The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-02
CANTON CAMPAIGN ENDS
Major Mckinley Has Addressed
Nearly a Million People
HE HAS MADE 2l4 SPEECHES.

From the Day of His Nomination. on June
1s, Vast Crowds Have Visited Canton to
Pay Their Respects to the Presidential
Candidate.
CANTON, O., Nov 2--Saturday evening
practically ended the most remarkable po.
litical campaign in the history of tho
United States and Of the world. Canton,
which has been tho Republican Mecca, has
figured more prominently in this CALL
paign than any other place In the coun-
try. Pilgrimages have been made by men
and women from every walk Of life, and
from all quarters of the country Tho &C.
tual campaign has beon of l22 days dura-
tion.
Eliminating Sundays there have been
l02 days Of the campaign In that time
Major Mckinley has made 2li speeches.
m average of more than two day He
reached the maximum when on Saturday,
Sept "A, he spoke twenty.one times
Nearly every ono of these speeches has
been made from the front porch of his
modest little home in North Market street,
OF from temporary stand at tho edge of
his door yard A very few have been made
In halls, when the weather was too in
element for out door assemblagcs. The
aggregate number of people addressed is
difficult to estimate Some have placed it
at l,0Oo,0O, some higher and some lower.
The ballot which nominated Major Nc
Kinlcy at St. Louis on June Is had not
been counted before II crowd was surgng
about his house aud demanding speech
1t was composed of tho pouplo of Canton
fully 10000 Of them-who in response
to the signal of the towns fire bell, had
rushed to the house. Forty-tlye minutes
later 1900 came on special train from
Alliance, twenty miles east, in this county.
Soon Rfterward another crowd Of 1000 or
more came from Massilon, and was joined
here by 1000 from Akron From that day
to this the campaign in Canton has been
an animated ono.
Senator.clect Foraker contributed hand
somely to the brilliant close Of what has
been, perhaps, the most interesting day of
the campaign. Major Mckinley met Mr..
Foraker Mt the station at o'clock, and
when some ono proposed three cheers for
the distinguished EuosC MAYOR Mckinley
took off his hat and lei the cheering. SON
ator Foraker remained at Canton but
forty-livo minutes, having to reach Cl1ve-
Land in time to d0iyer u speech nj night.
The largest delegation that has visited
Canton came Saturday afternoon 1t was
from Youngstown and other places in tho
Mnhonlng valley, and nun bered 1000 poo-
pie, 200 Of whom were women. 1t took
this splendid Mahonlng valley delegation
more than an hour to pass in review be
fore Major MCKinlcy. When the parade
came to halt and the people massed
themselves in the streets and yard about
Major Mchinley's house the Republican
candidate louked down upon the greatest
and most inspiring audience that has
greeted him In addition to the Visiting
delegation there were thousands Of other
people pressing toward tho stand
Every man, woman and child carried a
flag, and when Major Mckinley rose to
speak each flag waved, and - great chorus
of cheUrs rolled like surge Of the sea up
and down the donsely packed streets Ma
jor Mckinley had q prepared speech in his
hand which he had expected to deliver,
but he could not do 1t. He was caught up
in the wave Of enthusiasm which swirlod
and eddcd about him He tossed tho
manuscript aside and spoke, as he after
wHrd- mid "just what was in his heart "
What he said was echoed in 10000 hearts.
When he declared: 'Thero is Just one
class under our Gag, and we all belong to
It," such cheer went up as Canton never
heard before,
Major Mckinley never looked better nor
seemed in better health than he did yes
tarday He went TO church in the morn
ing as usual, and took a walk and a drive
during the day. Mrs. Mckinley after q
weeks illness, is able to sit up and is feel
Ing much better. The day brought an in
novatiun for the campaign, Sunday
delegation. The party consisted Of about
hundred first voters Of Detroit, sent as
tbe representatives Of the First Voters
tlub Of 800 members In that city No
demonstration was made. Tho visitors
went to church services which Major Nc
Einley attended and afterwards called mt
the house to shake hands with him. They
returned home In the evening.