The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-14
COMING WEEK AT CANTON WILL
EXCEED IN ACTIVITY ALL
GONE BEFORE.
PILGRIMS BY THOUSANDS
THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
BUSY.
THE WEST FALLING INTO LINE
ing Up Their Excursion
Trade.

CANTON, O., Sept. 13-Maj. Nc
Kinley spent the day quietly principally
at his home, where Col Myron r. Her
rick, of Cleveland, an intimate friend
of the family, was a guest. After the
busy week just closed and in antici-
patton of the buster one which opens
tomorrow, the brief respite was much
appreciated by those about the McKin-
ley home Numerous and large as have
been the delegations to call on the nomi-
nee, there is every indication that the
movement is just starting. The West,
it seems, is just beginning to take in
terest in Canton pilgrimages.
Frank d. 1igbie, an Illinois worker,
who successfully managed the two
large parties of commercial men from
Chicago, is still in the city His fellow
Workmen in Illinois have made him a
sort of general director for the visitors
of that state.
In speaking of Western visitors to-
day. Mr.. Higbie said there will be a
general outpouring of railway men from
Chicago next Saturday. One hundred
cars have been engaged to run in sec
tons, leaving Chicago Friday night
the last arriving here before IL o'clock
Saturday morning. Every man in this
delegation must be railway man. The
trip is to be a complimentary to the
men, the railroads centering in Chicago
arranging for it. 1t is to include men
from all branches Of the work from
office to section. 1t will be in charge Of
B. B. Ray, general master of the Rock
~
railroad strike and was the recipient
Of many injunctions.
Another Chicago party organized will
De composed of 800 Italian residents Of
Chicago, nearly all of whom have here
tofore been Democrats. They will bring
an Italian band and an Italian military
organization in full regimental uniform
Delegations are also organizing in
Champaign, Peoria, Rockford and other
Illinois cities.
Details are also being perfected for
a delegation of 1900 cycle riders, in
Guiding 300 women, who are to come
from Chicago to Massillon by train
and there organize parade to ride to
the Mckinley home eight miles distant
Il believe" concluded Mr.. Higbie
that the next seven weeks will witness
the coming to Canton from the middle
West of more than twice the number
who have been here up to date from all
sections
Appointments have been made with
Maj Mckinley for the following dele
cations:
Sept. 14-Business Men and Wool Growers
association, of Cadiz and Harrison county.
Ohio.
Sept 15-Lincoln club, of Somerset Pa. .
Republicans of Marshall Mich, and Grand
Army posts of Stark county as guests OF
Canton posts.
Sept. 1s-Opening of the campaign in Stark
county, with Senator Thurston, of Nebraska
Senator Cullom, of Illinois; Gov. Hastings of
Pennsylvania; Congressman McCleary, Of
Minnesota, and Gov. Bushnell, Of Ohio. as
speakers; old soldiers Of Belmont county, Ohio
Sept. -19-Republcans of Butler county,
Pennsylvania; Republican club of Mercer
Pa. the building trades Of Columbus; COM
mercial travellers Of Pittsburg and vicinity
railway men of Chicago and Fort Wayne
Sept. 22Republicans of jamestown, Chau-
tauqua county, Pa; Republicans of Holmes
county.
Sept. 2S-First Voters club, of Muncie. Ind
Sept. 24Repubicans of Westmoreland and
Oil City, Pa.
Sept. 26-McKinley club, of New Kensington
Pa; Republicans of Piqua, O.; wheelmen of
Toledo; employees Of Jones & Laughlin works
at Pittsburg; people Of the Western Reserve
and Northern Ohio; the John Dalzell Re-
publican club, of Wilmerding, Pa.