The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-29
JUMBLE OF WORDS
William Mckinley Again
Dodges a Plain Expres
sion of His Position
Regarding Gold.
poMpoUs. EMPTY GENERALITY
His Unsatisfactory Reply to the
Formal Notification Of
His Nomination. !.
CHAIRMAN TRuRsroN's ADDRESS
A Crowd Of Cantonese at the Tenn
pie of Joss -0ne Doubter on
the Committee.
CHAIRMAN TRURsT0N's ADDRESS

CANTON. Ohio. June 2g, 1Sss-The
committee, consisting of one member from
each State and Territory which was se-
| lected at the St. Louis Convention to
convey to Major Mckinley the official
notication of his nomination, arrived in
Canton on a special train from Cleveland
at 1870 o'clock this morning. The day
was charming and the members of the
committee enjoyed the ride from Cleve-
land. They were met at the station here
by reception committee composed of
some of the foremost citizens of Canton,
| and were driven in open carriages to
Major McKinley's residence, accompanied
| by mounted escort.
The preparations at Major Mckinley S
house were simple. Seventy-f1ve chairs
We're placed on the front lawn under the
trees, facing the house. On the rear lawn
large tent was erected. and in it was a
long table on which covers were laid
for hundred guests
Major Mckinley received the members
Of the committee on the veranda The
streets about the house were Allied with
men. women and children. The crowd
surged in at the gates and pressed close
up 10 the chairs where the committee and
guests sat. Major Mckinley likes to have
the people participate as Interested spec
tators in all the functions which take place
here. He did not allow ropes to be
stretched across the yard for the purpose
of restricting the movements or freedom
of the crowd.
the last time Major Mckinley saw a
Presidential candidate notified of his nom
nation was four years ago, in Washing
ton. The scene of the action was the
White House. Benjamin Harrison was
the candidate and Wdll.am McKinle Z
made the speech OF notification Harri-
son, doomed to crushing defeat, stood in
the SPACIOUS East Room, surrounded by
Cabinet and concourse of distinguished
people was present. Generals, Admirals
diplomats and men and women of high
place in civil life made UP the impressive
group. Today William Mckinley, sur
rounded only by his family and his fe.-
low citizens, standing before mis- own
home listened to the speech which told
him in formal, official final way that
he had been chosen as the Presidential
candidate of the Republican party
Major Mckinley's wife and mother oc-
cupied seats near him on the veranda of
the residence. Chairs back of the Noti-
f1cation Committee were filled with ladies.
Frank Hiscock, Senator Thurston, Mark
Hanna and Fairbanks occupied the first
carriage. Major Mckinley met them out
side the gate as they ahghted and shook
hands warmly.
the speech of notification was made by
Chairman John M Thurston, United
States Senator from Nebraska. The text
of it was as follows
Governor Mckinley we are here TO per-
form a pleasant duty assigned US by the
Republican National Convention recently
notifying you Of your nomination % l0asnals as thy
Candidate of the Republican party for
President Of the United States. We re-
spectfully request your acceptance of this
nomin alton and your approval Of the de-
claration Of the principles adopted by the
conventions We assure you that you are
and your candidacy viii be Immediately.
accepted by the country as an absolute
guaranty of Republican success
Your nomination has been made in obe-
0ience to a popular demand. whose uni
versatility and spontanelty attest the affec-
tien and confidence of the plain people
you are their champion Their mighty up
rising in your behalf emphasizes the sim
certify of their conversion to the cardinal
principles of protection and reciprocity
as best exemplified In that splendid Con-
gressional act which Justly bears your
name. Under It this nation advanced to the
passing that of all other peoples and all
other times; prosperity shared in by all
sections, all interests and all classes; BY
capital and labor; by producer and con-
sumer; prosperity so happily In harmony
with the genius of popular government
that Its g. choicest Il blessings were most
ers and the humblest home.
In 1892 your countrynnen, unm indful OF
to power which reiterated its everlasting
handed % the repeal of the Mckinley ley act. ct
whirlwind. The sufferings and losses and
disasters to the American people from
four years of Democratic tariff are vastly
greater than those which came to them
from four years of civil war.
Out Of 1t all one great good remains.
Those who scorned your councils speedily
ces, and, even as the scourged and re-
pentant Israelites abjured their stupid
idols and resumed unquestioning allegiance
to Moses and to Moses God, so now your
countrymen, slammed of their errors, turn
to you and to those glorious principles
for which you Stand, in the full belief
can platform the end of the wilderness
has come, and the promised land of Ame-
rican prosperity is again to Them an in
But your nomination means more than
the endorsement of a protective tariff, of
geciprocity. of sound money and Of honesr
steadfastly stood 1t means an endorse
ment of your heroic youth, yotlr fruitful
years rsn Of se1; ara91us public service your
canism, your Christian character, and the
purity, fidelity and simplicity Of your pri-
TYPICAL saess or Ill Ssse sah ings yo9 @
are the chosen leader Of the people God
give you strength so to bear the honors
for which you are now nominated, and to
which you will be elected that your ad-
ministration VIII enhance the 4, 4 ignity, and