The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
CANTON VISITORS
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Approach Of Election Has Perceptible
Effect on Size Of Audiences.
VARIETY IN RECENT DELEGATIONS
MANY Handsome Women Bearing
Floral Offerings Are Among the
Visitors Received by the Champion
of PrOtectiOn..T The Prominent Or.
ganizatiOns and Citizens Among
the Callers.

Canton, Oct. 29.-The delegations
were small today, but sufficiently nu-
merous and by no means lacking In en-
thusiasm. The approach of the cleo
ton seems to have an effect upon the
size of the delegations. There was a
good deal of variety, too, about the
visitors to the Republican candidate to-
day. Four states were represented ana
one delegation was composed of wo-
men. who came on stylish drags and In
carriages, bearing armfulls of flowers.
The most striking and handsomely uni
formed marching organiZat ton yet seen
here. the c. l.. Kurtz club, of Column
bus. was among Major McKinley's Wis.,
itors this afternoon. c. l.. kurtz, the
chairman of the Republican state eX-
ecutive committee, was handsomely
complimented by Major Mckinley in
his speech and the pleasant words he
uttered were greeted with storms Of
cheers.
The largest delegation of the day
came from Hancock and Seneca coun-
ties, Ohio. There were nearly a thou
sand persons in it and II was organized
by II. P. Grouse. editor of the Findlay
Republican. The Hancock county call
ers were presented by H. c. McConnica,
In very happy speech, and those from
Seneca county with equal felicity by
DR.. A. d. Dickey. Major Mckinley was
heartily cheered by the delegation.
The next delegation was from Column
bus, and the counties in the great coal
mining region Of Ohio. the Hooking
Valley. The c. l.. Kurtz club, Of CO.
lumbus, with the Seventeenth regiment
band, U. s. A., led the delegation and
were warmly applauded all along the
line OF march. Judge L. d. Haggarty
tod I,,e n g
Purcell. of Logan, and DR.. P. c. Tay-
lor. of Vinton. the visitors from the
other counties in the Hooking Valley.
delegation from Wakeman, Huron
county, Ohio. marched up at the same
time and was introduced to Major Nc
kinley by its spokesman. George Nor
doff.
FLOWER-LADEN WOMEN.
The next callers were group Of flow
er-laden young women from the Whit
man Barnes company Of Akron, Ohio.
Major Mckinley shook hands with each
OF the ladies'. but made no speech. a
delegation from Ashland county. Ohio.
We're the next callers. They numbered
lz5 and were presented by r. c. Carr.
Major Mckinley addressed them brief
ly.
Major McKinley's luncheon was in
terrupted at O'Clock. by the arrival of
the last delegation. An enthusiastic
body of five hundred voters from Full
ton and William counties. Ohio, and a
number of Republicans from North
eastern Indiana. J. B. TempletOn, Of
Swanton introduced the Ohio visitors
and c. c. Venier, of Dekalb county, In
diana, smoke for the callers from that
state. This delegation was composed
OF farmers. merchants. mechanics, lab
oring and professional men. They gave
the candidate rousing reception when
he appeared on the porch. Major Nc
kinley spoke briefly Of the issues of
the campaign, urging the necessity of
sound money and protective tariff
and the maintenance Of law and order.
At the conclusion of his remarks Major
Mckinley shook hands with each of
his visitors.