley, saying: THE New York
Mckinley League will congratulate YOU
personally at Canton tomorrow" The New
Workers will probably reach here this even
ing.
According to a telegram from Cleveland
this morning, ten train loads of people are
arranging to come to Canton from the for
est city within few days, and railroad
men say that dozens of train loads of peo-
PIE have contracted to stop at Canton on
their way home from St Louis east
This morning the PittsbCrg office of the
Western Union reported that there were
congratulatory kilograms piled UP several
feet high in their Office, which II was inn
possible to send owing to the crush of mat
ter there. Up to that time several thou
sand had been received by Gov. Mckinley.
the rush beginning even before the nomi-
nation was announced and continuing.
Mayor Strong of New York wired: New
York will ratify your nomination in No
he Re m a
ever given a presider tial candidate.
Governor Hastings and Attorney General
Mccormick of Pennsylvania wired: Penn
sylvania rejoicing in your nomination. and
we personally extend you our hcartiest con-
gratulationS.
Ex-senator Dolph of Portland. Ore: "I
congratulate you on your nomination and
certain election
Governor Asa s. Bushnell: 81 congratulate
you. Ohio, and the whole people of the
United States on your nomination for the
presidency
c. L. Kurtz wired from St Louis: "Ac-
cept my congratulations and best wishes
for the election
Luther Allen. candidate for presidential
eiector, of Cleveland. wired: Il shall esteem
casting my vote for you the greatest honor
of my life"
The Thirty-ffth Ward Republican Club
of Cleveland telegraphed congratulations
From Anaconda, Col. Teller's state
James A. Doyle. William Armstrong and
Henry Roberts wired: Accept our hearty
CONGRATULATIONS from the greatest gold
camp on EARTH
The Sacramento. Cal. Mckinley League
by Secretary w. b. Thorpe. wired: Cali
1ornia Will give you rousing majority
Congressman George Edmond Fass Of
Chicago said: THE convention was only a
ratification meeting
Ralph Peters of Cincinnati wired the as
surances of his support. Lieut.. Gov VIM
Hale of Springfield. Mass expressed his
qualification and said: You will be tri-
umphantly elected
The Lenox Republican Club of New York
city sent its congratulations
Gov. Mckinley never looked i'm better
health than he did today. He shows no
natural and composed In his manner of
anybody about the household.
further telegrams were received from
Garret Hobart, Vice President nominee.
who wired from St. Louis.
To Hon. VIM. Mckinley Canton Ohio.
Accept my hearty congratulations and
those of the New Jersey delegation"
To which Gov. Mckinley replied as fol-
lows:
CANTON. Ohio. June 10
TO Hon. Garret A. Hobart: i send you
my cordial congratulations ana wish YOU
might visit me on your way home.
WM MCKINLEY"
Senator Allison wired: dubuque. Iowa
June 1".-Accept my sincere and hearty
congratulations upon your nomination"
Senator-elect Wellington said: MARY
iand VIII give you eight electoral votes in
November"
Md: The army correspondents laid their
corner stone on South Mountain MARYLAND
while you were being nominated Come
back here where you served hot coffee TO
your regiment and dedicate our memorial
as President elect
Julia Dent Grant wired: Accent CON-
gratulations for yourself and Mrs. McKin-
ley"