The record-union., 1896-10-13
To Call Upon the Republican Candidate
for President
Over Thirty Delegations Expected to
Engage the Majors Attention
During the Present Week-Ihe
Nominee Congratulated Upon His
Address to Ex.COnfederateS on
Friday Last.

CANTON (O), Oct 12.-Major Nc
Kinley this morning expressed himself
as being in the very best of health and
spirits and in every way we'll prepared
Tor another week Of the hard work in
cident upon the reception of a great
number of visiting delegations. over
thirty delegations are expected to en-
gage the Majors attention during the
week and they will come from a dozen
different States There We're two dele
cations scheduled for to-day. Both
We're from Pennsylvania, and repre-
sented the miners of Monongahela Val
ley and the working men of Roscoe,
Pa. During the morning Major Nc
Kinley was advised that these delega-
lions had been consolidated and would
not arrive in Canton until the after
noon.
Major Mckinley is in receipt of many
congratulations upon his address to the
ex-Confederate veterans Friday
last. The following telegram was re-
ceived this morning:
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Hon. William
Mckinley, Canton, o.: The members of
the Union Veterans Patriotic League
in all parts Of the country will enthu-
siastically approve your address to the
Confederate Veterans of the Shenan-
doah Valley. l.. EDWIN DUDLEY,
National Secretary"
The Pennsylvania visitors to the
number of 600 arrived on a special
train at | O'Clock. They came from the
following towns in the Fourth POOP
of the Monongahela Valley: Charleroi,
Bellevernon, Fayette City, Roscoe, Coal
Center. California and Brownsville.
Many ladies accompanied the eXcur-
sionists. The rain which had been fall
ing more or less heavily at intervals
during the morning came down very
hard just as the Pennsylvanians ar
rived. All outdoor demonstrations
We're therefore abandoned, and the Wis
3tors were escorted to the Tabernacle.
A colored glee club had just begun to
sing some campaigs1 selections when
Major Mckinley entered the hall. In
stantly every man in the audience was
on his feet and cheering at the top of
his voice Major Mckinley had never
been greeted with a more emphatic
welcome than that of the miners and
others Of the Monongahela Valley.
Hon. George V. Lawrence, who has
represented the district whence came
this enthusiastic delegation for several
II.
Mr.. Lawrence is over so years old, and
Is personal friend of Major Mckinley
In his remarks he said the delegation
represented the miners, mechanics la
borers and professional men Of all
classes in the counties of Washington,
Wesmoreland and Fayette. When the
speaker referred to Major Mckinley as
the next President of the United States
there was tremendous outburst of ap-
plause
The laboring men, particularly in our
district, are your friends" continued Mr..
Lawrence. They have seen the splen-
did prosperity for which you struggled
so long and had built up. only TO be de-
stroyed by the infliction of the free trade
principles Of the Democratic party The
laboring men have hopes in you, and
believe that your election will restore
that prosperity to them"
The eX-Congressman then presented
Major Mckinley with a gold-mounted
cane made from the wood of a door in
the house in which James G. Blaine was
born. The cane was the gift of the Re
publican Club Of Fayette City Another
cane made of glass. the gift of the glass
workers Of Beilevernon, was also pre-
Sented to the candidate.
In responding to the address of Mr..
Lawrence Major Mckinley said:
1T gives me sincere pleasure to meet
at my home citizens Of Fayette, Wash
ington and Westmoreland Counties.
Penn, and make acknowledgement of
their friendly visit. 1t has been a source
of peculiar pleasure to me to meet my
old friend and colleague in the National
House of Representative your vener-
able spokesman, Mr. Lawrence. l al
1ro,rS found him voting for the r-ioht
things and for the supremacy Of Re
publican principles and their enbody-
rnent into public law. Western Penn
sylvania is filled with many proud and
rich memories. 1t was once the resting
place of that splendid and gifted states
man and great Secretary of State,
James G. Blaine. ApplauseD
IT is very gratifying to me to receive
from the hands of the Fayette Republi-
can Club this beautiful cane made from
the wood of Mr.. Blaines home in which
IL was born. in Brownsville, and / as
sure you that it shall always be pre-
served and kept in my family as a pre-
ciOus souvenir. (Cheers) You are lor-
tunate, too, in having at one time among
vour citizens of Fayette County tha. IL
1ustrious financier. Albert Gallatin, VINO
became the First Secretary of the Treas
who filed that great office for twelve
years. and is known in the history or
our country as one of the greatest sec
retaries we ever had, ranking with Alex
ander Hamilton. (ApplauseD he was
a member of your Legislature from
Fayette County, member OF the Ma
tional House of Representatives from
Pennsylvania, for brief period In the
Senate of the United States, and was
then called to fill the great office OF sec
retary of the Treasury. (Applause)
1T is said that the first resolution ne
introduced as Congressman in the Ma
tional House of Representatives was a
resolution inquring about the condi-
ton of the treasury a resolution that is
not needed at this time Great laughter
and applause) He was distinguished
for always having insisted that the rev.
enues of the Government should be ade-
c,1a re- al all times to meet the public eX-