The morning times., 1896-11-11
LATE BUT SINCERE.
Ex-President Harrison's CongratuIa-
tiOnS to President.Elect Mckinley.

Canton, Ohio, Nov. / 10 The Chica 90 news
paper men, who were stationed at the ma
uonal Republican headquarters in that city
during The campaign and who have been
~ New York as the guests of Chairman
M "A. Hanna, passed through Canton on
this morning.
ArranzenIrnts had been made with the
Piitsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail-
road Company TO hoid the tram i.re ior
ten minutes, that President elect NICK inley
might have an opportunity Of meeting the
correspondents.
Major Mckinley and his secretary. Hon
Joseph +. Smith, draye down to the depot
.iud IS the tram pulled In. the Pr.siienI-
elect boarded the Iduman car Orient, shook
hands with each Or the correspondents and
chatted pleasantly with them until the
train started HE was then driven to his
rnother's residence, and later to his home
on Market street.
by Major Mckinley from ex-President Har-
rison:
'-1ne use OF the mails instead OF the
wires as the carrier OF my congratulate ton
does not imply that they are less. but
| ratn.r that tney are more thoughtful and
deliberate. 1t is great honor. indeed.
when a personal SUCCESS is identified with
great national triumph.
The issues forced 10 the front by the
Chicago platform put the fight on such line
,hat the Republican party could use the
old breastworks and make an unfailing an
peal 10 the patriotism OF the South as well
| as the North. | sincerely hope that Won
may be given the wisdom and strength
needed in this emergency TO restore and es-
tanl'sh the prosperity OF the nation"
The following is an extract OF a conera tn.
iatory letter from Hon. whitelaw Reid:
Il did not burden you with an addition
to The rush OF congrat ulat tory teIesTams-
you know how We felt. think You have
the greatest opportunity since Lincoln
as You have made the greatest Campaign
slnse sin his: and have had the greatest pop,
Govern or elect Pingrec of Michigan came
from Detroit today to see the President
elect. incidentally he had something tosa V
aDou1 the availability OF Gen. r. A. Alger
FORA Cabinetappolntment stating to several
persons here that he did not think public
sen linent IN Michigan was very much
aroused in behalf of the ex- Governor.
The members OF the Union Medical Asso-
| ciation of Northeastern Ohio called i'm n
body on Major Mckinley this evening and
We're were very cordially greeted by the Fresi
aent.eiecf Most OF the other callers
| eneagedin various + forms Of ca mpaign work
| William M. Hahn, who had cha rye of I he
| speakers, bureau at the national Republi-
can headquarters at Chicago; Col. W. c.
| Haskell, sergeant-at-arms at the Chicago
| headquarters; Judge A L. Morrison Of
New Mexico, and Secretary of State s. NJ.
| Taylor of Columbus, Were among Ma ior
| McKinley's other visitors
| Major Mckinley expects to leave nn
Thursday for a weeks visit with Col
Myron T Herrick in Cleveland.
\ personal friend of Dr. Chauncey M.
| Depew in this city. says that ne has Mr..
| Depew's word for it that he would not ac-
| cept n position in the Cabinet if it were
Offered him. and that he has no NOR. desire
10 pe secretary OF state now than he mad
when he declined the appointment under
| President Harrison.
| In Il letter of congratulation to the Prcsi-
4 deDt-elcct Mr.. Depew SAYS:
! II feel that the country has greater
| cause for gratitude than at any time since
| Lincoin's election. in both the result Of
| this contest and the candidate with whom
| nat rintiSm ard sound p'ounv stict.nfdc,l :,
| ~ NYy IN YyHyr> ~ ~y,-.,