The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-26
ARRANGEMENTS Completed for N Bt8
Ratification Meeting saturday az
the Home Of the Nominee.
M'KINLEY ASKED TO SPEAK
HOBART's VISIT TO OHIO POST
PoNED FOR SHORT TINE.
Women Preparing 40 Congratulate
Another Batch Of Letters from
WelI-known Men.


CANTON, o.. June 25.-The first caller
Governor Mckinley had to-day came a
hundred miles. from Norwaik. 10 invite
him to make a Fourth OF July address
The Governor has had dozens OF such In
yitations, which. OF course. he viii be un-
able TO accept. Col. William Osborn. OF
Boston. left Canton to-day for Cleveland
II Governor Mckinley decides 10 visit his
home. Roxbury. near Boston. with Mrs.
Mckinley. ii will be only for a short time
and for a rest.
Among the callers at the Mckinley house
this afternoon were President Charles a
Moore, OF the Brooklyn Mckinley League:
ex-Supressle Judge W. H Epson and G. A.
Buckingham. Of Akron: ex-governor sgd
ney Edgerton Lieut.. Col Wright a. Ed
gerton and Lieut.. Col. c. q. Fielder, OF
West Point. n. Y: Thomas McDougall. Of
Cincinnati; MFR. and Mrs. r. A. Crittenden
and ID. p. Whiteman. of New York city;
Perry s. Heath. of Indiana. and Mrs. w.
Il. Fuller, Of Cheyenne. Wyo.
The Cleveland and Canton committees
for the ratification meeting Saturday. to-
day decided upon the speakers for the oc-
casion. The programme includes Congress-
man Taylor. Congressman C. III. Grosven-
or. President Walcott. Of the Tippecanoe
Club. Cleveland; Hon. James Hoyt. who
was the candidate for the Republican NOM
ination for Governor OF ohio and one OF
the great orators of the West. The COM
mittee has also put Governor Mckinley on
the programme for an address, bat it is not
thought probable that he will attend the
meeting, although he may respond TO = call
az his home later In the evening.
Teiegrams this afternoon announced that
large delegation from Tuscarawas coun-
~. Ohio. will come In special trains 10
Canton July 3; also that the glass workers
association and other labor unions from
Massillon viii call on July l. Youngstown,
o.. people telegraphed that they would have
a special and join In the cleve-
land ratification meeting Word comes
that 500 lawyers from Pittsburs
and Allegheny county will come
and shake hands with the nominee of the
st. Louis convention next Tuesday. after
which they will be the guests OF the Canton
Outing Club at Congress lake. ten miles
north of this city.
There fas been no let-up in the constant
pilerimages TO Canton and rush of corre-
spondence since Major McKinley's return "a
bis home in January after the Inauguration
of Governor Bushnell.
Vice presidential nominee hobart Will not
leave his New Jersey home for Canton until
after the formal notification ceremonies Of
next Monday Governor Mckinley has al
ways had the warmest admiration for Mr.
Hobart. although they have never been in
innate acQuaintances.
The Sorosis women's reception to the
Governors WIFE, Major Mckinley and hia
sister. Miss Helen Mckinley. at the home
of the late Jacob Miller will exclude all
me. but Major Mckinley and the newspa-
per men who have cards and credentials.
There are no cards or special invitations 20
women, but all are invited through the
press. The reception, which is TO take
place Friday afternoon. is intended TO
thoroughly represent the women Of Canton
and Starke county.