Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
ELECTION DAY AT CANTON
How the News of the Ballots Will Be
Received.
Mai. Mckinley VIII Close the Cam
paign With a Speech mt His
Birthplace.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

CANTON, Ohio, October 0. 1885,
Ever since Maj. Mckinley became
prominent figure In the politics Of his state
it has been his practice the night before
election day to make a speech In Miles,
Ohio, a little hamlet in which he was born
Now, though he has passed beyond the
arena of state politics and is today the
most prominent national figure, he will not
depart from this old custom, and on the
evening of November will make the last
speech of the campaign in the city Of his
BIRTH 1t will be the only political speech
during the campaign which the major will
make outside of Canton.
Winter is settling down rapidly in Canton
and heavy overcoats are very comfortable
here nowadays. Neither the cold, bleak
days nor the very disagreeahle, drtzzily
rains that have characterized the month
SO far have interfered in the least with
the enthusiasm of those who are hock-
ing to Canton in increasing numbers every
day. When the weather is so d1sagreeaoie
as to make it impossible for the major to
speak from his veranda the visitors are
taken to the old tabernacle, In Wnlcn
Blaine held one of his greatest meetings
in Ohio. and in which Garfield. Hayes anu
all the great Ohio republicans have spoken.
1t Is from this tabernacle that the major
will probably speak to greater num-
Der of the sixty-two delegations that are
already booked for this month.
Preparing for Election Wight.
Preparations for the election night have
already been completed here. Maj. McKin-
ley will, of course receive the returns by
special wire in his home here. National
Chairman Hanna will leave the Chicago
headquarters the night before election day
and proceed to his home in Cleveland to
vote and in the afternoon he will come 10
Canton and receive the returns with NAL.
Mckinley.
Joseph Smith, the majors right-hand
man here, will go to his home In Uroana 10
vote and return here in the evening. Pr1-
vate Secretary James Boyle will go to Co
lumbus to vote and return here before the
returns begin to come in. When Gen. Har-
rison was elected he knew the result at
about half-past IL at night, and IT Is ex-
pected Maj. Mckinley will know the out
come of this election even earlier. New
England New York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land. New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode
Island are all expected to have their re-
turns In promptly. and all are practically
sure to be solid for Mckinley. West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Kentucky. Indiana. Michigan.
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa will none of
them be late in getting in their returns. so
that the absolute certainty of the election
should be sent over the wires some time
near midnight on the night of the election.
Maj. Mckinley Not Worrying.
So many people wonder how 1t is possible
for Maj. Mckinley to endure the strain
which the large and increasing number of
delegations entail, together with the work
of attending to his enormous correspon-
dence, and the worry which they conceive
his position as the leader and candidate OF
his party must bring. Maj. Mckinley never
allows himself to worry. No matter how
important or momentous the occurrence
may be, he never allows ii to disturb or an
noy him. Sunday is his day of rest In
the morning he usually walks from his
home on North Market street to church
His carriage is very seldom called into use
that day. During the walk to and from
church he is stopped at almost every step
| by his friends and feilow-citiZens of Can
| ton. some of them business men, somt
warm personal friends, some working mer
| and iaborerS To one ard all he gives d
warm greeting and cordial handshake. II
major walks down North Market street
| which is the principal street in the city
Not window but contains his picture no,
| a house or business block but ia most pro-
| fusely decorated with flags and bunting
One place a great triumphal arch spans
the street, and there are dozens of banner!
| swung up over the street q is almost
| canopy that he passes under And ever,
/ one who catches sight of him stops anC
| watches MIN until he is out of sight. Their,
| Is no cheering or demonstration of an,
| Kind. except sometimes a rush to get nea
| enough and shake hands with him Tn
| major smiles In the best of good humor
He is fautiessly dressed, and looks a
| though he had had nothing to do but res
| for the last four months The weather l
| cold and he wears a heavy cape overcoat
and his whole appearance is one of dignity