New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11
A QUIET DAY AT CANTON.
MK1NLEY SHAKES HANDS WITH THE
HEADQUARTERS NEWSPAPER MEN.
LETTERS OF GENERALIZATION FROM GENERAL
HARRISON wHITELAw REID AND

HARRISON. WHITELAW REID AND
cHAUNcEY M. DEPEw.
Canton, Ohio, Nov 10.-The Chicago news
paper men who were stationed at the Nationai
Republican headquarters In that city during
the campaign, and who have been In New-forK
as the guests Of Chairman NJ. A. Hanna. passed
through Canton on their wav home at lO5O
o'clock this morning. Arrangements had peen
made with the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and CHI
cago Railroad Company to hold the train mere
for ten minutes, that President-elect Mckinley
might have an opportunity Of meeting the cor
respondents.
Major Mckinley and his secretary, Joseph r.
Smith, drove down to the station. ana as the
train pulled in the President-elect boarded the
Pullman car Orient. shook hands with 'eacn OF
the correspondents, and chatted pleasantly WIZ"
them until the train started. He was '"eh
driven to his mothers residence and later 70
his home In Market-st.
The following letter has been received Dy Wa
jor Mckinley from ex-Presdent Harrison
The use of the malls. instead Of the wires as the
carrier OF my congratulations does hy noy 'es are more
deed when personal SUCCESS Is Tnrcsa 70 The
front by the Chicago platform put the ght on % s1Ga na
lines Republican Party Soua aDpss Uss the to the
pssriotsm of the south as we'll as the North
sincerely hope that you may ne % 70 restore
and establish the prosperity OF the Natoh'
The following is an extract Of congratulatory
letter from Whteaw Reid:
rush OF congratuiatory telegrams-you KNOW nUw
we felt think you have the s the greatest
paign since his. and have had the grea'es' pop"'A'
triumph.
Goyernor-elect Pingree. Of Michigan came
from Detroit to-day to see the President-eiec''
Incidentally he had something to say about the
availability of General r. A. Alger Tor Caoi-
net appointment. remarkirg to severai personS
here that he did not think public sentiment IN
Michigan was much aroused In behalf OF the
Ex-Governor.
The members Of the Union Medicai Assoc'"-
tion OF Northeastern Ohio called In O oooy OIL
Major Mckinley this evening" ana were COT
daily greeted by tn. President-eleSt NJ Mo't hsd :"
the other callers to-day were people WHO hau
been actively engaged In various forms OF cam
paign work. -. 49,.
William NJ Hahn. who had charge 1,,,h,,can OF .ne
headquarters in Chicago; Colonel w. u nas
Iii seroeant-at-aru. at the Chicago mead
quarters; Judge A. l.. Morrison OF New- ne Sa-
ico and Secretary of State s. NJ. Taylor, OF Co
iumbus, were among Major Mckinieys other
Major Mckinley expects to leave here on
1,bwrsdav Ter a weeks visit with Colonel Myron
T. Herrick. =, o.r, IN
this city saws that he fas Mr.. Depew woru
tnr &, that he would not accept q position In the
Cabinet II it were offered him. and that he mas
no more desire to be Secretary OF State now
than he had when he declined the appointment
under President Harrison.
In iet.er Of congratulation to the PRESIDENT
elect Mr.. Depew says;
feel that the country has sre1ter cause ,scr tcr
ton in both the result of this contest ana the can
didate with whom patriotism ana SOUND money
succeeded