The record-union., 1896-10-19
The Union Generals Dined With Him
Yesterday.
"A Great Change Has Taken Place in
Public Sentiment and the Silver
Craze Is Declining With Surprising
Rapidity Among Workingmen-
Many Delegations Will Visit Cam
ton During the Coming Week.

CANTON 0O), Oct 1S.-Whea Major
Mckinley looked out of his window this
morning he saw the first snow of the
season, and later in the day he OBJ
served that it was a fortunate thing
the storm prevailed to-day instead os
yesterday. when there were nearly %
ooU strangers in the city,
Major Mckinley is beaming with good
health and good humor to-day and has
thoroughly recovered from the fatigue
incident to the arduous labors of Sat
urday. He went to church this morn
ing and the Veteran Union Generals
went with him. He walked home from
church in the whirling snow under an
umbrella, with General AIger on one
side and General Q. O.. Howard on the
other.
The train bearing the Union Generals
arrived early this morning. On it were
General and Mrs. r. A Alger, Cen
eral Siekels, General Thomas A. Stew
art OF Pennsylvania, General o. O.
Howard, General George A. Marden of
Massachusetts. Corporal James Tanner.
Major j. w. Bust of Illinois. Colonel
q. .. Hopkins of Detroit, Colonel L. n.
walker of Indianapolis. The whole
party dined with Major Mckinley this
afternoon They leave for a trip
through Eastern Ohio in the morning
after holding a meeting here at 1880.
General Alger said this evening:
we nave had enormous meetings
everywhere; have visited 210 towns
and travelled about 5000 miles T-ator
MCKINLEY will be elected and his popu-
lar vote viii be surprisingly large"
Major Mckinley has heard a great
Ga1 of
it does not all come from politicians
Z. Q. Mccormack, Passenger Traffic
Manager of the Big Four system Is
one OF the most widely acquainted bust
ness men in the Central and border
southern States. He said TODAY:
Il have talked with fully a hundred
well-tr'sorfaed men representing both
sides of political faith and thought
within the week and have been over a
considerable portion Of the country. A
great change has taken place in public
sentiment since the 1st of September i'm
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky.
Iowa and Minnesota / have taken
pains to discuss the situation with
many workingmen in many places. and
L find the silver sentiment evervwbere
declining with surprising rapidity. The
feeling that Mckinley is likely to win
obtains in the business world, and the
railroads are feeling the evidence of
returning confidence in considerably
increased freight and passenger traffic.
A good many delegations will visit
Canton this week. Wednesday. which
IS Illinois day, will be a memorable one
ana Saturday promises to be lively.
The delegations scheduled are as fol-
lows: October 19th-Sound Money
Democrats and Republicans of Mime
sofa; Business Men of Sewickley, Pa.
October 2Oth-East End Mckinley Club
of Cleveland, Sixth District Maryland
and Second West Virginia District Re-
publicans. October 21st-IlIinois Dav
Garfield Club Of Warren, o., Young
Mems Marching Club of Massillon. Oc-
tober 22d-Marietta, o. Republican
Club, Barnesville. O.. Republicans. Oc-
tober 23d-Americus Club Of Cleveland.
Armstrong County, Pa, Republican
Clubs, Hornellsville, N. Y, Mckinley
Club. October 24th-Employes of Erie
Railway Company from Huntington.
Ind, Railway Men Of Missouri and
Southern Illinois, Republicans of Pied
mont, w. Va, Railway Sound Money
Clubs of the United States, colored cit
izens of Pittsburg, British Isles Ameri-
can Mckinley Club of Cuyahoga Coun-
ty, O., citizens of Henry County, O..
and Hardwoods Lumberman's Ex-
change of Chicago