The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

CANTON. o., Oct 27.-Canton mas
1ad another beautiful day of mild In
dian summer weather, and seven del
egations took advantage of it TO call
on Major Mckinley. His visitors today
came from New England and Ohio.
Two delegations were composed wholly
of women. The most elaborate speech
Of the day was the one addressed to
the Sound Money League of New
England and ii was received with
fSrvent demonstrations Of approval.
Every delegation today brought great
clusters Of flowers for both Major and
Mrs. Mckinley.
The first to arrive was a large one
from the mountain counties of West
Virginia and Maryland. A delegation
OF about IS ladies from Martins Ferry
arrived with the West Virginia and
Maryland people. They were presented
to MaJor Mckinley i'll g rraceful speech
by Henry Pratt. Major Mckinley
thanked them cordially for the compile.
ment Of their call, and addressed them
with the larger delegation. He did not
make a speech to the Martins Ferry
delegation, for the reason that it came
in with another delegation and did not
ask for a separate address.
FROM CLEVELAND.
The next delegation came from
Cleveland and was composed of about
1000 employees of Epson Nut COM
pany, the Lampson-S Sessions company
and the Peck, Stow & Wilcox COM
pany. The delegation was a hilarious
and uncommonly enthusiastic one. Nh
jor McKinley's appearance was greeted
with thunders OF applause and cheers
that continued for several minutes.
The spokesman said that a large num-
Der of the men in the delegation voted
for free trade four years ago. and that
they had been sorry for it ever since,
and proposed to reverse the verdict
they helped 10 render then.
Major Mckinley took up this line of
thought and discussed the tariff for
several minutes
Pressing closely behind the Cleveland
delegations were 500 workingnen of the
Junction Iron and Steel works of Mingo
Junction, O. Captain w ]. Urquhart
introduced them in a few words to
Major Mckinley, who addressed them
from the stand in front of his lawn.
CAME IN STYLE.
A special train of handsome Wagner
\ sleeping and dining-cars brought a
fine delegation from Boston and New
England cities at 2 o'clock. The ex-
cursicn was under the auspices of the
Boston Herald. The members of the
New England Sound Money League.
who composed the delegation, were
met at the station by mounted Canton
troops and the widely-known Grand
Army band and a committee of prom
inert citizens, who escorted them to
Mn,ar MIC Kinley's residence.
The spokesman for the New England
visitors was Hon. Frank W. Rollins,
who addressed Major Mckinley with
: great earnestness and eloquence.
BROUGHT HIM GIFTS.
This delegation brought several gifts
to Major Mckinley. r. A. Soule of
New Bedford presented him with a
large cut-glass punch bowl and some
handsomely polished whales -oe'
w. Holmes, on the part of the Salem
Cogswell Republican cIuD, 49,
golden witchspoon, and the women of
Massachusetts. Through Mrs. Emma
-Almy, sent Major Mckinley a twig
from pear tree planted in Danvers in
1890 by Governor Endicott. A letter
was read from the governor of Massa-
chusetts, wishing the delegation a
pleasant journey, and one from Ed
ward +. Shaw
Mr.. Mckinley addressed the New
England delegation, in part as follows:
This is a year. my fellow citizens,
when craftsmanship counts for naught
and patriotism for everything. 1t is
not question simply as to whether
one party or another sha<l win. as in
times past-that sinks into compare
tive insignificance in crisis like this
but IL is a question whether now, in
our great strength. we shall proclaim
TO the world whether or not we are a
nation of people that can be trusted
or whether we shall allow it to be said
that we, the people OF the United
States, believe in paying our honest
debts in bits Of metal stamped in the
name and by the authority of the great
republic as worth loo cents for all
dues, public and private. when. in
fact. they are worth only 80 cents.
4 thank you from the bottom of
my heart for this eal-not as tribute
to n1e-far, far from that-but as a
tribute 10 the hottest cause in which
citizens of a free republic ever were
engaged in, that of maintaining their
honor and credit
THE LADIES CAME.
4 weil-organized and interested dele
CATION Of women from Norwalk O.. |
were the next callers. There were more
than 300 in line when they marched
UP the streets, accompanied by a re-
ception committee of Canton ladies.
Each woman In the parade carried a
red, white and blue umbrella They
marched well and had several bands
The ladies were greeted with cheers
and applause along the line Of march. |
Mrs. A. T. Bloxom was marshal and |
Mrs. /. c. Laylir made the address to
Major Mckinley. It was a ringing |
political speech, and she was freely |
applaaded.
Mrs. George S. Titus presented Mrs. |
Mckinley with flowers.
The Norwalk ladies were introduced
to Major Mckinley by Mrs. r. W. Dav /
of Canton. After Major McKinley's |
remarks 10 the Norwalk ladies they |
sang The Red. White and Blue"
The last delegation today was a |
striking one. composed Of about 800 |
mernbel-s of the Underwriters sound i
Money club Of Cleveland Major Nc |
Kirley made the most stirring speech /
Of the dax'to the underwriters.